Dec 24, 2009 View Comments
The Best Films of the Decade
Recently a friend of mine passed around Mick LaSalle’s “Best Films of the Decade” list, and the email thread inspired me to cobble together my own list. So follow the link to view my full top 25, with a few considerations. My list is based on the films I’ve screened, so it is by no means intended to be a complete cinematic analysis of the decade. I’ve pared films down by the ones that have stuck with me since the initial screening.
Top 25 Films
Mulholland Dr.
25th Hour
Amelie
There Will Be Blood
In The Mood For Love
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Lives of Others
Up
No Country for Old Men
Synecdoche, New York
Ararat
Punch-Drunk Love
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Divine Intervention
Before Sunset
Talk to Her
Eyes Wide Shut
Junebug
Morvern Callar
Inland Empire
The New World
Kill Bill v.2
Adaptation
Beau Travail
Kairo
Honorable Mentions:
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Dogville
House of the Devil
Death Proof
Unfaithful
Primer
Swimming Pool
Sideways
Spirited Away
Match Point
The White Diamond
Kill Bill v.1
Milk
The Wrestler
Shaun of the Dead
The Dark Knight
The Triplets of Belleville
The Proposition
1. Mulholland Dr.
2. 25th Hour
3. Amelie
4. There Will Be Blood
5. In The Mood For Love