January 2005

The Best Films Of 2004, According To…Me!

by James McNally on January 7, 2005

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Well, I’ve finally come up with my lists. That’s right, lists plural. I decided that since I see so many doc­u­ment­aries now, that I’d give them a sep­arate list. All films were released in 2004, though I saw a few of them in 2005. A few of the for­eign films may not have been released in North America yet, but I saw them at film fest­ivals. The first number fol­lowing the title is my IMDB rating (out of 10) and the second is the cur­rent average among all IMDB voters. Clicking an asterisk will take you to my review of the film (usu­ally only for films seen at the Toronto International Film Festival).

Best Films

  1. Sideways — (10/8.2)
  2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind — (10/8.6)
  3. The Aviator — (9/8.0)
  4. The Incredibles — (9/8.3)
  5. Crimen Ferpecto (Spain) — (9/6.2) *
  6. Les Choristes (France) — (9/7.6) *
  7. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou — (8/7.4)
  8. The Door in the Floor — (8/6.9)
  9. La Mala Educación (Spain) — (8/7.5) *
  10. Open Water — (8/6.1)

Best Documentaries

  1. Super Size Me — (9/7.8)
  2. Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson — (9/9.3) *
  3. A League of Ordinary Gentlemen — (9/6.8)
  4. Fahrenheit 9/11 — (8/7.9)
  5. Mondovino — (8/7.1) *
  6. Control Room — (8/7.9)
  7. Tying the Knot — (8/9.4)
  8. Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession — (8/6.0) *
  9. Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism — (8/7.7)
  10. Salvador Allende — (8/7.2) *

What were some of your favourites?

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Film Lists A-Plenty!

by James McNally on January 4, 2005

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Here is an inter­esting thread dis­cussing the National Society of Film Critics’ list of “100 Essential Films”. And if that’s not enough, here’s a whole page of film lists. (bless you, rebecca)

And for those of you who are waiting with baited breath for my own “Top Films” list, I refuse to dis­ap­point. But, gimme a few more days, will ya? I’m still seeing some stuff.

And the “Essential 100″? I’ve seen 32.2. I’ve watched two of the epis­odes of the Decalogue so far. Plus, I tried watching another on the list and turned it off after half an hour (Happy Together? How ironic!).

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