2004

Jeffrey, I have a lot of favorite movies from 2004. In fact, it's hard for me to pick just 10. My list is going to look a lot different than yours. Sorry in advance for my lack of comments about my choices. More later, perhaps?

1. Before Sunset - I've said a lot about this movie here already. One of my all-time favorites.
2. We Don't Live Here Anymore - So raw, so real, so intense. Love the acting, pulls no punches.
3. The Door in the Floor - One of the best book to movie adaptations ever.
4. Garden State - Might be a generational thing but when this came out I was like, "yes!"
5. I Heart Huckabees - Funny and oddly touching. A bunch of other BU philosophy students and I all got together to watch this when it came out on DVD and discuss it in light of the philosophical issues raised. There are so many funny little side-notes that are missed unless you watch it a few times. Mark Wahlberg is a really good comedic actor.
6. Primer - The best time travel movie to date. Even better when you know it was done for $7000.
7. In the Realms of the Unreal - Moving story of a strange janitor/artist. Makes you reconsider "art" and it's meaning.
8. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - I did not like this as much as some but it definitely deserves a spot in the Top Ten.
9. The Dreamers - Even missing a lot of the film references, I think this is a great movie. Interesting story, fascinating look at France in '68.
10. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring - Beautiful and meditative film.

Movies that deserve more attention:

1. The Girl Next Door - Interesting for the dialogue it creates about feminism and porn. Good acting. James Woods will make you cry.
2. Maria Full of Grace - Intense film, great acting.
3. Somersault - Maybe I just like this because it introduced me to Abbie Cornish.
4. 9 Songs - Another relationship movie but with penetration. Worth seeing once.

Honorable Mention: Born into Brothels, Saved!, The Life Aquatic, Kinsey, Coffee and Cigarettes (The Tom Waits scene was awesome but Bill Murray killed it), The Agronomist, A Very Long Engagement, Super Size Me, The Machinist (Christian Bale...wow), Night Watch, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence 

Movies I am a bit embarrassed about liking: Closer, Secret Window

I saw both The Motorcycle Diaries and Bad Education and did like them. However, I'd probably need to see them again before deciding where they fit in above.

Should probably see Vera Drake.