Best & Worst
2011
Best 10 Movies of the 54 I saw in the theater
The Artist (2011)
Beginners (2011)
Drive (2011)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Hugo (2011)
Margin Call (2011)
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
Moneyball (2011)
Tabloid (2011)
Take Shelter (2011)
Worst 5 Movies of the 54 I saw in the theater
Another Earth (2011)
The Future (2011)
Hesher (2011)
Robot Monster (1953)
Separado (2011)
Best 5 DVDs of the 29 I saw
Easy A (2010)
Hanna (2011)
The Lady Eve (1941)
Peeping Tom (1960)
This Is England (2006)
2010
Best 10 Movies of the 49 I saw in the theater
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
A Single Man (2009)
Mother (2009)
Inception (2010)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
The Social Network (2010)
127 Hours (2010)
Inside Job (2010)
The King’s Speech (2010)
Worst 5 Movies of the 49 I saw in the theater
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
Youth in Revolt (2009)
The Lovely Bones (2009)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
Nine (2009)
Best 5 DVDs of the 20 I saw
District 9 (2009)
The General (1926)
In the Loop (2009)
Ninotchka (1939)
The Red Shoes (1948)
2009
Best 10 Movies of the 56 I saw in the theater
500 Days of Summer (2009)
The Class (2008)
An Education (2009)
Bright Star (2009)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
The Messenger (2009)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
A Serious Man (2009)
Up (2009)
Up in the Air (2009)
Worst 5 Movies of the 56 I saw in the theater
Blood Trail (2008)
Bruno (2009)
Died Young, Stayed Pretty (2008)
Fame (2009)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Best 5 DVDs of the 25 I saw
Coraline (2009)
The Duchess (2008)
Food, Inc. (2008)
Redbelt (2008)
Spirit of the Marathon (2007)
2008
Best 10 Movies of the 45 I saw in the theater
The Dark Knight (2008)
4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days (2007)
Iron Man (2008)
Let the Right One In (2008)
Man on Wire (2008)
Milk (2008)
The Orphanage (2007)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Tropic Thunder (2008)
The Visitor (2008)
Worst 5 Movies of the 45 I saw in the theater
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)
Hancock (2008)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
Smart People (2008)
Best 10 DVDs of the 38 I saw
The Bank Job (2008)
Bob Dylan: Don’t Look Back (1967)
The Gold Rush (1925)
In Bruges (2008)
In the Valley Elah (2007)
The King of Kong (2007)
Rescue Dawn (2006)
Talk to Me (2007)
Tokyo Story (1953)
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)
2007
Best 10 Movies of the 52 I saw in the theater
Atonement (2007)
Children of Men (2006)
Juno (2007)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Once (2006)
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
Superbad (2007)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
The Lives of Others (2006)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Worst 5 Movies of the 52 I saw in the theater
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
The History Boys (2006)
Night at the Museum (2006)
Reservation Road (2007)
Shrek 3 (2007)
Best 5 DVDs of the 24 I saw
Away From Her (2007)
Breach (2007)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
Sherrybaby (2006)
Zodiac (2007)
2006
Best 10 Movies of the 63 I saw in the theater
Babel (2006)
The Departed (2006)
Dreamgirls (2006)
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Little Children (2006)
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
The Queen (2006)
Shut Up and Sing (2006)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
United 93 (2006)
Worst 5 Movies of the 63 I saw in the theater
The Da Vinici Code (2006)
Friends with Money (2006)
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
Running with Scissors (2006)
Scoop (2006)
Best 7 DVDs of the 28 I saw
49 Up (2006)
Hustle & Flow (2005)
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005)
Lagaan (2002)
The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
2005
Best 10 Movies of the 72 I saw in the theater
Batman Begins (2005)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Capote (2005)
Crash (2004)
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Millions (2004)
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
Walk the Line (2005)
Worst 5 Movies of the 72 I saw in the theater
The Ice Harvest (2005)
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
The Polar Express (2004)
Rent (2005)
Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Best 10 DVDs of the 47 I saw
Fail-Safe (1964)
Fanny & Alexander (1982)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Maria Full of Grace (2004)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Osama (2003)
The Story of the Weeping Camel (2004)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Touching the Void (2003)
We Don’t Live Here Anymore (2004)
2004
Best 10 Movies of the 65 I saw in the theater
The Aviator (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Garden State (2004)
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
Kinsey (2004)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Ray (2004)
Sideways (2004)
The Triplettes of Belleville (2003)
Vera Drake (2004)
Worst 5 Movies of the 65 I saw in the theater
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Ella Enchanted (2004)
I Heart Huckabees (2004)
Meet the Fockers (2004)
The Stepford Wives (2004)
Best 5 DVDs of the 37 I saw
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2002)
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
Personal Velocity (2002)
The Princess and the Warrior (2000)
28 Days Later (2002)
2003
Best 10 Movies of the 64 I saw in the theater
Adaptation. (2002)
American Splendor (2003)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Mystic River (2003)
Shattered Glass (2003)
Spellbound (2002)
The Station Agent (2003))
Whale Rider (2002)
Winged Migration (2001)
Worst 5 Movies of the 64 I saw in the theater
Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Daddy Day Care (2003)
From Justin to Kelly (2003)
The Guru (2002)
The In-Laws (2003)
Best 5 DVDs of the 42 I saw
George Washington (2000)
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
Microcosmos (1996)
Owning Mahowny (2003)
Secretary (2002)
2002
Best 10 Movies of the 50 I saw in the theater
About a Boy (2002)
Gangs of New York (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
Monsoon Wedding (2001)
Monster’s Ball (2001)
One Hour Photo (2002)
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Spirited Away (2002)
13 Conversations about One Thing (2001)
Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
Worst 5 Movies of the 50 I saw in the theater
Changing Lanes (2002)
I Am Sam (2001)
Ice Age (2002)
Men in Black II (2002)
The Shipping News (2001)
Best 5 DVDs of the 29 I saw
The Bicycle Thief (1948)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Grave of the Fireflies (1998)
I’m the One That I Want (2000)
Once Were Warriors (1994)
2001
Best 10 Movies of the 83 I saw in the theater
Amélie (2001)
Before Night Falls (2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
The Deep End (2001)
Ghost World (2001)
In the Bedroom (2001)
Memento (2001)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Thirteen Days (2000)
Traffic (2000)
Worst 5 Movies of the 83 I saw in the theater
America’s Sweethearts (2001)
The Center of the World (2001)
Dr. Doolittle 2 (2001)
102 Dalmatians (2000)
Waking Life (2001)
Best 5 Videos & DVDs of the 39 I saw
American Movie: The Making of Northwestern (1999)
The Apu Triology (1955&endash;1959)
Autumn Sonata (1978)
Belle de Jour (1967)
Das Boot (1981)
Day for Night (1973)
Night of the Hunter (1955)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Walkabout (1971)
Wit (2001)
2000
Best 10 Movies of the 92 I saw in the theater
Almost Famous (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
Cast Away (2000)
The Cell (2000)
Chicken Run (2000)
Croupier (1998)
Live Nude Girls UNITE! (2000)
Magnolia (1999)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
Worst 5 Movies of the 92 I saw in the theater
Bring It On (2000)
Disney’s The Kid (2000)
8 1/2 Women (1999)
Hollow Man (2000)
Rollercoaster (1999)
Best 5 Videos of the 24 I saw
All That Jazz (1979)
Boiler Room (2000)
Kids (1995)
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
1999
Best 10 Movies of the 90 I saw in the theater
After Life (1998)
All About My Mother (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Boys Don’t Cry (1999)
Election (1999)
Genghis Blues (1999)
The Insider (1999)
Run Lola Run (1998)
Three Kings (1999)
Worst 5 Movies of the 90 I saw in the theater
The Love Letter (1999)
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
The Story of Us (1999)
Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me (1972)
Wild Wild West (1999)
Best 10 Videos of the 49 I saw
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Deer Hunter (1978)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Gaslight (1944)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
32 Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
1998
Best 10 Movies of the 140 I saw in the theater
Elizabeth (1998)
Gods and Monsters (1998)
Happiness (1998)
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Ma Vie en Rose (1997)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997)
The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
The Sweet Hereafter (1996)
The Truman Show (1998)
Worst 5 Movies of the 140 I saw in the theater
Conceiving Ada (1997)
It’s in the Water (1998)
Kurt & Courtney (1998)
Mercury Rising (1998)
Spice World: The Movie (1997)
Best 5 Videos of the 18 I saw
Exotica (1994)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Nashville (1975)
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorcese Through American Movies (1995)
1997
Best 10 Movies of the 99 I saw in the theater
Boogie Nights (1997)
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
Hamlet (1997)
The Ice Storm (1997)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
The Pillow Book (1995)
Sling Blade (1996)
Ulee’s Gold (1997)
Waiting for Guffman (1996)
Wings of the Dove (1997)
Worst 5 Movies of the 99 I saw in the theater
Addicted to Love (1996)
Con Air (1997)
The Evening Star (1996)
Fierce Creatures (1996)
A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
Best 10 Videos of the 38 I saw
Blue (1993)
Crumb (1994)
Get on the Bus (1996)
Raging Bull (1980)
Red (1994)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Scream (1996)
The Secret Garden (1993)
28 Up (1985)
A Woman Under The Influence (1974)
