Top 10 of 2006

Instead of doing separate articles I am going to list all movies together in one post. I think that's more efficient and plus no one wants to hear my rambling.

Runners Up:

20)Apocalypto
19)Saw III
18)The Last King of Scotland
17)The Last Kiss
16)Dreamgirls
15)Children of Men
14)The Fountain
13)A Prairie Home Companion
12)Factory Girl
11)Little Miss Sunshine

10)



Stranger than Fiction, dir. Marc Forster

Will Ferrel's best performance ever. A quirky, funny and extremely imaginative piece with every actor doing excellent work.

9)



The Descent, dir. Neil Marshall

A nightmarish tale and the scariest film of the year. Neil Marshall provides us with amazing direction and the cinematography is excellent. Will have you terrified.

8)



Akeelah and the Bee, dir. Doug Atchison

A sweet coming of age tale with KeKe Palmer giving one of the best young performances I have ever seen. Possesses something deeper than on first look.

7)



Pan's Labyrinth, dir. Guillermo del Toro

A brutal fairy tale definitely not for kids. Magical, scary and enchanting every step of the way. Guillermo del Toro is astounding.

6)



Notes on a Scandal, dir. Richard Eyre

A fascinating tale of obsession and what holding one's secrets can do. Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett are brilliant both turning in electrifying performances. The ending is amazing.

5)



The Departed, dir. Martin Scorsese

The film that finally, and deservedly, got Martin Scorsese his Oscar. A look at the mob in Boston has never been so fascinating. The whole cast is excellent with Leo DiCaprio and Jack Nicholson standing out above the rest.

4)



World Trade Center, dir. Oliver Stone

A poignant film and while many people thought United 93 was better, I prefer World Trade Center. Oliver Stone does an amazing job of re-creating that tragic day. Everyone in the cast is great with Maggie Gyllenhaal giving an exceptional performance.

3)



Little Children, dir. Todd Field

A very quiet and subtle masterpiece. Everything is in check here. Amazing script, excellent actors, great director and tight script. In a year where The Queen overshadowed everyone, Kate Winslet's extraordinary performance is the one that deserved the Oscar.

2)



Babel, dir. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Another masterpiece with everyone in the cast doing amazing jobs. Brad Pitt gives his best performance to date, Cate Blanchett is excellent, and Adriana Barazza and Rinko Kikuchi give absolutely heartbreaking performances. Whatever crap this movie got, it didn't deserve it. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu & Guillermo Arriaga are geniuses.

Dun dun dun.......

1)



Inland Empire, dir. David Lynch

A weird, crazy, hypnotic, psychotic, mind bender of a movie. David Lynch is excellent in going into the bizarre and trying to burrow deep into the psyche's of our minds. Laura Dern gives the performance of her life and invests so much in the role you can practically feel it reverberating off the screen. This is one extremely fascinating trip into the darkest regions of the mind. The best movie of 2007.



Those are the top movies. My personal awards will be coming soon. Enjoy! =D