The 10 Best Documentaries

 The 10 Best Documentaries

1. Fog of War (2004) by Errol Morris


2. Bowling for Columbine (2002) by Michael Moore


3. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) by Michael Moore


4. No End in Sight (2007) by Charles Ferguson


5. The Cove (2009) by Louis Psychoyos


6. Hoop Dreams (1994) by Steve James


7. Food Inc. (2008) by Robert Kenner 


8. The Corporation (2003) by Mark Achbar & Jennifer Abbot


9. Sicko (2007) by Michael Moore


10. Gates of Heaven (1978) by Errol Morris

Honorable Mentions in Alphabetical Order:

• A Brief History of Time (1991) by Errol Morris


• Capitalism a Love Story (2009) by Michael Moore


• Encounters at the End of the World (2007) by Werner Herzog


• Inside Job (2010) by Charles Ferguson


• No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) by Martin Scorsese 


• Religulous (2008) by Larry Charles


• Roger & Me (1989) by Michael Moore


• Super High Me (2007) by Michael Blieden


• Super Size Me (2004) by Morgan Spurlock


• The Thin Blue Line (1988) by Errol Morris


• The War Room (1993) by Chris Hegedus


• Tyson (2008) by James Toback 


• Zeitgeist: The Movie (2007) by Peter Joseph 

P.S. As always this a ever-evolving list. I haven't seen all the documentaries in existence and there are still many more I wish to see. So even if some are not here yet, that doesn't mean they wont be later or that they don't deserve to be.

The 10 Best War Films

The 10 Best War Films

1. Apocalypse Now (1979) by Francis Ford Coppola


2. Schindler's List (1993) by Steven Spielberg


3. Saving Private Ryan (1998) by Steven Spielberg


4. Dr. Strangelove (1964) by Stanley Kubrick 


5. Patton (1970) by Franklin J. Schaffner


6. The Thin Red Line (1998) by Terence Malick


7. Platoon (1986) by Oliver Stone


8. Black Hawk Down (2001) by Ridley Scott


9. Johnny Got His Gun (1971)


10. The Deer Hunter (1978) by Michael Cimino

Honorable Mentions in Alphabetical Order:

• Born on the Fourth of July (1989) by Oliver Stone


• Braveheart (1995) by Mel Gibson


• Full Metal Jacket (1987) by Stanley Kubrick


• Good Morning Vietnam (1987) by Barry Levinson 


• Heaven and Earth (1993) by Oliver Stone


• Jarhead (2005) by Sam Mendes


• Life is Beautiful (1997) by Robert Benigni


• Mash (1970) by Robert Altman


• Paths of Glory (1957) by Stanley Kubrick


• The Bridge on River Kwai (1957) by David Lean


• The English Patient (1996) by Anthony Minghella


• The Hurt Locker (2009) by Kathrine Bigelow review


• The Pianist (2002) by Roman Polanski

The best films of the decade

The best films of the decade by Paul

Sometimes top ten lists get misunderstood and criticized. Now this is my list for the 10 best films of the decade. Is my list the best? Are these films 100% better over all the other competition? Truth is not really. The choice of the best is to the eye of the beholder. I loved lots of films in this decade. I could name 30 films that were superbly made and deserve attention. But it all comes down to 10. These are my favorite films of the decade. The films that made the biggest impression on me. Either for their filmaking, the entertainment, the laughter, excitement, the twists, you name it they made me enjoy the great movie making that was at work. I tried as much as I could to pick from different genres and years, so I wouldn't get too stuck. But its not always that easy. Also Ill have a list of 10 honorable mentions to the films that for me barely didn't make into the list and that are of equal quality. Hope you like my picks and if you havent seen any of these films then run to your nearest DVD store and check them out.

The 10 best films of the decade:

1. Memento (2001) by Christopher Nolan


2. Mulholland Dr. (2001) by David Lynch


3. Match Point (2005) by Woody Allen


4. Lost in Translation (2003) by Sofia Coppola


5. City of God (2004) by Fernando Meiralles


6. Munich (2006) by Steven Spielberg


7. Kill Bill Vol.1,2 (2003-2004) by Quentin Tarantino


8. The Dark Knight (2008) by Christopher Nolan


9. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) by Peter Jackson


10. Oldboy (2003) by Chan-wook Park

Honorable Mentions in alphabetical order:

• 25th Hour (2002) by Spike Lee


• Before Sunset (2004) by Richard Linklater


• The Hurt Locker (2009) by Kathryn Bigelow


• In Bruges (2008) by Martin McDonagh


• Inglourious Basterds (2009) by Quentin Tarantino


• Match Point by Woody Allen


• Minority Report (2002) by Steven Spielberg


• Sideways (2004) by Alexander Payne


• Sin City (2005) by Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller


• Spirited Away (2001) by Hayao Miyazaki


• Syriana (2005) by Stephen Gaghan

Of course in the end you might not agree with my picks. And its understandable. We all have our differences. But an reminder, I haven't seen each film made in this decade, so a very important film may have been left out

So thats the 2000's folks. Lets just hope 2010's decade will be on par in quality with this decade and if not better.

The best and the worst of the year 2009

The biggest complaint I could have about the year 2009 is the lack of dramas. This seems to be a  occurrence of the past years. But in the absence of dramas other genres jumped in. Animation, Fantasy, Action, Sci-fi, all these genres that you never usually see as the best films of the year are in my list. This year did have a mix to it but also some rotten apples. 

the best films of the year 2009

1. Inglourious Basterds by Quentin Tarantino trailer review


2. The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow review


3. Up by Pete Doctor review


4. (500) Days of Summer by Marc Webb review


5. Where the Wild Things Are by Spike Jonze review


6. District 9 by Neil Blomkamp review


7. Julia by Erick Zonca review


8. Up in the Air by Jason Reitman


9. Thirst (Bakjwi) by Chan-wook Park review


10. The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus by Terry Gilliam review

honorable mentions in alphabetical order:

• A Single Man by Tom Ford


• Avatar by James Cameron review


• Bronson by Nicolas Winding Refn review


• The Cove by Louie Psihoyos


• Moon by Duncan Jones


• Nowhere Boy by Sam Taylor-Wood


• Public Enemies by Michael Mann review


• Star Trek by J.J. Abrams review

the worst films of the year 2009

1. Sorority Row by Stewart Hendler review


2. The Fourth Kind by Olatunde Osunsami review


3. Confessions of a Shopaholic by P.J. Hogan review


4. Antichrist by Lars Von Trier review


5. The Informers by Gregor Jordan review


6. Shorts by Robert Rodrigruez review


7. X-Men Origins: Wolverine by Gavin Hood review


8. My Bloody Valentine 3-D by Patrick Lussier review


9. Hanna Montana: The Movie by Peter Chelsom review


10. Old Dogs by Walt Becker