My Best of 2008 So Far

January 3, 2009

My Best of 2008 So Far

Out of all the films released in the United States between January 1 and December 31, 2008, I saw 39 in 2008 itself. At this point, I have 56 more films that I’d still like to see. When I watch them all, I will post my final definitive Best of 2008 list.

Here are the 39 films that I’ve seen:

Young @ Heart, The Fall, Be Kind Rewind, The Dark Knight, WALL-E, In Bruges, Chop Shop, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Burn After Reading, Paranoid Park, Recount, Mister Lonely, Reprise, Son of Rambow, 24: Redemption, Snow Angels, The Visitor, Iron Man, Tropic Thunder, Kung Fu Panda, Boy A, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Encounters at the End of the World, Milk, Man on Wire, The Edge of Heaven, Slumdog Millionaire, Frost/Nixon, Mamma Mia!, My Winnipeg, Funny Games, Hamlet 2, Flight of the Red Balloon, The Duchess, Transsiberian, The Wrestler, American Teen, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, A Christmas Tale

Here are the 10 best so far:

10. The Edge of Heaven

9. The Visitor

8. In Bruges

7. My Winnipeg

6. Flight of the Red Balloon

5. The Dark Knight

4. The Wrestler

3. Milk

2. Mister Lonely

1. Paranoid Park

Honorable Mentions:

Chop Shop
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Burn After Reading
Snow Angels
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Encounters at the End of the World
Man on Wire
Slumdog Millionaire
A Christmas Tale