2006

  1. The Prestige (Christopher Nolan) [85]
  2. Dave Chappelle's Block Party (Michel Gondry) [83]
  3. A Scanner Darkly (Richard Linklater) [83]
  4. Lady in the Water (M. Night Shyamalan) [82]
  5. Inside Man (Spike Lee) [81, up from 78]
  6. 4 (Ilya Khrzhanovsky) [81]
  7. Marie Antoinette (Sofia Coppola) [80]
  8. The Departed (Martin Scorsese) [77]
  9. Mission: Impossible III (J.J. Abrams) [76, up from 75]
  10. Idiocracy (Mike Judge) [72]
  11. A Prairie Home Companion (Robert Altman) [72]
  12. Bubble (Steven Soderbergh) [71]
  13. This Film Is Not Yet Rated (Kirby Dick) [71]
  14. Innocence (Lucile Hadzihalilovic) [70]
  15. L'Intrus (Claire Denis) [70, down from 73]
  16. Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (Michael Winterbottom) [68]
  17. Hostel (Eli Roth) [66]
  18. Casino Royale (Martin Campbell) [66]
  19. Children of Men (Alfonso Cuarón) [65]
  20. Friends With Money (Nicole Holofcener) [64]
  21. Silent Hill (Christophe Gans) [62]
  22. Monster House (Gil Kenan) [60]
  23. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Adam McKay) [60]
  24. Brick (Rian Johnson) [59]
  25. Cars (John Lasseter) [59]
  26. V for Vendetta (James McTeigue) [57]
  27. Ultimate Avengers (Curt Geda & Steven E. Gordon) [55]
  28. X-Men: The Last Stand (Brett Ratner) [54]
  29. The Proposition (John Hillcoat) [52]
  30. The Break-Up (Peyton Reed) [51]
  31. The Descent (Neil Marshall) [50]
  32. Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest (Gore Verbinski) [50]
  33. Little Miss Sunshine (Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris) [48]
  34. Superman Returns (Bryan Singer) [48]
  35. 16 Blocks (Richard Donner) [44]
  36. The Hills Have Eyes (Alexandre Aja) [43]
  37. Flags of Our Fathers (Clint Eastwood] [41]
  38. The Good German (Steven Soderbergh) [41]
  39. Miami Vice (Michael Mann) [38]
  40. The Devil Wears Prada (David Frankel) [37]
  41. Babel (Alejandro González Iñárritu) [37]
  42. The Wicker Man (Neil LaBute) [36]
  43. Lucky Number Slevin (Paul McGuigan) [33]
  44. Feast (John Gulager) [33]
  45. The Holiday (Nancy Meyers) [32]
  46. Abominable (Ryan Schifrin) [30]
  47. The Black Dahlia (Brian De Palma) [22]
  48. Hard Candy (David Slade) [22]
  49. Ow! My Subdural Hematoma! (Cristi Puiu) [DNF]
Author Comments: 

Rating system adapted from the one used by SteveR:
100-97 = Masterpiece (A)
96-90 = Fantastic; best of the year (A-)
89-80 = Remarkable (B+)
79-70 = Very Good (B)
69-60 = Good (B-)
59-50 = Okay (C+)
49-40 = Mediocre (C)
39-30 = Bad (C-)
29-20 = Horrible (D+)
19-10 = Torture (D)
9-1 = Would end a war if dropped on opposing country (D-)
0 = Uwe Boll (F)

No Pan's Labyrinth yet?

Is it Pan's Labyrinth yet?

No, not yet....

:-)

Where is that even playing at? I didn't know it got released already.

Harvard Exit, mang. Get crackin'!

Aw, friggin' Harvard Exit. May as well be on top of Everest. I'll see what I can do.