Best of 2006

I would say this is the best film of its year. Absolutely amazing achievement from Alfonso Cuaron, which successfully ran me through a gamut of emotions. Incredible cinematography, incredible performances, incredible score, everything about this film is incredible. See it now.

Simply brilliant film from Todd Field (In The Bedroom).

This documentary is probably one of the scarier films I've ever seen. It's amazing where a man can go inside his own head.

An incredible film. Beautiful, brutal, wonderful and unsettling all in perfect balance.

An incredible little movie packed with amazing performances all around.

A true endurance test from Lynch, but one that I feel pays off.

Hilarious horror-comedy with goo to spare. One to be enjoyed on multiple occasions. Great companion piece to Fred Dekker's 80s horror-comedy 'Night of the Creeps.'

Absolutely sumptuous visuals in this Zhang Yimou outing, which is well worth multiple viewings.

Excellent documentary about the troubled mind of Daniel Johnston.

Scorsese scores again with this excellent reworking of Hong Kong's 'Infernal Affairs.'

Deservedly won the oscar for best foreign film.

What can I say? Despite the fact that it took me forever to finally getting around to seeing this film, I absolutely loved it. I'm a fan of Zwigoff's work, and thought this was a first rate satire of the pretensions of 'artist types.' Not sure what it was about this movie that grabbed me, but I loved it.

Often hilarious film with a wonderful ensemble cast.

I love Pixar, in case that wasn't obvious.

Seldom does Almodovar disappoint: This is no exception.

Very strange fictional biopic features great performances and some wonderful visuals. I highly recommend it for the more adventurous viewer.

Powerful film with two standout performances from Ryan Gosling and Shareeka Epps.

This movie made me laugh until I was just about in tears.

Hilarious Mike Judge film about what the world would be like if the human race devolved into an even stupider creature than we already are. If we have to suffer through another Republican administration like the joke we have now, this may be a cautionary tale of things to come.

Lars Von Trier doing comedy? Hell, I'm on board.

Some solid performances amidst a disjointed narrative didn't sink this movie for me, as I felt it had a lot of important things to say, especially on a racial and socio-economic wavelength. The problems addressed in this film are things that can't be solved simply by 'taking a stand': They are generations old problems that have gotten worse and worse as each generation ignores the previous repercussions. If more films like this were listened to, maybe things would start changing for the better.

All I can say is Maggie Gyllenhaal is incredible. If nothing else, watch it for her.

Though I have not read the source material, I felt this film on its own was atmospheric and well constructed, with solid performances, especially from Toni Collette.

I loved this strange little slice of American cinema in every sense of the word: A cast of complete unknowns doing a credible job in a very insular piece.

Wow. Helen Mirren is incredible.

I thought it was a rather biting satire.

An interesting Soderbergh experiment that I feel pays off.

I love Tenacious D, and I love this stupid movie.

A captivating, if a bit overlong, tale. Beautifully realized and well directed, with some great performances overall.

What can I say: I love the show, I love the movie.

Surprisingly hilarious guilty pleasure.

Michel Gondry's quirky little love story has its flaws, but overall it's cute and fun.