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.

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

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

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.

An incredible little movie packed with amazing performances all around.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Excellent documentary about the troubled mind of Daniel Johnston.

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

An interesting Soderbergh experiment that I feel pays off.

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

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.

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.

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.

Surprisingly hilarious guilty pleasure.

Often hilarious film with a wonderful ensemble cast.

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.

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

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

Wow. Helen Mirren is incredible.

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

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

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.'

I thought it was a rather biting satire.

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

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

Seldom does Almodovar disappoint: This is no exception.