Best of 2008
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Stellet Licht (Silent Light) (2007, Unrated)
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Chris & Don: A Love Story (2007, Unrated)
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Rachel Getting Married (2008, R)
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Che: Part Two (Guerrilla) (2008, R)
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Redbelt (2008, R)
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Auf der Anderen Seite (The Edge of Heaven) (On the Other Side) (2007, Unrated)
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Wendy and Lucy (2008, R)
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Låt den Rätte Komma In (Let the Right One in) (2008, R)
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Frost/Nixon (2008, R)
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Il y a Longtemps que Je T'aime (I've Loved You So Long) (2008, PG-13)
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Saturno contro (2007, Unrated)
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Funny Games (2008, R)
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Paranoid Park (2007, R)
What could have been a standard tale of disaffected youth becomes in the hands of director Gus Van Sant an evocative portrait of crime and growing pains set against Portland skateboarding scene. Aided by camerawork from Wong Kar Wai DP Christopher Doyle, as well as an eclectic soundtrack that runs the gamut from Elliot Smith to Nino Rota, Van Sant employs a non-linear structure to convey the teenaged protagonist's struggle to come to terms with his role in the death of a security guard in the Northwest city's train tracks. What's truly impressive is that the framing device -- a letter the young man writes to himself -- never feels gimmicky, and that's because in recent years Van Sant has favored the power of his images over narrative thrust. The story-obsessed part of me wanted a more cathartic resolution, but even if the "Paranoid Park"'s closing moments lack the rest of the film's seductive pull, this is a haunting, entrancing work by a filmmaker at the peak of his powers. |
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My Winnipeg (2007, Unrated)
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Entre les Murs (The Class) (2008, PG-13)
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Che: Part One (The Argentine) (2009, R)
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The Dark Knight (2008, PG-13)
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4 Luni, 3 Saptamâni si 2 Zile (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) (2007, R)
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Slumdog Millionaire (2008, R)
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Milk (2008, R)
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Hellboy 2) (2008, PG-13)
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Happy-Go-Lucky (2008, R)
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Gran Torino (2009, R)
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008, PG-13)
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Beaufort (2008, Unrated)
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The Wrestler (2008, R)
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Die Fälscher (The Counterfeiters) (The Counterfeiter) (2007, R)
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Reprise (2006, R)
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Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008, PG-13)
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, PG-13)
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American Teen (2008, PG-13)
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Taxi to the Dark Side (2007, R)
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Encounters at the End of the World (2007, G)
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