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The 10 Best Movies of 2009 | Meandering with Intent
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The 10 Best Movies of 2009. March 3, 2010 in Film. Tags: best films of 2009. Best movies of 2009. Now on to the list (links are to each film’s trailers)! Although the gang sequences were filled with a number of cliches, the personal and cultural subplots are woven together well to deliver a gritty, moving and very real film. This was the only foreign language film I’ve seen this year which moved me at all, though my selections this year have been limited. 5) A Serious Man. 2) A Single Man. Fill in your d...
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The 18 Best Movies of 2010 | Meandering with Intent
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The 18 Best Movies of 2010. February 14, 2011 in Film. And my 2008 rankings here. Sometimes I rank 10 films, 15 films, 20, or some other number, such as this year’s 18– it all depends on how many films I feel are worth recommending in a given year. 18) The Way Back. 16) Never Let Me Go. The depth of the content of this film can be far better appreciated in Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel of the same name, which the film is based on. The film seems to border on this depth throughout, but never seems to s...A depre...
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The 7 Best Films of 2012 | Meandering with Intent
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The 7 Best Films of 2012. August 10, 2013 in Film. I’m posting this incredibly late this year. The reason? I was mostly uninspired. The 2012 film class was extremely weak. In fact, it was one of the worst classes in recent memory. (Which is too bad, because 2011. Were both strong years.) A number of films which received acclaim this year fell flat (e.g.,. Here it is,. Definitive list of the top 7 films of 2012:. 6) Your Sister’s Sister. It’s got an implausible, bizarre premise, but somehow. Succeeds at t...
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The 20 Best Films of 2011 | Meandering with Intent
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The 20 Best Films of 2011. February 4, 2012 in Film. Well it’s that time of year again: this is. If you’re the type to use the Oscars as a guide at year’s end to catch up on some of the best films of the year, you really need this list instead this year. Now without further delay, here’s the 20 best films of 2011! 18) We Need to Talk About Kevin. This is one of those obscure little gems that come from out of no where to leave an impression. Paddy Considine’s directorial debut is rough around th...Oscar b...
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The 6 Best Films of 2013 | Meandering with Intent
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The 6 Best Films of 2013. April 15, 2015 in Film. 6) 12 Years a Slave. Based on a real life story, 12 Years a Slave is a brutal expose of America’s history with slavery, and is particularly apt when considered in contrast to the (tongue-in-cheek) post-racial world that many profess exists today. 5) Dallas Buyers Club. 4) Inside Llewyn Davis. The 6 Best Films of 2013. The 7 Best Films of 2012. The 20 Best Films of 2011. The 18 Best Movies of 2010. The 10 Best Movies of 2009. Syndication on The Guardian.
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The 15 Best Movies of 2008 | Meandering with Intent
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The 15 Best Movies of 2008. February 3, 2009 in Film. Let the Right one in. Next, this list will be subject to change. I’ve been known to expand it to the top 20 films, and I reserve the right to edit this list frequently as I see the movies a second time, or just have second thoughts. Now, the list. If you click the links, you can view the film trailers…. 15 Let the Right One In (Låt den Rätte Komma In). 14 Wendy and Lucy. Sean Penn is brilliant in his portrayal of Harvey Milk in this true story of the ...
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