Roger Ebert's Best Films of 2009

[Gerald Cooperberg]

An interesting list. He separates it into 10 films that his readers are likely to have seen and 10 that they may not have. I'm guessing the Nic Cage vehicle Knowing is not going to show up on many other folks' year-end lists. It's also nice to see him give a nod to Stellet Licht/Silent Light, which is surely not for everybody but is utterly unlike any film I've seen recently, which is saying a lot in this day and age.

The full list with blurbs on each is here:

http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009...s_of_2009.html

Top 10 Mainstream Films of 2009 (alphabetical)
Bad Lieutenant
Crazy Heart
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Knowing
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
A Serious Man
Up in the Air
The White Ribbon
special mention for Avatar

Top 10 Independent Films of 2009 (alphabetical)
Departures
Disgrace
Everlasting Moments
Goodbye Solo
Julia
Silent Light
Sin Nombre
Skin
Trucker
You, the Living

-Coop

[Smokey]

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That is a pretty good list considering haven't seen most of them. And like the way he split them into two catagories.

Thanks.

[Feanor]

Thanks, Coop.

I haven't seen any of these yet which show the sort of cinema fanatic that I am.

Ebert's taste is far from congruent with my own, plus he over rates films more often than not. I miss Gene Siskel; there was a critic who recommendations I could rely on almost always.

[Gerald Cooperberg]

Today he added lists for documentaries and animated films. I was surprised to see no mention of The Cove, which I've been looking forward to seeing. Still, a lot of intriguing stuff here to check out.

Top 10 Animated Films of 2009 (alphabetical)
A Christmas Carol
Coraline
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Sita Sings the Blues
9
Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ponyo
The Princess and the Frog
Up
Waltz with Bashir

Top 10 Documentary Films of 2009 (alphabetical)
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
The Beaches of Agnes
Collapse
Food, Inc.
Must Read After My Death
Of Time and the City
The September Issue
Tyson
We Live in Public
What's the Matter With Kansas?

-Coop

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

Today he added lists for documentaries and animated films. I was surprised to see no mention of The Cove, which I've been looking forward to seeing. Still, a lot of intriguing stuff here to check out.

Top 10 Animated Films of 2009 (alphabetical)
A Christmas Carol
Coraline
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Sita Sings the Blues
9
Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ponyo
The Princess and the Frog
Up
Waltz with Bashir

Top 10 Documentary Films of 2009 (alphabetical)
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
The Beaches of Agnes
Collapse
Food, Inc.
Must Read After My Death
Of Time and the City
The September Issue
Tyson
We Live in Public
What's the Matter With Kansas?

-Coop

I really did like Ice Age 3, and The Fantastic Mr. Fox was just profoundly brilliant as was 9, Coraline and Nightmare Before Christmas. I am going to wait for the Blu ray of the Princess and the Frog and Ponyo.

I liked most of the movies I have seen on his list.