Well, I’ve finally come up with my lists. That’s right, lists plural. I decided that since I see so many documentaries now, that I’d give them a separate list. All films were released in 2004, though I saw a few of them in 2005. A few of the foreign films may not have been released in North America yet, but I saw them at film festivals. The first number following the title is my IMDB rating (out of 10) and the second is the current average among all IMDB voters. Clicking an asterisk will take you to my review of the film (usually only for films seen at the Toronto International Film Festival).

Best Films

1. Sideways — (10/8.2)
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind — (10/8.6)
3. The Aviator — (9/8.0)
4. The Incredibles — (9/8.3)
5. Crimen Ferpecto (Spain) — (9/6.2) *
6. Les Choristes (France) — (9/7.6) *
7. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou — (8/7.4)
8. The Door in the Floor — (8/6.9)
9. La Mala Educación (Spain) — (8/7.5) *
10. Open Water — (8/6.1)

Best Documentaries

1. Super Size Me — (9/7.8)
2. Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson — (9/9.3) *
3. A League of Ordinary Gentlemen — (9/6.8)
4. Fahrenheit 9/11 — (8/7.9)
5. Mondovino — (8/7.1) *
6. Control Room — (8/7.9)
7. Tying the Knot — (8/9.4)
8. Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession — (8/6.0) *
9. Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism — (8/7.7)
10. Salvador Allende — (8/7.2) *

What were some of your favourites?

Here is an interesting thread discussing the National Society of Film Critics’ list of “100 Essential Films”. And if that’s not enough, here’s a whole page of film lists. (bless you, rebecca)

And for those of you who are waiting with baited breath for my own “Top Films” list, I refuse to disappoint. But, gimme a few more days, will ya? I’m still seeing some stuff.

And the “Essential 100″? I’ve seen 32.2. I’ve watched two of the episodes of the Decalogue so far. Plus, I tried watching another on the list and turned it off after half an hour (Happy Together? How ironic!).