January
19. #The Mirror – 27 – Film Center
18. #October – 26 – Film Center
17. *The Flowers of War – 26 – Evanston
16. *Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close – 24 – Evanston
15. #The Trial of Joan of Arc – 21 – Film Center
14. #Une femme douce – 21 – Film Center
13. *Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – 19 – Evanston
12. #Alexander Nevsky – 18 – Film Center
11. *Carnage – 17 – Evanston
10. *The Iron Lady – 17 – Evanston
9. #Kes – 15 – Doc Films
8. *We Bought a Zoo – 12 – Evanston
7. #Strike – 11 – Film Center
6. *The Adventures of Tintin – 10- Evanston
5. #If…. – 8 – Doc Films
4. *A Dangerous Method – 6 – Evanston
3. #Sullivan’s Travels – 4 – Portage
2. *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – 3 – Evanston
1. *War Horse – 1 – Evanston

December
154. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol – 31 – Evanston
153. #Vertigo – 30 – Music Box
152. #To Catch a Thief – 30 – Music Box
151. The Artist – 29 – Evanston
150. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – 29 – Evanston
149. #Rope – 28 – Music Box
148. #Strangers on a Train – 28 – Music Box
147. Le Havre – 22 – Film Center
146. Young Adult – 20 – Evanston
145. My Week with Marilyn – 19 – Evanston
144. Silent Souls – 15 – Film Center
143. #The Science of Sleep – 13 – Film Center
142. Shame – 13 – Century Centre
141. Tyrannosaur – 8 – Music Box

November
140. #Q & A – 30 – Doc Films
139. The Descendants – 30 – Evanston
138. Hugo – 27 – Evanston
137. The Muppets – 26 – Evanston
136. *Week End – 23 – Film Center
135. #Last Tango in Paris – 22 – Film Center
134. 3 – 21 – Film Center
133. #Our Man in Havana – 20 – Music Box
132. Melancholia – 19 – Century Centre
131. J. Edgar – 17 – Evanston
130. Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life – 16 – Evanston
129. #Rosemary’s Baby – 15 – Film Center
128. #Red Desert – 14 – Film Center
127. #The Fallen Idol – 13 – Music Box
126. The Rum Diary – 10- Evanston
125. #Dog Day Afternoon – 9 – Doc Films
124. #Le samouraï – 8 – Doc Films
123. Martha Marcy May Marlene – 2 – Evanston
122. #The Landlord – 1 – Film Center

October
121. #Ministry of Fear – 30 – Music Box
120. The Skin I Live In – 27 – Evanston
119. The Ides of March – 26 – Evanston
118. #The Tenant – 25 – Film Center
117. *World on a Wire – 24 – Film Center
116. The Mill and the Cross – 23 – Music Box
115. Take Shelter – 20 – Evanston
114. #The Pawnbroker – 12 – Doc Films
113. Dream House – 12 – Evanston
112. #Klute – 11 – Film Center
111. #Two-Lane Blacktop – 9 – Music Box
110. Machine Gun Preacher – 6 – Evanston
109. #Fail-Safe – 5 – Doc Films
108. #The Asphalt Jungle – 4 – Doc Films
107. 50/50 – 2 – Evanston

September
106. #Manhattan – 30 – Doc Films
105. Restless – 29 – Evanston
104. Moneyball – 28 – Evanston
103. #Le silence de la Mer – 27 – Doc Films
102. Amigo – 22 – Film Center
101. Bellflower – 22 – Century Centre
100. #The Hitch-Hiker – 21 – Portage
99. Warrior – 21 – Evanston
98. #The Apartment – 20 – Film Center
97. Drive – 18 – Evanston
96. The Debt – 16 – Evanston
95. #I Know Where I’m Going – 14 – Portage
94. The Help – 14 – Evanston
93. Contagion – 11 – Evanston
92. #The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari – 10 – Music Box
91. Higher Ground – 9 – Evanston
90. #Come Back to the 5 and Dime Jimmy Jean, Jimmy Dean – 7 – Film Center
89. #Rear Window – 6 – Film Center
88. #Easy Rider – 4 – Music Box
87. Point Blank – 1 – Century Centre

August
86. The Guard – 30 – Evanston
85. #Brute Force – 19 – Music Box
84. The Whistleblower – 17 – Evanston
83. #Chicago Deadline – 15 – Music Box
82. #Deadline – U.S.A. – 15 – Music Box
81. #The Dark Mirror – 13 – Music Box
80. The Robber – 11 – Music Box
79. The Future – 10 – Evanston
78. *Went the Day Well? – 9 – Film Center
77. Rise of the Planet of the Apes – 5 – Evanston
76. Another Earth – 3 – Evanston
75. #Stalker – 2 – Film Center
74. Cowboys & Aliens – 1 – Evanston

July
73. A Better Life – 28 – Evanston
72. Captain America: The First Avenger – 27 – Evanston
71. The Double Hour – 25 – Film Center
70. #The Misfits – 24 – Music Box
69. Tabloid – 22 – Century Centre
68. #The Naked Island – 20 – Film Center
67. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – 18 – Evanston
66. Horrible Bosses – 17 – Evanston
65. Midnight in Paris – 12 – Evanston
64. The Trip – 11 – Century Centre
63. #Knife in the Water – 4 – Film Center
62. #Live Today, Die Tomorrow! – 2 – Film Center
61. #Onibaba – 2 – Film Center
60. #The Makioka Sisters – 1 – Film Center

June
59. Green Lantern – 30 – Evanston
58. Cars 2 – 26 – Evanston
57. #The Seven Year Itch – 26 – Music Box
56. #Poison – 22 – Film Center
55. The First Beautiful Thing – 22 – Film Center
54. Beginners – 21 – Evanston
53. #Marketa Lazarová – 13 – Film Center
52. Super 8 – 12 – Evanston
51. X-Men: First Class – 7 – Evanston
50. The Tree of Life – 6 – Century Centre
49. Thor – 1 – Evanston

May
48. *The Soft Skin – 31 – Film Center
47. Meek’s Cutoff – 29 – Music Box
46. Cave of Forgotten Dreams – 9 – Evanston
45. Incendies – 4 – Evanston
44. Poetry – 3 – Film Center

April
43. The Conspirator – 29 – Evanston
42. Miral – 28 – Century Centre
41. Of Gods and Men – 21 – Pipers Alley
40. In a Better World – 20 – Evanston
39. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives – 16 – Music Box
38. #The Virgin Spring – 15 – Film Center
37. Hanna – 14 – Evanston
36. #The Birds – 12 – Film Center
35. Win Win – 12 – Evanston
34. #The Night of the Iguana – 9 – Music Box
33. Source Code – 3 – Evanston
32. #The Fugitive Kind – 3 – Music Box

March
31. Certified Copy – 30 – Century Centre
30. Rango – 25 – Evanston
29. #Badlands – 22 – Film Center
28. #Belle de jour – 20 – Music Box
27. #The Umbrellas of Cherbourg – 20 – Music Box
26. #Repulsion – 18 – Music Box
25. #Safe – 15 – Film Center
24. The Adjustment Bureau – 10 – Evanston

February
23. #Spellbound – 27 – Music Box
22. Cedar Rapids – 24 – Evanston
21. #Caché – 22 – Film Center
20. #The Grapes of Wrath – 21 – Film Center
19. *Inspector Bellamy – 20 – Music Box
18. *Hadewijch – 17 – Cinematheque
17. #Play Misty for Me – 15 – Film Center
16. *Biutiful – 14 – Evanston
15. #Notorious – 13 – Music Box
14. *Another Year – 9 – Evanston
13. #Eyes without a Face – 8 – Film Center
12. *The Illusionist – 4 – Evanston

January
11. *Every Man for Himself – 27 – Film Center
10. *Rabbit Hole – 24 – Evanston
9. #Cluny Brown – 19 – Film Center
8. *The King’s Speech – 17 – Evanston
7. The Green Hornet – 16 – Evanston
6. #Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore – 12 – Doc Films
5. *My Dog Tulip – 11 – Film Center
4. *Blue Valentine – 11 – Evanston
3. *Black Swan – 8 – Evanston
2. #Mean Streets – 5 – Doc Films
1. #Tobacco Road – 4 – Doc Films

December
200. The Tourist – 30 – Evanston
199. Somewhere – 29 – Century Centre
198. True Grit – 26 – Evanston
197. *Kuroneko – 21 – Film Center
196. The Tempest – 19 – Roosevelt Collection
195. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – 10 – Evanston
194. Love and Other Drugs – 9 – Evanston
193. The Fighter – 7 – River East
192. 127 Hours – 7 – Evanston
191. Black Swan – 5 – Evanston
190. Carlos – 4 – Music Box
189. The Next Three Days – 1 – Evanston

November
188. White Material – 21 – Music Box
187. #Pickpocket – 19 – Film Center
186. Due Date – 17 – Evanston
185. #Murder by Contract – 16 – Film Center
184. Fair Game – 14 – Evanston
183. #Peeping Tom – 13 – Music Box
182. Vision: From the Life of Hidegard Von Bingen – 11 – Music Box
181. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest – 10 – Evanston
180. #The Big Heat – 9 – Film Center
179. Stone – 9 – Evanston
178. #Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid – 8 – Doc Films
177. #The Bride Wore Black – 6- Music Box
176. #Limelight – 4 – Music Box
175. #A King in New York – 3 – Music Box
174. #A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate – 2 – Music Box

October
173. #The Gold Rush – 31 – Music Box
172. #The Great Dictator – 27 – Music Box
171. #Out of the Past – 26 – Film Center
170. #The Kid – 25 – Music Box
169. Hereafter – 24 – Evanston
168. #The Circus – 23 – Music Box
167. Secretariat – 21 – Evanston
166. #McCabe & Mrs. Miller – 18 – Doc Films
165. It’s Kind of a Funny Story – 17 – Evanston
164. *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes – 13 – Film Center
163. #The Girl Can’t Help It – 13 – Film Center
162. The Social Network – 10 – Evanston
161. Enter the Void – 7 – Music Box
160. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – 6 – Evanston
159. *Five Easy Pieces – 5 – Cinematheque
158. Howl – 3 – Music Box

September
157. Never Let Me Go – 30 – Evanston
156. A Woman, A Gun and a Noodle Shop – 30 – Pipers Alley
155. #Killer’s Kiss – 29 – Doc Films
154. #Whirlpool – 28 – Film Center
153. #The Fearmakers – 26 – Music Box
152. #The Mystery of Picasso – 25 – Film Center
151. #Diabolique – 20 – Film Center
150. The Town – 19 – Evanston
149. #Canyon Passage – 18 – Music Box
148. #La vérité – 15 – Film Center
147. Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 – 15 – Evanston
146. #Shadow of a Doubt – 14 – Film Center
145. #Le corbeau – 13 – Film Center
144. Soul Kitchen – 12 – Century Centre
143. #Experiment Perilous – 11 – Music Box
142. #The Big Sleep – 3 – Film Center
141. The American – 2 – Evanston
140. Making Plans for Lena – 1 – Film Center
139. Mesrine: Killer Instinct – 1 – Evanston

August
138. Vengeance – 30 – Film Center
137. #Cat People – 29 – Music Box
136. #The Lost Weekend – 27 – Doc Films
135. Animal Kingdom – 25 – Evanston
134. The Duel – 24 – Music Box
133. #The Children’s Hour – 22 – Music Box
132. #His Girl Friday – 21 – Film Center
131. #Pulp Fiction – 21 – Film Center
130. Get Low – 18 – Evanston
129. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World – 17 – Evanston
128. #Taxi Driver – 14 – Film Center
** – Inception – 11 – Evanston
127. The Other Guys – 11 – Evanston
126. #Inglourious Basterds – 10 – Film Center
125. Farewell – 5 – Century Centre
124. #Jackie Brown – 3 – Film Center
123. Agora – 2 – Century Centre
122. Dinner for Schmucks – 1 – Evanston

July
121. #The Class – 28 – Film Center
120. Salt – 27 – Evanston
119. #Close-Up – 26 – Film Center
118. #Human Resources – 26 – Film Center
117. #Love in the Afternoon – 25 – Music Box
116. #Rio Bravo – 22 – Film Center
115. #Read My Lips – 21 – Film Center
114. Wild Grass – 20 – Music Box
113. The Kids Are All Right – 19 – Evanston
112. Inception – 18 – Evanston
111. #Wait Until Dark – 17 – Music Box
110. #The Witnesses – 15 – Film Center
109. The Girl Who Played with Fire – 14 – Evanston
108. *The Law – 12 – Film Center
107. The Girl on the Train – 12 – Film Center
106. #Sabrina – 11 – Music Box
105. #Fahrenheit 451 – 10 – Film Center
104. Cyrus – 8 – Evanston
103. Knight and Day – 6 – Evanston
102. #Small Change – 5 – Film Center
101. #Roman Holiday – 4 – Music Box
100. #The Wild Bunch – 3 – Film Center

June
99. I Am Love – 30 – Evanston
98. The Killer Inside Me – 29 – Music Box
97. Winter’s Bone – 29 – Evanston
96. Toy Story 3 – 27 – Evanston
95. #High and Low – 19 – Film Center
94. *Breathless – 18 – Music Box
93. #Sanjuro – 17 – Film Center
92. Solitary Man – 17 – Evanston
91. Get Him to the Greek – 15 – Evanston
90. #Dersu Uzala – 10 – Film Center
89. The Father of My Children – 9 – Century Centre
88. Please Give – 8 – Evanston
87. #Yojimbo – 5 – Film Center
86. The City of Your Final Destination – 3 – Century Centre
85. Mother and Child – 1 – Music Box

May
84. *Bicycle Thieves – 31 – Film Center
83. #Au hasard Balthazar – 27 – Block Cinema
82. MacGruber – 27 – Evanston
81. #Throne of Blood – 22 – Film Center
80. #Stray Dog – 22 – Film Center
79. #Ikiru – 20 – Film Center
78. Exit Through the Gift Shop – 20 – Century Centre
77. Robin Hood – 19 – Evanston
76. Lourdes – 18 – Music Box
75. Iron Man 2 – 16 – Evanston
74. Dream – 9 – Film Center
73. The Square – 5 – Evanston
72. #The Hidden Fortress – 1 – Film Center

April
71. *That Evening Sun – 29 – Film Center
70. The Secret in Their Eyes – 27 – Evanston
69. *Ran – 21 – Music Box
68. Kick-Ass – 19 – Evanston
67. *My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done – 14 – Music Box
66. #Celine and Julie Go Boating – 13 – Doc Films
65. Clash of the Titans – 13 – Evanston
64. Date Night – 11 – Evanston
63. #The Player – 9 – Film Center
62. #River of No Return – 6 – Film Center
61. *The Secret of Kells – 3 – Film Center
60. #The Woman in the Window – 3 – Music Box
59. Mother – 1 – Century Centre

March
58. Chloe – 31 – Evanston
57. Greenberg – 31 – Evanston
56. #On the Waterfront – 30 – Film Center
55. Around a Small Mountain – 29 – Film Center
54. #Scarlet Street – 27 – Music Box
53. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – 25 – Century Centre
52. Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1983 – 24 – Music Box
51. The Runaways – 23 – Evanston
50. Dogtooth – 22 – Film Center
49. *Disengagement – 22 – Film Center
48. Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1980 – 17 – Music Box
47. Brooklyn’s Finest – 17 – Evanston
46. A Prophet – 16 – Evanston
45. *The Man from London – 15 – Cinematheque
44. Green Zone – 14 – Evanston
43. Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974 – 12 – Music Box
42. Terribly Happy – 11 – Music Box
41. Ondine – 10 – Film Center
40. Alice in Wonderland – 8 – Evanston
39. #Human Desire – 6 – Music Box
38. The Ghost Writer – 2 – Evanston
37. *House – 1 – Film Center

February
36. #Clash by Night – 28 – Music Box
35. Ajami – 25 – Music Box
34. #American Madness – 23 – Film Center
33. Shutter Island – 21 – Evanston
32. #While the City Sleeps – 21 – Music Box
31. *The Messenger – 16 – Film Center
30. The Wolfman – 15 – Evanston
29. *The Last Station – 14 – Evanston
28. Fish Tank – 10 – Music Box
27. #Jour de fête – 8 – Film Center
26. #Le cercle rouge – 6 – Music Box
25. *The Chaser – 4 – Cinematheque
24. #Dead Ringers – 3 – Doc Films
23. #A Streetcar Named Desire – 1 – Film Center

January
22. Edge of Darkness – 31 – Evanston
21. *Odd Man Out – 29 – Music Box
20. #Baby Doll – 28 – Film Center
19. Youth in Revolt – 27 – Evanston
18. *35 Shots of Rum – 26 – Music Box
17. *It’s Complicated – 25 – Evanston
16. The Book of Eli – 19 – Evanston
15. *The Lovely Bones – 18 – Evanston
14. *The White Ribbon – 17 – Century Centre
13. #Splendor in the Grass – 16 – Film Center
12. #East of Eden – 16 – Film Center
11. *Nine – 14 – Evanston
10. *The Sun – 12 – Film Center
9. *The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus – 11 – Evanston
8. *Wild River – 10 – Film Center
7. *Julie & Julia – 8 – Doc Films
6. *Police, Adjective – 6 – Music Box
5. *A Single Man – 6 – Century Centre
4. #Panic in the Streets – 4 – Film Center
3. *Crazy Heart – 4 – Evanston
2. *M. Hulot’s Holiday – 3 – Music Box
1. *Avatar – 2 – Evanston

* = released in US before 2010
# = special/reperatory screening of film not in general release

December
169. Broken Embraces – 31 – Evanston
168. Sherlock Holmes – 28 – Evanston
167. Invictus – 17 – Evanston
166. *The Red Shoes – 16 – Music Box
165. Me and Orson Welles – 16 – Webster Place
164. *Antonio Gaudí – 15 – Film Center
163. Collapse – 14 – Music Box
162. Up in the Air – 13 – Evanston
161. #The Freshman – 12 – Film Center
160. The Blind Side – 10 – Evanston
159. Brothers – 9 – New 400
158. The Road – 3 – Evanston
157. #The Last Metro – 2 – Doc Films
156. Fantastic Mr. Fox – 1 – Evanston

November
155. The Bad Lieutenant – Port of Call: New Orleans – 21 – Evanston
154. #Mon oncle d’Amérique – 18 – Film Center
153. A Christmas Carol – 18 – Evanston
152. Skin – 17 – Century Centre
151. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire – 15 – Evanston
150. #All That Heaven Allows – 13 – Film Center
149. The Box – 10 – Evanston
148. #Stavisky… – 9 – Film Center
147. The Men Who Stare at Goats – 8 – Evanston
146. Coco Before Chanel – 4 – Evanston

October
145. #Pierrot le fou – 29 – Film Center
144. *Léon Morin, Priest – 29 – Film Center
143. Antichrist – 28 – Music Box
** – A Serious Man – 28 – Evanston
142. An Education – 26 – Evanston
141. #Mississippi Mermaid – 24 – Film Center
140. *Rashomon – 21 – Music Box
139. Where the Wild Things Are – 19 – Evanston
138. A Serious Man – 18 – Evanston
137. #Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror – 16 – Film Center
136. Capitalism: A Love Story – 14 – Evanston
135. *In a Lonely Place – 13 – Music Box
134. Zombieland – 12 – Evanston
133. Bright Star – 4 – Evanston
132. #Ninotchka – 3 – Film Center
131. Disgrace – 1 – Pipers Alley

September
130. Surrogates – 30 – Evanston
129. The Baader Meinhof Complex – 29 – Century Centre
128. #Gamperaliya – 28 – Film Center
127. The Informant! – 27 – Evanston
126. #Secret Beyond the Door… – 23 – Film Center
125. 9 – 23 – Evanston
124. #A Woman Under the Influence – 16 – Film Center
123. Taking Woodstock – 16 – Evanston
122. Still Walking – 15 – Music Box
121. Extract – 14 – Evanston
120. It Might Get Loud – 10 – Evanston
119. #Le combat dans l’île – 1 – Film Center

August
118. District 9 – 31 – Evanston
117. #Marnie – 29 – Music Box
116. Flame & Citron – 27 – Music Box
115. Thirst – 26 – Century Centre
114. Inglourious Basterds – 23 – Evanston
113. Lorna’s Silence – 20 – Pipers Alley
112. The Beaches of Agnes – 18 – Music Box
111. The Cove – 17 – Century Centre
110. #The Lady Vanishes – 15 – Music Box
109. Revanche – 13 – Music Box
108. *Brighton Rock – 11 – Film Center
107. Funny People – 9 – Evanston
106. Act of God – 6 – Film Center
105. The Hurt Locker – 5 – Evanston
104. In the Loop – 3 – Century Centre

July
103. Katyn – 30 – Music Box
102. Munyurangabo – 29 – Cinematheque
101. (500) Days of Summer – 27 – Evanston
100. Il Divo – 22 – Music Box
99. #King of the Hill – 20 – Film Center
98. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – 19 – Evanston
97. *Made in U.S.A. – 16 – Film Center
96. Chéri – 15 – Century Centre
95. Angels & Demons – 13 – Pipers Alley
94. Julia – 9 – Cinematheque
93. #Pandora and the Flying Dutchman – 7 – Film Center
92. #The Earrings of Madame de… – 2 – Film Center
91. Public Enemies – 1 – Evanston

June
90. Tetro – 29 – Century Centre
89. Moon – 25 – Evanston
88. Séraphine – 24 – Music Box
87. Of Time and the City – 23 – Film Center
86. The Hangover – 20 – Evanston
85. Tulpan – 17 – Music Box
84. X-Men Origins: Wolverine – 16 – River East
83. Away We Go – 14 – Evanston
82. Sleep Dealer – 11 – Century Centre
81. The Girlfriend Experience – 10 – Century Centre
80. Departures – 7 – Century Centre
79. The Brothers Bloom – 6 – Evanston
78. #Teorema – 3 – Film Center
77. The Soloist – 2 – Logan

May
76. Up – 31 – Evanston
75. #The Human Condition, Part III: A Soldier’s Prayer – 28 – Film Center
74. Summer Hours – 26 – Century Centre
73. #The Human Condition, Part II: The Road to Eternity – 21 – Film Center
72. The Limits of Control – 18 – Pipers Alley
71. #The Human Condition, Part I: No Greater Love – 14 – Film Center
70. *Desert Fury – 12 – Film Center
69. *Leave Her to Heaven – 12 – Film Center
68. The Merry Gentleman – 12 – Evanston
67. #Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb – 11 – Music Box
66. Star Trek – 10 – Evanston
65. *Z – 7 – Music Box
64. #Bicycle Thieves – 6 – Film Center
63. Tyson – 6 – Evanston
62. Sita Sings the Blues – 4 – Film Center

April
61. *Hunger – 29 – Music Box
60. Observe and Report – 28 – Evanston
59. I Love You, Man – 27 – Evanston
58. Adventureland – 24 – Evanston
57. *Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles – 21 – Film Center
56. Sin Nombre – 21 – Evanston
55. Sugar – 20 – Evanston
54. State of Play – 19 – Evanston
53. #The Lady from Shanghai – 15 – Film Center
52. Tokyo Sonata – 14 – Music Box
51. *Ivan the Terrible, Part II – 8 – Film Center
50. Goodbye Solo – 8 – Century Centre
49. *Ivan the Terrible, Part I – 7 – Film Center

March
48. Knowing – 26 – Evanston
47. #The Flowers of St. Francis – 25 – Film Center
46. Silent Light – 24 – Cinematheque
45. Duplicity – 22 – Evanston
44. Sunshine Cleaning – 22 – Evanston
43. #Canyon Passage – 18 – Film Center
42. Everlasting Moments – 18 – Century Centre
41. #A Matter of Life and Death – 11 – Film Center
40. Eldorado – 9 – Film Center
39. Watchmen – 8 – Evanston
38. *Gomorrah – 4 – Music Box
37. #Man of Marble – 2 – Film Center
36. Two Lovers – 2 – Century Centre

February
35. *Rebel Without a Cause – 28 – Film Center
34. *Bigger Than Life – 28 – Film Center
33. #Heaven Can Wait – 25 – Film Center
32. #The Seventh Victim – 18 – Film Center
31. #I Walked with a Zombie – 18 – Film Center
30. The International – 16 – Evanston
29. Coraline – 11 – Evanston
28. #Cruel Story of Youth – 10 – Film Center
27. #A Generation – 9 – Film Center
26. #Night and Fog in Japan – 9 – Film Center
25. *The Class – 8 – Evanston
24. Taken – 5 – Evanston
23. #The Shop Around the Corner – 4 – Film Center
22. #Empire of Passion – 3 – Film Center
21. #Gohatto – 2 – Film Center
20. *Wendy and Lucy – 2 – Music Box

January
19. *The Secret of the Grain – 29 – Music Box
18. *Waltz with Bashir – 28 – Evanston
17. #Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence – 27 – Film Center
16. #Cairo Station – 26 – Film Center
15. *Vicky Cristina Barcelona – 26 – Pipers Alley
14. *Defiance – 25 – Evanston
13. #In the Realm of the Senses – 22 – Film Center
12. *Che – 19 – Century Centre
11. *Australia – 16 – Logan
10. #Death by Hanging – 15 – Film Center
9. *Valkyrie – 13 – Evanston
8. *The Reader – 11 – Evanston
7. *Milk – 10 – Evanston
6. *Seven Pounds – 8 – Evanston
5. *Amarcord – 7 – Music Box
4. *The Day the Earth Stood Still – 5 – Evanston
3. *Revolutionary Road – 4 – Evanston
2. *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – 4 – Evanston
1. *Doubt – 2 – Evanston

* = released in US before 2009
# = special/reperatory screening of film not in general release

December
198. Gran Torino – 31 – Evanston
197. The Wrestler – 30 – Evanston
196. A Christmas Tale – 30 – Music Box
195. *The Wild Child – 29 – Film Center
194. Frost/Nixon – 25 – Evanston
193. #Day of Wrath – 4 – Music Box
192. #Oliver Twist – 3 – Film Center
191. #Madeleine – 1 – Film Center

November
190. #Only Angels Have Wings – 26 – Film Center
189. #Great Expectations – 25 – Film Center
188. Let the Right One In – 25 – Century Centre
187. #The Passionate Friends – 24 – Film Center
186. Slumdog Millionaire – 23 – Evanston
185. Synecdoche, New York – 20 – Century Centre
184. #The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums – 19 – Film Center
183. #The Muppet Movie – 18 – Film Center
182. #Blithe Spirit – 17 – Film Center
181. Quantum of Solace – 16 – Evanston
180. *Ashes of Time Redux – 14 – Music Box
179. *Lola Montès – 13 – Music Box
178. #The Man I Killed – 12 – Film Center
177. #This Happy Breed – 10 – Film Center
176. Changeling – 9 – Evanston
175. Ballast – 6 – Music Box
174. Happy-Go-Lucky – 3 – Century Centre
173. I’ve Loved You So Long – 2 – Evanston

October
172. #The Cranes Are Flying – 27 – Film Center
171. Body of Lies – 26 – Evanston
170. #Make Way for Tomorrow – 21 – Film Center
169. City of Ember – 21 – River East
168. Rachel Getting Married – 20 – Evanston
167. W. – 19 – Evanston
166. Blindness – 14 – Evanston
165. Religulous – 13 – Century Centre
164. *The Godfather: Part II – 12 – Music Box
163. The Lucky Ones – 9 – Rosemont
162. #Trouble in Paradise – 8 – Film Center
161. #Green Fire – 6 – Film Center
160. Miracle at St. Anna – 5 – Evanston
159. *The Godfather – 4 – Music Box
158. Lakeview Terrace – 3 – Evanston

September
157. #Battleship Potemkin – 28 – Film Center
156. *Shoot the Piano Player – 27 – Music Box
155. #M – 24 – Film Center
154. A Girl Cut in Two – 23 – Music Box
153. Trouble the Water – 23 – Century Centre
152. #Cléo from 5 to 7 – 22 – Film Center
151. Elegy – 20 – Evanston
150. #Kagemusha – 18 – Film Center
149. #Alexander Nevsky – 16 – Film Center
148. Burn After Reading – 14 – Evanston
147. #I Was Born, but… – 10 – Film Center
146. #Two or Three Things I Know about Her… – 9 – Film Center
145. #Ten – 4 – Film Center

August
144. Transsiberian – 26 – Evanston
143. #Barry Lyndon – 17 – Music Box
142. Frozen River – 16 – Century Centre
141. Alexandra – 14 – Music Box
140. Tropic Thunder – 13 – Evanston
139. Man on Wire – 11 – Evanston
138. #Days of Heaven – 10 – Music Box
137. As Tears Go By – 7 – Cinematheque
136. Pineapple Express – 6 – Evanston
135. The Wackness – 6 – Century Centre
134. #Shadows of Our Forgotten Ancestors – 5 – Film Center
133. *Contempt – 4 – Music Box
132. The Last Mistress – 4 – Century Centre
131. #The Tenant – 3 – Music Box

July
130. #Eraserhead – 30 – Music Box
129. #Inquietude – 29 – Film Center
128. Hellboy II: The Golden Army – 28 – Evanston
127. *Swing Time – 23 – Film Center
— The Dark Knight – 21 – Evanston
126. #Lawrence of Arabia – 20 – Music Box
125. The Dark Knight – 19 – River East
124. #The Leopard – 17 – Film Center
123. My Winnipeg – 16 – Music Box
122. Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson – 16 – Century Centre
121. Encounters at the End of the World – 14 – Music Box
120. Tell No One – 14 – Century Centre
119. *Top Hat – 8 – Film Center
118. Hancock – 6 – Evanston
117. Mongol – 3 – Evanston
116. #Fallen Angel – 2 – Film Center
115. *Monsieur Verdoux – 1 – Film Center
114. War, Inc. – 1 – Century Centre

June
113. #Loves of a Blonde – 30 – Cinematheque
112. Get Smart – 29 – Evanston
111. #Laura – 28 – Film Center
110. WALL-E – 27 – 600 North Michigan
109. Up the Yangtze – 26 – Music Box
108. The Duchess of Langeais – 25 – Century Centre
107. #Rocco and His Brothers – 24 – Film Center
106. #Kiss of Death – 23 – Film Center
105. #Love Sick – 23 – Film Center
104. #Thieves’ Highway – 19 – Film Center
103. The Incredible Hulk – 17 – Evanston
102. #Occident – 16 – Film Center
101. The Fall – 8 – Century Centre
100. Shotgun Stories – 7 – Film Center
99. #Nightmare Alley – 6 – Film Center
98. Bab’Aziz: The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul – 4 – Film Center
97. Reprise – 4 – Century Centre
96. Roman de Gare – 3 – Century Centre
95. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian – 2 – Evanston

May
94. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – 22 – Evanston
93. Jellyfish – 21 – Music Box
92. #Mes Petites Amoureuses – 20 – Film Center
91. #Mr. Smith Goes to Washington – 18 – Music Box
90. Son of Rambow – 15 – Evanston
89. Redbelt – 15 – Century Centre
88. #The Third Man – 14 – Film Center
87. #From Russia with Love – 13 – Music Box
86. Speed Racer – 13 – River East
85. #Play Time – 7 – Film Center
84. *Last Year at Marienbad – 6 – Music Box
83. Standard Operating Procedure – 6 – Century Centre
82. #Little Caesar – 5 – Film Center
81. Iron Man – 4 – Evanston

April
80. My Blueberry Nights – 29 – Evanston
79. Forgetting Sarah Marshall – 28 – Evanston
78. #Double Indemnity – 27 – Film Center
77. #The Long Goodbye – 27 – Music Box
76. The Flight of the Red Balloon – 26 – Music Box
75. The Visitor – 25 – Century Centre
74. #The Young Girls of Rochefort – 23 – Film Center
73. J’Entends Plus la Guitare – 21 – Cinematheque
72. #Glass Johnny: Looks Like a Beast – 20 – Film Center
71. #The Big Sleep – 20 – Music Box
70. Summer Palace – 19 – Film Center
69. Shine a Light – 17 – Evanston
68. #The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance – 16 – Film Center
67. Snow Angels – 14 – Evanston
66. Leatherheads – 10 – Evanston
65. #Viridiana – 9 – Film Center
64. #The Killing – 8 – Music Box
63. Stop-Loss – 8 – Evanston
62. #Kiss Me Deadly – 7 – Music Box
61. #The Glass Key – 7 – Film Center
60. #West Side Story – 6 – Music Box
59. #The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – 5 – Music Box

March
58. #What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? – 30 – Music Box
57. #Timecrimes – 26 – Film Center
56. #Mr. Freedom – 26 – Film Center
55. Chop Shop – 25 – Music Box
54. The Bank Job – 21 – Evanston
53. It’s a Free World… – 20 – Film Center
52. #W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism – 19 – Film Center
51. Paranoid Park – 19 – Century Centre
50. Married Life – 17 – Evanston
49. Funny Games – 14 – Century Centre
48. #The Connection – 12 – Film Center
47. *War Dance – 11 – Pipers Alley
46. Battle for Haditha – 10 – Film Center
45. *The Band’s Visit – 7 – Century Centre
44. Be Kind Rewind – 7 – Evanston
43. The Counterfeiters – 6 – Evanston
42. #Black Girl – 5 – Film Center
41. Chicago 10 – 4 – Century Centre
40. #Black Rain – 2 – Film Center
39. #The Public Enemy – 1 – Film Center

February
38. Jumper – 29 – Evanston
37. #Zazie dans le Métro – 27 – Film Center
36. #The Pornagraphers – 26 – Film Center
35. Still Life – 25 – Music Box
34. Definitely, Maybe – 24 – Evanston
33. *La Chinoise – 21 – Film Center
32. #Alphaville – 20 – Film Center
31. In Bruges – 20 – River East
30. *Le Doulos – 19 – Music Box
29. #The Eel – 18 – Film Center
28. #The Maltese Falcon – 17 – Film Center
27. #Casablanca – 15 – Music Box
26. #The Hustler – 13 – Film Center
25. *Michael Clayton – 11 – Evanston
24. *Taxi to the Dark Side – 10 – Music Box
23. #The Ballad of Narayama – 9 – Film Center
22. *4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days – 8 – Music Box
21. *No Country for Old Men – 7 – Century Center
20. #Persona – 6 – Film Center
19. #Intentions of Murder – 4 – Film Center
18. *The 400 Blows – 1 – Music Box

January
17. #Shadows – 30 – Film Center
16. #The Profound Desire of the Gods – 29 – Film Center
– *There Will Be Blood – 28 – Evanston
15. *Persepolis – 23 – Century Centre
14. Cloverfield – 22 – 600 North Michigan
13. *Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037 – 21 – Film Center
12. #Vengeance Is Mine – 19 – Film Center
11. *Honeydripper – 18 – Music Box
10. *Diva – 17 – Music Box
9. *There Will Be Blood – 16 – Evanston
8. *I Am Legend – 15 – Evanston
7. #The General – 13 – Music Box
6. *The Diving Bell and the Butterfly – 11 – Century Centre
5. *Charlie Wilson’s War – 10 – Evanston
4. *The Orphanage – 10 – Century Centre
3. *The Kite Runner – 8 – Evanston
2. *The Great Debaters – 7 – Evanston
1. *The Whole Shootin’ Match – 3 – Film Center

* = released in US before 2008
# = special/reperatory screening of film not in general release

December
136. The Savages – 28 – Evanston
135. *City Lights – 27 – Music Box
134. Youth without Youth – 27 – Century Centre
133. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – 26 – Evanston
132. Juno – 21 – Century Centre
131. Starting Out in the Evening – 21 – Music Box
130. The Walker – 20 – Pipers Alley
129. The Golden Compass – 19 – Evanston
128. Grace Is Gone – 19 – Webster Place
127. Beowulf – 18 – Logan
126. Romance & Cigarettes – 17 – Music Box
125. Atonement – 14 – Century Centre
124. Margot at the Wedding – 14 – Evanston
123. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead – 11 – Century Centre
122. I’m Not There – 9 – Century Centre
121. *Blade Runner – 5 – Inwood

November
120. Southland Tales – 29 – Angelika Dallas
119. Enchanted – 23 – Inwood
118. Lions for Lambs – 20 – Valley View
117. Lars and the Real Girl – 15 – Magnolia
116. No Country for Old Men – 11 – Magnolia
115. Dan in Real Life – 9 – Tinseltown Plano
114. Sleuth – 5 – Inwood
113. Control – 4 – Magnolia
112. American Gangster – 2 – Legacy

October
111. Gone Baby Gone – 30 – Northpark
110. Rendition – 28 – Legacy
109. The Darjeeling Limited – 26 – Angelika Plano
108. Reservation Road – 25 – Magnolia
107. Things We Lost in the Fire – 22 – Valley View
106. Michael Clayton – 21 – Legacy
105. Into the Wild – 19 – Webb Chapel
104. King of California – 18 – Inwood
103. We Own the Night – 15 – Valley View
102. Lust, Caution – 14 – Angelika Dallas
101. Vanaja – 11 – Inwood
100. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford – 10 – Angelika Dallas
99. In the Valley of Elah – 7 – Legacy
98. The Kingdom – 5 – Valley View
97. In the Shadow of the Moon – 2 – Angelika Dallas
96. Across the Universe – 1 – Angelika Dallas

September
95. Deep Water – 20 – Angelika Dallas
94. Eastern Promises – 17 – Magnolia
93. The Brave One – 16 – Legacy
92. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters – 13 – Inwood
91. Shoot ‘Em Up – 10 – Valley View
90. 3:10 to Yuma – 9 – Legacy
89. This Is England – 6 – Magnolia

August
88. Lady Chatterley – 30 – Inwood
87. Resurrecting the Champ – 27 – Valley View
86. Rocket Science – 23 – Angelika Dallas
85. Superbad – 20 – Valley View
84. Manufactured Landscapes – 19 – Angelika Dallas
83. No End in Sight – 16 – Magnolia
82. Hot Rod – 13 – Valley View
81. Stardust – 11 – Inwood
80. My Best Friend – 9 – Magnolia
79. Sunshine – 6 – Angelika Dallas
78. The Bourne Ultimatum – 5 – Legacy

July
77. Interview – 30 – Angelika Dallas
76. The Simpsons Movie – 29 – Legacy
75. Goya’s Ghosts – 26 – Angelika Dallas
74. Broken English – 23 – Inwood
73. Talk to Me – 21 – Angelika Dallas
72. Joshua – 19 – Inwood
71. Live Free or Die Hard – 16 – Webb Chapel
70. Rescue Dawn – 15 – Angelika Dallas
69. You Kill Me – 12 – Angelika Dallas
68. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – 11 – Legacy
67. Transformers – 8 – Galaxy
66. *Paprika – 5 – Angelika Dallas
65. Evening – 4 – Magnolia
64. 1408 – 2 – Valley View
63. Sicko – 1 – Legacy

June
62. Mr. Brooks – 28 – Valley View
61. Knocked Up – 25 – Valley View
60. A Mighty Heart – 24 – Legacy
59. La Vie en Rose – 23 – Magnolia
58. Golden Door – 21 – Magnolia
57. Ratatouille – 16 – Legacy
56. Paris, je t’aime – 14 – Inwood
55. Bug – 11 – The Grand
54. Ocean’s Thirteen – 10 – Legacy
53. Once – 9 – Angelika Plano
52. Killer of Sheep – 7 – Angelika Dallas
51. 28 Weeks Later – 4 – Webb Chapel
50. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End – 3 – Legacy

May
49. Red Road – 29 – Magnolia
48. Black Book – 24 – Angelika Dallas
47. Jindabyne – 22 – Angelika Dallas
46. Away from Her – 20 – Angelika Plano
45. Waitress – 18 – Magnolia
44. *Mafioso – 17 – Angelika Dallas
43. Lucky You – 15 – Valley View
42. Offside – 10 – Inwood
41. Spider-Man 3 – 4 – Galaxy
40. *Old Joy – 3 – Angelika Dallas

April
39. Fracture – 30 – Valley View
38. After the Wedding – 29 – Magnolia
37. Year of the Dog – 26 – Magnolia
36. The Hoax – 24 – Valley View
35. Into Great Silence – 19 – Inwood
34. First Snow – 16 – Angelika Dallas
33. Grindhouse – 14 – Magnolia
32. *Inland Empire – 11 – Magnolia
31. 300 – 9 – Valley View
30. The Namesake – 8 – Legacy
29. Reign Over Me – 7 – Tinseltown Plano
28. The Wind That Shakes the Barley – 6 – Inwood
27. The Lookout – 5 – Webb Chapel

March
26. *Becket – 29 – Inwood
25. Zodiac – 24 – Legacy
24. The Host – 22 – Angelika Dallas
23. *Days of Glory – 21 – Inwood
22. *Le Petit Lieutenant – 19 – Angelika Dallas
21. *The Lives of Others – 18 – Magnolia
20. Breach – 10 – Legacy
19. Black Snake Moan – 9 – Valley View
18. *The Dead Girl – 8 – Angelika Dallas

February
17. *God Grew Tired of Us – 22 – Angelika Dallas
16. *Factory Girl – 15 – Magnolia
15. *Breaking and Entering – 11 – Angelika Dallas
14. Seraphim Falls – 5 – Angelika Dallas
13. *Sweet Land – 1 – Inwood

January
12. *Venus – 28 – Inwood
11. *Letters from Iwo Jima – 27 – Legacy
10. *Flannel Pajamas – 26 – Angelika Dallas
9. *Miss Potter – 20 – Angelika Dallas
8. *Notes on a Scandal – 18 – Magnolia
7. Alpha Dog – 15 – Valley View
6. *Pan’s Labyrinth – 14 – Legacy
5. *Perfume: The Story of a Murderer – 11 – Angelika Dallas
4. *Dreamgirls – 7 – Legacy
3. *Curse of the Golden Flower – 6 – Magnolia
2. *The Painted Veil – 6 – Angelika Dallas
1. *The Good Shepherd – 4 – Magnolia

* = released in US before 2007

VERY GOOD: Clean; Volver; Block Party; The Proposition; The Notorious Bettie Page; Little Miss Sunshine; The Departed; Paprika; Marie Antoinette; Tsotsi; L’Enfant (The Child); Sophie Scholl: The Final Days; Monster House; Old Joy; Fateless; Cars; A Prairie Home Companion; Cavite; The Heart of the Game; Idiocracy; Flannel Pajamas; Letters from Iwo Jima

ALSO GOOD, IF NOTHING SPECIAL: Casino Royale; Lemming; Half Nelson; Glory Road; Shortbus; Babel; Little Children; Rocky Balboa; Perfume: The Story of a Murderer; Le Petit Lieutenant; The Good Shepherd; Bubble; The Pursuit of Happyness; Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan; Find Me Guilty; Down in the Valley; Duck Season; 13 Tzameti; The Dead Girl; The Good German; A Scanner Darkly; Factotum; Stranger Than Fiction; The Last King of Scotland; Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World; Why We Fight; Running Scared; Eight Below; Thank You for Smoking; Wah-Wah; Strangers with Candy; Favela Rising; My Country My Country; Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles; The Bridesmaid; A Good Year; Come Early Morning; Fast Food Nation; Game 6; Wordplay; Darwin’s Nightmare

DOESN’T SUCK: Don’t Come Knocking; 16 Blocks; The Devil Wears Prada; The Painted Veil; Notes on a Scandal; Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos; Jesus Camp; Apocalypto; V for Vendetta; Ask the Dust; The History Boys; Venus; Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas); Lonesome Jim; Friends with Money; Art School Confidential; Sketches of Frank Gehry; Peaceful Warrior; Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man; The Illusionist; All the King’s Men; Renaissance; Curse of the Golden Flower; The Science of Sleep; Infamous; Deja Vu; The Nativity Story; Winter Passing; Breaking and Entering; Mission: Impossible III; Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest; The Da Vinci Code

SUCKS: Days of Glory; Lady Vengeance; Miami Vice; Drawing Restraint 9; Hollywoodland; Copying Beethoven; Catch a Fire; Factory Girl; Flags of Our Fathers; The Descent; X-Men: The Last Stand; Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus; God Grew Tired of Us; Trust the Man; Hard Candy; Superman Returns; Dreamgirls; The Break-Up; The Lake House; Firewall; Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor); Blood Diamond; The Architect

REALLY BADLY SUCKS: Unknown White Male; Lady in the Water; Bobby; Miss Potter; Man of the Year; Poseidon; The King; La Moustache; For Your Consideration; Inland Empire; Running with Scissors

The full list is after the jump…

January
1. *Breakfast on Pluto – 7 – Angelika Dallas
2. *Match Point – 8 – Legacy
3. *The Producers – 12 – Inwood
4. *Fun with Dick and Jane – 14 – Galaxy
5. Glory Road – 15 – Legacy
6. *Mrs Henderson Presents – 19 – Angelika Dallas
7. *The White Countess – 20 – Inwood
8. *The Matador – 21 – Cityplace
9. *The New World – 22 – Legacy
10. *Transamerica – 26 – Magnolia
11. Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World – 28 – Angelika Dallas
12. Bubble – 28 – Magnolia

February
13. *Caché (Hidden) – 2 – Angelika Dallas
– *Caché (Hidden) – 3 – Angelika Dallas
14. Darwin’s Nightmare – 4 – Angelika Dallas
15. *The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada – 5 – Tinseltown Plano
16. Why We Fight – 16 – Angelika Dallas
17. *The World’s Fastest Indian – 17 – Inwood
18. Running Scared – 27 – Valley View

March
19. Neil Young: Heart of Gold – 1 – Magnolia
20. Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story – 2 – Angelika Dallas
21. Eight Below – 3 – Legacy
22. Block Party – 4 – Legacy
23. 16 Blocks – 5 – Legacy
24. Firewall – 7 – Webb Chapel
25. Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor) – 9 – Angelika Dallas
26. *The Libertine – 10 – Angelika Dallas
27. Winter Passing – 15 – Inwood
28. V for Vendetta – 16 – Galaxy
29. Tsotsi – 17 – Magnolia
30. Ask the Dust – 18 – Inwood
31. Find Me Guilty – 19 – Legacy
32. *The Boys of Baraka – 23 – Inwood
33. Unknown White Male – 25 – Angelika Dallas
34. Inside Man – 26 – Legacy
35. Duck Season – 30 – Magnolia
36. Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas) – 31 – Magnolia

April
37. Thank You for Smoking – 1 – Magnolia
38. *Duma – 2 – Angelika Dallas
39. Fateless – 6 – Angelika Dallas
40. L’Enfant (The Child) – 11 – Inwood
41. *Elevator to the Gallows – 12 – Angelika Dallas
42. Don’t Come Knocking – 13 – Magnolia
43. Lonesome Jim – 14 – Angelika Dallas
44. Sophie Scholl: The Final Days – 16 – Inwood
45. Game 6 – 20 – Angelika Dallas
46. Poseidon – 26 – Tinseltown Plano
47. Brick – 27 – Magnolia
48. United 93 – 30 – Legacy

May
49. Hard Candy – 4 – Magnolia
50. Friends with Money – 6 – Legacy
51. The Notorious Bettie Page – 11 – Magnolia
52. Akeelah and the Bee – 12 – Inwood
53. Mission: Impossible III – 17 – Galaxy
54. Down in the Valley – 20 – Magnolia
55. The Da Vinci Code – 21 – Legacy
56. Art School Confidential – 23 – Legacy
57. Wah-Wah – 25 – Angelika Dallas
58. Lemming – 26 – Inwood
59. X-Men: The Last Stand – 28 – Legacy
60. Clean – 31 – Angelika Dallas

June
61. An Inconvenient Truth – 2 – Magnolia
62. The Break-Up – 6 – Legacy
63. The Proposition – 7 – Magnolia
64. Cars – 9 – Galaxy
65. A Prairie Home Companion – 11 – Legacy
66. The King – 15 – Angelika Dallas
67. Sketches of Frank Gehry – 16 – Angelika Dallas
68. The Lake House – 18 – Legacy
69. Drawing Restraint 9 – 22 – Magnolia
70. Superman Returns – 28 – Legacy
71. Peaceful Warrior – 29 – Magnolia
72. Wordplay – 30 – Magnolia

July
73. *The Fallen Idol – 1 – Angelika Dallas
74. The Devil Wears Prada – 2 – Legacy
75. Lady Vengeance – 6 – Angelika Dallas
76. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest – 9 – Legacy
77. Cavite – 13 – Inwood
78. Strangers with Candy – 14 – Angelika Plano
79. A Scanner Darkly – 16 – Magnolia
80. Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man – 20 – Angelika Dallas
81. Army of Shadows – 21 – Angelika Dallas
82. Lady in the Water – 23 – Legacy
83. Monster House – 23 – Legacy
84. Favela Rising – 26 – Angelika Dallas
85. Miami Vice – 30 – Legacy

August
86. The Heart of the Game – 3 – Angelika Dallas
87. La Moustache – 4 – Angelika Dallas
88. *Belle de jour – 5 – Angelika Dallas
89. World Trade Center – 9 – Legacy
90. Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos – 10 – Inwood
91. Little Miss Sunshine – 11 – Angelika Plano
92. The Descent – 13 – Legacy
93. The Illusionist – 22 – Inwood
94. My Country My Country – 24 – Inwood
95. Factotum – 30 – Angelika Dallas

September
96. Idiocracy – 12 – Northpark
97. Trust the Man – 13 – Legacy
98. *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown – 14 – Angelika Dallas
99. *All About My Mother – 20 – Angelika Dallas
100. Half Nelson – 22 – Magnolia
101. Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles – 27 – Inwood
102. *Law of Desire – 28 – Angelika Dallas
103. Hollywoodland – 29 – Tinseltown Plano

October
104. All the King’s Men – 1 – Vista Ridge
105. Jesus Camp – 2 – Inwood
106. *Matador – 5 – Angelika Dallas
107. The Last King of Scotland – 7 – Angelika Plano
108. The Departed – 8 – Vista Ridge
109. Renaissance – 12 – Inwood
110. The Science of Sleep – 15 – Magnolia
111. Shortbus – 19 – Angelika Dallas
112. The Queen – 20 – Angelika Plano
113. Little Children – 21 – Angelika Dallas
114. The Prestige – 22 – Legacy
115. Man of the Year – 23 – Valley View
116. Marie Antoinette – 24 – Tinseltown Plano
117. Flags of Our Fathers – 29 – Tinseltown Plano
118. Infamous – 30 – Magnolia

November
119. 13 Tzameti – 2 – Angelika Dallas
120. Babel – 4 – Angelika Plano
121. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan – 6 – Valley View
122. Catch a Fire – 9 – Magnolia
123. Running with Scissors – 10 – Legacy
124. The Bridesmaid – 16 – Angelika Dallas
125. Copying Beethoven – 17 – Magnolia
126. Casino Royale – 19 – Galaxy
127. A Good Year – 20 – Inwood
128. The Fountain – 22 – Legacy
129. Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus – 25 – Angelika Dallas
130. Stranger Than Fiction – 26 – Tinseltown Plano
131. Come Early Morning – 27 – Magnolia
132. Fast Food Nation – 30 – Angelika Dallas

December
– The Fountain – 1 – Legacy
133. Bobby – 3 – Legacy
134. Deja Vu – 4 – Valley View
135. For Your Consideration – 7 – Angelika Dallas
136. The Nativity Story – 9 – Inwood
137. Blood Diamond – 10 – Tinseltown Plano
138. The Architect – 14 – Inwood
139. The Pursuit of Happyness – 17 – Legacy
140. The History Boys – 21 – Magnolia
141. Apocalypto – 22 – Legacy
142. The Good German – 23 – Angelika Dallas
143. Rocky Balboa – 24 – Legacy
144. Volver – 28 – Angelika Dallas
145. Children of Men – 30 – Angelika Dallas

* – released in US before 2006

BEST: The Constant Gardener, Good Night and Good Luck, Cache (Hidden), Batman Begins, Grizzly Man, 3-Iron, Me and You and Everyone We Know, The Squid and the Whale, Oldboy, The Boys of Baraka, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, Millions, Nine Lives, Syriana, Brokeback Mountain, The White Countess, The Beautiful Country

ALSO GOOD: Breakfast on Pluto, Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, A History of Violence, The Beat That My Heart Skipped, Corpse Bride, Last Days, Cronicas, Capote, The 40 Year-Old Virgin, Wedding Crashers, Munich, Junebug, Ushpizin, Duma, Kingdom of Heaven, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Tropical Malady, Sin City, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, In Her Shoes, Pride & Prejudice, Oliver Twist, Downfall, The Thing About My Folks, Kung Fu Hustle, Match Point, Gunner Palace

INTERESTING BUT FLAWED: Memory of a Killer (The Alzheimer Case), Stay, Shopgirl, The Family Stone, The New World, The Interpreter

NOT BAD: Cinderella Man, Layer Cake, Crash, Murderball, Broken Flowers, The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, March of the Penguins

THUMBS SIDEWAYS: North Country, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, Proof, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Mad Hot Ballroom, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Fun with Dick and Jane, The World’s Fastest Indian, The Ice Harvest, Bee Season

WELL-MADE AND WELL-ACTED, BUT RIDICULOUS: Yes, Hustle and Flow, My Summer of Love

MOSTLY BORING: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The War Within, Occupation: Dreamland, Elizabethtown, The Aristocrats, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Mrs. Henderson Presents, The Brothers Grimm, The Upside of Anger, Flightplan, Jarhead, An Unfinished Life, King Kong, The Matador, Rent, Casanova, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Legend of Zorro, The Libertine

BAD: Transamerica, Walk the Line, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist, The Island, Where the Truth Lies, Domino, The Producers, War of the Worlds, Must Love Dogs, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Fantastic Four, Secuestro Express