Movie – date – theater

November
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

Movie – date – theater

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

Movie – date – theater

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

THE BEST: Pan’s Labyrinth; Army of Shadows; The Prestige; The Queen; Neil Young: Heart of Gold; Brick; Inside Man; Children of Men; Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story; The Lives of Others; United 93; Akeelah and the Bee; An Inconvenient Truth; World Trade Center; The Fountain; Sweet Land

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

In order of preference:

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