Post by rickus on Dec 20, 2005 16:33:12 GMT -5
David Edelstein is Fresh Air's Film Critic and is also a film critic for slate.com. Here are his top ten films... Don't be surprised to find 12.
1. Munich -- Steven Spielberg directed this retelling of the 1972 tragedy at the Olympic Games.
2. Junebug -- A young couple makes a trip from Chicago to North Carolina to renew family ties.
3. Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit -- Nick Park's claymation pair are in more trouble than ever -- and having a ball.
4. Me and You and Everyone We Know -- New York-based performance artist Miranda July is the best thing about this intimate story.
5. War of the Worlds -- Astonishing special effects are paired with a human story that holds its own.
6. Shockeroonie Double Bill: The Aristocrats and Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic -- The potty-mouthed comedy films capture hilarious moments in modern life.
7. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada -- Tommy Lee Jones acted in and directed the film about a ranch hand trying to fulfill a promise in Mexico.
8. Grizzly Man -- The fascinating story of Timothy Treadwell, who died in 2003, was directed by Werner Herzog.
9. Under-Praised Genre Film double bill: Skeleton Key and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang -- Kate Hudson helped elevate Skeleton to a new, creepy level, while Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer made the buddy-cop spoof a winner with director Shane Black (of Lethal Weapon).
10. Nobody Knows -- Director Hirokazu Koreeda astounded audiences with the true story of four children going on with life -- entirely on their own -- after their mother leaves.
1. Munich -- Steven Spielberg directed this retelling of the 1972 tragedy at the Olympic Games.
2. Junebug -- A young couple makes a trip from Chicago to North Carolina to renew family ties.
3. Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit -- Nick Park's claymation pair are in more trouble than ever -- and having a ball.
4. Me and You and Everyone We Know -- New York-based performance artist Miranda July is the best thing about this intimate story.
5. War of the Worlds -- Astonishing special effects are paired with a human story that holds its own.
6. Shockeroonie Double Bill: The Aristocrats and Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic -- The potty-mouthed comedy films capture hilarious moments in modern life.
7. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada -- Tommy Lee Jones acted in and directed the film about a ranch hand trying to fulfill a promise in Mexico.
8. Grizzly Man -- The fascinating story of Timothy Treadwell, who died in 2003, was directed by Werner Herzog.
9. Under-Praised Genre Film double bill: Skeleton Key and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang -- Kate Hudson helped elevate Skeleton to a new, creepy level, while Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer made the buddy-cop spoof a winner with director Shane Black (of Lethal Weapon).
10. Nobody Knows -- Director Hirokazu Koreeda astounded audiences with the true story of four children going on with life -- entirely on their own -- after their mother leaves.
