fuck this waiting nonsense...

I've been trying to hold off to see a few more movies for the year....but I guess they will have to go into the bucket for next year.

OK-My fav's of 06.



10. Jesus Camp - I probably watched more documentary film this year than I have in the last 5. Needless to say, the one that exposes a camp of evangelical christians had the power to show me a world I remember as a kid. A world my parents didn't want me to be a part of. A world that scared the living shit out of me...as an adult.

9. Casino Royale - This was the best James Bond movie I've ever seen. I think its the only actually "good" movie of the whole lot. Finally Bond becomes a character rather than a shadow among insane set pieces and uber gizmos.

8. Brick - If you haven't seen this yet, I'm obviously recommending it here. The kid from Angels In The Outfield knocks this Present Day High School Film Noir out of the park. Completely entertaining, never mind numbing, nor hokey.

7. The Puffy Chair - I'm not sure when this was actually released, but I didn't see it until this year. These guys shot a wonderful story on a relationship that mirrors my own, albeit more dramatic. The dry humor and character work here is reminiscent of the script I'm writing currently....and the filmmakers are from Austin...so I'm jealous.

6. Borat (And that Long other Title) - I love that this movie got made. From the time I saw that neon man thong bathing suit, I knew this would be genius. Although I still prefer the stuff from Da Ali G Show, this movie made it a lot easier to talk to people when I'm drinking....but I have to use the accent...and constantly give High fives.

5. Talladega Nights - Nascar racing and a will ferrell comedy with adam mckay at the helm? how could i not want to fuck this movie? If you get your hands on this DVD, you have to listen to atleast 30 minutes of the commentary...in a way its funnier than the movie....too bad its not a movie. Also...this movie made me feel prouder to be American than any other movie I saw this year....i have no idea why.

4. Rocky Balboa - This is the best story told this year in film....I'm not a fan of the Rocky franchise, I can barely remember anything about the couple I've seen. But shit...seeing Stallone, not unlike Rocky, make a comeback on the brink of old age. It was just awe inspiring. I love when a film overlaps life.

3. United 93 - When film overlaps life......Jesus christ.....I don't think I could watch this movie again. I watched it alone, late one night, obviously forgetting about how I was afraid to watch this in the theater (afraid of the emotions it could get at) and I stayed up til 4am physically upset. Yes I cried. It made me wish that that day never happened so bad....it was truly horrorfying.....a sign of a great movie.

2. Clerks 2 - KSmith. I'm a fan. The clerks are a part of my being. I couldn't help but fall in love with this movie...i love you, in a completely heterosexual kind of way.

1. The Fountain - I haven't seen Children of men nor Pan's labrynth....so this will easily take the top spot. Never have I been so challenged in a theater as I was when I watched this....nor have I felt so good to be a conscious being in the realm of existence. If you like thinking metaphysically, and the idea of Love and God and Time and Life and Death trouble your thoughts, you might like this too. Also, I wouldn't suggest doing any narcotics before watching this....

It was a great year for fucking movies in my opinion. A lot of real movies. By real I mean, not cheese. The Beef, if you will. Also A lot of great comedies, which is how I prefer my movies anyways. Notice no comic book films...superman didn't quite do it all the way for me...but it was good.

Other notable films to see: Beerfest, Inside Man, The Departed, The Hills Have Eyes, Apocalypto, Little Miss Sunshine, Idiocracy....


The ones I still need to see: Shortbus, Half nelson, Little Children, Deliver Us From Evil, and the aforementioned Mexican Director movies....and Volver