Films from 2008

This year's list is essentially divided in half. One half being dramatic/critically acclaimed films, the other half being films that were well received but not necessarily awards material - although most earned an award of some kind throughout the year. The first two are my top two, then the rest follow in no particular order.

• The Dark Knight
• Slumdog Millionaire
• The Wrestler
• The Visitor
• In Bruges
• Happy-Go-Lucky
• Frost/Nixon
• Kung Fu Panda
• Forgetting Sarah Marshall
• Tropic Thunder
• Iron Man
• Pineapple Express
• Hamlet 2
• Role Models
• Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Normally I would write a little piece about why you should see one of the movies on this list but I find that these titles are fairly well known that I don't need to do that (maybe the exception being "Happy-Go-Lucky", go see it. Sally Hawkins is great.). I also don't feel the need to defend any of the picks because I feel it's complete as is. I wish I had more but I don't, so I will see you all later with my picks for 2009.

The reason for the photo? I just love James Franco's expression.