Film Friday: Best Movies of 2011
2011 was a great year for films, especially independent films, domestic as well as foreign, and documentaries.
Some were widely received and recognized. Some were overlooked, as usual.
You can’t have it all, I guess.
Here’s the list of films that I absolutely loved, pleasantly surprised by and wished I had the 2-hour of my life back.
BEST MOVIES:
- The Artists (France)
- We Need To Talk About Kevin
- Beginners
- The Descendants
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
- The Debt
- Super 8
- King of Devil’s Island (Norway)
- Hugo
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
- The Help
- A Separation (Iran)
- Shame
- Submarine
- The Adventures of Tin Tin
- Bridesmaids
- The Skin I Live In (Spain)
- Weekend
- Young Adult
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Jane Eyre
- 3 (Germany)
- Martha Marcy May Marlene
- Another Earth
- Melancholia
- Norwegian Wood (Japan)
- Win Win
- Hanna
- Rango
- The Kid with a Bike (France)
BEST DOCUMENTARIES:
- Bill Cunningham New York
- Senna
- Conan O’brien Can’t Stop
- Beats, Rhymes and Life
- Page One: Inside the New York Times
MOST OVERRATED/OVERLY-HYPED:
- Drive
- Moneyball
- War Horse
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT:
- The Tree of Life
There you have it! I hope the Academy Awards gets it right this time!
