We were a little late to the party on this… but here it is… our crew’s Top Ten Films of 2011: Stay tuned for our next podcast where we dish on all of our picks.
RYAN (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
“The Tree of Life” (USA, d. Terrence Malick)
“Melancholia” (Den/Fr. d. Lars Von Trier)
“Weekend” (UK, d. Andrew Haigh)
“Bridesmaids” (USA, d. Paul Feig)
“Carnage” (Fr/Ger/Pol, d. Roman Polanski)
“50/50″ (USA, d. Jonathan Levine)
“Another Earth” (USA, d. Mike Cahill)
“Take Shelter (USA, d. Jeff Nichols)
“Cafe de Flore” (Canada, d. Jean Marc Valee)
“Shame” (UK, d. Steve McQueen)
Honorable Mentions: The Muppets, Crazy Stupid Love, Super 8, The Descendants, My Week With Marilyn, Midnight in Paris
CINDY
1. “The Artist” (France, d. Michel Hazanavicius)
2. “Anonymous” (Uk/Ger, d. Roland Emmerich)
3. “The Help” (USA, d. Tate Taylor)
4. “My Week With Marilyn” (UK, d. Simon Curtis)
5. “Midnight in Paris” (Sp/USA, d. Woody Allen)
6. “J. Edgar” (USA, d. Clint Eastwood)
7.”Jane Eyre” (UK/USA, d. Cary Fukunaga)
8. “Hanna” (Ger/UK/USA, d. Joe Wright)
9.” Bridesmaids” (USA, d. Paul Feig)
10.” The Muppets” (USA, d. James Bobin)
COREY
1. “The Artist” (France, d. Michel Hazanavicius)
2. “The Interrupters” (USA, d. Steve James)
3. “Melancholia” (Den/Fr. d. Lars Von Trier)
4.”The Descendants” (USA, d. Alexander Payne)
5. “The Guard” (Ireland, d. John Michael McDonagh)
6. “Beginners” (USA, d. Mike Mills)
7. “Moneyball” (USA, d. Bennett Miller)
8. “Contagion” (USA, d. Steven Soderbergh)
9. “Hanna” (Ger/UK/USA, d. Joe Wright)
10.”Beauty Day” (Canada, d. Jay Cheel)
Honorable Mentions: The Muppets, 50/50, Attack the Block, Hobo With A Shotgun, Captain America:The First Avenger, Tabloid, Bridesmaids, Project Nim, Rise of the Planet of the Apes
GREG
1. “Melancholia” (Den/Fr. d. Lars Von Trier)
2. “Cafe de Flore” (Canada, d. Jean Marc Valee)
3. “The Artist” (France, d. Michel Hazanavicius)
4. “Monsieur Lazhar” (Canada, d. Phillipe Falardeau)
5. “I Saw The Devil” (S.Korea, d. Kim Jee Woon)
6. “Bridesmaids” (USA, d. Paul Feig)
7. “Incendies” (Canada, d. Denis Villeneuve)
8. “Attack the Block” (UK, d. Joe Cornish)
9. “Hanna” (Ger/UK/USA, d. Joe Wright)
10. “Young Adult” (USA, d. Jason Reitman)
Honorable Mentions: Super 8, Meek’s Cutoff, Beginners, Take Shelter, The Muppets, Rango, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, The Devil’s Double, The Descendants, Tyrannosaur, Contagion, Margin Call, X-Men:First Class, Submarine
Top Documentaries (Greg):
1. “Senna” (UK, d. Asif Kapadia)
2. “The Interrupters” (USA, Steve James)
3. “Urbanized” (USA, d. Gary Hustwit)
4. “Beauty Day” (Canada, d. Jay Cheel)
5. “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” (Can/USA/Fr/Ger/UK, d. Werner Herzog)
6. “Project Nim” (USA, d. James Marsh)
7. “Conan O’ Brien Can’t Stop” (USA, d. Rodman Flender)
8. “Into the Abyss” (USA, d. Werner Herzog)
9. “I’m Caroline Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful” (USA, d. Jonathan Demme)
10.”Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff” (UK, d. Craig McCall)
We are about a week out from the close of the 37th Annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and it looks like we have finally recovered from the experience. We have left behind the Uncle Marty commercials and L’Oreal sponsorship spots to bring you our coverage of highlights from this year’s fantastic festival. Films reviewed include: Like Someone in Love, Sightseers, Cloud Atlas, Thale, Ernest and Celestine, Amour, Everyday, Stories We Tell, Leviathan, Bad 25, Ghost Graduation, John Who Dies At The End, Rust and Bone, Foxfire: Confessions Of A Girl Gang, The We and I, Picture Day, Thanks For Sharing, The Hunt, I Declare War.
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