Whilst we may have hung the podcast mic up until the new year, it would be wrong to leave you with so much spare time and nothing to occupy it with, and so as is traditional at this time of year, we’ve asked some friends to join us over the next week or so in the impossible task of narrowing down and ranking the films we’ve seen in ’09.
First to step up to the plate is long time DN friend and twice past guest (DN028 & Storm) Kurtis Hough, who’s been sharing his lists with us since we started posting them. Kurt would like me to point out that the following is very much provisional until he’s had a chance to catch up with his ‘must see’ films, so don’t be surprised by any future tweaks.
1. Inglourious Basterds – Quentin Tarantino
2. Coraline – Henry Selick
3. The Song of Sparrows – Majid Majidi
4. Where the Wild Things Are – Spike Jonze
5. Ponyo – Hayao Miyazaki
https://youtu.be/bskgNOXbdiE
6. Sin Nombre – Cary Joji Fukunaga
7. Departures – Yōjirō Takita
https://youtu.be/Iuh0UxF2J2g
8. Tetro – Francis Ford Coppola
9. The Girlfriend Experience – Steven Soderbergh
10. Anvil! The Story of Anvil – Sacha Gervasi
https://youtu.be/FF4H8lB2Y_o
Ok time to double up on film geekiness, here is my top 10 of the decade:
1. Amores Perros
2. In the Mood For Love
3. Monster’s Ball
4. Old Joy
5. Requiem For A Dream
6. Hero
7. No Country for Old Men
8. Adaptation
9. Kill Bill
10. The New World