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TEN Hereafter "I liked this movie quite a lot, but it will probably be the first Eastwood movie in a long time that won't appear on my 'ten favorite' list at the end of the year." Or maybe it will. Upon further reflection--and a dearth of good movies at the end of the year, I welcome Hereafter to the list. Watching Matt Damon disappear into his role in True Grit made me remember how well he did the same thing in this movie. NINE Cairo Time "It made me want to go to Cairo--which is something I'd never really considered before." I'm planning the trip now. If you have any recommendation, let me know. EIGHT Toy Story 3 "There's really no point in telling you what I thought abou this movie--although I did like it a lot. You're either going to see it without any input from me, or you're going to avoid it like the plague." Clearly, that didn't happen, since it's now the Number 1 animated movie of all time. SEVEN The King's Speech "(The King's Speech) is extraordinary." It's an outstanding movie with Colin Firth's portrayal of Edward VIII. It's extraordinary because of Helena Bonham Carter's performance as the Queen Mum. SIX Easy A "I have seen the future, and it is Emma Stone." Not only did I see her in the future, I saw her in the dry cleaners across the street from my house, where she was perfoming in The Help. FIVE The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo "I urge you to check it out before some Hollywood studio wrecks it." tick... tick... tick.... FOUR The Social Network "As a story of nerds generating fortunes out of mid-air, it's very nearly perfect." Although I do wonder about the millions of dollars that were paid to "the losers" to keep their mouths shut about it. THREE True Grit "It's one of the best movies of the year." The best thing about it are the performances from Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and newcomer Hallie Steinfeld. What will surprise--and exhilarate you about the movie is how funny it is. Despite the names of all the guys listed on the poster (left), it's newcomer Hallie Steinfeld who turns in the most amazing performance. TWO Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work "Yes, she is. That's why you won't mind watching a movie about her life that runs about two hours." Arguably, the best two hours I spent in a movie this year ONE The Ghost Writer "And here's something that Roman Polanski knows that you don't, despite what they tell you on CNN. Europeans arre fascinated by Americans. It's too bad taht Mr. Polanski can't come to America to make movies like this because we are his milieu....this is a terrific movie." I still think he's a creep, but he made an amazing movie. |
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| Best Supporting Actress Hallie Steinfeld True Grit |
| Best Supporting Actor Zach Galifianakas It's Kind of a Funny Story |
| Best Actress Emma Stone Easy A |
| Best Actor Ewan McGregor The Ghost Writer |
| 2009 was a terrific year for movies. 2010 has been another story entirely. I don't want to say that not one movie on the 2010 would have made the 2009 list, but that may well be the case. Rather than reprint my original comments on this page, I've selected part of the comment for each movie and added a reflection "upon further review." As always these are just my favorite movies of the year. I don't claim that they're the best, and I'm sure there are some Christmas releases that I'll like better than some of these. However, I will use "best" to describe some amazing performances I saw in 2010. |
| Although I do try to stay away from movies I know I'm going to dislike, there are some movies that qualify for the list of the Worst Movies I've seen this year. They are (in the order I saw them): The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond Dream Boy Please Give Dinner for Schmucks The Switch Catfish A Woman, A Gun and a Noodle Shop You Again |
| Matt's Ten Favorite Movies of 2010 |
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