Top Ten List 2000

Bossman



Get 'em, boys!		 Okay, okay. I've been getting pressure on many fronts to post this list. I should point out that the ordering within each category isn't particularly meaningful. The Category A films are ones I consider masterpieces or near-masterpieces, eminently list-worthy and indicative that it was a pretty strong year for great films. The Category B films are all solid entries, even if falling somewhat short (at least at this point) of the aesthethic qualities necessary for Category A ranking.

As usual, I'd like to add some commentary for each film, even if only a sentence or two. But given my past track record, I think we'd all be surprised if *that* happened...

Category A

01. Yi Yi (A One and a Two...) (Edward Yang, Taiwan/Japan) (1)
02. Magnolia (Paul Thomas Anderson, US) (2)
03. Werckmeister Harmonies (Béla Tarr, Hungary/Germany) (1)
04. The House of Mirth (Terence Davies, UK/US) (2)
05. The Wind Will Carry Us (Abbas Kiarostami, Iran) (2)

Category B

06. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Joel Coen, US) (2)
07. Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky, US) (1)
08. American Psycho (Mary Harron, US) (2)
09. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Jim Jarmusch, US) (1)
10. Beau Travail (Claire Denis, France) (2)