The BBC has asked actual film critics to weigh in with a list of “The Best Films of The 21st Century” and while I am not an actual film critic, I thought it was a fun opportunity to look back on the films that have endured for me since 2001… this is a very personal list and the only thing it reflects is my own connection to certain films that I cannot get out of my head…
TOP TEN
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TOP TEN
1. MULHOLLAND DRIVE by David Lynch
2. 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS, AND 2 DAYS by Cristian Mungiu
3. L’INTRUS by Claire Denis
4. L’ENFANT by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
5. KINGS & QUEEN by Arnaud Desplechin
6. CLIMATES by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
7. THE PIANO TEACHER by Michael Haneke
8. ZODIAC by David Fincher
9. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN by Joel and Ethan Coen
10. THERE WILL BE BLOOD by Paul Thomas Anderson
Résonance Personnelle (Alpha)
AURORA by Cristi Puiu
BAMAKO by Abderrahmane Sissako
CACHÉ by Michael Haneke
DOGTOOTH by Yorgos Lanthimos
EVERYONE ELSE by Maren Ade
THE FLIGHT OF THE RED BALOON by Hou Hsiao-hsien
GOODBYE FIRST LOVE by Mia Hansen-Løve
MARGARET by Kenneth Lonergan
SUMMER HOURS by Olivier Assayas
TWO LOVERS by James Gray
WHAT TIME IS IT THERE? by Tsai Ming-liang