For posterity, here is the list of movies I saw in 2010, starting with Song of the Thin Man on New Year’s Day. My favorites are in bold; avoid-at-all-costs are in italics.
Song of the Thin Man (the sequels are weak, but Nick and Nora rule)
Elf (love all things Will Ferrell)
Darjeeling Express (though not my favorite of his, I will see anything by Wes Anderson)
Avatar (action was the saving grace for predictable story and overwrought CGI)
Away We Go (original screenplay by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida)
Sherlock Holmes (great cast, nice treatment)
Percy Jackson and the Last Olympians (entertaining)
Weeds (5th season)
September Issue (great documentary about egomania, fashion, and the creative process)
Paperback Dreams (sad struggle of two independent bookstores in northern California)
Ghost Writer (atmospheric thriller; perhaps predictable but very lovely none the less)
Diary of a Wimp (funny)
How to Train a Dragon (charming)
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (violent and dark but wanted to see Swedish originals)
The Hangover (funny)
Pirate Radio (wanted so much more from the P.S. Hoffman vehicle about indie British radio)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Wes Anderson’s all-star cast but animated)
Mad Men (seasons 1-3)
Iron Man 2 (ack)
Metropolitan (re-watch; still a classic; I wish Whit Stillman would make another movie)
Sex and the City 2 (predictable and slightly lame but I love the girls and the eye candy)
Sketches of Frank Gehry (watched twice; will watch again; love Gehry and Sidney Pollack)
Leap Day (in-flight movie)
Valentine’s Day (in-flight movie)
When in Rome (in-flight movie)
Knight and Day (matinee with John)
Prince of Persia (Disney)
Avatar: The Last Airbender (long)
Sex and the City 2 (will watch yet again while I wait for SatC3)
Sorcerer’s Apprentice (how did this movie get made?)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (preparing for HP7: Part 1)
Greenberg (wanted more from this Noah Baumbach and Ben Stiller indie pic)
Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason (did not have high hopes for this movie; was not disappointed)
Despicable Me (funny and entertaining)
Low Impact Man (dude was hardcore in his low-impact footprint; interesting to see what is possible)
An Education (nicely filmed, atmospheric, artsy, lovely movie)
Mystery Men (such a fantastic cast, but I thought it was much funnier in 1999)
Hot Tub Time Machine (funny, but pathetic, too)
Whip It (exceeded expectations; heartwarming, funny
The Runaways (did not meet expectations; didn’t like any of the characters or how they were portrayed)
Salt (predictable but delicious thriller)
Cold Comfort Farm (loved the movie nearly as much as the book)
Rachel Getting Married (one of my favorite movies of the 00s)
Karate Kid (enjoyable)
Eat, Pray, Love (sets were lovely and exotic; faithful to book right down to the wise nuggets)
Jaws (scary movie)
Date Night (funniest movie of the year)
The Proposal (called Sandra Bullock’s worst movie of the year, I found it better than expected)
Blind Side (all that)
September Issue (watched 4 or 5 times in a loop whilst working on a project)
Riding Giants (exceptional surfing documentary with really big waves)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (didn’t really get into it)
Killers (not the best movie but entertaining; better than Knight and Day)
Skyline (worst movie of the year, if not the decade)
Harry Potter 7: Part 1 (loved it; need to see again; can’t wait for July)
Endless Summer (fantastic 1960s documentary; surfing)
Endless Summer 2 (not as good as the first)
Freaks and Geeks (complete series; excellent; would love to find the soundtrack)
The Other Guys (don’t even remember what this was)
Twilight (watched with Simon; entertaining; will see follow-ups)
Julie and Julia (a re-watch; as touching the second time)
Voyage of the Dawn Treader (will see it again)
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