Lists, 12/7.

Ambrose Heron offers a sneak peak - the top ten, that is - of Sight & Sound's poll of 50 critics, who've each named their five favorite films of 2008. In the #1 spot: Hunger.

"In these hard times, you deserve two "best films" lists for the price of one," writes Roger Ebert. "It is therefore with joy that I list the 20 best films of 2008, in alphabetical order."

James Quandt's top ten for 2008 appears in the latest issue of Artforum - but not online. So Girish helpfully offers fairly snipped excerpts.

"Kyle Smith and I often disagree, but we both choose Danny Boyle's brilliant Slumdog Millionaire as the best movie of 2008 today in [the New York Post]," writes Lou Lumenick. "On the Post's website, both of our lists, and a list of five notable performances, appear at the bottom of our annual year-end discussion."

Nathan Lee: "Herewith are the five most overrated films of the year."

Responding to Jürgen Fauth's list of the "Most Disappointing Movies of 2008," Karina Longworth adds "the five movies that I'd put in the 'missed opportunity' file."

Robert Horton had a fine, relaxed time the other night discussing the movies of the year with Kathleen Murphy, Jim Emerson and Andy Wright.

Posted by dwhudson at December 7, 2008 8:20 AM