I'm surprised that All the Real Girls and Northfork have evaded so many top ten lists for the year. I suppose if their stories had been transplanted to Japan, Middle Earth, New York or LA they'd find a warmer reception on those lists.

The modern day South in All the Real Girls doesn't embrace the old stereotypes audiences have come to cherish in movies like Cold Mountain. Angels on the high plains of Montana aren't as "important" as angels in New York City.

I actually liked All the Real Girls quite a bit, more so after I thought about it afterwards; you could say it just evaded my Honorable Mention list, for what that's worth (not much). But it didn't impact me as much as some of these other films, or stay with me for long and perhaps that's why I neglected it. But I agree, I hope people see it and appreciate it. Northfork, sad to say, I neglected because I haven't seen it. D'oh, he says Homerically. I do have it in my DVD queue, for what that's worth (again, not much). I'm eager to see a film that has divided critics and moviegoers to such a degree as Northfork seems to.

You'll notice, too, perhaps, that keeping in spirit with the idea of "moveable type," I moved Mystic River down on my list after thinking more about it. Still good, just... Well, of course, as I stated earlier, I'm not a big fan of ranking films numerically, and yet ranking looks better and...it's fun! But now I'm putting a freeze on the list, second thoughts be damned.

talking to himself,
Craig