Slumdog Millionaire is kinetic- truly the same artist as the voice (and rhythm) behind Trainspotting). The Coen Brothers seem to follow up their big, widely recognized masterpieces ( Fargo, No Country For Old Men) with some of the easiest watches of all-time ( Burn After Reading and The Big Lebowski).
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And lastly, Burn After Reading is a film I revisit as often as any from 2008. Nicolas Winding Refn’s Bronsonis essential viewing for those of us that appreciate the work of Tom Hardy (who really gets to flex in Bronson– both his muscles and acting chops). Enjoyment is not what you’ll get from Steve McQueen’s sobering debut film Hunger- but if there is one film from 2008 after The Dark Knight every cinephile has to see – this is it. Gems I want to spotlight: There are some very enjoyable films like Slumdog Millionaire(aided by Danny Boyle’s energetic direction) or Tropic Thunderin 2008 that everyone should see. There seems to be at least a dozen or more films from 2008 that deserved to be mentioned first when talking about the strongest work of the year. Most overrated: Lucrecia Martel’s The Headless Woman lands as high as #4 of 2008 on the TSPDT consensus list. Sam Mendes is another artist too frequently found in this underrated category– he shows up virtually every time he releases a film ( Revolutionary Road here). Rachel Getting Married would make for a good pairing with Thomas Vinterberg’s The Celebration or Lars von Trier’s Melancholia (on second thought, yikes- what a depressing night that would be) as they all capture excruciatingly awkward wedding receptions. Jonathan Demme’s Rachel Getting Married sits at #32 on the TSPDT list for 2008 as well. Speed Racer from The Wachowskis has outwardly bad reviews (negative on Rotten Tomatoes and a 37 on metacritic) and it lands solidly in the archives.
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttonfrom David Fincher, Il divo from Paolo Sorrentino, and Revolutionary Road from Sam Mendes all currently stand outside of the top forty (40) from 2008 on the TSPDT consensus list for the 21st century– wrong, wrong and wrong. Most underrated:There are a plethora of good choices here in 2008. With The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan fulfills the promise of the Memento– and provides a film that surpasses previous Batman efforts, Superman efforts, Spiderman efforts- all of which essentially dominated the box office in whatever year they were released (from the 1970s to date in 2008)