1. Spirited Away. Hayao Miyazaki's animated tale of a girl as hero, fighting for mom and dad is perfect, and, I think, from another world.
2. Road to Perdition.
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
4. Far From Heaven. Todd Haynes riffs on 1950s American values as the lie they always were, then and now. Julianne Moore, goddess.
5. The Pianist
6. 25th Hour. Spike Lee digs James Ellroy deep in this drama about a dealer facing prison, weeping over 9/11. Edward Norton rules it.
7. Rabbit-Proof Fence
8. Adaptation
9. Catch Me if You Can
10. (Tie) Insomnia and Spider. Nolan and Cronenberg delve deep into FUBAR minds, one a cop, the other a schizo killer. They are not too far apart, nor are we.
The Worst
5. Time Machine
4. Die Another Day
3. Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever. An action film so over-the-top, ugly, and dull, it could not pass for a Sci-fi TV movie. Pity Antonio Banderas.
2. Collateral Damage
1. Signs. Water. That is all I will say. M. Night Shyamalan went full dementia here, and never recovered, a high-career destroyed. I hate this film. Hate it.
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