Thursday, January 8, 2009
Comparing the crix flix
Posted by Web Editor on Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 1:00 PM
With 2008 behind us, Charlotte’s three film critics have in the past couple of weeks revealed their picks for the 10 best films of the year. So how do they match up? Only two titles – WALL-E and Frost/Nixon – turn up on all three lists. Here are the complete rundowns.
Matt Brunson, Creative Loafing
1. Milk
2. The Wrestler
3. The Dark Knight
4. In Search of a Midnight Kiss
5. Elegy
6. WALL-E
7. Revolutionary Road
8. Bigger, Stronger, Faster* *The Side Effects of Being American
9. Frost/Nixon
10. Tropic Thunder
Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer
1. The Visitor
2. Jodhaa Akbar
3. The Dark Knight
4. WALL-E
5. Waltz With Bashir
6. Frost/Nixon
7. Let the Right One In
8. Mongol
9. Milk
10. Man on Wire
Sean O’Connell, Charlotte Weekly
1. WALL-E
2. Man on Wire
3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
4. Rachel Getting Married
5. Frost/Nixon
6. Dear Zachary
7. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
8. Son of Rambow
9. Tropic Thunder
10. Let the Right One In
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