Cinephilia and other pleasures of the year in film

Honorable Mentions (in order of preference): The Outsider; L'enfant; Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan; Half Nelson; Three Times; Volver; A Prairie Home Companion; Art School Confidential; A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints; Jackass Number Two.

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The fire this time: 'Iraq in Fragments'

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Not Just Awful (and Acclaimed), But Downright Dangerous: Babel and Jesus Camp.

Best Rationale for Scrapping the Only-in-Theaters Premise of Year-End Film Lists: When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts.

Worst Rationale for Scrapping the Only-in-Theaters Premise of Year-End Film Lists: "Watching a movie at home is the same as watching it in the company of strangers, only more convenient."

R.I.P.: Film at Asian Media Access, Intermedia Arts, City Club Cinema, Red Eye Cinema, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. (Or are these warrior reelers merely MIA?)