1. Let The Right One In - Hands down my top film of the year. Basically just your 12 year-old boy meets vampire trapped in 12 year-old girl story. Director Tomas Alfredson plays within the rules of vampire lore that we are all familiar with, but somehow manages to make it feel like nothing you’ve seen before. No fangs, coffins, capes or crosses. This film makes every other “vampire” film look stupid by comparison.
2. Milk - The only thing that would have made it better if is were about this Milk. We need more Habs jerseys in hip-hop.
3. The Wrestler - Best thing about this film is that my girlfriend was stunned by how depressing it is. She was honestly expecting a happy ending. Honey, there hasn’t been a wrestling picture with a happy ending since Body Slam. Hey, the guy that directed that film was the stunt coordinator for Smokey and the Bandit, so you know it’s good.
4. The Dark Knight - The best performance by Nicky Katt…ever. Suck it, Dumbauld. Shotgun SWAT for life!
5. Frost/Nixon - I think if they added a car chase sequence in this film…or maybe a karate fight, it would have cracked my top three.
6. Slumdog Millionaire - Burning out kid’s eyes, poop, dancing AND trivia. This one’s got it all.
7. Iron Man - Saw it in the theater.
8. The Visitor - Legit film. Gets a little heavy-handed towards the end, but worth checking out on DVD. This film must be huge in bongo enthusiast circles.
9. Tropic Thunder - I was underwhelmed with this at first, but it plays much better on DVD.
10. Wall-e - The first half was perfect. The second half had fat people on hovercrafts. Only Special Ed should travel via hovercraft. By the way, if the intro to this video were released in 2008, it would be my #13 film of the year.
11. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - I liked this more than I thought I would, but this is a B-grade in my book. Man, this year was a weak year for films.
12. Happy Go Lucky - Eddie Marsan’s teeth still give me nightmares. 
13. American Teen - I don’ t remember much of this film, so here’s a link to the awesome site This is Why You’re Fat.
14. Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Seth MacFarlane was a pleasant surprise.
15. Revolutionary Road - They sure yell at each other a lot in the suburbs. I think I’ll stay within city limits. By the way, in case Ron didn’t mention it yet, in Pittsburgh we now have six Super Bowls.
16. Kung Fu Panda - I like this movie, so sue me.
17. JCVD - Other than Sudden Death, this is Jean-Claude Van Damme’s best work.
18. Forgetting Sarah Marshall - “Dracula’s Lament” is the song of the year.
19. The Strangers - I had trouble falling asleep after seeing this move. Go ahead and make your fun. 
20. Pineapple Express - This film is kind of a mess, but hilarious. It was basically a three-way tie for 20th along with Step Brothers and Hamlet 2. Equally hilarious, but also messes. Those just missed making my list. I think Danny McBride made the difference.

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