I Have Seen
Here’s my top 10 of movies that I saw (and you should have seen) in the year 2006:
#01: Children of Men
The most underappreciated movie of the year. Gut-wrenching. A must see.
#02: Shortbus
"Voyeurism is participation."
#03: An Inconvenient Truth
If watching this movie does not make you want to save our earth, I don’t know what will.
#04: Pan’s Labyrinth
Part fairy tale journey with a princess and fairies, part war movie with torture scenes and blood.
#05: Volver
Another colorful twisted story about the life (and afterlife) of a group of Spanish women from Almodovar.
#06: Little Miss Sunshine
Made me feel all warm and cozy inside after watching it.
#07: The Devil Wears Prada
Entertaining, witty, very funny, somewhat fashion-related, and fabulous. What more can a gay man ask for?
#08: Marie Antoinette
An insightful look of the daily life of the most famous person who’s life ended with a guillotine.
#09: Casino Royale
Believe it or not, this was my first ever Bond experience. And I quite liked it.
#10: The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Watch this movie in its native Ireland, then you’ll understand just how important this cinematic piece is.
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Honorable mentions (movies that I watched in 2006, but were actually released in 2005):
#01: Brokeback Mountain
#02: V for Vendetta
#03: Transamerica
