BEST MOVIES OF 2004

RON’s TOP TEN MOVIES for 2004

1. SIDEWAYS
2. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
3. HOTEL RWANDA
4. KILL BILL: Vol. 2
5. MILLION DOLLAR BABY
6. THE AVIATOR
7. FINDING NEVERLAND
8. VERA DRAKE
9. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
10. BEFORE SUNSET>>walking around Paris for 80 minutes with Julie Delpy – now THAT’S a movie!

Honorable Mention (or the next eight, in order):
The Woodsman (with Kevin Bacon) – Control Room (doc) – The Dreamers (Bertolucci) – The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou –
(Tie): Fahrenheit 9/11 (doc) & The Passion of the Christ [because cinematically, both are the uncompromising vision of their creators (I don't get into politics when I'm rating a movie!)] - Tarnation (doc) - Kinsey

Saw & enjoyed (alpha-11):
Closer – Collateral – Harry Potter 3 – I (heart) Huckabees* –– The Machinist – Primer – Ray – Spiderman 2 – Stage Beauty – Troy – We Don’t Live Here Anymore*

* starring the lovely NAOMI WATTS