Best Movies of 2006

Here is a list of all the 2006 releases I've seen, starting with my favorite movies of the year (NOTE: I didn't get to see half the films I wanted to in 2006).

My 10 Favorites
The Fountain
The Prestige
Borat
Children of Men
Clerks II
Little Miss Sunshine
The Departed
V for Vendetta
A Prairie Home Companion
Pan's Labyrinth

Runners Up
Brick
A Scanner Darkly
Over the Hedge
The Devil Wears Prada
Dreamgirls
Bubble
Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
United 93
Cars
The Illusionist
The Black Dahlia
Monster House
Thank You For Smoking
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
16 Blocks

Films That Disappointed Me
The Break-Up
The Da Vinci Code
Mission: Impossible III
X-Men: The Last Stand
Superman Returns
Marie Antoinette

Films I Did Not Choose To See
The Holiday
Eight Below
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
Charlotte's Web
Employee of the Month
Take the Lead
Scary Movie 4


And in case you're interested, here is the list of 2006 films I wanted to see but didn't get around to (Blockbuster will be getting all of my money over the next few months). Some of these are still in theaters if you missed them as well.

The Proposition
Lady Vengeance
Art School Confidential
Hard Candy
Lonesome Jim
Winter Passing
Nacho Libre
Lady In the Water
Miami Vice
The Descent
World Trade Center
Half Nelson
Snakes On a Plane
Crank
Idiocracy
Hollywoodland
The Last Kiss
Jet Li's Fearless
The Science of Sleep
The Last King of Scotland
The Queen
Shortbus
Little Children
Flags of Our Fathers
Letters From Iwo Jima
Babel
Death of a President
Volver
Stranger Than Fiction
Casino Royale
For Your Consideration
10 Items Or Less
Apocalypto
Blood Diamond
Rocky Balboa
The Good Shepherd
The Curse of the Golden Flower
Venus
An Inconvenient Truth
The War Tapes
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Jesus Camp
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
This Film is Not Yet Rated
Shut Up and Sing

Also, here is Wikipedia's 2006 in Film page, it's fun to look back.

By the way, The Oscar nominations will be announced tomorrow morning; I'll try to post my thoughts on the selections quickly so check back here periodically.