It's not much right now, but I expect to write more here as soon as I have the time.
1. Munich (Steven Spielberg)
2. Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee)
3. Sin City (Robert Rodriguez)
4. War of the Worlds (Steven Spielberg)
5. A History of Violence (David Cronenberg)
6. Match Point (Woody Allen)
7. Crash (Paul Haggis)
8. Corpse Bride (Tim Burton)
9. King Kong (Peter Jackson)
10. Syriana (Stephen Gaghan)
Honorable Mentions: Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Shane Black), The Weather Man (Gore Verbinski).
I'm Good Without: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mike Newell), Kingdom of Heaven (Ridley Scott), Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (George Lucas).
2004
1. Sideways (Alexander Payne)
2. The Passion of the Christ (Mel Gibson)
3. Closer (Mike Nichols)
4. Kill Bill Vol. 2 (Quentin Tarantino)
5. Before Sunset (Richard Linklater)
6. Maria Full of Grace (Joshua Marston)
7. Collateral (Michael Mann)
8. Mean Creek (Jacob Aaron Estes)
9. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry)
10. Vera Drake (Mike Leigh)
Honorable Mentions: The Aviator (Martin Scorsese), The Incredibles (Brad Bird), Million Dollar Baby (Clint Eastwood).
I'm Good Without: Finding Neverland (Marc Forster), House of Flying Daggers (Zhang Yimou), Shrek 2 (Andrew Adamson).
2003
1. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola)
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Peter Jackson)
3. Big Fish (Tim Burton)
4. Cold Mountain (Anthony Minghella)
5. Kill Bill Vol. 1 (Quentin Tarantino)
6. Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton)
7. Mystic River (Clint Eastwood)
8. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Gore Verbinski)
9. House of Sand and Fog (Vadim Perelman)
10. 21 Grams (Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu)
Honorable Mentions: The Last Samurai (Edward Zwick).
I'm Good Without: American Splendor (Shari Springer Bergman).
2002
1. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki)
2. Insomnia (Christopher Nolan)
3. Lilya 4-Ever (Lukas Moodysson)
4. Minority Report (Steven Spielberg)
5. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Peter Jackson)
6. Road to Perdition (Sam Mendes)
7. About Schmidt (Alexander Payne)
8. The Pianist (Roman Polanski)
9. Gangs of New York (Martin Scorsese)
10. Hero (Zhang Yimou)
Honorable Mentions: Panic Room (David Fincher), Signs (M. Night Shyamalan).
I'm Good Without: Chicago (Rob Marshall), City of God (Fernando Meirelles), The Hours (Stephen Daldry).
2001
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Peter Jackson)
2. AI: Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg)
3. Moulin Rouge (Baz Luhrmann)
4. In the Bedroom (Todd Field)
5. Memento (Christopher Nolan)
6. Black Hawk Down (Ridley Scott)
7. Monsters Inc. (Peter Docter)
8. A Beautiful Mind (Ron Howard)
9. The Man Who Wasn't There (Joel Coen)
10. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch)
Honorable Mentions: Gosford Park (Robert Altman).
I'm Good Without: Amelie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet), Battle Royale (Kinji Fukasaku), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Chris Columbus).
2000
1. Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky)
2. Wonder Boys (Curtis Hanson)
3. Cast Away (Robert Zemeckis)
4. Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe)
5. Gladiator (Ridley Scott)
6. Down from the Mountain (Nick Doob)
7. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee)
8. Traffic (Steven Soderbergh)
9. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Joel Coen)
10. Unbreakable (M. Night Shyamalan)
Honorable Mentions:
I'm Good Without: The House of Mirth (Terence Davies).
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