The New Year is nearly upon us, so to celebrate the timely end of 2010 (and another decade) CineVue’s editorial team have provided a near-definitive rundown of their own personal Top Five films of the year, as well as the most exceptional director and actor of the last twelve months in cinema. Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet, David Fincher’s The Social Network and Disney’s Pixar’s Toy Story 3 all featured highly, and there were a number of hidden gems including Gaspar Noé’s Enter the Void, Chris Morris’ Four Lions and Claire Denis’ White Material. Oh, and of course, we each have our own Christmas turkey in the guise of worst film (we’re looking at you Sex and the City 2).
Daniel Green, Editor
Top 5 Films:
Enter the Void (dir. Gaspar Noé, France)
A Prophet (dir. Jacques Audiard, France)
Inception (dir. Christopher Nolan, USA)
Another Year (dir. Mike Leigh, UK)
Four Lions (dir. Chris Morris, UK)
Best Director:
Jacques Audiard (A Prophet)
Best Performance:
Tom Hardy (Inception)
Worst Film:
Sex and the City 2 (dir. Michael Patrick King, USA)
Lee CassanellTop 5 Films:
Best Performance:
Worst Film:
Russell CookPrecious (dir. Lee Daniels, USA)
Best Performance:
Worst Film:
Stephen GlassTop 5 Films:
The Social Network (dir. David Fincher, USA)
Another Year (dir. Mike Leigh, UK)
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (dir. Werner Herzog, USA)
Buried (dir. Rodrigo Cortés, USA)
Heartless (dir. Philip Ridley, UK)
Mike Leigh (Another Year)
Best Performance:
Colin Firth (A Single Man)
Worst Film:
Daniel GumbleTop 5 Films:
Best Performance:
Worst Film:
Stephen LeachTop 5 Films:
The Social Network (dir. David Fincher, USA)
The Kids Are All Right (dir. Lisa Cholodenko, USA)
Toy Story 3 (dir. Lee Unkrich, USA)
The Illusionist (dir. Sylvain Chomet, France)
Kick-Ass (dir. Matthew Vaughn, UK)
Best Director:
Sylvain Chomet (The Illusionist)
Best Performance:
Armie Hammer (The Social Network)
Worst Film:
Robin Hood (dir. Ridley Scott, USA)
Craig Mann
Best Performance:
Worst Film:
David SugarmanTop 5 Films:
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (dir Edgar Wright, USA)
A Prophet (dir Jacques Audiard, France)
The Social Network (dir. David Fincher, USA)
Inception (dir. Christopher Nolan, USA)
Shutter Island (dir. Martin Scorsese, USA)
Best Director:
Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World)
Best Performance:
Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone)
Worst Film:
The Ghost (dir. Roman Polanski, France/Germany/UK)
What are your favourite films of the year? Vote in our Best Film of 2010 poll or leave your comments below…
The CineVue team will be taking a well deserved break over Christmas, but we’ll be back on the 27th December with all the latest news, reviews and opinions from the world of cinema.
Daniel Green