2004 to 2009
2009 top ten
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1 The Wrestler (D.Aronofsky, US 08*) : 10/10 [27]
2 Symbol (H.Matsumoto, Jpn 09) : 9/10 [26]
3 Two Lovers (J.Gray, US 08*) : 9/10 [25]
4 District 9 (N.Blomkamp, USA/NZ 09*) : 9/10 [24]
5 Revolutionary Road (S.Mendes, US/UK 08*) : 9/10 [24]
6 The Wolf’s Mouth (P.Marcello, Ity 09) : 8/10 [23]
7 Green Waters (M.De Rosa, Arg 09) : 8/10 [23]
8 A Serious Man (E. and J. Coen, US 09*) : 8/10 [23 {was 22}]
9 The Last House on the Left (D.Iliadis, US/SA 09) : 8/10 [22]
10 Toto (P.Schreiner, Aut 09) : 8/10 [22]
(‘2009 world-premieres and UK new-releases*)
….. 8/10 {22/28}
The Disappearance of Alice Creed (J.Blakeson, UK 09) UK release 2010
Encounters at the End of the World(W.Herzog, US 07*)
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (W.Herzog, US 09) UK release 2010
….. 8/10 {21/28}
The Bad Lieutenant – Port of Call : New Orleans(W.Herzog, US 09) UK release 2010
Crank – High Voltage (‘Neveldine/Taylor’, US 09)
Home From Home(S.-H. Cho S.-H., Ger 09)
I Am Love (L.Guadagnino, Ity 09) UK release 2010
The Woman with the 5 Elephants (V.Jendreyko, Swi-Ger 09)
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other 7/10s released for the first time in UK cinemas in 2009 include:
Anvil! – The Story of Anvil; Avatar; The Beaches of Agnes; Bronson;The Class; Cold Souls; Il Divo; Fantastic Mr Fox; Fish Tank; Genova; Gran Torino; The Hangover; In the City of Sylvia; King of the Hill; The Limits of Control; Moon; Nowhere Boy; Pontypool; Role Models;Shifty; Sin Nombre; sleep furiously; Star Trek; Three Miles North of Molkom; Up, Zombieland, and also Shane Acker’s 9
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2008 top ten (‘2008 films’ and UK new-releases*)
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1 The Wrestler (D.Aronofsky, US 08) : 10/10 [27]
2 Two Lovers (J.Gray, US 08 > UK 09) : 9/10 [25]
3 René (H.Trestikova, Cz 08) : 9/10 [24]
4 Revolutionary Road (S.Mendes, US/UK 08) : 9/10 [24]
5 WALL-E (A.Stanton, US 08) : 9/10 [24]
6 Stella (S.Verheyde, Fr 08) : 8/10 [23]
7 Import Export (U.Seidl, Aut 07*) : 8/10 [23]
8 Somers Town (S.Meadows, UK 08) : 8/10 [22]
9 Of Time and the City (T.Davies, UK 08) : 8/10 [22]
10 Involuntary (R.Ostlund, Swe 08) : 8/10 [22]
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8/10 {21/28}
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (M.Herman, UK 08)
Funny Games U.S. (M.Haneke, US 07*)
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (C.Mungiu, Rom 07*)
Joy Division (G.Gee, UK 07*)
* UK release 2008
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2007 top ten (UK new-releases and ‘2007 films’)
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1 casting a glance (J.Benning, US 07) : 10/10 [28]
2 The Call of the Wild (R.Lamothe, US 07) : 9/10 [25]
3 With a Girl of Black Soil (S-i.Jeon, SK/Fr 07) : 9/10 [24]
5 Cargo 200 (A.Balabanov, Rus 07) : 9/10 [24]
6 Blind Mountain (Y.Li Chi/Ger 07) : 9/10 [24]
7 Control (A.Corbijn, UK/US 07) : 9/10 [24]
8 Go Go Tales (A.Ferrara, US/It 07) : 8/10 [23]
9 Zodiac (D.Fincher, US 07) : 8/10 [23]
10 Profit motive and the whispering wind (J.Gianvito, US 07) : 8/10 [22]
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2006 top ten (new releases in UK and ‘2006 films’)
1 United 93 (P.Greengrass, US/UK/Fr 06) : 10/10 [27]
2 Volver (P.Almodovar, Spn 06) : 9/10 [24]
3 Fantasma (L.Alonso, Arg/etc 06): 9/10 [24]
4 Children of Men (A.Cuaron. UK/US 06) : 8/10 [23]
5 The Other Half (YING Liang, China 06) : 8/10 [23]
6 How Is Your Fish Today? (X.Guo, China/UK 06) : 8/10 [23]
7 Bellavista (P.Schreiner, Aut 06) : 8/10 [23]
8 Pan’s Labyrinth (G.Del Toro, Spn/Mex/USA 06) : 8/10 [23]
9 Yella (C.Petzold, Ger 06) : 8/10 [23]
10 London To Brighton (P.A.Williams, UK 06): 8/10 [22]
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2005 top ten (new releases in UK and ‘2005 films’)
1 A History of Violence (D.Cronenberg, USA 05) : 10/10 [27]
2 Who Is Bozo Texino? (B.Daniel, USA 05) : 9/10 [26]
3 King Kong (P.Jackson, USA 05) : 9/10 [24]
4 The Intruder (C.Denis, France 04 > UK 05) aka L’intrus : 8/10 [22]
5 Mean Creek (J.A.Estes, USA 04 > UK 05) : 8/10 [22]
6 Broken Flowers (J.Jarmusch, USA 05) : 8/10 [22]
7 Dave Chappelle’s Block Party (M.Gondry, USA 05) : 8/10 [22]
8 Cold Showers (A.Cordier, Fr 05) : 8/10 [22]
9 Homecoming (J.Dante, US 05 TV) : 8/10 [22]
10 tbc
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2004 top ten (new releases in UK and ‘2004 films’)
1 Elephant (G.Van Sant, USA 03 > UK 04) : 10/10 [27]
2 Dead Man’s Shoes (S.Meadows, UK 04) : 9/10 [26]
3 Capturing the Friedmans (A.Jarecki, USA 03 > UK 04) : 9/10 [25]
4 Los Angeles Plays Itself (T.Andersen, USA 03 > UK 04) : 9/10 [25]
5 Tropic of Cancer (E.Polgovsky, Mexico 04) aka Tropico de Cancer : 9/10 [25]
6 Ten Skies (J.Benning, USA 04) : 9/10 [24]
7 13 Lakes (J.Benning, USA 04) : 9/10 [24]
8 Gozu (T.Miike, Japan 03 > UK 04) : 8/10 [23]
9 The Bourne Supremacy(P.Greengrass, US 04) : 8/10 [23]
10 The Forgotten (Joseph Ruben, US 04) [23]
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