The Best Films of the Year (in order):

Updated, with trailers for each film (click on a film title to view the trailer)

1. Brokeback Mountain
2. The Squid and the Whale
3. Syriana
4. Murderball
5. Capote
6. Cinderella Man
7. Good Night, and Good Luck
8. Saraband
9. Broken Flowers
10. Match Point
11. A History of Violence
12. Walk The Line
13. Rent
14. King Kong
15. Grizzly Man
16. Oliver Twist
17. Proof
18. The Constant Gardener
19. Memoirs of a Geisha
20. The New World
21. Crash
22. Paradise Now
23. Jarhead
24. Munich
25. North Country
26. Junebug

Mrs. Henderson Presents
(2 ½ stars out of five)
A trivial little picture, which wants to be (and often thinks it is) much more than it really is. It stars the insanely overrated Judi Dench, the wonderful Bob Hoskins, and is directed by Stephen Frears (High Fidelity). It's another one of those lighthearted, comedic films that wants the audience to take the dramatic U-turn into serious drama about halfway in. The only problem? The film is so lightweight it almost floats away, with performances that border on caricature, and almost nothing to ground the film in reality. A collection of one-liners and funny banter does not sufficiently develop characters enough to make the transition into a dramatic third act, unfortunately. If you really want to see a film about the power of the theater, see Tim Robbins' wonderful Cradle Will Rock.