2004

1. Primer (Shane Carruth)
2. Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright)
3. Kung Fu Hustle (Stephen Chow)
4. The Incredibles (Brad Bird)
5. Moolaadé (Ousmane Sembene)
6. Star Spangled to Death (Ken Jacobs)
7. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry)
8. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (Quentin Tarantino)
9. Nobody Knows (Hirokazu Koreeda)
10. Spider-Man 2 (Sam Raimi)
11. Tropical Malady (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)

Almost There: The Aviator (Martin Scorsese), The Case of the Grinning Cat [short] (Chris Marker), Dumplings (Fruit Chan), The Holy Girl (Lucrecia Martel), Howl's Moving Castle (Hayao Miyazaki), Kings and Queen (Arnaud Desplechin), Kinsey (Bill Condon), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Wes Anderson), The Power of Nightmares (Adam Curtis), The Taste of Tea (Katsuhito Ishii), 2046 (Wong Kar Wai).

Least Favorite: Meet the Fockers (Jay Roach).

Have Yet to See: Control Room (Jehane Noujaim), Millions (Danny Boyle), Palindromes (Todd Solondz).