Belated Top 10 for 2004

I actually posted this list much earlier in the Cinemarati message boards, and only just now realized I should put it up here, too.

Here goes - the top 10 best movies of 2004:

1. Crimson Gold, Jafar Panahi
2. Springtime in a Small Town, Zhuang-zhuang Tian
3. Before Sunset, Richard Linklater
4. Tomorrow We Move, Chantal Akerman
5. Nobody Knows, Hirokazu Kore-eda
6. Vera Drake, Michael Leigh
7. Los Angeles Plays Itself, Thom Anderson
8. Bright Leaves, Ross McElwee
9. Notre Musique, Jean-Luc Godard
10. McDull: Prince de la Bun, Toe Yuen