Best Films of the decade: 2000!

Everyone has an obsession. Of course, some people like to call there certain obsessions "Hobbies" but I am going to be honest here, I am addicted to film. My obsession started early when i didn't even knew you could be obsessed with something. I would always love to escape to the movies and even at a young age, I didn't mind going to the theatre by my self. However, I did have a partner in crime and his name is John Michael Sullivan (Mike). Mike and I are two completely different people, we share very different view points on religion, politics and giraffes but with the subject matter being film, i couldn't trust anyone more than him. I will never forget his first recommendation he gave me. He called me from his dad's house in Florida during Christmas break in the year 1999, he had just saw American Beauty and could not stop raving about it. I took his advice and went to see the film (of course, i had to sneak in) and as soon as the credits rolled, i realized that I had found my movie soul mate (This is becoming a gay love letter, isn't it?). Anyway, Mike is infamous for making lists, we even created  our own awards ceremony. Every year since the year 2000, we have the Sullivan-Gooley Awards we we can feel better about the Academy Awards fuck ups by honoring the films we feel deserve the awards . 

Anyway, a new list is being made. The best films of this decade. This is a great idea because for me, this is the decade i grew up on movies and while it isn't even close to the best decade of films, it is the decade where i grew up as a movie lover and probably out of any year i will be alive, will be the decade i have seen the most films from. So each week, I will release the top ten films i feel are the best of that year and when i am finished, will release the top twenty of the decade. So, I will stop rambling and here is the list of the best films from the year 2000!

1.     Untitled: Almost Famous (The Director's Cut)

2.     Gladiator

3.     Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

4.     Traffic

5.     Requiem For A Dream

6.     Amores Perros

7.     You Can Count On Me

8.     Cast Away

9.     American Psycho

10. O Brother Where Art Thou

Honorable Mentions: High Fidelity, Meet The Parents, Erin Brockovich, Chicken Run, Emperor's New Groove, Wonder Boys

NEXT WEEK: 2001!!!!! (MEMENTO, MOULIN ROGUE, SHREK, LORD OF THE RINGS)

Go check out Mike's blog where he is doing the same list!