Best Films of 2006

First, I must thank San Diego. Besides the fact that this city so graciously provided wireless internet in this beautiful spot of La Jolla Cova above, but more because it means I can publish on the ocean.

Second I must thank Ribka. Besides the fact that she so graciously offered to take me to the airport at an ungodly hour of 4:30a, but more because of her new addiction.

Netflix.

I must admit, it has been more than a bit difficult to satisfy my craving for thought-provoking foreign and domestic films in megaplex-laden Houston (thanks be to God for Angelika and River Oaks). However, Ribka the day previous to my San Diego departure showed me all that Netflix had to offer. Clearly, I'm about to brush up on my Almodóvar and Sopranos.

In any case, given my new subscription to Netflix, and my renewed sense of medical school freedom, I thought it would be fitting to again, publish what I feel are the best movies of 2006 (much in the same style of my films of last year)

1. Little Miss Sunshine:

   "What this film does is capture the essence of flawed, dysfunctional, and ultimately hopeful and resilient American families through... (continue previous review)."

2. Volver:

   "Take a good look. Not simply for more obvious reasons such as deeply, dazzling, dark eyes, but for being witness to one of the best actresses of our times...(continue previous review)"

3. Duck Season
4. Casino Royale
5. Brick
6. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

   "Some would say that the character 'Borat' created by the British Comic of Ali G fame, Sach Baron Cohen, is a startling misogynist, anti-Semite, racist, with the acumen of a dim-witted Abramoff Republican....(continue previous review)."
   

7. Babel
8. The Pursuit of Happyness
9. United 93
10. Inside Man
11. The Departed
12. An Inconvenient Truth
13. Caché
14. The Science of Sleep
15. Water