2011: Review in Movies

I know it is kinda late for “best of” lists for 2011, but my family is known for procrastination – so why change now. As I did last year, I wanted to make mention the the memorable movies, documentaries and TV series that I watched last year. The great ones. The ones that stuck with me  or made me want to watch them again. The ones I would recommend to other people.

Also note that most of these did not come out in 2011. I watch most of my movies through Netflix or rentals or the public library.

Here we go… (in no particular order)

Away We Go
The Social Network
Inception
Searching For Bobby Fischer
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Swedish version)
The Kids Are Alright
Casino
Super 8
The King’s Speech
Black Swan
Rushmore
Despicable Me
The Lovely Bones
Red
The Girl Who Played With Fire
Get Low
Coraline
Valkyrie
A Single Man
The Adjustment Bureau
X-Men: The First Class
Everything Must Go
Tangled
Hanna

Documentaries:
Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop
Still Bill
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Food, Inc.
The King of Kong
Freakonomics

TV Shows: Parks and Recreation (how was I not aware of this?), Numb3rs (entire series), Sports Night (entire series), Warehouse 13

This is what I wrote last year, and I still feel it to be true: Some people would say that watching that many movies is a waste of time. But as a writer, enveloping yourself in stories is vital to learning and being inspired. And once in a while you find yourself moved, or even changed, by the story created by someone else.