2008 sucked compared to 2007, so in order to decide whether 2007 was unusually good or if 2008 just sucked, I decided to go back in time to 2006:

• Little Miss Sunshine
• Children of Men
• Pan's Labyrinth
• Volver
• Stranger Than Fiction
• The Prestige
• The Illusionist
• The Departed
• The Pursuit of Happyness
• Tideland
• Little Children
• The Descent
• Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
• Casino Royale
• The Fountain
• Monster House
• The Science of Sleep
• Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
• Brick
• Dave Chappelle's Block Party

The verdict: 2008 sucked. A lot.

Any film from my top 5 (and most from my top 10) in 2006 or 2007 could be my favorite film of 2008. That's sad.