Posted by Scott Von Doviak
Compiling the weekly highlight reels here at the Screengrab is not such an arduous task, but putting together a year's worth of the finest in film bloggery was a considerably more formidable undertaking. Using a complicated points system akin to the BCS in college football, I have surveyed my fellow Screengrabbers, weighted the page views and reader comments, and come up with the following dirty dozen: the best of the year in Screengrab.
Top Ten Reasons The Dark Knight Isn't As Good As You Think It Is
Love it or hate, it's hard to deny The Dark Knight was the pop culture event of the year. Our man Osborne has some qualms.
Why So Serious? The Dark Knight in the Political World
Of course, as with any pop culture phenomenon in an election year, The Dark Knight was used to score political points, few of which made any sense to me.
Forgotten Films: The Oscar
Phil neatly dissects one of the all-time great so-bad-it’s-good movies, and apparently gets legendary author (and The Oscar screenwriter) Harlan Ellison to comment. (L.P.)
The Screengrab Presents: The Five Kinds of Twist Endings
Gwynne knows that, just as there are only seven kinds of stories, there are only five ways to make the endings of those stories totally blow your mind. (L.P.)
Classless Man in Voiceless Brawl
Leonard brings us the heartwarming tale of film critics engaging in a stimulating exchange of ideas.
When Good Directors Go Bad: The Dark Wind (1991, Errol Morris)
Paul focuses on the single fiction film made by one of the cinema’s all-time greatest documentarians – a movie so bad I wasn’t even aware that it existed. (L.P.)
The View through the View-Master: The Iron Giant
Hayden - or as we call him around Screengrab headquarters, "the breeder" - looks at the Brad Bird classic through the eyes of both child and Childs.
CGI Must Die: 5 Reasons Why
Andrew asks the musical question, "Why so much digital crap, Hollywood?"
Take Five: Crime and Pyunishment
Leonard evaluates the oeuvre of one of our most underrated schlockmeisters, Albert Pyun.
Five Reasons We Want Mad Max Back
Enough with Indy, Rocky and Rambo. It's time for our favorite road warrior to make a comeback.
Tom Cruise, at Midlife, with a Freaking Eyepatch
Phil prefers the later, loonier Cruise. Find out why.
Unwatchable: It's Pat
I had to include an Unwatchable on this list, and this one seemed to be a favorite.
(Special thanks to Leonard Pierce for an assist on the comments and to Phil Nugent for diligent research.)
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