My Definitive Cut, 2010

My Definitive Cut is an annual list recognizing the Top 10 Films and 5 Best Directors of each cinematic year. This year (01-Jan-2010 to 06-Mar-2011) I have reviewed 61 theatrically-released films and have narrowed them down to 14 nominees.

The following are the selected nominees to compete for the Top 10 Films of 2010 (in alphanumeric order):

ABOUT HER BROTHER (Yoji Yamada)

BLACK SWAN (Darren Aronofsky)

FIGHTER, THE (David O. Russell)

GHOST WRITER, THE (Roman Polanski)

GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, THE (Niels Arden Oplev)

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders)

INCEPTION (Christopher Nolan)

KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, THE (Lisa Cholodenko)

KING'S SPEECH, THE (Tom Hooper)

SHUTTER ISLAND (Martin Scorsese)

SOCIAL NETWORK, THE (David Fincher)

TOY STORY 3 (Lee Unkrich)

TRUE GRIT (Joel & Ethan Coen)

WHITE RIBBON, THE (Michael Haneke)

My TOP 10 Films of 2010

1. INCEPTION

2. SHUTTER ISLAND

3. BLACK SWAN

4. TOY STORY 3

5. THE WHITE RIBBON

6. THE KING'S SPEECH

7. ABOUT HER BROTHER

8. THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT

9. THE GHOST WRITER

10. THE SOCIAL NETWORK

Honorable Mention

11. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

12. TRUE GRIT

My Director's Cut, 2010

1. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN (Inception)

2. DARREN ARONOFSKY (Black Swan)

3. MARTIN SCORSESE (Shutter Island)

4. ROMAN POLANSKI (The Ghost Writer)

5. MICHAEL HANEKE (The White Ribbon)

Honorable Mention

6. DAVID FINCHER (The Social Network)