The movie year that 2008.

(Stole that from a local paper.) Anyway...

My ten favorite movies of 2008:
Bolt
Charlie Bartlett
Iron Man
Kung Fu Panda
Milk
Speed Racer
Tropic Thunder
WALL-E
Wanted
Zack and Miri Make a Porno

As I've seen more movies than ever this year (let's just say a little over a movie a week), I've decided to allow five more slots in the 'honorable mention' category:

Ten more great movies of 2008:
Igor
The Incredible Hulk
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Leatherheads
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist
Nothing Like the Holidays
Role Models
Street Kings
The Tale of Despereaux

(That’s right. The Dark Knight didn’t even place. Crucify me!)

My favorite things in movies - 2008:

Aaron Eckhart’s 'working sucks!' monologue in Meet Bill

The action scenes in Transporter 3, especially the bicycle chase

The all-too-rare feeling of expecting nothing from, yet being hugely and pleasantly surprised by, a movie - Bolt

Anton Yelchin in Charlie Bartlett

Carter Burwell’s scores for Burn After Reading and In Bruges

The chase through the baggage carousels in Eagle Eye

The clip of Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death in Religulous

David Newman's score for The Spirit

The direction and production design of The Tale of Despereaux

Everything in Speed Racer, especially Michael Giacchino's bouncy music and the antics of Spritle (Paulie Litt) and Chim-Chim

The fairy-tale opening of The House Bunny

Harris Savides' cinematography (especially the shot reflected in the whistle) and Dustin Lance Black's script for Milk

Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight

Hugh Laurie in Street Kings

The interview with journalism student Jack McGee in The Incredible Hulk

James Marsden in Sex Drive

Jamie Bell in Jumper

Jason Bateman in Hancock

Justin Long in Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Kat Dennings in Charlie Bartlett, The House Bunny and Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist

The lighting of the cigarette in Son of Rambow

The many classic references in Get Smart, especially, "Shtarker, this is KAOS. We do not 'ka-frickin’-boom' here."

Mike Epps and Mo'Nique in Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins

Mos Def figures out Danny Glover's message in Be Kind, Rewind

Neil Patrick Harris as 'Neil Patrick Harris' in Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, especially the line, "I’m gonna rock out with my cock out and you’re gonna jam out with your clam out."

The opening phone call in Yes Man

"Prepare to suck the cock of karma!" - Pineapple Express

The quote of the Ark theme in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Randy Newman’s cameo in Leatherheads; his score’s pretty good, too

The 'sweded' movies of Be Kind, Rewind

The 2-D sequences in Horton Hears a Who! and Kung Fu Panda; not to knock the skilled CG animation, but they were delightfully unexpected

The visual effects of Wanted, especially the keyboard attack and the flying bullets

I'm pretty sure I'm missing a few more things, but here it is. Look for a rambling essay on some of the films I've seen.