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From the book by Roberto Saviano we’re taken to the land that exported the Mafia for a look at the engrained and tawdry organized crime that remains the de facto rule of law.
9. Fifty Dead Men Walking.
Canadian writer/director Kari Stagland’s gripping biopic about an IRA spy named Martin McGartland.
8. My Sister’s Keeper.
Surprise after surprise from the fine acting to the unique and engaging disease-of-the-week story right down to the ending twist.
7. Julie and Julia.
Meryl Streep becomes Julia Child.
6. Michael Jackson's This Is It.
An awesome tribute to the talent of a much maligned man who none to less was faultless as a performer.
5. The Hangover.
A botched (or is that debauched) Vegas Bachelor partly with hangover laughs.
4. The Blind Side
An emotional blind siding with a performance by Sandra Bullock that you also don’t see coming.
3. Soul Power.
A big thank you to the makers of the1996 documentary When We Were Kings for having faith in important footage of some of the greatest R&B performers captured in their prime on film that, almost criminally, was shelved for decades.
2. District 9
A sci fi morality play that is a special effects triumph for recent Vancouver Film school grad Neill Blomkamp of
1. Invictus
Inspirational speeches and a bone crunching contact sport with no pads fill out a chapter in the life of Nelson Mandela as he desperately tries to unite a fractured nation.