The 11 Best Films of the Year in Film 2009

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OK, kids; now, when the 82nd Annual Academy Awards' ceremony with its goofy list of 10 Best Picture nominees is nearly upon us and after I've finished announcing the winners of my SpyGlasses Full, is it time for me to reveal my list of the 11 Best Films (see last year's list here) of this year in film 2009 (in order alphabetical; with grades):

• 歩いても 歩いても (Still Walking), A
• Avatar, A-
  
• An Education, B+
  
• The Hurt Locker, A-
  
• Inglourious Basterds, A-
  
• L'Heure d'Été (Summer Hours), B+
  
• The Messenger, A-
• The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, B+
  
• Un Prophète (A Prophet), B+
  
• A Single Man, A-
  
• Up in the Air, A-/B+
  

Congratulations to all the winners and here's to the year in film 2010!