As I said back in November, I've been compiling a list of my choices as the ten best films of the last decade. I've barely scratched the surface of my to-see list, but with 2009 in the books, I thought I'd go ahead and rank what I've seen so far. I may go back and revise this list in a few months, or I may just let it stand as the official record based on what I'd seen and liked by the end of the decade. Since the latter is what I did for the 1990s, I'm inclined to do the same again, letting the inevitable disagreements with myself be part of the fun.

So here goes...

1. There Will Be Blood (2007, Paul Thomas Anderson)

2. The Lives of Others (2006, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck)

3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, Michel Gondry)

4. Let the Right One In (2008, Tomas Alfredson)

5. Inglourious Basterds (2009, Quentin Tarantino)

6. Mulholland Drive (2001, David Lynch)

7. Gosford Park (2001, Robert Altman)

8. Shattered Glass (2003, Billy Ray)

9. Almost Famous (2000, Cameron Crowe)

10. Before Sunset (2004, Richard Linklater)