Our editorial staff cast their votes for the best 100 movies of the decade.
Join us at looking back at some classics and obscure gems.
Can you believe it?
Yet it would be too precious to pretend things havent changed in the interim between now and December 2009.
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These are tumultuous times for movie lovers, and a moment of great transition.
However, what often gets lost in the shuffle is its still a great time for films.
Hence we atDen of Geekhave pooled our resources to celebrate just a few of them.
That has clearly led to some populist picks, but also some more obscure and intriguing ones.
So raise a glass and join us at saluting the 2010s at the movies.
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Dallas Buyers Clubis crime movie with a deep conscience.
Tony Sokol
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Don Kaye
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David Crow
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Without an actual home or plan, her chaotic choices are frequently frustrating but always illuminating.
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Chris Longo
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But the matter of fact horror with which Steve McQueen depicts it in this vivid nightmare is freshly agonizing.
If you want to look away, dont.
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Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence) is also at home after losing her husband to tragedy.
This is the fairy dust that cinema was born for.
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Bridesmaids (2011)
Its no mistake thatBridesmaidsis set post-recession.
Yes, this includes even (and especially) the poop scene.
Natalie Zutter
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Honestly, Goslings timing and physicality for gags wouldve fit right alongside Lou Costello or the Marx Brothers.
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Its one of the best and, in my opinion, somewhat overlooked documentaries of the decade.
DK
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Nick Harley
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BlacKkKlansman (2018)
There is a scene inBlacKkKlansmanthat is devastating.
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Theres even a stagecoach opening sequence here that sees a vague outlaw picked up at a crossroads.
Samuel L. Jackson breaks the cabin fever mood with dingus talk and almost nobody gets out alive.
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It was more than up to the challengeboth commercially and narratively.
Kayti Burt
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Joker (2019)
Love it or hate it, the impact ofTodd PhillipsJokeris undeniable.
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Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)
Is it real or just a massive, elaborate prank?
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Its also considered to be an early pioneer of whats now called elevated horror in this decade.
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Like most detective noirs, no one in the movie is really who they seem.
Which would be worse?
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Shannon andJessica Chastainare excellent and keep the story grounded, even as Nichols adds layers of unease and dread.
The frighteningly ambiguous ending wont soon leave your mind either.
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But the deeper she gets into this grim lifestyle, the more we realize there is no escape.
Theres a reason this movie earned Lawrence an Oscar nomination at age 19.
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Anyone mesmerized by the physicality of Phoenixs Joker will be floored by his haunting performance here.
NH
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A large portion of the movie looks improvised and realistic, larger portions are nakedly raw.
TS
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Based on Gillian Flynns dark novel, this psychological thriller is bolstered by excellent performances.
Rosamund Pike is especially sensational as the cool girl with icy cold motivations.
Yet in its own weird way, its one of Finchers funniest films.
DK
63.
The Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Whether you call it itEdge of TomorroworLive.
TheGroundhog Dayformat rarely fails andEdge of Tomorrowproves that it can turn a good action movie into a great one.
Alec Bojalad
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Skyfall (2012)
The same year Queen Elizabeth had her diamond jubilee, 007 celebrated his golden one.
If he can stay this stylish, Bond may still be ordering martinis in another 50 years.
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Martin Scorseses premiere 3D movie has no bad language, a clear moral center, and never preaches.
you could feel how much fun Scorsese has with the new technological toy.
He puts it together like the inner workings of a clock.
TS
59.
The Lobster (2016)
Greek writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos came up with an inventive dramedy withThe Lobster.
How and why this reality exists is left to the imagination.
This is a film refuses to fit comfortably in one box.
Its part dystopian thriller and part unconventional love story.
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Nina, you really were perfect.
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No one is safe from its influence in writer-directorDan Gilroys atmospheric neo-noirincluding us.
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But that was before directorRyan Coogler(Fruitvale Station) and starMichael B. Jordancreated this explosive, inspiring drama.
DK
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La La Land (2016)
Nostalgia and romanceromance of the past, that issimmers within allDamien Chazellefilms.
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It is the bible for statistics geeks.
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Gravity (2013)
Alfonso Cuaronhas proven to be one of the most versatile directors of his generation.
Jemaine Clement andTaika Waititis 2014 mockumentary horror comedy follows four ancient vampires who have been roommates since forever.
Sometimes they are modern acronyms, accidentally betraying the old ways.
I mean, what vampire goes to an Unholy Masquerade as a nun?
Its enough to put you off your virgin blood.
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The surviving humans live aboard a train that circumnavigates the globe.
KB
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Its up to two Texas Rangers (Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham) to track and stop them.
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Its a shameChapter Twowas such a letdown.
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WhileBlade Runner 2049fits that description, there is little else formulaic or safe about this brooding, lyrical film.
Where Ridley Scott gave us rain and blues, Denis Villeneuve offers snow and endless grays.
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The Irishman (2019)
Chairman of the Board Frank Sinatras signature song My Way admits, Regrets?
Ive had a few.
Martin Scorsese goes on to mention them in his bittersweet farewell to organized crime films,The Irishman.
The director marked the end of an era with this hitmans tale.
The film closes on the whimper of a scream.
Dinosaurs become extinct, and their daughters never forgive them for it.
Maybe too honest in De Niros case.
He brings more of himself into the part than the man hes playing for the most touching goodbye.
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Simmonsas his sadistic teacher,Whiplashis unrelenting, often brutal, and completely exhilarating.
DK
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That is until the looper himself is designated for execution.
Where the story goes from there is surprising, elegant, and moving.
DK
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Joss Whedons hilariousThe Cabin in the Woods, however, is among the best.
LikeScreambefore it,Cabin in the Woodscelebrates the conventions of horror while offering up an examination of them.
The film follows five teens as they decide to vacation in (where else?)
a cabin in the woods.
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It takes the iconography of its well-worn genre and deconstructs it like the best latter day Hollywood Westerns.
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As with most Pixar films,Toy Story 3is a warm and creative endeavor.
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Theres never been a crime drama quite like this bizarre, yet alluring, heart attack of a movie.
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This is a charmingly nostalgic film about how beautiful things are ruined by our own ugliness.
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Birdman (2014)
There has never been a more orgasmic paean to the vanity of artists thanBirdman.
Not thatBirdmanfeels at all stage bound; it soars,drunk on its own giddy ego.
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Also McDonaghsdialogue is always four-letter poetry.
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You dont just watch Elio experience the wonder and pangs of first love; you feel it with him.
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Its hard to imagine there will ever be another movie quite like this.
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InThor: Ragnaok, Waititi pushes the tone as far from the company line as theyd allow him.
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Robert Redford is also on hand to add some much needed gravitas to the whole thing.
The action is visceral and gritty, but its the character moments that make this shine.
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A spectacularAmy Adamsstars as a linguist recruited to help communicate with an alien race that has landed on Earth.
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Of course such flights of fancy are, as the title suggests,a fairy tale.
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Nostalgia is a dream, a fantasy with a billion-dollar price tag.
Luke Skywalker isnt coming to save you with his laser sword.
Johnson doesnt need the Emperor-lite in Snoke or comfortingly familiar story beats either.
John Saavedra
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Its also a blissful blend of David Fincher direction and Aaron Sorkin dialogue.
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She watches her childrens descent into a tragedy that may be the result of a supernatural legacy.
Worse still, is she unconsciously complicit in it?
Taut, terrifying, and wildly unpredictable,Hereditaryis a horror classic.
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
An animatedSpider-Manmovie?
One that focuses not on Peter Parker but the origin story of Miles Morales?
That could never work.
Except, of course, that it did.
It would be great if more superhero movies took these kinds of risks.
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As their relationship deepens, Theodore falls in love with Samanthabut the AI has other plans.
Achingly poignant and relevant,Herfeatures tremendous performances from Phoenix, Johansson, Amy Adams, and Rooney Mara.
Its a strangely overlooked yet superb piece of sci-fi cinema.
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Get Out (2017)
Theres not so much as a wasted second inGet Outs 104-minute runtime.
But through it all, theres always that balance of tension and release.
Its exactly what the best genre work is supposed to do.
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Every collision captured by Miller and his daring stunt team truly is like poetry in motion.
It is certainly the action spectacle of its year, and very possibly the decade.
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All of which is portrayed with a fantastic ensemble led by frequent Bong stalwart Song Kang-ho.
But as the Kims realize, she is nice because she literally can afford to be.
Its a haunting vision that encapsulates the early 21st century in South Korea and almost everywhere else.
