By Kim Voynar Voynar@moviecitynews.com
A list of the top picks from Sundance 2009
Edited by Kim Voynar
TITLES |
A V G |
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Moon |
8 (James Rocchi) |
– | – | 8 | 10 | 10 | – |
8 (Scott Weinberg) |
5 | 44 | 8.8 |
Humpday | 9 | 9 | 7.5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | – | — | 6 | 52.5 | 8.75 |
In the Loop | 9 | – | 8.5 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 17.5 | 8.75 |
The Girlfriend Experiece | 9 | 9 | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | 3 | 26 | 8.67 |
Black Dyanmite | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | 8 | – | 2 | 17 | 8.5 |
Big Fan | 9 | 8 | – | – | 8 | 8 | – | – | 4 | 33 | 8.25 |
Rough Aunties | – | – | 8.5 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 16.5 | 8.25 |
You Won’t Miss Me | – | 7 | – | – | 9.5 | – | – | – | 2 | 16.5 | 8.25 |
Push: Based on a Novel by Sapphire | – | 9 | 7 | 8 | – | 8 | – | – | 4 | 32 | 8 |
Reporter | – | 9 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 16 | 8 |
World’s Greatest Dad | – | 8 | 8 | – | 8 | – | – | – | 3 | 24 | 8 |
An Education | – | – | 7.5 | 9 | 7 | – | – | – | 3 | 23.5 | 7.83 |
Cold Souls | 7 | 8 | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | 3 | 23 | 7.67 |
It Might Get Loud | – | 8 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | 2 | 15 | 7.5 |
The September Issue |
9 (James Rocchi) |
7 | – | – | 8 | 6 | – | – | 4 | 30 | 7.5 |
Amreeka | — | 7 | – | — | – | — | 7 | – | 2 | 14 | 7 |
We Live in Public | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | 2 | 14 | 7 |
Adventureland | 6 | 9 | 7.5 | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | 5 | 34.5 | 6.9 |
Good Hair | – | 7 | 7.5 | – | 6 | – | – | – | 3 | 20.5 | 6.83 |
Tyson | – | – | 8.5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | 2 | 13.5 | 6.75 |
Adam | – | – | 7 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 13 | 6.5 |
Big River Man | – | – | – | 5 | – | 7 | – | – | 2 | 12 | 6 |
The Vicious Kind | – | – | – | 7 | – | 5 | – | – | 2 | 12 | 6 |
Paper Heart | – | – | 7.5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | – | – | 4 | 23.5 | 5.87 |
Mary & Max | 3 (James Rocchi) |
6 | 7 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 7 (Scott Weinberg) |
6 | 35 | 5.83 |
The Greatest | 6 | 4 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 17 | 5.67 |
Boy Interrupted | – | 8 | – | – | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 |
Peter and Vandy | – | – | – | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | 11 | 5.5 |
Art & Copy |
2 (James Rocchi) |
4 | 8 | – | – | 6 | – | – | 4 | 20 | 5 |
Spring Breakdown | – | – | – | – | 7 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 10 | 5 |
When You’re Strange | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men |
6 (James Rocchi) |
5 | – | – | 2 | – | – |
5 (Scott Weinberg) |
4 | 18 | 4.5 |
The Killing Room |
3 (James Rocchi) |
– | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | 3.5 |
Motherhood | – | – | 3 | 4 | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | 9 | 3 |
Single Vote Films | |||||||||||
211:Anna | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | |
500 Days of Summer | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | |
Before Tomorrow | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | 1 | 8 | |
Bronson | 8 | – | – | 1 | 8 | ||||||
Brooklyn’s Finest |
8 (James Rocchi) |
– | – | – | – | – | — | — | 1 | 8 | |
The Carter | – | – | 8.5 | – | – | – | — | — | 1 | 8.5 | |
The Cove | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | 1 | 10 | |
The Clone Returns Home | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | |
Chidren of Invention | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | 9 | |
Dirt! The Movie | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | 1 | 7 | |
Five Minutes of Heaven | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | 1 | 9 | |
Grace | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | |
I Love You Phillip Morris | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | 1 | 7 | |
Louise-Michel | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | |
The Missing Person | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | |
O’er the Land | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | 9 | |
Old Partner | 8 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
The Only Good Indian | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
Prom Night In Mississipi | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | |
Shrink | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | |
Sin Nombre | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | |
Spread | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | |
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | |
The Winning Season | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | |