Best Movies Watched in 2003

I watched 56 movies in 2003, twelve of which I watched in the theater. The rest I watched on DVD or on cable television. Here were some highlights:

• Best DVD Commentary: Spy Kids 2. This commentary was not just the nuts-and-bolts of how the movie was made, but an inspiring call to creativity.
  
  
• Favorite Scenes: Mark Borchardt showing an actress how to read his script in American Movie.
  
  
• Favorite Male Acting: Tom Wilkinson (In the Bedroom)
  
  
• Favorite Female Acting: Toni Collette (Clockwatchers)
  
  
• Favorite "Characters": Vince (played by Ethan Hawke) in Tape. Nick Reve (played by Steve Buscemi) in Living in Oblivion.
  
  
• Best Music: Kissing Jessica Stein
  
  
• Best Special Effects: Black Hawk Down
  
  
• Finally Glad I Watched: The Royal Tenenbaums, The Fast and the Furious.
  
  
• Not So Hot: Confidence. The Big Picture.