Overall, I found 2010 to be a pretty disappointing year at the movies.  I skipped many of the summer blockbusters, and those I did see, like Iron Man 2, were underwhelming.  I also skipped several of the major critical darlings for various reasons.  I wasn’t particularly interested in The Social Network; it just wasn’t a story that appealed to me.  I passed on Black Swan basically on principle, since I hated Darren Aronofsky’s last movie, The Wrestler, so much.  So in lieu of a “Top 10 movies of 2010” list, I’ve decided to do something slightly different.  I’ve compiled a list of my 12 favorite things from the movies this year.  They’re mostly what I would call “Movie Moments”, either particular scenes or sequences that stood out to me, and that I really enjoyed.  Sometimes it’s nothing more than a few seconds of film, sometimes it’s an entire scene or sequence of scenes, and in one case it’s an entire film.  Some movies have multiple spots on the list.  So here’s what I liked the most at the movies last year: Continue reading →