2009 in Film

[deirdre]

Note: these are ONLY 2009 releases, not films newly seen in 2009 that were released in previous years. This will be updated throughout the year.

Key: Bold = recommended. Italic = seen more than once. Alphabetic by group, links are to my movie review)

SF/F films released in 2009 that I've seen.

Avatar (worth seeing in true Imax in 3D)
Fanboys
Moon (my favorite sf/f release of the year so far)
New Moon
Push
Star Trek
Up
17 Again (There's a fannish subplot, but also the premise is at least arguably sf/f. Cute movie.)
Angels & Demons
The Box
Coraline
District 9
Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince
The Box
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Inkheart
Terminator Salvation
Watchmen (least favorite film of the year)
Gamer (not a good film, but some competent performances)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Knowing
Monsters vs. Aliens (second least favorite film of the year)
Night at the Museum: Battle for the Smithsonian
S. Darko

Other Long-form candidates that weren't film:
Torchwood: Children of Earth
Alice (Syfy movie)

Non-genre releases seen:

Duplicity (my favorite wide release film of the year so far)
Easy Virtue (tied for my favorite indie release of the year so far)
Food, Inc.
The Hangover
The Hurt Locker
Little Ashes (tied for my favorite indie release of the year so far)
The Proposal
The Ugly Truth
Adventureland
Capitalism: A Love Story
Fantastic Mr. Fox
It's Complicated
Julie & Julia
In the Loop
Men Who Stare At Goats
Pirate Radio
A Serious Man
Sherlock Holmes
State of Play
The Girlfriend Experience (Roger Ebert's Review, which says everything I'd wanted to say)
Up in the Air
Whip It
All About Steve
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
He's Just Not That Into You
I Love You, Man
New in Town
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Spread
Sunshine Cleaning
Taken
The Brothers Bloom
The International

Film Festival Films seen:

The Last Lullaby (my favorite film festival film)
Capers
Euforia
How to Be
The Caller