Armond White's Better-Than List (2010)

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I used to run the "Armond White Approved" lists for 2009 and 2010, listing everything he gave a positive review to in that time span, but I found going through the 2010 list to be too much of a slog.

A better way to go about it, I think, is with his annual "Better-Than List" in which the critic generally praises a lesser-known or poorly received film over a popular or acclaimed one. For the sake of gaining a proper perspective on White’s opinions, I’m including both the recommended and rejected films on this list, so do visit the "list source" to know what’s what.

  1. 1.
    Wild Grass
    by Alain Resnais

  2. 2.
    The Social Network (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
    by David Fincher

  3. 3.
    Vincere
    by Marco Bellocchio

  4. 4.
    Carlos the Jackal

  5. 5.
    Mother and Child
    by Rodrigo GarcĂ­a

  6. 6.
    The Kids Are All Right
    by Lisa Cholodenko

  7. 7.
    Life During Wartime (The Criterion Collection)
    by Todd Solondz

  8. 8.
    The King's Speech
    by Tom Hooper

  9. 9.
    Another Year (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
    by Mike Leigh

  10. 10.
    Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
    by Edgar Wright

  11. 11.
    Inception
    by Christopher Nolan

  12. 12.
    The Girl on the Train
    by Andre Techine

  13. 13.
    Winter's Bone
    by Debra Granik

  14. 14.
    Ondine

  15. 15.
    Black Swan
    by Darren Aronofsky

  16. 17.
    Toy Story 3
    by Lee Unkrich

  17. 18.
    ?
    Teza
    by Haile Gerima

  18. 19.
    White Material (The Criterion Collection)
    by Claire Denis

  19. 20.
    Takers

  20. 21.
    The Fighter
    by David O. Russell

  21. 22.
    The Town
    by Ben Affleck

  22. 23.
    Easier with Practice
    by Kyle Patrick Alvarez

  23. 24.
    Easy A
    by Will Gluck

  24. 25.
    Please Give
    by Nicole Holofcener

  25. 26.
    Greenberg
    by Noah Baumbach

  26. 27.
    I Love You Phillip Morris
    by Glenn Ficarra

  27. 28.
    I Am Love
    by Luca Guadagnino

  28. 29.
    Jonah Hex

  29. 30.
    True Grit
    by Joel Coen

  30. 31.
    Inspector Bellamy

  31. 32.
    Blue Valentine
    by Derek Cianfrance

  32. 33.
    City Island
    by Raymond De Felitta

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Created by youdontseeyouwant on Jun 07, 2011.
 

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