Three Bong Hits

I have a new favorite director and his name is Bong Joon-Ho. Over the last 2 months I’ve had the great pleasure of watching 3 of his movies (which he also co-wrote) and I feel compelled to tell you about this great and talented filmmaker. It’s not uncommon to happen across a new director and be impressed by their debut, but I do find it rare to stumble upon someone with a body of work, not just a single film, that ranks so highly after only a decade of making movies. I haven’t managed to get a hold of Bong’s first feature, Barking Dogs Never Bite, or see his segment in the anthology film Tokyo!, but I was completely taken aback by Memories of Murder, The Host, and Mother.

Bryan’s Top 10 of 2010

Once again my list is a little later than most, but I had some catching up to do. I tried my hardest to watch the most well received (and some not so much) films of the year. If you think something is missing or doesn’t belong, please feel free to start a discussion (argument) in the comments. As always, I don’t include documentaries, and I try to stick with films theatrically released in the U.S. last year.