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Part One of my list of favorite movies of 2010 has been posted at Image\u2019s Good Letters blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Part Two will be up on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

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My top 10 includes a few titles you\u2019re probably sick of hearing about, and some titles I haven\u2019t seen on other lists, but what can I say? I stick to recommending what moved and inspired me. Box office stats don\u2019t affect my experience of a film, nor does Oscar buzz.<\/p>\n

I was moved to tears by some big box office hits this year \u2013 movies that come with big corporate logos at the beginning and the end \u2013 and when I mention them, some critics will roll their eyes, horrified that I\u2019d bother recommending such \u201cproducts.\u201d But I was also enthralled by some titles that most people haven\u2019t even heard about, and that always makes a few folks grumble that I\u2019m just trying be impressive. I\u2019m not. I just found these films by the recommendation of friends who have shown tremendous discernment, or by noticing the involvement of artists whose work has inspired me in the past.<\/p>\n

Judgmental folks will cast their judgments, but I have no reason to play games about this. I had a very difficult year\u2026 the most taxing and exhausting of my entire life. I needed great movies, beautiful music, and revelatory literature the way that a man crawling through the desert needs water, or the way a sailboat lost at sea by night needs clear starry skies and wind. God feeds me through great art, and I was ravenous.<\/p>\n

On Monday and Tuesday morning, at ImageJournal.org, you\u2019ll find a two-part article in which I list a few movies that I was supposed<\/em> to like, but didn\u2019t. You\u2019ll also find my words of gratitude about the films that inspired me and sustained me through a year that felt like a steep uphill climb.<\/p>\n

And I don\u2019t want to waste your time with movies you don\u2019t need.<\/p>\n

Also: This is meant to be a conversation. Share your own list on my Facebook page.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"