1) Slumdog Millionaire (omg, love it, fun, epic, sad, amazing and brilliant direction from Boyle -- the best he's done. ever.) 2) Choke (If it weren't for the million sex scenes, this stunner with Angelica Huston would be on everyone's Oscar List, as usual Crewman Guy is being ROBBED) 3) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (my annual xmas day film, yay! v. good, people will be ripping off the visuals in that for years to come, 20st century steampunk meets anne rice's new orleans with ribbons of tim burton whimsy+BP=hotness.) 4) Milk (interesting new way to tell "the assassinated biopic", topical but acute; the film leads the way home) 5) Revolutionary Road (A movie that's not exactly what you think is at the beginning. Pitch perfect directing, Kate and Leo deliver and it feels embarrassing being privy but good that it's happening to them and not you; there's a chance to learn from emotional warfare. Watch For It: the scene where the "loon&q