- Cloverfield-T.J. Miller, Jessica Lucas, D: Matt Reeves, ***
- Rambo-Sylvester Stallone, Ken Howard, D: Sylvester Stallone, ***
- In Bruges-Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, D: Martin McDonagh, ***
- George A. Romero’s Diary of the Dead-Joshua Close, Michelle Morgan, **1/2
- 10,000 B.C.-Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis, D: Roland Emerich, ½*
- U2 3D-Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, ****
- Be Kind Rewind-Jack Black, Mos Def, D: Michel Gondry, **1/2
- Vantage Point-Dennis Quaid, William Hurt, **
- 21-Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, *1/2
- The Bank Job-Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, D: Roger Donaldson, **1/2
- Shine a Light-Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese, D: Martin Scorsese, ***1/2
- Meet Bill-Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba, ***
- The Ruins-Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore, D: Carter Smith, ***
- Iron Man-Robert Downey Jr. Jeff Bridges, D: Jon Favreau, **1/2
- Redbelt-Chiwetel Ejiofor, Emily Mortimer, D: David Mamet, ****
- Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull-Harrison Ford, ***
- Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, John Cho, Kal Penn, **1/2
- The Strangers-Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, D: Bryan Bertino, ***
- The Incredible Hulk-Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, D: Louis Letterier, **
- The Happening-Mark Wahlberg, John Leguizamo, D: M. Night Shyamalan, *
- Get Smart-Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, D: Peter Segal, **1/2
- Recount-Kevin Spacey, Laura Dern, D: Jay Roach, ****
- Wall E- D: Andrew Stanton, ***1/2
- Wanted-Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, D: Timur Bekmambetov, ***
- The Dark Knight-Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, D: Christopher Nolan, ****
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army-Ron Perlman, John Hurt, **
- The X-Files: I Want to Believe-David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, **1/2
- Pineapple Express-Seth Rogen, James Franco, D: David Gordon Green, ***1/2
- Burn After Reading-George Clooney, Brad Pitt, D: Joel and Ethan Coen, ***1/2
- Righteous Kill-Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, D: Jon Avnet, **1/2
- Choke-Sam Rockwell, Bijou Phillips, D: Clark Gregg, *
- Appaloosa-Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, D: Ed Harris, **1/2
- Body of Lies-Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, D: Ridley Scott, ***
- W.-Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, D: Oliver Stone, ***
- Zack and Miri Make a Porno-Seth Rogan, Elizabeth Banks, D: Kevin Smith, ***
- Changeling-Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, D: Clint Eastwood, ***
- Quantum of Solace-Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, D: Marc Forster, **1/2
- Australia-Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, D: Baz Luhrmann, ***
- Slumdog Millionaire-D: Danny Boyle, ***1/2
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button-Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, **
- Valkyrie-Tom Cruise, Terence Stamp, D: Bryan Singer, **
- The Wrestler-Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, D: Darren Aronofsky, ****
- Milk-Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, D: Gus Van Sant, ***1/2
- Doubt-Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, D: John Patrick Shanley, ***1/2
- Gran Torino-Clint Eastwood, D: Clint Eastwood, ***1/2
- Defiance-Daniel Craig, D: Edward Zwick, ***
- Frost/Nixon-Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, D: Ron Howard, **
- Revolutionary Road-Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, D: Sam Mendes, ***
- The Reader-Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, D: Stephen Daldry, **
- Let The Right One In-Lina Leanderson, D: Tomas Alfredson, ***1/2
Top 10 of 2008:
- The Dark Knight
- The Wrestler
- Recount
- Milk
- U2 3D
- Redbelt
- Gran Torino
- Doubt
- Burn After Reading
- Let The Right One In
- Rambo
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Wall E
- In Bruges
- Defiance
Worst of 2008:
1. The Happening
2. 10,000 B.C.
3. Choke
4. 21
5. The Incredible Hulk