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Roger Ebert Reveals His 20 Best Films of 2008

by Alex Billington
December 7, 2008
Source:rogerebert.com

Fellow critic Roger Ebert has already announced his 20 best films of 2008 well before most of us have even seen all of this year's movies.

Ebert has quickly become my own favorite critic and journalist, largely because he believes in so many of the same things that I believe in (like an animosity towards 3D) and still has such a strong voice in this industry. As for his list this year, he says, "I am violating the age-old custom that film critics announce the year's 10 best films, but after years of such lists, I've had it." So instead of 10, he's bringing us 20 of his favorite films.

Whether you agree or not, Ebert proclaims: "2008 was a great year for movies, even if many of them didn't receive wide distribution." Read on for the full list!

"These 20 stood out for me, and I treasure them all. If it had been 19 or 21, that would have been OK," Eb