Twenty-Five Essential Films of the 2000s

It’s that time of the year. Or rather that time of the decade. It’s time for “best of” lists — good ones, often banal ones, and sometimes bad ones. Here’s one good list that might serve you well next year. Twenty-Five Essential Films of the 2000s features some films that you’ve undoubtedly seen (The Lord of the Rings, Munich, There Will Be Blood) , but probably a good number that you haven’t (Three Times, Fat Girl, The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi). If you’re looking to replenish your Netflix queue in 2010, it’s not a bad place to begin …