Happy holidays y'all! I'm posting my ten favorite films for 2006, but the list may change a bit in the coming weeks because I still haven't seen Letters from Iwo Jima, Inland Empire, Pan's Labyrinth and a few other critics' darlings.

1. Slither (dir. James Gunn)

2. Volver (Pedro Almodovar)

3. Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (Stanley Nelson)

4. United 93 (Paul Greengrass)

5. The Queen (Stephen Frears)

6. Little Children (Todd Field)

7. Strangers with Candy (Paul Dinello)

8. Old Joy (Kelly Reichardt)

9. Lemming (Dominik Moll)

10. The Fountain (Darren Aronofsky)

HONORABLE MENTION (in no particular order)

The Science of Sleep, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Jackass Number Two (yes I'm serious), Sophie Scholl: The Final Days, Notes on a Scandal, C.R.A.Z.Y., The Dead Girl, Heading South, A Prairie Home Companion, Borat, Infamous, Children of Men