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The Decade's 25 Most-Essential Foreign Films

Say what you will about the current state of American cinema, but there is one truth film-lovers can hold to be self-evident: Year after year, most many of the best films are imports from countries across the world. These are the kinds of films that typically yield critical kudos but struggle to find footing in the U.S. marketplace. Luckily, anything and everything is available to discover on DVD. This list sifts through the hundreds of worthy titles since 2000 to the bare-bones minimum of 25. Before you cry foul, wolf, or hey where's [insert foreign film title here], this is...  read more

The 17 Best Romantic Comedies This Decade

New York Times critic A.O. Scott said it best: "It might be Kate Hudson, or maybe Mandy Moore, or possibly Rachel Weisz, Lindsay Lohan or a Jennifer (Lopez? Aniston? Garner?) But if it's February, you can be pretty sure that some pretty, plucky actress will be traipsing around some glamorous and photogenic American city (or its Canadian double) in search of the dimple-chinned fellow who embodies her one true love." Sure enough, he's right: Hudson can currently be seen in Bride Wars, and Aniston in He's Just Not That Into You (which opens today). That's not even mentioning Renée Zellweger...  read more