![]() The other has been the independently financed productions of Hollywood directors (including those listed above). There’s no aesthetic value built into a film’s provenance or budget, but as Hollywood increased its dependence on overmanaged franchise films, independent filmmaking on low and ultra-low budgets became one of the two main engines of artistic advancement in the world of movies during the past decade. I do like them, but no more than other kinds of movies per se. There are a lot of independent films on the list. My list reflects the unfortunate accident of a calendar year with no release by many of the best American directors working in or out of the Hollywood system, such as Martin Scorsese, Sofia Coppola, Wes Anderson, Miranda July, Terrence Malick, James Gray, David Fincher, Steven Soderbergh, and Paul Thomas Anderson. ![]() Partly, the problem is merely one of scheduling: most of Hollywood’s inspired directors, the ones whose images have a natural musical sublimity and complexity, weren’t on call this year. The anticipated Oscarizables have mainly ranged from the blandly enjoyable to the droningly disastrous. This has been one of Hollywood’s worst years in my memory, but it has been a terrific year for movies over all.
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