(01) Slumdog Millionaire

Directed by Danny Boyle
Starring Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and Irrfan Khan
120 mins.
Rated R

That's right, the best film I saw in 2008 was about a kid from the slums of India who goes on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. A year ago if you told me this would've been on my list I would've laughed in your face. But the fact is that Danny Boyle's (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later) newest film is an outright masterpiece. The performances, the beautiful cinematography, incredible locations, and most importantly (something that's seemed to take a backseat in films lately) the uplifting, beautiful story. This is one of those films that makes you feel like a kid again, when you saw Star Wars or Raiders of the Lost Ark and felt like the movies could do anything.