You are not wrong. But BEFORE SUNSET placed high on our '00s list.

You are not wrong. But BEFORE SUNSET placed high on our '00s list.

THE CELEBRATION and BREAKING THE WAVES were both big vote-getters for the main list, but didn't quite make the cut. (The former was closer, but I'm more surprised by the latter's exclusion.) Love them both, but 50 is a small number.

THE CELEBRATION and BREAKING THE WAVES were both big vote-getters for the main list, but didn't quite make the cut. (The former was closer, but I'm more surprised by the latter's exclusion.) Love them both, but 50 is a small number.

I would have given A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY a mention, but I saw it about 10 years ago and my memories of it, while exceptionally fond, are too vague for me to write about it. I hope it finds its way to DVD/BD one day.

I would have given A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY a mention, but I saw it about 10 years ago and my memories of it, while exceptionally fond, are too vague for me to write about it. I hope it finds its way to DVD/BD one day.

LA PROMESSE was a much bigger vote-getter on the main list FWIW.

LA PROMESSE was a much bigger vote-getter on the main list FWIW.

It was right on the cusp.

It was right on the cusp.

Thank you. Though there are many I regret not mentioning.

Thank you. Though there are many I regret not mentioning.

This exchange is the reason why there are not Coens in the Top 10. Between the four that made the big list, no one can agree on which is the best.

This exchange is the reason why there are not Coens in the Top 10. Between the four that made the big list, no one can agree on which is the best.

I think Kitano's recent decline hurt him a bit. There was also some minor division. FIREWORKS collected the most votes, but some (like me!) are more into SONATINE.

I think Kitano's recent decline hurt him a bit. There was also some minor division. FIREWORKS collected the most votes, but some (like me!) are more into SONATINE.

Mike and I had TRUST on our first ballots, but it didn't get the third needed to make the second. This is on your head, Tasha!

Mike and I had TRUST on our first ballots, but it didn't get the third needed to make the second. This is on your head, Tasha!

Beau Travail and Audition were both considered (and made) the Best Of The '00s list, so I disqualified them here.

Beau Travail and Audition were both considered (and made) the Best Of The '00s list, so I disqualified them here.