The GoodTimesKid
A Disc of the Week last year, and a movie with echoes of Chaplin and Tati.

Julia
The most wow-worthy female performance of the year can be found here turned in by the not-even-in-the-Best-Actress-race Tilda Swinton.

Medicine for Melancholy
One of the most definitive movies about race intra- and inter- relations, this is one of my favorite releases of the last year and one of my favorite SXSW movies.

The Exiles
A fascinating artifact of handmade filmmaking, worth seeking out.

The Great Buck Howard
A lovely movie and performance from Malkovich.

Jack Brown Genius
Before Peter Jackson was the Peter Jackson...

Synecdoche, New York
I don't care how famous anyone in it is and I don't care who paid for the movie. Kaufmann's meta-meta-meta movie is woefully underseen.

The Wackness
Another early 2009 disc release from Sony that, like Synecdoche, was barely a blip on the radar of many and deserves rental or purchase.

Moving Midway

Special
Michael Rappaport's virtuoso, finest performance.

Shades of Ray
You know Zachary Levi from Chuck.

Splinter
I'm bored by most modern horror, but not this.

Thousand Years & Princess of Nebraska
Wayne Wang. Microbudget. Sharp as a tack.

Gigantic

Adam Resurrected

42nd Street Forever: Drafthouse
Alamo Drafthouse trailer rarities, get it while these last.

Goodbye Solo

The Limits of Control
Jim Jarmusch! Isaach de Bankole!

Discs of the Year is a look back at the year in disc releases and trends, from the best to the worst.