2005: the year in movies - Wesley Morris

Audiences may have been thin, but the year's best films reflected the times in daring ways

By Wesley Morris

Globe Staff / December 25, 2005

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Amid talk of a shift in American moviegoing culture (where, oh where, were the audiences?), the movies themselves in 2005 responded, however belatedly, to the political and cultural moment. This year should be remembered, in part, as one in which more filmmakers and studios took risks that won't make anybody in Hollywood richer but that show a rare respect for ... (Full article: 1428 words)