The new animated Israeli film Waltz With Bashir has drawn critical praise

Published 8:00 am Wednesday, January 28, 2009

The new animated Israeli film Waltz With Bashir has drawn critical praise (see our review here). But not everyone loves the flick, which opens Friday at the Metro. From New York, contributing writer Frank Paiva puts it on his 10 Worst list for 2008, along with some other surprising entries…This is from Frank, his 10 Worst Films of 2008:1. Ballast (opens Feb. 20 at Northwest Film Forum)2. Synecdoche, New York3. Paranoid Park4. Repo! The Genetic Opera5. Funny Games6. Prom Night7. Before I Forget8. Days and Clouds9. Be Kind Rewind10. Waltz With BashirPlease do tell us what your cinematic stinkers were last year. And, because you can’t ever have too many 10 Best lists, Frank offers these favorites (most still in theaters):1. The Wrestler2. Wall-E3. Frozen River4. Wendy and Lucy5. Happy-Go-Lucky6. Let the Right One In7. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button8. Frost/Nixon9. Slumdog Millionaire10. BlindsightRemember, too, that most of these latter films will be vying at the the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 22.