The first thing that pops out about Phil's list is the number of quality documentaries on it. Owen Gleiberman predicted last year would go down as a landmark year for docs. With the overwhelming success of such docs as Capturing the Friedmans, Winged Migration, Spellbound, and The Fog of War, it became apparent that a certain section of the moviegoing public wanted a dose of reality to balance the all-for-one fantasies of The Return of the King and Seabiscuit.

If anything, this year has been an even greater year for nonfiction filmmaking. With this being one of the most politically-charged years in modern American history, it seemed as if moviegoers were starving for information. Politics seemed to color everything. Not just in political docs like Bush's Brain, Going Upriver, and Outfoxed, but in seemingly nonpolitical docs like Super Size Me and Metallica: Some Kind of Monster. Could 2004 be the year where everyone gave an opinion? With the number of blogs at an all-time......

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Title: Phil's Reading List Analysis
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