TOP TEN OF THE YEAR Toward the year's end, buzz was swirling around for an unusually large crop of films. Many of them turned out to be big disappointments. See which ones deserved all their acclaim. HONORABLE MENTIONS Making the top ten is no joke. Films I love get pushed off the list every year. Here are the movies that just missed the cut and that I'd just feel too guilty to ignore completely. GREAT PERFORMANCES Sure, I appreciate the traditional award-worthy cry-my-face-off scenes, the performances that make dramas, well, dramatic. But this year it was actors in comedic roles that ruled. OSCAR GUIDE As arbitrary as the Oscars prove they are every year, I can't help keeping track of the race. Check out my take on the list of nominees and view my predictions of the winners. PREVIOUS LISTS Did you love Cider House Rules? Do you have cravings for Chocolat? Sorry, but you won't find them on my year-end film lists.