BEST OF 2002 (RANKED)

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (South Korea, dir. Park Chan-Wook)

2002 is another odd year, to my mind. Whilst the top 10 of my list are all certainly memorable and even arresting films, in retrospect the releases of 2002 all seemed over-shadowed greatly by City of God, which rightly deserves the ample praise heaped upon it. But I would argue that in the intervening 9 years, Sympathy for Mr Vengeance, Punch-Drunk Love and Irreversible have gained the more enduring cult appeal.

Looking back over the most...