You don't have to look hard for good movies:
1. Brick - the only movie I can recommend to friends. If you haven't seen this, rent this right now.
2. The Decent - I am not a fan of horror movies, but this scared the crap out of me.
3. The Departed
4. Monster House
5. Little Miss Sunshine
6. Harsh Times - I can't help thinking that Christian Bale will be the best actor of our generation
7. Superman Returns
8. Clerks II
9. V for Vendetta
10. Borat
Honorable mentions go to Over the Hedge, Talledega Nights, and The Prestige. There is a lot I haven't seen, and I expect to put Casino Royale, Tenacious D, The Fountain, and Pan's Labyrinth somewhere on this list. And I really can't rate crap because I usually do not make this mistake until I see it on Netflix, but The Da Vinci Code was pretty bad.