Director Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu makes the year's most exciting debut in a movie that intricately intertwines three stories about the lives of the people — and their distinctly anti-Disney dogs — involved in a car crash. Bleakly funny, his film is a deeply unsettling portrait of dangerous, beautiful Mexico City and of the human nature that shares its traits.
Animated actors dominated the box office, Barry Bonds hit 73 and 'It' turned out to be a scooter. TIME picks the bests and the worsts of this year...