Here, then, is what my list would look like if (god forbid) I were forced to make it today:
01. 25th Hour (Spike Lee, USA)
02. Adaptation. (Spike Jonze, USA)
03. Devils on the Doorstep (Jiang Wen, China)
04. An Amazing Couple (Lucas Belvaux, France/Belgium)
05. Spider-Man (Sam Raimi, USA)
06. Late Marriage (Dover Kosashvili, Israel/France)
07. 8 Women (François Ozon, France)
08. Daughter from Danang (Gail Dolgin & Vicente Franco, USA)
09. What Time Is It There? (Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwan/France)
10. Turning Gate^ (Hong Sang-soo, South Korea)
# of films on the above list that I actually consider "listworthy": 7
(Films marked with an asterisk, if any, have not yet been released commercially in the U.S. but are currently scheduled for release during 2002. Films marked with a caret, if any, currently have no U.S. distributor. Films marked with both an asterisk and a caret, if any, have a U.S. distributor but currently have no set release date and hence may or may not turn up this year, who the hell knows. Lithium is no longer available on credit.)