Bong Joon-Ho’s “The Host” is one of the year’s best movies — not just the Godzilla movie we’ve been waiting for all our lives, but a slashing social comedy and a gripping family drama besides.

Of course, it won’t make it onto my ten-best list, since that list is composed exclusively of films that managed to open theatrically in the calendar year. There was some buzz about a late-fall release when Magnolia picked up the North American rights … but now they’re just sitting on it, as far as I know.

So what am I to do about this, which is on sale just a couple of blocks from my house?

Sometimes, life is hard.