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1. Black Hawk Down
2. Gladiator
3. Blade Runner
4. Alien
5. Thelma & Louise
6. The Martian
7. American Gangster
8. Prometheus
9. Robin Hood
10. The Duellists

...plus 13 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Inception
2. The Dark Knight
3. Dunkirk
4. Memento
5. Oppenheimer
6. Batman Begins
7. The Dark Knight Rises
8. Interstellar
9. Tenet
10. Insomnia

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. The Avengers

   Firing on all cylinders - fun from start to finish. Hulk... smash...

2. Iron Man

   The beginning... ground zero... RDJ unleashes charisma bomb and everyone is devastated.

3. Thor: Ragnarok
4. Avengers: Infinity War
5. Thor: The Dark World

   I love Thor and one of the best ending action sequences since Monsters Inc.

6. Doctor Strange

   Might be shiny new toy syndrome but the most inventive MCU fun in a while - trippy.

7. Captain America: Civil War

   This one is already fading from memory.... might not last. Love spider-man and the airport fight. The ending is stronger than usual though Iron Man would never lose.

8. Captain America: The Winter Soldier

   Not a fan of the Winter Soldier himself but this one charges from one action set piece to another and rarely misteps.

9. Iron Man 2

   The ending is underwhelming (Black Window's scene should not overshadow the main action... and it does) but lots of humour and fun.

10. Guardians of the Galaxy

    Not a fan of the final dance or the Collector but otherwise a great action adventure.

...plus 23 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

In a letterboxd list far far away...

1. Star Wars

   Ah Luke, you wide-eyed impetuous lad! What adventures you'll have. May the Force be with you.

2. The Empire Strikes Back

   Han shoots first! Is there anything cooler than Solo firing on Darth Vader without hesitation when they first meet? That's epic.

3. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

   So much death and fuss over such a little thing... Darth Terminator will not be deterred!

4. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

   "You were the Chosen One!" the Jedi master screamed from high ground (the unbeatable offensive position).

5. Return of the Jedi

   Whatever weaknesses is overcome by "I am a Jedi. Like my father before me." ...fuck the ewoks though.

6. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

   Poe doesn't know who goes first, Finn makes friends, Rey will not hold hands and the Last Jedi waits for the last scene.

7. Solo: A Star Wars Story

   Han will always be cool... Lando loves capes... The Kessel Run... Droid resistance... Always shoot first!

8. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

   The Darth Maul fight is one of the greatest in the series but I'll never understand why the Jedis allow slavery in the universe.

9. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

   Lots of cool stuff (Yoda unleashed, sonic asteroid bombs, arena fight) undone by the stiffest, most awkward romance in movie history.

10. Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    Casino Hogwarts is a waste; Poe needs to chill, Leia does her Hondo-Mary Poppins act, Rey feels the conflict within her father... uh Kylo; Luke gets the brush off. Some great ideas... not so great editing or plotting.

...plus 1 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Pulp Fiction
2. Inglourious Basterds
3. Kill Bill: Vol. 1
4. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
5. Django Unchained
6. Reservoir Dogs
7. The Hateful Eight
8. Kill Bill: Vol. 2
9. Jackie Brown
10. Death Proof

1. Casablanca

   Your winnings sir + the wind from Vichi

2. Manhattan

   B&W + Gershwin

3. 2001: A Space Odyssey

   Trippy trip + HAL

4. Singin' in the Rain

   I can't stand ya + Good morning good morning

5. North by Northwest

   Trains, Planes, and Mount Rushmore

6. Miller's Crossing

   What's the rumpus? + Where's your heart?

7. The Last of the Mohicans

   I will find you + By your leave

8. Jesus of Montreal

   Night time on the mount + the actor's eyes

9. The Right Stuff

   No bucks, no Buck Rogers + Fucking A Bubba

10. Say Anything...

    Sport of the future + she gave me a pen

...plus 99 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

This ordered list is for theatrical films only (no HBO or direct to DVD). I reserve the right to make exceptions.

1. Dunkirk
2. Get Out
3. War for the Planet of the Apes
4. Wind River
5. Blade Runner 2049
6. The Shape of Water
7. Wonder
8. Thor: Ragnarok
9. Wonder Woman
10. Justice League

...plus 36 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

A 12 step program of eye candy to enjoy.

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Visions Of Light Movie List

• Young Frankenstein

  Luscious recreation of old Black & White horror... plus rrroling in ze hay!

• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

  Iceland looks fantastic and the DP soaks it all up.

• Amélie

  Paris is a magic place in Amelie's eyes and I can't disagree.

• Snow Falling on Cedars

  The story never quite engages but I've never forgot the images and photography of this Ethan Hawke mystery.

• Miller's Crossing

  One of my all time favorites - evoking The Conformist (which I could have listed as well) in all the right ways.

• Doctor Zhivago

  Not my favourite Lean but the images of Russian life and Julie Christie are top notch.

• The Adventures of Robin Hood

  Hello Technicolor my old friend. I've come to watch you again. This one just looks great and everyone pops on screen from Errol to Olivia to Basil.

• The Double Life of Véronique

  A dream? A vision? A delusion? Great film matched with a great look.

• T-Men

  The Ne Plus Ultra example of film noir photography - no one pushed the darkness this extreme until Gordon Willis for The Godfather.

• Black Hawk Down

  It's odd to film war and brutality this vividly but Ridley Scott's tale of a rescue gone wrong does look incredible.

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Manhattan
2. Annie Hall
3. Crimes and Misdemeanors
4. Hannah and Her Sisters
5. Love and Death
6. The Purple Rose of Cairo
7. Sleeper
8. Broadway Danny Rose
9. Zelig
10. Bananas

...plus 33 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
3. A Clockwork Orange
4. Full Metal Jacket
5. The Shining
6. Paths of Glory
7. Barry Lyndon
8. The Killing
9. Spartacus
10. Lolita

...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Part of the A Nic Cage a Month Keeps You Drunk: The Challenge 2018-2019 Cage-a-Thon.

Spring Hope Nic Cage:
March - Drive Angry
April - Mom And Dad
May - The Death Of "Superman Lives"

Summer Blockbuster Nic Cage:
June - Face/Off
July - The Rock
August - Con Air

Fall Romantic Nic Cage:
September - Peggy Sue Got Married
October - City Of Angels
November - Moonstruck

Winter Dump Nic Cage:
December - Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance
January - Season Of The Witch
February - The Wicker Man

• Drive Angry
• Mom and Dad
• The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
• Face/Off
• The Rock
• Con Air
• Peggy Sue Got Married
• City of Angels
• Moonstruck
• Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

This ordered list is for theatrical films only (no HBO or direct to DVD). I reserve the right to make exceptions.

1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. Brooklyn
3. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
4. Creed
5. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
6. The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7. The Hateful Eight
8. The Martian
9. Sicario
10. Spy

...plus 42 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

This ordered list is for theatrical films only (no HBO or VOD trash). I reserve the right to make exceptions.

1. The Nice Guys
2. La La Land
3. Jackie
4. Everybody Wants Some!!
5. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
6. Patriots Day
7. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
8. Doctor Strange
9. Manchester by the Sea
10. Star Trek Beyond

...plus 51 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Chinatown
2. Repulsion
3. Macbeth
4. Rosemary's Baby
5. The Pianist
6. The Ghost Writer
7. Knife in the Water
8. Frantic
9. Tess
10. Death and the Maiden

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Unforgiven

   Go ahead, we all got it coming, kid.

2. The Outlaw Josey Wales

   Go ahead, are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie? <spits tobacco on dog>

3. High Plains Drifter

   Go ahead... paint the town red...

4. Million Dollar Baby

   Go ahead girlie, tough ain't enough.

5. Mystic River

   Go ahead, a king knows what to do and does it.

6. A Perfect World

   Go ahead, you have a goddamned red, white and blue American right to eat cotton candy and ride roller coasters.

7. Sudden Impact

   Go ahead, make my day (you were expecting something different? Well seeing as every day for the past ten years, Loretta there's been giving me a large black coffee, today she gives me a large black coffee only it has sugar in it, a lot of sugar. I just came back to complain. Now, you boys put those guns down).

8. Pale Rider

   Go ahead, there's nothing like a good piece of hickory.

9. Gran Torino

   Go ahead... Get off my lawn!

10. The Bridges of Madison County

    Go ahead sca: you are anything but a simple woman.

...plus 18 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

This list captures the, the sights, the sounds, the smells, of a hard-working rock band.

1. Madonna: Truth or Dare
2. History of the Eagles
3. Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
4. Imagine: John Lennon
5. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
6. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
7. Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
8. The Punk Singer
9. Shine a Light
10. Buena Vista Social Club

The Night At The Opera memorial list.

1. Jaws

   The second half is what I'm thinking of but frankly the first half seems crowded and confining in it's own way.

2. Repulsion

   Some days you just want to chill at home.

3. Airplane!

   Surely it's not that confined? It is and don't call me Shirley.

4. Speed

   Three confined spaces: elevator, bus, and subway!

5. Das Boot

   I love submarine movies but they are basically cans floating in the water.

6. Dark Star

   It's all horribly cramped but the worst is the captain's quarters.

7. Papillon

   I can do five years of solitary standing on my head!

8. Fury

   Live in a tank? No tanks man.

9. Buried

   Duh

10. Cosmopolis

    Nothing says cramped like being inches from a man getting a rectal examination.

A national treasure... he that all others are measured against... and found wanting.

The Great Kevin Costner List!

I still have to re-visit Jack Ryan and 3000 Miles to Graceland since I think any Costner movie has a minimum 2.5 star rating.

1. Bull Durham
2. Field of Dreams
3. JFK
4. Open Range
5. The Untouchables
6. Dances with Wolves
7. Tin Cup
8. Silverado
9. The Upside of Anger
10. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

...plus 24 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. The Fly
2. Dead Ringers
3. A History of Violence
4. Videodrome
5. Eastern Promises
6. The Dead Zone
7. eXistenZ
8. Scanners
9. Spider
10. The Brood

...plus 7 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Hitchcock is obviously one of the greats of cinema and does not need my two cents but I'm going to rank his works anyway (that's what we do here on Letterboxd).

I always think I haven't seen too much of his work but I've managed to dig into his late career stuff... now to tackle the middle period...

1. North by Northwest

   One of my all time favourites. Gets better with every viewing. Cary Grant is so effortlessly good in this.

2. Psycho

   I used to have the photoplay book of this movie and was obsessed with it. I know every frame of this film because of that.

3. Rebecca

   Watched more as an Oscar Best Picture winner than a Hitchcock but either way great entertainment... those curtains!

4. The Birds

   I didn't really like this one as a kid but I came to appreciate it with every viewing and think it's top notch (I feel it gets a little under-rated).

5. Vertigo

   The new number one movie of all time - I feel this one's reputation is a little high but how can I argue with every critic in the world. I think it's very good regardless - love the vertigo effect.

6. The Lady Vanishes

   An enjoyable early romp - light, fluffy and fun.

7. Rear Window

   More a technical achievement than narrative but I can't resist Grace Kelly - I'd break my leg for her as well.

8. Notorious

   Goddammit! Cary Grant AND Ingrid Bergman AND Claude Rains! You didn't need to be Hitchcock to make this cast work.

9. To Catch a Thief

   Another Grace Kelly role and again I'm smitten... I wish we had had another 5 years of movies before she was whisked away to be a princess.

10. The 39 Steps

    This is a great wrong man on the run oldie from Hitch. Some odd editing jump cuts (Donat suddenly at police headquarters after getting shot and then his escape) but fun.

...plus 14 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The most successful surrealist? Looking at my ratings, I feel a re-appraisal is in order (Eraserhead and Lost Highway in particular). I do like that Twin Peaks bookends this list though.

1. Twin Peaks

   I don't normally add TV movies/shows to my rankings but quality trumps dogmatism in this case. Dale Cooper is one of the all-time great characters.

2. Mulholland Drive
3. The Straight Story
4. Blue Velvet
5. The Elephant Man
6. Wild at Heart
7. Inland Empire
8. Dune
9. Eraserhead
10. Lost Highway

...plus 1 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Inspired by the De Palma documentary, I've put together a Director's Ranking for Brian De Palma. I'm gone hot and cold on his films but I have to it I love showy camera work so I can't resist. I have come to a place of respectful iration for most of his films and true love for his best.

1. The Untouchables
2. Carrie
3. Carlito's Way
4. Blow Out
5. Scarface
6. Mission: Impossible
7. Dressed to Kill
8. Sisters
9. Casualties of War
10. Body Double

...plus 8 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

This is kurt k's version of the Letterboxd Season Challenge, since Monsieur Flynn was unable to host one this year.

Original challenge:
spacey/list/the-counterfeit-letterboxd-season-challenge/detail/

NOTE: if I have trouble finding the film, I'll switch appropriately.

1. Week 1: September 5th-11th - "Centennial Girl Week"
2. Week 2: September 12th-18th - "Iranian Cinema Week"
3. Week 3: September 19th-25th - "Ealing Studios Week"
4. Week 4: September 26th-October 2nd - "Cahiers du cinéma Week"
5. Week 5: October 3rd-9th - "Spaghetti Western Week"
6. Week 6: October 10th-16th - "Danny Peary's Cult Movie Week"
7. Week 7: October 17th-23rd - "Fifth Generation Week"
8. Week 8: October 24th-30th - "Early Hitchcock Week"
9. Week 9: October 31st-November 6th - "Week of the Living Dead"
10. Week 10: November 7th-13th - "Bollywood Week"
11. Week 11: November 14th-20th - "Master of the East Week: Yasujirō Ozu"
12. Week 12: November 21st-27th - "Classic Comedy Teams Week"
13. Week 13: November 28th-December 4th - "Down Under Week"
14. Week 14: December 5th-11th - "Female Director Week"
15. Week 15: December 12th-18th - "Czech New Wave Week"
16. Week 16: January 9th-15th - "Spiritually Significant Week"
17. Week 17: January 16th-22nd - "Dogme 95 Week"
18. Week 18: January 23rd-29th - "Poetic Realism Week"
19. Week 19: January 30th-February 5th - "21st Century Greats Week"
20. Week 20: February 6th-12th - "Silent Greats Week"
21. Week 21: February 13th-19th - "Goldenen Bär Week"
22. Week 22: February 20th-26th - "Freed Unit Week"
23. Week 23: February 27th-March 5th - "Taiwan New Wave Week"
24. Week 24: March 6th-12th - "Eastern Bloc Sci-Fi Week"
25. Week 25: March 13th-19th - "Shaw Brothers Week"
26. Week 26: March 20th-26th - "Master of the West Week; Ingmar Bergman"
27. Week 27: March 27th-April 2nd - "Documentary Week"
28. Week 28: April 3rd-9th - "Deleuze Cinema Week"
29. Week 29: April 10th-16th - "Stop Motion Week"
30. Week 30: April 17th-23rd - "Shakespeare Adaptation Week"
31. Week 31: April 24th-30th - "New Queer Cinema Week"
32. Week 32: May 1st-7th - "Best Movies You’ve Never Seen Week"
33. Week 33: May 8th-14th - "Roger Ebert Week

1. The Snake Pit

   The challenge of the week is to watch a previously unseen movie starring Olivia de Havilland.

2. The White Balloon

   The challenge of the week is to watch a previously unseen movie from Iran.

3. The Ladykillers

   The challenge of the week is to watch a previously unseen movie produced by Ealing Studios.

4. The Band Wagon

   The challenge of the week is to watch a previously unseen Cahiers du cinéma movie.

5. Day of Anger

   The challenge is to watch a previously unseen essential Spaghetti Western as voted up by the s at forum.spaghetti-western.net as compiled here at LB by pileofcrown.

6. Imitation of Life

   The challenge of the week is to watch a previously unseen movie from Danny Peary's Cult Movies.

7. Ju Dou

   The challenge of the week is to watch a previously unseen movie from the Chinese fifth generation wave.

8. Secret Agent

   The challenge is to watch a previously unseen Alfred Hitchcock film from 1923-1939. Nothing after 1939.

9. Sugar Hill

   The challenge of the week is to watch a previously unseen zombie-movie, and Gavin Rye's list (although--note--not a perfect one) is a fine place to find inspiration, but you could always just go with our own Hollie and one of her top 20 zombie flicks...

10. Sholay

    The challenge of the week is to watch a previously unseen movie from theTime Out Top 100 Bollywood movies list.

...plus 23 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Jaws
3. Schindler's List
4. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
5. Jurassic Park
6. Saving Private Ryan
7. Empire of the Sun
8. Minority Report
9. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
10. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

...plus 20 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

There seems to be a lot of confusion as to the best James Bond films, so I thought I'd clear it up.

Also used for re-watches for the FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY: A BOND-A-THON Challenge.

1. The Spy Who Loved Me

   The first Bond film I saw in theatres (haven't missed one since) and instantly fell in love with this character. This still has everything I want in a Bond film: beautiful girls, cool hench man, great villain lair, fantastic stunts, and a great opening. That pre-credit scene perfectly sets the tone leading into one of the great theme songs (hey... Nobody does do it better ).

2. From Russia with Love

   I grew to appreciate Connery after the fact. I was introduced to Bond with Moore so this characterization took some getting used to. Having said that, this is a super cool entry and the closest to a realistic spy movie as Bond ever gets. Plus Tatiana is painfully beautiful.

3. Tomorrow Never Dies

   Lots of people dog on this one (weak villain and weak ending) but everything else works so well for me that I easily enjoy this one as the best of the Brosan's (my personal favourite Bond) and one the best overall. The car stunt in the parking lot and the motorcycle chase while handcuffed is great stuff.

4. Casino Royale

   This is Craig's first entry in the series and it's a doozy. Prior to Skyfall, I'd say this one had the best production values beyond the stunts (i.e. cinematography, direction, art direction). The opening pre-credits are cool and the construction scene chase is a highlight. I'm not sold on Craig as Bond but when the movie is this good that doesn't matter. Plus Eva Green's Vesper is my all-time favourite Bond girl.

5. Goldfinger

   The grand daddy template for Bond movies and the action/ adventure genre. Iconic doesn't even begin to do justice to Goldfinger: pimped out Aston Martin ; gold paint covered woman; "I expect you to die."; Oddjob, etc ,etc
   I love this one for the sheer audacity and fun that I sense the fimmakers had creating the movie.

6. GoldenEye

   A strong debut for my favourite Bond actor. For my money, Brosnan brings the best balance of Roger Moore smooth & Sean Connery rough. I love his physicality during the action scenes and his dry wit when dealing with others (particularly with Q and M). There's also great villains (including a hench woman), cool stunts, and a kick ass tank chase through Moscow.

7. For Your Eyes Only

   This is the back-to-basics Bond follow-up that seemed to be the way to go after the outrageousness of Moonraker (which I think is a pretty good entry as well ). I loved the bait and switch of the Bond car chase and the colder interpretation Moore brings (cliff scene). The bond girl's eyebrows are mesmerizing and she fires a mean crossbow - pretty cool. Too bad about the hockey game sound effects but nobody's perfect.

8. You Only Live Twice

   As a reviewer once said: Ken Adams, Ken Adams, Ken Adams. This one's a winner if only for that incredible volcano set. When a Bond film ends with dozens of ninjas dropping down from the ceiling to fight dozens of goons, you got a great Bond. The Sean Connery as a japanese fisherman doesn't work but it's a minor part of the story. What is a step up from previous Bonds (to this point) is the camerawork - exciting and used very effectively during the action scenes: particularly a rooftop chase and the Little Nellie fight ("Four big shots made improper advances toward her, but she defended her honor with great success.").

9. The Living Daylights

   This one has the dour mister Dalton giving the most accurate characterization yet of the James Bond from the novels. While I think that Dalton did succeed on that level, I also realized that I don't like the book Bond in my movie Bond. This movie still works though mainly because of Dalton's interactions with Maryam D'Abo's Kara (for my money one of the most beautiful Bond girls). Similar to how Vesper gave some lightness and fun to Craig's Bond in Casino Royale, Kara gives Dalton's version of Bond some much needed humour. The pre-credits scene is great and the action is pretty solid - I especially love the snow chase (missiles + truck = awesome) and the back of the plane fight on the netting. I'm still not sure why Bond didn't run into Rambo while in Afghanistan but that's a mystery for another day.

10. Skyfall

    This one has exploded and brought Bond back into the popular culture spotlight like I've never seen. I think you have to go back to the heady days of Goldfinger-Thunderball to find comparable worldwide box office success. Amazing. The movie itself is very strong and I would say the best looking Bond film (incredible cinematography). My only real problems with Skyfall are the lack of a good Bond girl (one's a punch line, the other one's pretty useless narratively) and Craig himself (great action star, lousy Bond) - I just can't get behind his protrayal. Javier Barden though is a great villain with one of the all time great introductions. I love it when movies tease a character's entrance and then the movie delivers. The action is rock solid with an exciting pre-credit chase and a great theme song. An easy top ten Bond (might move up higher upon subsequent viewings).

...plus 16 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

A list of the follow-up movie released for an actor after winning his Oscar.

I usually picked the earliest movie released the year of the ceremony (or later as applicable). I reserve the right to pick a more interesting follow-up if it's close enough.

• The Blue Angel

  Emil Jannings follow-up after winning for The Way of All Flesh (1927) and The Last Command (1928). Oscars for 27/28

  He actually starred in two movies from 1929 that appear to be lost and not on Letterboxd: Betrayal and Fighting the White Slave Traffic

• Such Men Are Dangerous

  Warner Baxter follow-up after winning for In Old Arizona <1928). Oscars for 28/29

• The Millionaire

  George Arliss follow-up after winning for Disraeli (1929). Oscars for 29/30

• Broken Lullaby

  Lionel Barrymore follow-up after winning for A Free Soul (1931). Oscars for 30/31

• Hell Divers

  Wallace Beery follow-up after winning for The Champ (1931). Oscars for 31/32

  Note: Wallace was co-winner with Frederic March.

• Tonight Is Ours

  Fredric March follow-up after winning for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931). Oscars for 31/32

  Note: Frederic was co-winner with Wallace Beery.

• White Woman

  Charles Laughton follow-up after winning for The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). Oscars for 32/33

  Note: This one looks amazing!

• Men in White

  Clark Gable follow-up after winning for It Happened One Night (1934).

• Professional Soldier

  Victor McLaglen follow-up after winning for The Informer (1935).

• The Woman I Love

  Paul Muni follow-up after winning for The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936).

...plus 79 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Casablanca
2. The Godfather
3. Lawrence of Arabia
4. Gone with the Wind
5. Rocky
6. Annie Hall
7. Unforgiven
8. Schindler's List
9. Shakespeare in Love
10. The Bridge on the River Kwai

...plus 50 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

A mini-watchlist to work through 2016 movies based on Letterboxd popularity. I didn't add documentaries, mini-series or shorts.

The order is roughly the likelihood of actually watching them...

• Hunt for the Wilderpeople
• Café Society
• The Magnificent Seven
• Finding Dory
• Nocturnal Animals
• The ant
• Captain Fantastic
• Elle
• Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
• The Handmaiden

...plus 30 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

A mini-watchlist to work through 2015 movies based on Letterboxd popularity. I didn't add documentaries, mini-series or shorts.

The order is roughly the likelihood of actually watching them...

• Crimson Peak
• The Witch
• Carol
• Joy
• Green Room
• Slow West
• The Walk
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
• Dope
• Mistress America

...plus 30 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

A mini-watchlist to work through 2014 movies based on Letterboxd popularity. I didn't add documentaries, mini-series or shorts.

The order is roughly the likelihood of actually watching them...

• What We Do in the Shadows
• Ex Machina
• Boyhood
• Maps to the Stars
• Love & Mercy
• A Most Violent Year
• Big Eyes
• Nightcrawler
• Foxcatcher
• Selma

...plus 30 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

I'm hit or miss with Linklater but I think his work is honest and his heart is in the right place.
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I still have some big gaps in his filmography but here's my current ranking.

1. Dazed and Confused
2. Everybody Wants Some!!
3. School of Rock
4. Before Sunset
5. Before Sunrise
6. Bad News Bears
7. The Newton Boys
8. Waking Life

This ordered list is for theatrical films only (no HBO or direct to DVD). I reserve the right to make exceptions.

1. Moneyball
2. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
3. The Descendants
4. The Artist
5. Super 8
6. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
7. X-Men: First Class
8. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
9. Warrior
10. The Trip

...plus 68 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Inspired by the Stand By Me (30th anniversary) quote "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus does anyone?", this is a list of movies that affected me when I was a wee lad of 12 (1979-80 so there may be some overlap +/- 6 months as well)
All of them seen in the theatre except for the few TV movies I included.

• Being There

  I think this was at the Place de Ville or Capital Square cinemas. I don't think I "got it" completely at the time but there was something odd and adult about Being There that fascinated me. Now I think it's genius - then it was a bit scary.

• Agatha

  I saw this and Mirror Crack'd mostly because my parents were deep into Agatha Christie novels so I soaked up an interest - I mostly nudity in a bath house or spa...

• Moonraker

  A new Bond is always a holy time and Moonraker combined Star Wars with James Bond! Forget about it! I loved this with every fiber of my being - I know it's not the best but at 12... this was the shit.

• Kramer vs. Kramer

  I fricken cried at this movie - big 12 year tears! Specifically when Dustin loses his job. The humiliation of seeing a dad beg was too much for me. I did really like the movie and felt it was pretty even-handed (you would think the mom would normally be portrayed as the anti-Christ to leave her son)

• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

  The TV show started with a pilot TV movie and I like BG I thought it was cool to be able to see sci-fi on the tube. Not as good as Galactica but I liked Gil Gerald's Buck Rogers and of course had very confusing pre-teen thoughts about Erin Grey.

• The Muppet Movie

  This was right on the edge of acceptability to watch (see Apple Dumpling Gang) though the Muppets at the time were more edgy (?). The Muppet Show was definitely cool even if Muppets may not have been (that made sense at 12). However, this movie is so good that I loved it unreservedly. The songs were great, the effect of Kermit riding a bike was well done, it was funny and zipped along nicely. I don't think the cameos would make as much sense to today's audience though (who's Dom DeLuise, Telly who?). Luckily Madeline Khan is eternal.

• The Electric Horseman

  Another one of the "grownup" movies I saw - as if a 12 year old seeks out Robert Redford and Jane Fonda movies. I loved westerns though so I was somewhat tricked into this one but I liking it anyway. I especially like the look of the electric horseman - so many lights!

• The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

  This is one of the last of these types of live action Disney movies I would have seen at this time. I was just making the transition from watching these "kiddy" movies to "real" movies (early snob reaction). Having said all that though, Don Knotts is always a guaranteed good time.

• The Frisco Kid

  I saw this for a couple of reasons: number one reason - Harrison; number two reason: Ford. Plus it was a western, plus it had Gene Wilder. I was all in. It's too bad the movie was not very funny (I didn't need good, just funny would do). I still wonder if I should re-watch. I believe this was a Drive-In movie but don't recall the other film (maybe Apple Dumpling).

• The Jerk

  This comedy classic (yeah, why not) was my first real introduction to Steve Martin (who I love still). He as in the zeitgeist of the era but I wasn't into his comedy albums and didn't really connect him as a SNL player (though Two Wild and Crazy guys was a favourite skit). This movie though had me rolling in stitches from the sharecropper home (I had no idea what that was) to the defective oil cans to the fantastic Bernadette Peters to the opti-grab. Everyone imitated Martin's "I don't need anything... except this <insert item>" scene and all the 12 year olds laughed at Iron Balls McGinty. A fan for life.

...plus 23 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

It seems this type of list is de rigueur these days on Letterboxd. It is HARD not to just pick a classic from each year though (particularly the 70's)

• Bonnie and Clyde
• 2001: A Space Odyssey
• The Wild Bunch
• M*A*S*H
• Harold and Maude
• Cabaret
• The Exorcist
• Young Frankenstein
• Jaws
• Rocky

...plus 39 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

This ordered list is for theatrical films only (no HBO or direct to DVD). I reserve the right to make exceptions.

1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2. The Dark Knight
3. WALL·E
4. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
5. Iron Man
6. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
7. Doubt
8. Milk
9. Step Brothers
10. Kung Fu Panda

...plus 71 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

This ordered list is for theatrical films only (no HBO or direct to DVD). I reserve the right to make exceptions.

1. The Grand Budapest Hotel
2. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
3. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
4. John Wick
5. Whiplash
6. Edge of Tomorrow
7. Guardians of the Galaxy
8. The Drop
9. How to Train Your Dragon 2
10. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

...plus 52 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

This ordered list is for theatrical films only (no HBO or direct to DVD). I reserve the right to make exceptions.

1. Atonement
2. There Will Be Blood
3. Gone Baby Gone
4. The Bourne Ultimatum
5. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
6. Superbad
7. Charlie Wilson's War
8. Into the Wild
9. Juno
10. American Gangster

...plus 77 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The premier stylist of our time - may he never be tempted to stop.

1. The Royal Tenenbaums
2. Rushmore
3. The Grand Budapest Hotel
4. Moonrise Kingdom
5. Fantastic Mr. Fox
6. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
7. The Darjeeling Limited
8. Bottle Rocket

These movies contain or represent the things in a movie that are in my wheelhouse. That is: I'm going to love this element no matter what how bad the film is.
I may add more as they come to me.

• The Conformist

  Ceiling fans and blinds. I'm a sucker for style and the effect of light streaming from blinds or broken up by a rotating ceiling fan are too delicious to resist. Bonus points if the fan is used to kill the bad guy (I don't recall a death by blinds scene).

• Runaway Train

  Running or fighting on top of trains. Low bridges, unaware engers, a few toughs fighting it out on top of a speeding train? I'm in heaven.

• The Hunt for Red October

  I can't resist a submarine setting - love 'em. From Das Boot to K-19, I love subs! Also can apply to other sub-like situations like Wrath of Khan or The Abyss.

• Back to the Future

  Forgive the crudity of the model. I love it when people are planning and have some diorama representing the target (bank, city, Castle, whatever). The rougher the model, the better.

• Rocky II

  Inspirational word or short phrase. This is an easy win in my book. Like narration, it can be hard to pinpoint and mileage will vary but I'm thinking Arian's "Win" from Rocky II, or the manager's "Let's win the whole fucking thing" from Major League. In fact the best ones include the word "Fuck"... "Fucking A bubba" from The Right Stuff or "Fuck the bonus" from Wanted: Dead or Alive.

• Gravity

  Alone alone alone... one lonely person trying to survive. This is the Cast Away, Gravity, Martian type of film.

• Ocean's Eleven

  The heist movie is great since it usually combines a few favourite elements in one film: the team, the procedural, the diorama, sometimes an enclosed space....

• The Royal Tenenbaums

  Ironic narration. There's some flexibility for this one but generally if I get the sense the narrator is commenting ironically on the scene or is outright hostile to the protagonist them i'm in. From Barry Lyndon to Goodfellas to Raising Arizona, this works for me.

• The Edge

  Survival in nature. A variation on "alone, alone, alone" but specifically against animals as well as the environment. Can be a group of people trying to survive - if it includes elements of professionalism then all the better.

• Diamonds Are Forever

  Fight in a contained space. Captain America Winter Soldier had an example in the elevator (actually they usually are in an elevator). I love it when the environment is such a immediate and confining factor.

Francis Ford Coppola will forever be the ultimate 70's director - basically 4 for 4 with a HIGH degree of difficulty. Some good 80's stuff but no longer the auteur we want him to be.

1. The Godfather
2. Apocalypse Now
3. The Godfather Part II
4. The Conversation
5. Bram Stoker's Dracula
6. Peggy Sue Got Married
7. Tucker: The Man and His Dream
8. The Rainmaker
9. Gardens of Stone
10. The Godfather Part III

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

I love the Now Playing Podcast ( www.nowplayingpodcast.com ) and would like to highlight their current donation drive (2016 Sept - Dec) .

I give this podcast my highest recommendation.

• Demons

  Bonus Easter Egg series

• Demons 2

  Bonus Easter Egg series

• The Fly

  The Fly Retrospective Series

• Return of the Fly

  The Fly Retrospective Series

• Curse of the Fly

  The Fly Retrospective Series

• The Fly

  The Fly Retrospective Series

• The Fly II

  The Fly Retrospective Series

• The Hitcher

  Horror Movies of 1986 Retrospective Series

• House

  Horror Movies of 1986 Retrospective Series

• Chopping Mall

  Horror Movies of 1986 Retrospective Series

...plus 8 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

I love the Now Playing Podcast ( www.nowplayingpodcast.com ) and would like to highlight a past donation drive (2016 Spring) .

I give this podcast my highest recommendation.

1. Making

   Bonus Easter Egg Podcast

2. Men in Black

   The Men in Black Retrospective Series

3. Men in Black II

   The Men in Black Retrospective Series

4. Men in Black 3

   The Men in Black Retrospective Series

5. Ghostbusters

   The Ghostbusters Retrospective Series

6. Ghostbusters II

   The Ghostbusters Retrospective Series

7. Ghostbusters

   The Ghostbusters Retrospective Series

8. Independence Day

   The Independence Day Movie Retrospective Series

9. Independence Day: Resurgence

   The Independence Day Movie Retrospective Series

10. Critters

    The Summer of 1986 Movie Review Series

...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

In dedication to Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) - the poet laureate for the world - a list of films which featured an LC song.

"If you are the dealer, let me out of the game. If you are the healer, I'm broken and lame."

• McCabe & Mrs. Miller
• Natural Born Killers
• Exotica
• Bird on a Wire
• Shrek
• Breaking the Waves
• Pump Up the Volume
• The Second Coming of Suzanne
• Watchmen
• Lord of War

...plus 11 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

I'm excluding titles that are character names (e.g. Carol or Jerry Maguire) or refer to boats/space ships already so no need to have Titanic Or Poseidon on this list.

• Her
• Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

  Just "The Phantom Menace" part...

• Blue Jasmine
• The Sweet Hereafter
• The Big Lebowski
• Princess Mononoke
• The Spanish Prisoner
• The Neon Demon
• Paper Moon
• The Paper Chase

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

This ordered list is for theatrical films only (no HBO or direct to DVD). I reserve the right to make exceptions.

1. Chicago
2. Far from Heaven
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
4. Spellbound
5. Minority Report
6. Punch-Drunk Love
7. About a Boy
8. The Bourne Identity
9. Gangs of New York
10. 24 Hour Party People

...plus 100 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

This ordered list is for theatrical films only (no HBO or direct to DVD). I reserve the right to make exceptions.

1. Her
2. The World's End
3. Gravity
4. Blue Jasmine
5. Ida
6. World War Z
7. Captain Phillips
8. 12 Years a Slave
9. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
10. American Hustle

...plus 77 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

This ordered list is for theatrical films only (no HBO or direct to DVD). I reserve the right to make exceptions.

1. Argo

   Affleck is the real deal and Argo has the feel of a master story teller working on all cylinders. Funny, suspenseful, dramatic, exciting - Argo had me enthralled from the first sight of the retro Warner's logo to the quiet pan of a little boy's room. Equal parts adventure and love letter to the art of movie making, this is great stuff.

2. Django Unchained

   A little messy and all over the place but also more inventive and narratively exciting that most movies have a right to be. Christof Waltz is a fantastic muse for Tarantino (better than Uma?) - able to bring the dialog to life in a musical, poetic sense. Foxx, DiCaprio, Jackson, et al, all bring their A game to this film but it's Tarantino's world from frame one. When he's this good, he can be messy and get aways with it.

3. Silver Linings Playbook

   This really shouldn't work as well as it does. Weird tonal shifts, juggling redemptions stories, football AND ballroom dancing? And yet SLP is a charming, hilarious and moving story of damaged people hanging onto what they have and making the best of it. Best scene: Lawrence owning DeNiro when she explains what the true jinx is.

4. The Avengers

   This is just pure fun. I will it to not having that much faith in Josyh Weadon - always love his writing & dialog but didn't think much of him in the director's chair. The Avengers though is top notch hollywood action adventure. It's clear throwback to the spirit of the movies I loved as a kid: Sinbad, Star Wars, Raiders, Superman, etc. This is a mastercraft of how to bring such disparate elements seamlessly into one film. Great stuff.

5. The Master

   The P.T. Anderson film may move up in years to come - I can't stop rolling this movie in my mind about what it means. At this point though, it's a little inscrutable to place higher. The acting is top notch: Joquin in particular creates and performs at such a high level that I am in awe. The first interview scene with Hoffman is a masterclass of two actors at the very top of their game. This is also a beautiful looking film with amazing composition and imagery. I'll be thinking about this one for a long time I suspect.

6. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

   Frankly, I'm surprised I enjoyed this as much as I did. I'm a huge Jackson LotR fan and after the initial mediocre reviews, I was expected a disappointment. Nothing could be further from the truth: Peter Jackson just cannot go wrong in the Tolkien universe. Everything from the casting to the pacing to the expanded material drew me in just as the previous trilogy done. I am very excited to see the next two installements.

7. Les Misérables

   I cried ok. You happy? Every damn time Hathaway was on screen I was either fighting the tears, or holding them back or letting them stream. I can't ignore a movie that works on me like that. It helps that I love this musical and the songs. Tom Hooper's genius of tight close ups works beautiful in this context - this is what the movie can do that the stage cannot: bring us face to face with the characters. This is a big epic movie melodrama and sometimes you just have to give in.

8. Lincoln
9. Moonrise Kingdom
10. The Grey

...plus 75 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

I love the Now Playing Podcast ( www.nowplayingpodcast.com ) and would like to highlight a past donation drive (2015 Fall) .

I give this podcast my highest recommendation.

1. Disco Godfather

   Bonus Easter Egg Podcast

2. Battle Royale

   Battle Royale Retrospective Series

3. Battle Royale II: Requiem

   Battle Royale Retrospective Series

4. The Hunger Games

   The Hunger Games Retrospective Series

5. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

   The Hunger Games Retrospective Series

6. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1

   The Hunger Games Retrospective Series

7. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

   The Hunger Games Retrospective Series

8. Reservoir Dogs

   Quentin Tarantino Retrospective Series

9. True Romance

   Quentin Tarantino Retrospective Series

10. Natural Born Killers

    Quentin Tarantino Retrospective Series

...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Se7en
2. Fight Club
3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
4. Gone Girl
5. Panic Room
6. The Game
7. Zodiac
8. The Social Network
9. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
10. Alien³

1. GoodFellas
2. Taxi Driver
3. Raging Bull
4. The Departed
5. Casino
6. The Aviator
7. After Hours
8. The King of Comedy
9. Gangs of New York
10. The Wolf of Wall Street

...plus 12 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.