The idea for this list grew out of discussions after I rewatched David Conner. My…
2024: Top 25 rewatches
25 films Edit list
This list is drawn from the 517 films that I watched in 2024, 18 percent of which were re-watches (slightly…
2024: Top 25 films watched for the first time
25 films Edit list
This list is drawn from the 517 films I saw in 2024 (slightly down on the 536 films I saw…
Mike’s all time Top 30 (to December 2024)
30 films Edit list
I saw nothing in 2024 that would displace any of the films on my listing to December 2023. I could…
Sublimated desires, or commanders who would like to . . .
10 films Edit list
In one of the comments on David Conner’s excellent review of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Querelle, he notes a “genre of dark homoerotic…
Mike’s MIFF2024
77 films Edit list
This is the list, in chronological order, of the 69 films (see note at end) that I have booked in…
Top 25 films watched for the first time in 2023
25 films Edit list
With MIFF smaller this year and Melbourne Cinémathèque catching up with all of its Covid interruptions, I still managed to…
Mike’s all time Top 30 (to December 2023)
30 films Edit list
In the past, I have updated my Top 20 to become Top 25 and, this year, Top 30. Particularly since…
Top 25 films rewatched in 2023
25 films Edit list
This list is drawn from the 536 films that I watched in 2023, 14 percent of which were rewatches. The…
Mike’s MIFF2023 List
79 films Edit list
This a list of films that I have booked onto my MIFF port in viewing order and they are now…
Top 25 films watched for the first time in 2022
25 films Edit list
With MIFF and Melbourne Cinémathèque back in 2022, this list came from a broader list than the past couple of…
All time top 25 (to December 2022)
25 films Edit list
If Sight & Sound can give their list a makeover, I though I should do the same. No changes in the…