Only for first time viewings. For instance, I'm 99% sure that The Apartment is a 10/10, but I'm going to watch it again at least once before I officially induct it into my Hall of Fame. That's serious business, you know.
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Only for first time viewings. For instance, I'm 99% sure that The Apartment is a 10/10, but I'm going to watch it again at least once before I officially induct it into my Hall of Fame. That's serious business, you know.
1. Heaven's Gate (Cimino, 1980)
2. Shin Godzilla (Anno, 2016)
3. Wolfwalkers (Moore / Stewart, 2020)
4. Thief (Mann, 1981)
5. Paper Moon (Bogdanovich, 1973)
6. The Verdict (Lumet, 1982)
7. Dune (Villeneuve, 2021)
7. Paris, Texas (Wenders, 1984)
9. Titane (Ducournau, 2021)
10. In the Heights (Chu, 2021)
1.) Leave Her to Heaven (1945 / Stahl)
2.) The Uninvited (1944 / Allen)
3.) The Fly (1986 / Cronenberg)
4.) Little Monsters (2019 / Forsythe)
5.) The Nice Guys (2016 / Black)
6.) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019 / Tarantino)
7.) Mandy (2018 / Cosmatos)
8.) Nighthawks (1981 / Malmuth)
9.) Possessor (2020 / Cronenberg)
10.) Shin Godzilla (2016 / Anno & Higuchi)
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Added Shang-Chi at spot 25.
1. It’s Such a Beautiful Day (2012, Don Hertzfeldt)
2. A Taste of Honey (1961, Tony Richardson)
3. Uncut Gems (2019, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie)
4. Another Round (2020, Thomas Vinterberg)
5. Blue Collar (1978, Paul Schrader)
6. Too Late Blues (1961, John Cassavetes)
7. Il Sorpasso (1962, Dino Risi)
8. The Crowd (1928, King Vidor)
9. Alice in the Cities (1974, Wim Wenders)
10. Manhunter (1986, Michael Mann)
1. The Apartment (Wilder, 1960) - ***½
2. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Mungiu, 2007) - ***½
3. Amour (Haneke, 2012) - ***½
4. The Act of Killing (Oppenheimer, 2012) - ***½
5. The Driver (Hill, 1978) - ***½
6. Total Recall (Verhoeven, 1990) - ***½
7. Crossroads (Hill, 1986) - ***½
8. Ace in the Hole (Wilder, 1951) - ***½
9. Elle (Verhoeven, 2016) - ***½
10. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Kaufman, 1978) - ***½
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- Une simple histoire (Marcel Hanoun, 1959)
- A Wife Confesses (Masumura Yasuzo, 1961)
- A Woman's Place (Naruse Mikio, 1962)
- The Insect Woman (Imamura Shohei, 1963)
- Mandabi (Sembène Ousmane, 1968)
- Le Camion (Marguerite Duras, 1977)
- Bildnis einer Trinkerin (Ulrike Ottinger, 1979)
- To Sleep with Anger (Charles Burnett, 1990)
- The Bed You Sleep In (Jon Jost, 1993)
- The Mill and the Cross (Lech Majewski, 2011)
1.) Leave Her to Heaven (1945 / Stahl)
2.) The Uninvited (1944 / Allen)
3.) The Fly (1986 / Cronenberg)
4.) Little Monsters (2019 / Forsythe)
5.) The Nice Guys (2016 / Black)
6.) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019 / Tarantino)
7.) Mandy (2018 / Cosmatos)
8.) Nighthawks (1981 / Malmuth)
9.) Possessor (2020 / Cronenberg)
10.) The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992 / Henson)
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Added The Muppet Christmas Carol at spot 10, and Fatman at spot 36.
I feel like Leave Her to Heaven stayed at your #1 spot all year, and I know nothing about it. Watchlisted.
Final update:
1. The Apartment (Wilder, 1960) - ***½
2. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Mungiu, 2007) - ***½
3. Amour (Haneke, 2012) - ***½
4. The Act of Killing (Oppenheimer, 2012) - ***½
5. The Driver (Hill, 1978) - ***½
6. Total Recall (Verhoeven, 1990) - ***½
7. Crossroads (Hill, 1986) - ***½
8. Ace in the Hole (Wilder, 1951) - ***½
9. Elle (Verhoeven, 2016) - ***½
10. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Kaufman, 1978) - ***½
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Top 20 First Watches for 2021:
1. Akira (1988)
2. Still Walking (2008)
3. Taste of Cherry (1997)
4. Imitation of Life (1959)
5. Come and See (1985)
6. Hobson's Choice (1954)
7. The Wind (1928)
8. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
9. Pather Panchali (1955)
10. A Man Escaped (1956)
11. The Earrings of Madame de… (1953)
12. The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
13. The Court Jester (1955)
14. I Vitelloni (1953)
15. Ordet (1955)
16. Some Came Running (1958)
17. French Cancan (1955)
18. The Devils (1971)
19. Night and Fog (1956)
20. Perfect Blue (1997)
10. The Bride of Frankenstein (James Whale, 1935)
09. The Sword of Doom (Kihachi Okamoto, 1966)
08. Forbidden Planet (Fred M. Wilcox, 1956)
07. The Great Muppet Caper (Jim Henson, 1981)
06. Deep Red (Dario Argento, 1975)
05. Heat (Michael Mann, 1995)
04. The Sound of Music (Robert Wise, 1965)
03. The Last Picture Show (Peter Bogandovich, 1971)
02. La Piscine (Jacques Deray, 1969)
01. Yi Yi (Edward Yang, 2000)
Movie Log 2021
250 viewed total for the year. A new record oh boy. I need to go outside more in 2022.
1. The Master (2012, Netflix Instant Viewing)
2. The House of Games (1987, Tubi TV)
3. I Am Not Your Negro (2016, Netflix Instant Viewing)
4. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971, Criterion DVD)
5. Brokeback Mountain (2005, Peacock)
6. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011, Netflix Instant Viewing)
7. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring (2003, Tubi)
8. Hunger (2008), Plex
9. Ace In The Hole (1951), Criterion Blu-ray
10. The Apartment (1960, Tubi)
1. It’s Such a Beautiful Day (2012, Don Hertzfeldt)
2. A Taste of Honey (1961, Tony Richardson)
3. Uncut Gems (2019, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie)
4. Another Round (2020, Thomas Vinterberg)
5. Blue Collar (1978, Paul Schrader)
6. Too Late Blues (1961, John Cassavetes)
7. Il Sorpasso (1962, Dino Risi)
8. World of Tomorrow (2015, Don Hertzfeldt)
9. The Crowd (1928, King Vidor)
10. Alice in the Cities (1974, Wim Wenders)
Spent more of the year watching K-dramas than films, so this is the lowest number of films in forever. But:
1. Quo Vadis, Aida
2. An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
3. Minari
4. First Cow
5. Night Moves (1975)
6. Asako I and II
7. To the Ends of the Earth
8. The Forty-Year-Old Version
9. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
10. Little Forest
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1. The American Friend (Wim Wenders, 1977)
2. California Split (Robert Altman, 1974)
3. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (Robert Altman, 1971)
4. Out of the Blue (Dennis Hopper, 1980)
5. The Last Movie (Dennis Hopper, 1971)
6. The Long Goodbye (Robert Altman, 1973)
7. Licorice Pizza (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021)
8. Can't Get You Out of My Head (Adam Curtis, 2021)
9. The Beatles: Get Back (Peter Jackson, 2021)
10. Memoria (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2021)