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2013 Ranked

91 films 6 4

Having maintained a reasonably convenient "2012 Ranked" list throughout last year, I finally managed to organise it to something vaguely…

  • Of Gods and Men Of Gods and Men
  • The Last Temptation of Christ The Last Temptation of Christ
  • Fill the Void Fill the Void
  • The Tree of Life The Tree of Life
  • To the Wonder To the Wonder

A Cinema of Conversion

7 films 7 19

I am a man devout in his atheism, wholly assured in my lack of religious belief. Perhaps it's the consequence…

  • Post Tenebras Lux Post Tenebras Lux
  • Like Someone in Love Like Someone in Love
  • Upstream Color Upstream Color
  • Before Midnight Before Midnight
  • Blancanieves Blancanieves

2013 Catch-Up

23 films 1

Since I'm keeping a running ranking of all 2013 films I see, it makes sense to keep a parallel list…

  • Iron Man 3 Iron Man 3
  • The Avengers The Avengers
  • Captain America: The First Avenger Captain America: The First Avenger
  • Iron Man 2 Iron Man 2
  • Iron Man Iron Man

MCU Ranked

7 films 1

I'm not sure I can give enough credit to Marvel. From the sheer ambition of their intertwining franchise idea to…

  • Citizen Kane Citizen Kane
  • Memento Memento
  • Let the Right One In Let the Right One In
  • You, the Living You, the Living
  • 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance

Essay Films

50 films 10 6

In three years as a film student—it's only part of my degree, if you're wondering why there aren't more—I've written…

  • Peeping Tom Peeping Tom
  • Rear Window Rear Window
  • Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
  • Man Bites Dog Man Bites Dog
  • Psycho Psycho

Won't You Help Me?

5 films 2 20

Hey Letterboxd. I'm in the process of research for an extended essay, which I've decided to write on Michael Haneke's…

  • Naked Lunch Naked Lunch
  • Barton Fink Barton Fink
  • The Double Life of Veronique The Double Life of Veronique
  • The Lovers on the Bridge The Lovers on the Bridge
  • The Indian Runner The Indian Runner

Year of Birth: 1991

10 films 1 13

Dirk Hasselman's list idea is fun, so here I am to steal it. My top ten films from the year…

  • Trainspotting Trainspotting
  • Sunshine Sunshine
  • Shallow Grave Shallow Grave
  • 28 Days Later... 28 Days Later...
  • Trance Trance

Boyle Ranked

8 films 2 10

I've never been a huge fan of Danny Boyle, but seeing Trance led me to realise that I've seen almost…

  • Garage Garage
  • What Richard Did What Richard Did
  • Hunger Hunger
  • Silence Silence
  • The Dead The Dead

Irish cinema

67 films 14 10

It's one of the wonderful aspects of being part of the Letterboxd community that we have access to so many…

  • The Green Butchers The Green Butchers
  • Adam's Apples Adam's Apples
  • The Hunt The Hunt
  • Valhalla Rising Valhalla Rising
  • Open Hearts Open Hearts

Ranking Mads

11 films 4 5

Ever since the first time I saw him, way back in about 2004 when Flickering Lights somehow found its way…

  • Taxi Driver Taxi Driver
  • Raging Bull Raging Bull
  • The King of Comedy The King of Comedy
  • The Last Temptation of Christ The Last Temptation of Christ
  • Mean Streets Mean Streets

Scorsese Ranked

17 films 3 13

Tonight I am watching at last The King of Comedy. Tonight I am excited. Tonight I will list my Scorsese…

  • The Turin Horse The Turin Horse
  • The Night of the Hunter The Night of the Hunter
  • Paths of Glory Paths of Glory
  • Mulholland Drive Mulholland Drive
  • Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Netflix Goodies

38 films 12 1

Over at Next Projection, I run a weekly column entitled "This Week On Demand", where I run down as many…