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  • Armour of God II: Operation Condor Armour of God II: Operation Condor
  • A Bay of Blood A Bay of Blood
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  • The Big Heat The Big Heat

Films That Have Been Issued On Blu-Ray But Are Unavailable Via Netflix Or Blockbuster Or ClassicFlix So If You Could Lend Any To Me I Would Be Grateful

30 films 1 8

I will happily reimburse postage.

  • Goodfellas Goodfellas
  • Schindler's List Schindler's List
  • Heavenly Creatures Heavenly Creatures
  • Three Colors: Red Three Colors: Red
  • Pulp Fiction Pulp Fiction

Skandies: Best Films of the '90s

20 films 5

Invitation-only annual survey, approximately 40 voters. Click list view for point totals.

This survey was conducted in early 2000. I…

  • Dogville Dogville
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • In the Mood for Love In the Mood for Love
  • Mulholland Drive Mulholland Drive
  • There Will Be Blood There Will Be Blood

Skandies: Best Films of the Aughts

20 films 5 5

Invitation-only annual survey, approximately 40 voters. Click list view for point totals.

NOTE: Voting took place in summer 2009, so…

  • Computer Chess Computer Chess
  • Upstream Color Upstream Color
  • Before Midnight Before Midnight
  • Oz: The Great and Powerful Oz: The Great and Powerful
  • Welcome to the Punch Welcome to the Punch

Best of 2013

10 films

World premiere only. Original lists are here. At the moment I only actively like #1-4 (and actively dislike #10).

  • Blackboards Blackboards
  • Bread and Roses Bread and Roses
  • Chunhyang Chunhyang
  • Code Unknown Code Unknown
  • Dancer in the Dark Dancer in the Dark

2000 Cannes Competition Slate

23 films

  • When Father was Away on Business When Father was Away on Business
  • Yol Yol
  • Missing Missing
  • The Tree of Wooden Clogs The Tree of Wooden Clogs
  • Padre padrone Padre padrone

Palme d'Or Winners I Haven't Yet Seen

16 films 1

NOTE: I'm not counting 1946 when they awarded the top prize (not yet named the Palme d'Or; that began in…

  • A Separation A Separation
  • Margaret Margaret
  • The Loneliest Planet The Loneliest Planet
  • Martha Marcy May Marlene Martha Marcy May Marlene
  • The Minister The Minister

Best of 2011

9 films 2

World premiere only. Original lists are here.

  • Holy Motors Holy Motors
  • The Imposter The Imposter
  • Moonrise Kingdom Moonrise Kingdom
  • Amour Amour
  • Frances Ha Frances Ha

Best of 2012

10 films 9

World premiere only. Original lists are here.

  • Buffalo '66 Buffalo '66
  • The Celebration The Celebration
  • Rushmore Rushmore
  • Out of Sight Out of Sight
  • The General The General

Best of 1998

10 films 2

World premiere only. Original list (commercial release) is here.

Need revisiting: Buffalo '66, The Celebration, The General, Autumn Tale, The…

  • Afterschool Afterschool
  • Julia Julia
  • Rachel Getting Married Rachel Getting Married
  • Home Home
  • Burn After Reading Burn After Reading

Best of 2008

10 films 2

World premiere only. Original lists are here.

  • Audition Audition
  • The Blair Witch Project The Blair Witch Project
  • Toy Story 2 Toy Story 2
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley The Talented Mr. Ripley
  • Being John Malkovich Being John Malkovich

Best of 1999

10 films 1

World premiere only. Original list (commercial release) is here.

Need revisiting: Jesus' Son, Go.

  • Memento Memento
  • State and Main State and Main
  • In the Mood for Love In the Mood for Love
  • Devils on the Doorstep Devils on the Doorstep
  • Songs from the Second Floor Songs from the Second Floor

Best of 2000

10 films 1

World premiere only. Original list (commercial release) is here.

Need revisiting: State and Main, The Emperor's New Groove, Gladiator, Code…