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Best of 2006

15 films

2007 was the year I really got into movies as an artform, which was handy as it was a famously…

  • No Country for Old Men No Country for Old Men
  • Zodiac Zodiac
  • Youth Without Youth Youth Without Youth
  • The Darjeeling Limited The Darjeeling Limited
  • Secret Sunshine Secret Sunshine

Best of 2007

10 films

  • Romancing in Thin Air Romancing in Thin Air
  • This Is Not a Film This Is Not a Film
  • Cosmopolis Cosmopolis
  • It's Such a Beautiful Day It's Such a Beautiful Day
  • The Color Wheel The Color Wheel

Best of 2012

25 films

List in progress. Will be finalized at end of year.

  • Like Someone in Love Like Someone in Love
  • To the Wonder To the Wonder
  • Spring Breakers Spring Breakers
  • Side Effects Side Effects
  • White Reindeer White Reindeer

Best of 2013

12 films 1 1

Work in progress as year goes on.

  • Carlito's Way Carlito's Way
  • Hi, Mom! Hi, Mom!
  • Blow Out Blow Out
  • Body Double Body Double
  • Phantom of the Paradise Phantom of the Paradise

Brian De Palma, Ranked

27 films 1 1

One of America's most stylish, provocative, occasionally unbearable filmmakers, from best to worst.

  • Monsieur Verdoux Monsieur Verdoux
  • The Gold Rush The Gold Rush
  • City Lights City Lights
  • A King In New York A King In New York
  • Limelight Limelight

Chaplin's features, ranked

11 films

Charlie Chaplin made 11 feature films. All of them are great. So good are they, in fact, that even to…

  • One Week One Week
  • The Phantom Carriage The Phantom Carriage
  • Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler
  • Safety Last! Safety Last!
  • Sherlock, Jr. Sherlock, Jr.

Favorite Film of Each Year, 1920-2012

93 films 12 1

Note: some of the listed dates may not correspond to their actual years of release.

  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
  • How Green Was My Valley How Green Was My Valley
  • Young Mr. Lincoln Young Mr. Lincoln
  • The Searchers The Searchers
  • Fort Apache Fort Apache

John Ford, ranked

14 films

List in progress. Still have most of Ford's films to see, plus I need to rewatch some I already have.

  • Romancing in Thin Air Romancing in Thin Air
  • Sparrow Sparrow
  • Running on Karma Running on Karma
  • Breaking News Breaking News
  • Exiled Exiled

Johnnie To, Ranked

22 films 3

Work in progress. Also includes works confirmed to be ghost-directed by To.

  • Ace in the Hole Ace in the Hole
  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence A.I. Artificial Intelligence
  • Alien Alien
  • L'argent L'argent
  • Army of Shadows Army of Shadows

My Top 100

100 films 2

List is alphabetical. One film per director

  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence A.I. Artificial Intelligence
  • Empire of the Sun Empire of the Sun
  • Jaws Jaws
  • Munich Munich
  • Schindler's List Schindler's List
  • Prince of Darkness Prince of Darkness
  • In the Mouth of Madness In the Mouth of Madness
  • The Thing The Thing
  • Assault on Precinct 13 Assault on Precinct 13
  • They Live They Live