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The top 21 movies of 2021
TL;DR; If you’re short on time, skip all the text and see my Top 20 Movies of 2021 list on Letterboxd. But that’s a lot less fun. 21. No Sudden Move After flirting with retirement from feature filmmaking about a decade ago, Soderbergh has returned with a prolific fury of films – with a wide…
Favorite movies of 2019
Special thanks to comic artist @RentonHawkey for this year’s header image. Here it is, that time of year again when the Academy is about to hand out Oscars to deserving actors and directors – but usually picking the wrong films and the wrong performances every year, and then trying to make up for it later. I am…
Favorite movies of 2018
Special thanks to comic artist @RentonHawkey for this year’s header image. It was an amazing year at the movies, possibly the best since 1999 or 1994. So much so, that my usual attempt at curating a “top 10” list would be impossible. This year, I want to recognize 22 films, and even with the increased size of…
Favorite movies of 2017
My picks for the best movies of 2017, ranked in ascending order of preference. There’s a lot more genre films in here than typically in one of my lists, this was a year where comics/sci-fi cinema was on par with prestige dramas and indie flicks. Grand Jury Prizes Taking a cue from the great Roger…
The 25 best films of the century (so far)
Art by @RentonHawkey This week, NY Times film critics A.O. Scott and Manohla Dargis posted a feature article, picking their choices for the best films of the 21st century. Many others have joined the fun. Here’s mine: Almost Famous Crowe’s autobiographical backstage pass is the film from this young century that I’ve watched more than any other. What do…
All-media best of 2016
My picks for the best in media for 2016. I pared the list down to as small as I could make it but still ended up with 26 items. Here they are, unranked, but roughly in order of preference. BoJack Horseman – “Fish out of Water” The fourth episode of BoJack Horseman’s third season was…