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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…
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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…