Monday, May 31, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 2016

 


  1. KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS
  2. RUSH:  TIME STAND STILL
  3. I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
  4. MISS SLOANE
  5. HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE
  6. HELL OR HIGH WATER
  7. KEDI
  8. GOLDSTONE
  9. A DARK SONG
  10. THE VOID
  11. TRAIN TO BUSAN
  12. DEADPOOL
  13. THE HOLLOW CROWN:  HENRY VI - PART 1
  14. THE HOLLOW CROWN:  HENRY VI - PART 2
  15. STANDOFF
  16. THE LOVE WITCH
  17. MY JOURNEY THROUGH FRENCH CINEMA
  18. CALLAN:  THIS MAN ALONE
  19. A MONSTER CALLS
  20. CHONGQING HOT POT
  21. MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
  22. A PERSONAL JOURNEY THROUGH CINEMA HISTORY WITH THOMAS POLLOCK
  23. THE HOLLOW CROWN:  RICHARD III
  24. 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE
  25. PLANK FACE
  26. SWISS ARMY MAN
  27. THE NICE GUYS
  28. FREE FIRE
  29. THE UNTAMED
  30. THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE
  31. RAW
  32. LADY MACBETH
  33. CAPTAIN AMERICA:  CIVIL WAR
  34. BEYOND THE GATES
  35. HALLOWEEN SPOOKIES
  36. ARRIVAL
  37. DON'T BREATHE
  38. TERRIFIER
  39. SPLIT
  40. DOCTOR STRANGE
  41. ALL THE WAY
  42. FOR THE LOVE OF SPOCK
  43. COLOSSAL
  44. BRIGHT LIGHTS:  STARRING CARRIE FISHER & DEBBIE REYNOLDS
  45. JACKIE
  46. MINUTES PAST MIDNIGHT
  47. THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
  48. STAR TREK BEYOND
  49. OFFICER DOWNE
  50. THE CONJURING 2
  51. THE GHOUL
  52. BETTER WATCH OUT
  53. ANOTHER EVIL
  54. EAT THAT QUESTION:  FRANK ZAPPA IN HIS OWN WORDS
  55. BOGGY CREEK MONSTER
  56. THEY CAME FROM THE SWAMP:  THE FILMS OF WILLIAM GREFE
  57. BAD BLACK
  58. JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. THE TEEN TITANS
  59. DAVID BOWIE:  SOUND AND VISION
  60. YELLOW FEVER:  THE RISE AND FALL OF THE GIALLO
  61. KEEPERS OF THE MAGIC
  62. VHS MASSACRE:  CULT FILMS AND THE DECLINE OF PHYSICAL MEDIA
  63. ANOTHER WOLFCOP
  64. PEE WEE'S BIG HOLIDAY
  65. ALIENWEEN
  66. THE LOST CITY OF Z
  67. WITHOUT NAME
  68. NOW MORE THAN EVER:  THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO
  69. I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER
  70. LBJ
  71. THE ACCOUNTANT
  72. SHIN GODZILLA
  73. IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE
  74. BEAST OF WHITEHALL
  75. THE BARN
  76. RED CHRISTMAS
  77. OUIJA:  ORIGIN OF EVIL
  78. BOOM BUST BOOM
  79. RICHARD LINKLATER:  DREAM IS DESTINY
  80. HARRY BENSON:  SHOOT FIRST
  81. BATMAN:  RETURN OF THE CAPED CRUSADERS
  82. ROGUE ONE:  A STAR WARS STORY
  83. LA LA LAND
  84. NORMAN LEAR:  JUST ANOTHER VERSION OF YOU
  85. ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS:  THE MOVIE
  86. BAD SANTA 2
  87. 3 DEAD TRICK OR TREATERS
  88. THE ART OF LISTENING
  89. THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM
  90. THE FOUNDER
  91. DAD'S ARMY
  92. PRIDE AND PREJUDIE AND ZOMBIES
  93. LIVE BY NIGHT
  94. 24 X 36
  95. BECOMING MIKE NICHOLS
  96. MICHAEL JACKSON'S JOURNEY FROM MOTOWN TO OFF THE WALL
  97. BATMAN:  THE KILLING JOKE
  98. GRINDSPLOITATION
  99. VOLUMES OF BLOOD:  HORROR STORIES
  100. THE CURSE OF ROBERT THE DOLL
  101. SUICIDE SQUAD
  102. LO AND BEHOLD:  REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD
  103. ATTACK OF THE KILLER DONUTS
  104. SNOWDEN
  105. BOWIE:  THE MAN WHO CHANGED THE WORLD
  106. BEING GEORGE CLOONEY
  107. BATMAN V SUPERMAN:  DAWN OF JUSTICE
  108. PASSENGERS
  109. HOWARD LOVECRAFT & THE FROZEN KINGDON
  110. SHARKNADO 4:  THE 4TH AWAKENS
  111. NIGHT OF SOMETHING STRANGE
  112. THE AXE MURDERS OF VILLISCA
  113. TRIPLE 9

Sunday, May 30, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 2015

 


  1. THE WITCH
  2. CEMETERY OF SPLENDOR
  3. MAD MAX:  FURY ROAD
  4. THE DRESSMAKER
  5. DARK HORSE
  6. BONE TOMAHAWK
  7. THE FORBIDDEN ROOM
  8. GREEN ROOM
  9. THE INVITATION
  10. THE HATEFUL 8
  11. HIGH-RISE
  12. SLOW WEST
  13. THE EMPEROR IN AUGUST
  14. HE NEVER DIED
  15. ANT-MAN
  16. KUNG FURY
  17. NINA FOREVER
  18. WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?
  19. SWEET BEAN
  20. THE BLACKCOAT'S DAUGHTER
  21. 45 YEARS
  22. THE WITNESS
  23. LOOK WHO'S BACK
  24. THE MARTIAN
  25. THE DEVIL'S CANDY
  26. GOING CLEAR:  SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF
  27. HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT
  28. THE WOLFPACK
  29. I DON'T BELONG ANYWHERE:  THE CINEMA OF CHANTAL AKERMAN
  30. JUSTICE LEAGUE:  THRONE OF ATLANTIS
  31. LEGEND
  32. HEART OF A DOG
  33. THE FITS
  34. TALES OF HALLOWEEN
  35. INGRID BERGMAN:  IN HER OWN WORDS
  36. SOUTHBOUND
  37. MIFUNE:  THE LAST SAMURAI
  38. BATMAN VS. ROBIN
  39. SINATRA:  ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL
  40. DE PALMA
  41. MAGGIE
  42. DELI MAN
  43. THE HALLOW
  44. MAVIS!
  45. HAMLET
  46. MISSION:  IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION
  47. CRIMSON PEAK
  48. THE VISIT
  49. AVENGERS:  AGE OF ULTRON
  50. A CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY
  51. STAR WARS:  THE FORCE AWAKENS
  52. QUEEN CRAB
  53. ALL THINGS MUST PASS
  54. THE BIG SHORT
  55. DAFT PUNK UNCHAINED
  56. THE DEATH OF "SUPERMAN LIVES":  WHAT HAPPENED?
  57. CHUCK NORRIS VS. COMMUNISM
  58. DEMON
  59. FRANCOFONIA
  60. THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
  61. A BIGGER SPLASH
  62. EYE IN THE SKY
  63. WITCH HUNT:  A CENTURY OF MURDER
  64. SEVEN DORMS OF DEATH
  65. TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL
  66. STEVE JOBS
  67. BRIDGE OF SPIES
  68. WOMAN IN GOLD
  69. WE ARE STILL HERE
  70. KRAMPUS
  71. SKYFALL
  72. SPOTLIGHT
  73. THE ASSASSIN
  74. DETECTIVE BYOMKESH BAKSHY!
  75. THE JAM:  ABOUT THE YOUNG IDEA
  76. AMY
  77. COBAIN:  MONTAGE OF HECK
  78. TREMORS 5:  BLOODLINES
  79. MINERVA MONSTER
  80. DRUNK STONED BRILLIANT DEAD:  THE STORY OF THE NATIONAL LAMPOON
  81. BEST OF ENEMIES
  82. JUSTICE LEAGUE:  GODS AND MONSTERS
  83. TALES OF DRACULA
  84. SLIMY LITTLE BASTARDS
  85. ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL
  86. CAESAR AND OTTO'S PARANORMAL HALLOWEEN
  87. GOOSEBUMPS
  88. MR. HOLMES
  89. LISTEN TO ME MARLON
  90. (DIS)HONESTY:  THE TRUTH ABOUT LIES
  91. HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2
  92. LIVING WITH LINCOLN
  93. THE PEANUTS MOVIE
  94. INTRUDERS
  95. COMIX:  BEYOND THE COMIC BOOK PAGES
  96. JIMI HENDRIX:  ELECTRIC CHURCH
  97. BESSIE
  98. KILLSWITCH
  99. HIERONYMUS BOSCH:  TOUCHED BY THE DEVIL
  100. JACK PIERCE:  THE MAN WHO MADE THE MONSTERS
  101. ALL HALLOW'S EVE 2
  102. EVIL BONG 420
  103. BATMAN UNLIMITED:  MONSTER MAYHEM
  104. DISMEMBERING CHRISTMAS
  105. HAYRIDE 2
  106. ROBERT
  107. ROCK THE KASBAH
  108. THE CREEP BEHIND THE CAMERA
  109. ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING
  110. SHARKNADO 3:  OH HELL NO!
  111. MACBETH
  112. MODEL HUNGER
  113. THE HOLLOW

Saturday, May 29, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 2014

 


  1. CHEF
  2. PREDESTINATION
  3. INTERSTELLAR
  4. WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
  5. THE RAID 2
  6. THE TRIP TO ITALY
  7. PADDINGTON
  8. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
  9. MIDNIGHT DINER
  10. STARRY EYES
  11. LOST SOUL:  THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY'S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU
  12. SONG OF THE SEA
  13. NIGHTCRAWLER
  14. JOHN WICK
  15. GONE GIRL
  16. FROM CALIGARI TO HITLER
  17. THAT GUY DICK MILLER
  18. IT FOLLOWS
  19. INHERENT VICE
  20. THE FALLING
  21. 1971
  22. NATIONAL GALLERY
  23. JUSTICE LEAGUE:  WAR
  24. BATMAN:  ASSAULT ON ARKHAM
  25. BEFORE I DISAPPEAR
  26. MONTY PYTHON:  LIVE (MOSTLY)
  27. THE BABADOOK
  28. DIGGING UP THE MARROW
  29. ZOMBEAVERS
  30. FUTURE SHOCK!:  THE STORY OF 2000AD
  31. THE WINDING STREAM
  32. FINDING FELA
  33. LIFE ITSELF
  34. ELECTRIC BOOGALOO:  THE WILD, UNTOLD STORY OF CANNON FILMS
  35. THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
  36. CALL GIRL OF CTHULHU
  37. RIK MAYALL:  LORD OF MISRULE
  38. LOST SONGS:  THE BASEMENT TAPES CONTINUED
  39. EXISTS
  40. NIXON BY NIXON:  IN HIS OWN WORDS
  41. THE EDITOR
  42. LOST RIVER
  43. VIDEO NASTIES:  DRACONIAN DAYS
  44. MR. TURNER
  45. THE HOBBIT:  THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES
  46. ST. VINCENT
  47. THE REWRITE
  48. FROM THE DARK
  49. THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN
  50. THE MORNINGSIDE MONSTER
  51. LOVE & MERCY
  52. WINTER SLEEP
  53. CHEMICAL PEEL
  54. LATE PHASES
  55. MAGICIAN:  THE ASTONISHING LIFE AND WORK OF ORSON WELLES
  56. KINGSMAN:  THE SECRET SERVICE
  57. THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY
  58. THE 50 YEAR ARGUMENT
  59. SHARKNADO 2:  THE SECOND ONE
  60. NAT KING COLE:  AFRAID OF THE DARK
  61. ART AND CRAFT
  62. SON OF BATMAN
  63. WOLFCOP
  64. GENESIS:  TOGETHER AND APART
  65. MR. DYNAMITE - THE RISE OF JAMES BROWN
  66. GODZILLA
  67. THE MONUMENTS MEN
  68. THE LAST MAN ON THE MOON
  69. VERONICA MARS
  70. BOYHOOD
  71. DOC OF THE DEAD
  72. ATARI:  GAME OVER
  73. JLA ADVENTURES:  TRAPPED IN TIME
  74. PLASTIC GALAXY:  THE STORY OF STAR WARS TOYS
  75. A TALE OF TWO THIEVES
  76. GOD'S POCKET
  77. BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)
  78. LUCY
  79. KILLING ME SOFTLY:  THE ROBERTA FLACK STORY
  80. ABCS OF DEATH 2
  81. DEAD SNOW 2:  RED VS. DEAD
  82. SPACE STATION 76
  83. KILLER LEGENDS
  84. THE BOOK OF LIFE
  85. WHY HORROR?
  86. CAPTAIN AMERICA:  THE WINTER SOLDIER
  87. THE CANAL
  88. THE IMITATION GAME
  89. FEED THE LIGHT
  90. THE GUEST
  91. X-MEN:  DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
  92. MARK OF THE WITCH
  93. CRAWL OR DIE
  94. THE LEGO MOVIE
  95. WOMEN AREN'T FUNNY
  96. LOST AFTER DARK
  97. LIKE SUNDAY, LIKE RAIN
  98. THE SCAREHOUSE
  99. P-51 DRAGON FIGHTER
  100. X MOOR
  101. THE SMILEY FACE KILLERS
  102. EDGE OF TOMORROW
  103. THE HOUSES OCTOBER BUILT

Friday, May 28, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 2013


  1. THE WIND RISES
  2. RETURN TO NUKE 'EM HIGH VOLUME 1
  3. WALKING THE CAMINO:  SIX WAYS TO SANTIAGO
  4. A FIELD IN ENGLAND
  5. THE LUNCHBOX
  6. MYSTERY ROAD
  7. PHILOMENA
  8. 20 FEET FROM STARDOM
  9. CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY VANILLA
  10. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
  11. LOCKE
  12. THE PUNK SINGER
  13. BATMAN:  THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS PART 2
  14. SALINGER
  15. REWIND THIS!
  16. EUROPA REPORT
  17. COHERENCE
  18. THE DOUBLE
  19. THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA
  20. RAZE
  21. THE GARDEN OF WORDS
  22. THIS IS THE END
  23. THE GREAT BEAUTY
  24. GO GOA GONE
  25. THE BEST OFFER
  26. WNUF HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
  27. JUSTICE LEAGUE:  THE FLASHPOINT PARADOX
  28. SNOWPIERCER
  29. AN ADVENTURE IN TIME AND SPACE
  30. THE WORLD'S END
  31. THE ZERO THEOREM
  32. GOOD OL' FREDA
  33. MUSCLE SHOALS
  34. THE KINGDOM OF DREAMS AND MADNESS
  35. THE CONJURING
  36. HER
  37. HISTORY OF THE EAGLES
  38. THE OTHERWORLD
  39. THE BORDERLANDS
  40. THE DAY KENNEDY DIED
  41. DAVID BOWIE:  FIVE YEARS
  42. BIRTH OF THE LIVING DEAD
  43. PACIFIC RIM
  44. MOMS MABLEY
  45. RICHARD PRYOR:  OMIT THE LOGIC
  46. ROCK 'N' ROLL EXPOSED:  THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF BOB GRUEN
  47. FINDING VIVIAN MAIER
  48. DEAR MR. WATTERSON
  49. SUPERHEROES:  A NEVER-ENDING BATTLE
  50. EVIL DEAD
  51. THE DEMON'S ROOK
  52. WHEN ALBUMS RULED THE WORLD
  53. TIM'S VERMEER
  54. RIGOR MORTIS
  55. VAMPIRA AND ME
  56. GERALDINE FERRARO:  PAVING THE WAY
  57. MONEY FOR NOTHING:  INSIDE THE FEDERAL RESERVE
  58. EXTRAORDINARY TALES
  59. ELAINE STRITCH:  SHOOT ME
  60. THE HOBBIT:  THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG
  61. RED 2
  62. GRAVITY
  63. OCULUS
  64. THE BRIDGEWATER TRIANGLE
  65. JODOROWSKY'S DUNE
  66. JFK:  THE SMOKING GUN
  67. SAVING MR. BANKS
  68. STOKER
  69. ONLY GOD FORGIVES
  70. MUHAMMAD ALI'S GREATEST FIGHT
  71. SAINT BERNARD
  72. QUALITY BALLS:  THE DAVID STEINBERG STORY
  73. NOW YOU SEE ME
  74. PARKLAND
  75. SEDUCED AND ABANDONED
  76. SHARKNADO
  77. GOING ATTRACTIONS:  THE DEFINITIVE STORY OF THE AMERICAN DRIVE-IN MOVIE
  78. STEVIE NICKS:  THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
  79. V/H/S 2
  80. WOLF CREEK 2
  81. ZOMBIE NIGHT
  82. SUPERMAN UNBOUND
  83. NECESSARY EVIL:  SUPER-VILLAINS OF DC COMICS
  84. CBGB
  85. ENOUGH SAID
  86. AMERICAN HUSTLE
  87. THAT'S SEXPLOITATION
  88. JFK'S SECRET KILLER:  THE EVIDENCE
  89. BILLY CLUB
  90. THE BALLAD OF SKINLESS PETE
  91. BATH SALT ZOMBIES
  92. THE WIPERS TIMES
  93. RUSH
  94. GREENWICH VILLAGE:  MUSIC THAT DEFINTED A GENERATION
  95. WHEN JEWS WERE FUNNY
  96. STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
  97. PHIL SPECTOR
  98. MOVIE 43
  99. FATEFUL FINDINGS
  100. GATOR GREEN
  101. OOGA BOOGA
  102. HANSEL & GRETEL GET BAKES
  103. MAN OF STEEL
  104. IRON MAN 3
  105. BEHIND THE CANDELABRA
  106. WER
  107. OZ THE GREAT & POWERFUL
  108. DEAD IN TOMBSTONE
  109. THOR:  THE DARK WORLD
  110. SIX BY SONDHEIM
  111. ATLANTIC RIM

Thursday, May 27, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 2012

 


  1. THE HOLLOW CROWN:  RICHARD II
  2. DREDD
  3. THE IMPOSTER
  4. MUSEUM HOURS
  5. SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS
  6. CLOUD ATLAS
  7. SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN
  8. THE AVENGERS
  9. LOOPER
  10. THE HOLLOW CROWN:  HENRY IV PART 1
  11. THE HOLLOW CROWN:  HENRY IV PART 2
  12. THE HOLLOW CROWN:  HENRY V 
  13. HORROR EUROPA
  14. EUROCRIME!  THE ITALIAN COP AND GANGSTER FILMS THAT RULED THE '70s
  15. BATMAN:  THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS PART 1
  16. TALES OF TELEVISION CENTRE
  17. WOULD YOU RATHER
  18. SIGHTSEERS
  19. JOHN DIES AT THE END
  20. THE LORDS OF SALEM
  21. 2 DAYS IN NEW YORK
  22. MANIAC
  23. ROBOT & FRANK
  24. THE BATTERY
  25. DIAS DE VINILO
  26. STITCHES
  27. THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES
  28. 56 UP
  29. ARGO
  30. JUSTICE LEAGUE:  DOOM
  31. ROOM 237
  32. CASTING BY
  33. SKYFALL
  34. MOONRISE KINGDOM
  35. GRABBERS
  36. THE MASTER
  37. HAYRIDE
  38. IN SEARCH OF HAYDN
  39. AMICUS:  HOUSE OF HORRORS
  40. FOUND.
  41. BYZANTIUM
  42. MARLEY
  43. BIG STAR:  NOTHING CAN HURT ME
  44. ETHEL
  45. THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ROSALIND LEIGH
  46. THE HUMAN RACE
  47. HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA
  48. THE MISSING PIECE:  MONA LISA, HER THIEF, THE TRUE STORY
  49. I AM BRUCE LEE
  50. SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD
  51. BEWARE OF MR. BAKER
  52. SUSHI GIRL
  53. COCKNEYS VS. ZOMBIES
  54. THE HOBBIT:  AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
  55. PROMETHEUS
  56. LINCOLN
  57. DJANGO UNCHAINED
  58. THE POSSESSION
  59. A ROYAL AFFAIR
  60. THE BAY
  61. NIGHT CLAWS
  62. THE SLEEPER
  63. THE DARK SLEEP
  64. HYDE PARK ON HUDSON
  65. V/H/S
  66. ROMAN POLANSKI:  ODD MAN OUT
  67. THE ABC'S OF DEATH
  68. VINYLMANIA
  69. HOUSE OF GHOSTS
  70. LOVE, MARILYN
  71. IRON SKY
  72. QUENTIN TARANTINO:  20 YEARS OF FILMMAKING
  73. CAESAR AND OTTO'S DEADLY XMAS
  74. DON'T STOP BELIEVIN':  EVERYMAN'S JOURNEY
  75. KOMEDA, KOMEDA . . .
  76. PRESIDENT WOLFMAN
  77. FRANKENWEENIE
  78. SELLEBRITY
  79. CROSSFIRE HURRICANE
  80. FREDDIE MERCURY:  THE GREAT PRETENDER
  81. IT'S CHRISTMAS, CAROL
  82. JOHN CARTER
  83. A LATE QUARTET
  84. DARK SHADOWS
  85. ARGENTO'S DRACULA
  86. THE WOMAN IN BLACK
  87. THE GIRL
  88. THE MAGIC OF BELLE ISLE
  89. THE PERVERT'S GUIDE TO IDEOLOGY
  90. MILLION DOLLAR CROCODILE
  91. RISE OF THE GUARDIANS
  92. I HEART MONSTER MOVIES
  93. MARGARET THATCHER:  THE IRON LADY
  94. THE THREE STOOGES
  95. SMILEY
  96. KILLJOY GOES TO HELL
  97. HITCHCOCK
  98. ABRAHAM LINCOLN VAMPIRE HUNTER
  99. ABRAHAM LINCOLN VS. ZOMBIES

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 2011

 


  1. CHICKEN WITH PLUMS
  2. THE RAID
  3. TOO BIG TO FAIL
  4. THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH AUNT DIANE
  5. DRIVE
  6. A SEPARATION
  7. JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI
  8. GEORGE HARRISON:  LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD
  9. SAMSARA
  10. RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
  11. SEVEN WONDERS OF THE BUDDHIST WORLD
  12. THE DEVIL'S BUSINESS
  13. THE LOST GENIUS OF BRITISH ART:  WILLIAM DOBSON
  14. THESE AMAZING SHADOWS
  15. KILL LIST
  16. THE INTOUCHABLES
  17. FROM UP ON POPPY HILL
  18. EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE
  19. ALBERT NOBBS
  20. ATTACK THE BLOCK
  21. ABSENTIA
  22. DREAMS OF A LIFE
  23. CARNAGE
  24. X-MEN:  FIRST CLASS
  25. CABIN IN THE WOODS
  26. THE SUSPICIONS OF MR. WHICHER
  27. THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS
  28. RESURRECT DEAD:  THE MYSTERY OF THE TOYNBEE TILES
  29. THE HELP
  30. HUGO
  31. THE TUNNEL
  32. CHOP
  33. TALES OF THE NIGHT
  34. HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN
  35. TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
  36. MISSION:  IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL
  37. CAPTAIN AMERICA:  THE FIRST AVENGER
  38. THOR
  39. THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967 - 1975
  40. THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
  41. TAKE SHELTER
  42. HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PT. 2
  43. MCENROE/BORG:  FIRE & ICE
  44. FILMS OF FURY:  THE KUNG FU MOVIE MOVIE
  45. HUSK
  46. MANBORG
  47. LOVELY MOLLY
  48. 9/11:  THE DAY THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
  49. UNDER THE BOARDWALK:  THE MONOPOLY STORY
  50. JACK THE RIPPER:  THE DEFINITIVE STORY
  51. TROUBADOURS
  52. SHOCK AND AWE:  THE STORY OF ELECTRICITY
  53. CONTAGION
  54. EVERYTHING AND NOTHING
  55. THE INNKEEPERS
  56. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
  57. THE SEARCH FOR MICHAEL ROCKEFELLER
  58. MARGIN CALL
  59. A DANGEROUS METHOD
  60. THE TREE OF LIFE
  61. SCREAM 4
  62. CRAZY STUPID LOVE
  63. PAUL WILLIAMS:  STILL ALIVE
  64. TOWER HEIST
  65. REAGAN
  66. SECRET ACCESS:  THE VATICAN
  67. FAMILY BAND:  THE COWSILLS STORY
  68. EXIT 101:  HALLOWEEN PARTY MASSACRE
  69. MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
  70. GOD BLESS OZZY OSBOURNE
  71. CORMAN'S WORLD
  72. THE IDES OF MARCH
  73. ON VAMPYRES AND OTHER SYMPTOMS
  74. HATTIE
  75. THE IRON LADY
  76. THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU
  77. CHILLERAMA
  78. PRIEST
  79. ROADKILL
  80. KILLER EYE:  HALLOWEEN HAUNT
  81. ATTACK OF THE MOON ZOMBIES
  82. THE RESIDENT
  83. CINEMA VERITE
  84. BATMAN:  YEAR ONE
  85. SHUT UP, LITTLE MAN!:  AN AUDIO MISADVENTURE
  86. THE RITE
  87. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:  ON STRANGER TIDES
  88. MILDRED PIERCE
  89. LOST CHRISTMAS
  90. CREATURE
  91. J. EDGAR
  92. GREEN LANTERN
  93. THE GREEN HORNET
  94. ALL-STAR SUPERMAN
  95. GHOST RIDER:  SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 2010

 


  1. THE WAY
  2. RUSH:  BEYOND THE LIGHTED STAGE
  3. BOY
  4. CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS
  5. SUBMARINE
  6. THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY
  7. MACHETE MAIDENS UNLEASHED
  8. WINTER'S BONE
  9. WHO KILLED CAPTAIN ALEX?
  10. THE BUDDHA
  11. THE SOCIAL NETWORK
  12. BROAD STREET BULLIES
  13. INSIDE THE FIRESTORM
  14. THE AURORA MONSTERS:  THE MODEL CRAZE THAT GRIPPED THE WORLD
  15. THE TRIP
  16. FROZEN
  17. RED
  18. TROLL HUNTER
  19. SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD
  20. THE TEMPEST
  21. TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL
  22. RUBBER
  23. OUTCAST
  24. HATCHET II
  25. DEVIL
  26. THE FIGHTER
  27. MADE IN DAGENHAM
  28. THE ARBOR
  29. DEATH AND CREMATION
  30. SHUTTER ISLAND
  31. RARE EXPORTS:  A CHRISTMAS TALE
  32. THE COLOUR OUT OF SPACE
  33. HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HOLLOWS PT. 1
  34. PUBLIC SPEAKING
  35. AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE
  36. CAMERAMAN:  THE LIFE & WORK OF JACK CARDIFF
  37. HEY, BOO:  HARPER LEE & TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
  38. BATMAN:  UNDER THE RED HOOD
  39. WHO IS HARRY NILSSON (AND WHY IS EVERYBODY TALKIN' ABOUT HIM?)
  40. PRESIDENT'S DAY
  41. SOUL TRAIN:  THE HIPPEST TRIP IN AMERICA
  42. VIDEO NASTIES:  MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHIP AND VIDEOTAPE
  43. THE LAST PLAY AT SHEA
  44. AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE
  45. INSIDIOUS
  46. CARRIE FISHER:  WISHFUL DRINKING
  47. EL MONSTRO!
  48. NEVER SLEEP AGAIN:  THE ELM STREET LEGACY
  49. GAINSBOURG:  A HEROIC LIFE
  50. NEVER LET ME GO
  51. JACK GOES BOATING
  52. WHISTLE AND I'LL COME TO YOU
  53. PAUL MCCARTNEY REALLY IS DEAD:  THE LAST TESTAMENT OF GEORGE HARRISON
  54. PIRAHNA 3D
  55. UNINHABITED
  56. SAINT
  57. STAKE LAND
  58. DETECTIVE DEE AND THE MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM FLAME
  59. INCEPTION
  60. FAT, SICK AND NEARLY DEAD
  61. WAGNER & ME
  62. SUPERMAN/BATMAN:  APOCALYPSE
  63. JUSTICE LEAGUE:  CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS
  64. DOOMSDAY COUNTY
  65. SECRET ORIGINS:  THE STORY OF DC COMICS
  66. MONSTERS
  67. PICKMAN'S MUSE
  68. BURKE & HARE
  69. LEMMY
  70. THE REAL ROBIN HOOD
  71. LET ME IN
  72. JOAN RIVERS:  A PIECE OF WORK
  73. SYMPHONY IN BLOOD RED
  74. BIRDEMIC:  SHOCK AND TERROR
  75. EAT, PRAY, LOVE
  76. THE GHOST WRITER
  77. REFLECTIONS OF THE PAST
  78. BLACK DEATH
  79. WINSTON CHURCHILL:  WALKING WITH DESTINY
  80. EDGE OF DARKNESS
  81. THE LEGEND STILL LIVES:  30 YEARS OF MADMAN
  82. THE KING'S SPEECH
  83. THE WARD
  84. IRON MAN 2
  85. ALICE IN WONDERLAND
  86. THE WOLFMAN
  87. JONAH HEX
  88. BLACK SWAN
  89. SAW 3D
  90. GET HIM TO THE GREEK
  91. CLASH OF THE TITANS
  92. NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
  93. THE TWILIGHT SAGA:  ECLIPSE

Sunday, May 23, 2021

DOERS VS. DREAMERS

 As I logged onto Geegle-Goo-Goo this afternoon, I saw this as one of their daily click-baits:


and I had to laugh.  Yet another instance of an American culture (and probably most of the world by now) which constantly downgrades what they call "dreamers" in favour of the go-get-'em "doers".  "Warren Buffett says 4 Choices in Life Separate the Doers from the Dreamers" which implies that, whatever you do, you don't wanna be one of those losers "dreamers"!  God forbid!  Unfortunately, one of these alpha-male "doers" isn't something this "dreamer" has ever striven to be.  Here's a list of those who are definitely in the "doers" category:  Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Pol Pot, Idi Amin, the Rev. Jim Jones, Osama bin Laden, Richard Ramirez, Jeffrey Dahmer, Timothy McVeigh . . . . .boy, are THEY squarely in the "doers" category!  It's the "doers" who caused just about 100% of the problems we face and have faced throughout history.  Yet, I can't think of a single instance of bloodshed and destruction caused by Emily Dickenson or Vincent Van Gogh.  These so-called "dreamers" are the thinkers and artists who give us what is called humanity and culture.  Of course, these things are considered worthless in our anti-intellectual climate which, in America at least, has been the norm almost since it's inception.  Of course, this doesn't stop the "doers" from taking ideas dreamt-up by the "dreamers" and twisting them to their own ends.  It's not the religious thinkers who merely write down their ideas whom we have to fear; it's the dipshit "doers" who decide to take those ideas and twist them to their own ends i.e. dipshit "doer" Jim Jones in Jonestown or dipshit "doer" Osama bin Laden twisting and subverting Islamic teachings or dipshit "doer" Adolf Hitler taking some fringe writings in order to create an evil homicidal dictatorship.  The smug look on Warren Buffett's face in the photo above is the same smug look you'll find on all "doers" who mistakenly believe they've contributed anything valuable to humanity.  These people occasionally lie on their deathbeds and look back at their lives in despair as they realize that they've never really contributed anything good or meaningful to the world.  Like a beautiful piece of music.  Or a brilliantly-written novel.  Or a moving film.  Or a breathtaking work of art.  Speaking for myself, I'm sick to death of these dipshit "doers"; we need a lot less of them.    

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 2009

 


  1. RED RIDING:  THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1974
  2. IN SEARCH OF BEETHOVEN
  3. RED RIDING:  THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1980
  4. MARY AND MAX
  5. RED RIDING:  THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1983
  6. INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
  7. TRIANGLE
  8. FANTASTIC MR. FOX
  9. IN THE LOOP
  10. SUMMER WARS
  11. DEAD SNOW
  12. CORALINE
  13. DORIAN GRAY
  14. BLACK DYNAMITE
  15. ART OF WAR
  16. NIGHTMARES IN RED, WHITE AND BLUE
  17. JULIE & JULIA
  18. DOGTOOTH
  19. GET LOW
  20. THE HORDE
  21. REEL INJUN
  22. HAMLET
  23. OIL CITY CONFIDENTIAL
  24. I KNEW IT WAS YOU:  REDISCOVERING JOHN CAZALE
  25. DISTRICT 9
  26. THE LOVED ONES
  27. ZOMBIELAND
  28. SOUL KITCHEN
  29. DRAG ME TO HELL
  30. OSS 117:  LOST IN RIO
  31. DARK AND STORMY NIGHT
  32. WATCHMEN
  33. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT TIME TRAVEL
  34. AGORA
  35. THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL
  36. MOON
  37. MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE?
  38. SUPERMAN/BATMAN:  PUBLIC ENEMIES
  39. EVERY OTHER DAY IS HALLOWEEN
  40. CINEMA'S EXILES:  FROM HITLER TO HOLLYWOOD
  41. THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA:  DANIEL ELLSBERG AND THE PENTAGON PAPERS
  42. THE HOLE
  43. ONE PIECE FILM:  STRONG WORLD
  44. STAR TREK
  45. JOHNNY MERCER:  THE DREAM'S ON ME
  46. 1939:  HOLLYWOOD'S GREATEST YEAR
  47. THE WARS OF THE ROSES:  A BLOODY CROWN
  48. HULK VS.
  49. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS
  50. WYVERN
  51. THE REAL WOLFMAN
  52. FAWLTY TOWERS:  RE-OPENED
  53. KRAUTROCK:  THE REBIRTH OF GERMANY
  54. SYNTH BRITANNIA
  55. 9/11:  PHONE CALLS FROM THE TOWERS
  56. WEREWOLF FEVER
  57. THE THREE INVESTIGATORS AND THE SECRET OF TERROR CASTLE
  58. THE BOONDOCK SAINTS II:  ALL SAINTS DAY
  59. THE SECRET OF KELLS
  60. THE HANGOVER
  61. VALHALLA RISING
  62. THE COUNTESS
  63. THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT
  64. HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE
  65. COLD SOULS
  66. COCO CHANEL & IGOR STRAVINSKY
  67. MUCKMAN
  68. THE REVENANT
  69. ANGELS & DEMONS
  70. WONDER WOMAN
  71. GIALLO
  72. DARK HOUSE
  73. THE SIX DEGREES OF HELTER SKELTER
  74. THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3
  75. THE SECRET BEGINNINGS OF AMERICA'S BEGINNINGS VOL. 3:  EYE OF THE PHOENIX
  76. LESBIAN VAMPIRE KILLERS
  77. 2012
  78. THE HOLY GRAIL IN AMERICA
  79. GREAT DIRECTORS
  80. GREEN LANTERN:  FIRST FLIGHT
  81. ROCK PROHECIES
  82. THE SHOCK DOCTRINE
  83. GOEMON
  84. MY BLOODY VALENTINE
  85. THE YOUNG VICTORIA
  86. CROPSEY
  87. KIDS GO TO THE WOODS . . . KIDS GET DEAD
  88. DAYBREAKERS
  89. GREY GARDENS
  90. HIGH PLAINS INVADERS
  91. SAND SERPENTS
  92. SKULL HEADS
  93. INTO THE STORM
  94. THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS
  95. UNDER THE MOUNTAIN
  96. THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS
  97. LAND OF THE LOST
  98. THIS IS IT
  99. THE LAST LOVECRAFT:  RELIC OF CTHULHU
  100. THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO
  101. A CHRISTMAS CAROL
  102. PUBLIC ENEMIES
  103. SHERLOCK HOLMES
  104. FUTURAMA:  INTO THE WILD GREEN YONDER
  105. G.I. JOE:  THE RISE OF COBRA
  106. SOLOMON KANE
  107. SAW VI
  108. AVATAR

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 2008

 


  1. LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
  2. STILL WALKING
  3. SITA SINGS THE BLUES
  4. LETTING GO OF GOD
  5. DOUBT
  6. PONYO
  7. DR. HORRIBLE'S SING-A-LONG BLOG (including COMMENTARY! THE MUSICAL)
  8. THE DARK KNIGHT
  9. NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD
  10. WATCH HORROR FILMS, KEEP AMERICA STRONG
  11. THE HORSEMAN
  12. DREAMS WITH SHARP TEETH
  13. TRULY, MADLY, CHEAPLY:  BRITISH B MOVIES
  14. YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS:  THE WARNER BROS. STORY
  15. IN BRUGES
  16. FLASHBACKS OF A FOOL
  17. SPLINTER
  18. IP MAN
  19. THE WRECKING CREW
  20. DEAD GIRL
  21. A CHRISTMAS TALE
  22. A FILM WITH ME IN IT
  23. VALKYRIE
  24. IT MIGHT GET LOUD
  25. IRON MAN
  26. THE MACHINE GIRL
  27. ME AND ORSON WELLES
  28. LAKE MUNGO
  29. THE RUINS
  30. FROST/NIXON
  31. GRAN TORINO
  32. DEAN SPANLEY
  33. JOHNNY CASH'S AMERICA
  34. LOVECRAFT:  FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN
  35. I SELL THE DEAD
  36. CAPTURING REALITY:  THE ART OF DOCUMENTARY
  37. REPO!  THE GENETIC OPERA
  38. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD:  JUST DUSTY
  39. BRUTAL MASSACRE:  A COMEDY
  40. THE HEADLESS WOMAN
  41. MILK
  42. THE WRESTLER
  43. THOU SHALT NOT:  SEX, SIN AND CENSORSHIP IN PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD
  44. ANVIL!  THE STORY OF ANVIL
  45. REMBRANDT'S J'ACCUSE . . .
  46. PICASSO AND BRAQUE GO TO THE MOVIES
  47. I NEED THAT RECORD!
  48. CHEMICAL WEDDING
  49. THE OBJECTIVE
  50. COLD PREY II
  51. RECOUNT
  52. JUSTICE LEAGUE:  THE NEW FRONTIER
  53. DARK FLOORS
  54. MURNAU, BORZAGE AND FOX
  55. MAN ON WIRE
  56. INSANITARIUM
  57. EINSTEIN AND EDDINGTON
  58. FUTURAMA:  THE BEAST WITH A BILLION BACKS
  59. PUBLIC ENEMIES:  THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE GANGSTER FILM
  60. VANTAGE POINT
  61. SEA BEAST
  62. DANGEROUS WORRY DOLLS
  63. FUTURAMA:  BENDER'S GAME
  64. SHINE A LIGHT
  65. THE X-FILES:  I WANT TO BELIEVE
  66. THE READER
  67. THE WOMEN
  68. BONNIE & CLYDE VS. DRACULA
  69. MAMMA MIA!
  70. GENERATION RX
  71. RELIGULOUS
  72. FEAR(S) OF THE DARK
  73. JUMPER
  74. RIGHTEOUS KILL
  75. STEP BROTHERS
  76. BE KIND REWIND
  77. ZERO:  AN INVESTIGATION INTO 9/11
  78. BATMAN:  GOTHAM KNIGHT
  79. AUTOPSY
  80. COLOUR FROM THE DARK
  81. THANKSKILLING
  82. W.
  83. MIRRORS
  84. THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
  85. THE INCREDIBLE HULK
  86. OF TIME AND THE CITY
  87. YETI:  CURSE OF THE SNOW DEMON
  88. QUANTUM OF SOLACE
  89. THE HAPPENING
  90. THE BURROWERS
  91. HELLBOY II:  THE GOLDEN ARMY
  92. FEAST II:  SLOPPY SECONDS
  93. ZEITGEIST:  ADDENDUM
  94. FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL
  95. THE SPIRIT
  96. TROPIC THUNDER
  97. KUNG FU PANDA
  98. MEET DAVE
  99. SAW V
  100. THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
  101. GINGERDEAD MAN 2:  PASSION OF THE CRUST
  102. VINYAN
  103. TWILIGHT

Monday, May 17, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 2007

 


  1. ZODIAC
  2. BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD
  3. THE MIST
  4. HEIMA
  5. HOT FUZZ
  6. THERE WILL BE BLOOD
  7. TIMECRIMES
  8. TRICK 'R TREAT
  9. THE DARJEELING LIMITED
  10. MURDER PARTY
  11. SUNSHINE
  12. ALL IN THIS TEA
  13. CHICAGO 10
  14. END OF THE LINE
  15. PERSEPOLIS
  16. VAL LEWTON:  THE MAN IN THE SHADOWS
  17. TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS:  RUNNIN' DOWN A DREAM
  18. MAD DETECTIVE
  19. WILL EISNER:  PORTRAIT OF A SEQUENTIAL ARTIST
  20. WALK HARD:  THE DEWEY COX STORY
  21. DEATH PROOF
  22. 2 DAYS IN PARIS
  23. PUFFBALL
  24. LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
  25. YOU, THE LIVING
  26. 5 CENTIMETERS PER SECOND
  27. BIG MAN JAPAN
  28. OM SHANTI OM
  29. THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
  30. 1408
  31. JOE STRUMMER:  THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN
  32. NANCY DREW
  33. THE TOWN THAT WAS
  34. WHY BE GOOD?:  SEXUALITY & CENSORSHIP IN EARLY CINEMA
  35. RESPECT YOURSELF:  THE STAX RECORDS STORY
  36. JACK KIRBY:  STORYTELLER
  37. THE SIGNAL
  38. CONTROL
  39. THIS IS THE ZODIAC SPEAKING
  40. BECOMING JOHN FORD
  41. WIND CHILL
  42. THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN
  43. ICE SPIDERS
  44. 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
  45. FRACTURE
  46. MIL MASCARAS VS. THE AZTEC MUMMY
  47. MR. WARMTH:  THE DON RICKLES PROJECT
  48. DAN IN REAL LIFE
  49. 1983:  THE BRINK OF APOCALYPSE
  50. SPINE TINGLER!:  THE WILLIAM CASTLE STORY
  51. OSWALD'S GHOST
  52. FLIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
  53. EAGLE VS. SHARK
  54. HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
  55. THE THREE INVESTIGATORS AND THE SECRET OF SKELETON ISLAND
  56. MOTHER OF TEARS
  57. SWEENEY TODD:  THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
  58. ROGUE
  59. PLANET TERROR
  60. ZEITGEIST
  61. SECRET MYSTERIES OF AMERICA'S BEGINNINGS VOL. 2:  RIDDLES IN STONE
  62. FUTURAMA:  BENDER'S BIG SCORE
  63. DOCTOR STRANGE
  64. 28 WEEKS LATER
  65. MICHAEL CLAYTON
  66. JOE'S PALACE
  67. NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED
  68. FAMOUS MONSTER:  FORREST J. ACKERMAN
  69. SICKO
  70. JACK BROOKS:  MONSTER SLAYER
  71. NATIONAL TREASURE:  BOOK OF SECRETS
  72. RATATOUILLE
  73. ELIZABETH:  THE GOLDEN AGE
  74. I'M NOT THERE
  75. THE ORPHANAGE
  76. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
  77. DEATH AT A FUNERAL
  78. SLEUTH
  79. THE HAUNTING HOUR:  DON'T THINK ABOUT IT
  80. SPIDER-MAN 3
  81. WΔZ
  82. VOICES
  83. DIARY OF THE DEAD
  84. AUGUST RUSH
  85. PREMONITION
  86. THE DEAD ONE
  87. DOCTOR WHO:  THE INFINITE QUEST
  88. GHOST RIDER
  89. I AM LEGEND
  90. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:  AT WORLD'S END
  91. DEAD SILENCE
  92. BEOWULF
  93. DEAD TONE
  94. THE REAPING
  95. FRANKENSTEIN
  96. SAW IV
  97. BLADES OF GLORY
  98. SPIN
  99. HALLOWEEN
  100. FANTASTIC FOUR:  RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER

Sunday, May 16, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 2006

 


  1. THE DEPARTED
  2. IN SEARCH OF MOZART
  3. LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
  4. SYNDROMES AND A CENTURY
  5. SEE NO EVIL:  THE MOORS MURDERS
  6. CASINO ROYALE
  7. WITCH'S DUNGEON:  40 YEARS OF CHILLS
  8. THE FALL
  9. CLERKS II
  10. SILENT BRITAIN
  11. BEHIND THE MASK:  THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON
  12. SLITHER
  13. PAPRIKA
  14. THE LIFE OF REILLY
  15. THE HOST
  16. THE DA VINCI CODE
  17. MISSION:  IMPOSSIBLE III
  18. FEARLESS
  19. SCOTT WALKER:  30 CENTURY MAN
  20. INFAMOUS
  21. COLD PREY
  22. SEVERANCE
  23. OSS 117:  CAIRO, NEST OF SPIES
  24. LADY IN THE WATER
  25. HALF LIGHT
  26. FIDO
  27. THE QUEEN
  28. AMERICAN SCARY
  29. STARDUST:  THE BETTE DAVIS STORY
  30. LONGFORD
  31. THE PLOT AGAINST HAROLD WILSON
  32. VAJRA SKY OVER TIBET
  33. THE RAPE OF EUROPA
  34. STRANGER THAN FICTION
  35. SNAKES ON A PLANE
  36. MULBERRY STREET
  37. HATCHET
  38. DEATH NOTE
  39. NIGHT FEEDERS
  40. THE GRAVEDANCERS
  41. THE DEMONS AMONG US
  42. ABOMINABLE
  43. THE PERVERT'S GUIDE TO CINEMA
  44. THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
  45. GOING TO PIECES:  THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SLASHER FILM
  46. BOBBY
  47. BERGMAN ISLAND
  48. STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY'S BIRTHDAY PARTY
  49. THE U.S. VS. JOHN LENNON
  50. FILM NOIR:  BRINGING DARKNESS TO LIGHT
  51. SECRET MYSTERIES OF AMERICA'S BEGINNINGS VOL. 1:  THE NEW ATLANTIS
  52. TRUE CARIBBEAN PIRATES
  53. GUMBY DHARMA
  54. THE DEATH OF POE
  55. THE PRESTIGE
  56. HOLLYWOODLAND
  57. CHILDREN OF MEN
  58. THE HOAX
  59. PINOCHET'S LAST STAND
  60. MARCELLO, UNA VITA DOLCE
  61. WILD COUNTRY
  62. ULTIMATE AVENGERS
  63. ULTIMATE AVENGERS 2
  64. THE WOMAN WITH THE HUNGRY EYES
  65. NIGHTMARE MAN
  66. ALTERED
  67. DEATH NOTE II:  THE LAST NAME
  68. O LUCKY MALCOLM!
  69. VAMPIRA:  THE MOVIE
  70. TERROR IN THE TROPICS
  71. TIKI
  72. MONSTER HOUSE
  73. X-MEN:  THE LAST STAND
  74. A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION
  75. POSEIDON
  76. THE ILLUSIONIST
  77. WICKED LITTLE THINGS
  78. KENNETH WILLIAMS:  FANTABULOSA!
  79. HAPPY FEET
  80. THE OMEN
  81. THE BLACK DAHLIA
  82. SAW III
  83. THE EXODUS DECODED
  84. THE PLAGUE
  85. MARIE ANTOINETTE
  86. DEATH OF A PRESIDENT
  87. SILENT HILL
  88. WORLD TRADE CENTER

Saturday, May 15, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 2005

 


  1. BRICK
  2. V FOR VENDETTA
  3. SPL:  KILL ZONE
  4. HARD CANDY
  5. NO DIRECTION HOME:  BOB DYLAN
  6. THE DEVIL'S REJECTS
  7. SIN CITY
  8. WAITING . . .
  9. GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
  10. DUANE HOPWOOD
  11. LAST DAYS
  12. 49 UP
  13. KISS KISS BANG BANG
  14. THE DESCENT
  15. THE CALL OF CTHULHU
  16. FEAST
  17. THE ARISTOCRATS
  18. THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN
  19. HENRI LANGLOIS:  PHANTOM OF THE CINEMATHEQUE
  20. CAPOTE
  21. MIDNIGHT MOVIES:  FROM THE MARGIN TO THE MAINSTREA
  22. BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
  23. KING KONG
  24. BATMAN BEGINS
  25. THE GREAT YOKAI WAR
  26. STAY
  27. ELECTRIC EDWARDIANS - THE FILMS OF MITCHELL & KENYON
  28. THE LOST WORLD OF MITCHELL & KENYON
  29. METAL:  A HEADBANGER'S JOURNEY
  30. PUNK:  ATTITUDE
  31. THE REAL DA VINCI CODE
  32. SHADOWS IN THE DARK:  THE VAL LEWTON LEGACY
  33. STEVE MCQUEEN:  THE ESSENCE OF COOL
  34. BATMAN VS. DRACULA
  35. THE NAKED MONSTER
  36. THE HAUNTED MANSION STORY
  37. LAND OF THE DEAD
  38. CONSTANTINE
  39. BREAKFAST ON PLUTO
  40. I TOLD YOU I WAS ILL:  THE LIFE & LEGACY OF SPIKE MILLIGAN
  41. HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
  42. DO YOU LIKE HITCHCOCK?
  43. WALLACE & GROMIT:  THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT
  44. THE ROOST
  45. SANTA'S SLAY
  46. THE SPAGHETTI WEST
  47. THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
  48. FAWLTY TOWERS REVISITED
  49. THE GUNPOWDER PLOT:  EXPLODING THE LEGEND
  50. CREATURE FROM THE HILLBILLY LAGOON
  51. HOUSE OF WAX
  52. JAMES DEAN:  FOREVER YOUNG
  53. BOY EATS GIRL
  54. OHM+:  THE EARLY GURUS OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC 1948-1980
  55. SHOCK-O-RAMA
  56. AN AMERICAN HAUNTING
  57. SAW 2
  58. THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE
  59. THE DARK
  60. WALK THE LINE
  61. WINTER PASSING
  62. STAR WARS EPISODE III:  REVENGE OF THE SITH
  63. ICE QUEEN
  64. CHUPACABRA TERROR
  65. FANTASTIC FOUR
  66. SPIRIT TRAP
  67. CATEGORY 7:  THE END OF THE WORLD

Friday, May 14, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 2004

 

  1. PRIMER
  2. NAPOLEON DYNAMITE
  3. THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU
  4. SIDEWAYS
  5. ANCHORMAN:  THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY
  6. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
  7. BEFORE SUNSET
  8. KILL BILL VOL. 2
  9. Z CHANNEL:  A MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION
  10. SHAUN OF THE DEAD
  11. TOM DOWD & THE LANGUAGE OF MUSIC
  12. IMAGINARY WITNESS:  HOLLYWOOD AND THE HOLOCAUST
  13. JACQUELINE DU PRE IN PORTRAIT
  14. I, CURMUDGEON
  15. SUPER SIZE ME
  16. SAW
  17. DOWNFALL
  18. CREEP
  19. SATAN'S LITTLE HELPER
  20. MAREBITO
  21. HELLBOY
  22. FAHRENHEIT 9/11
  23. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
  24. THE AVIATOR
  25. OCEAN'S TWELVE
  26. THE CUTTING EDGE:  THE MAGIC OF MOVIE EDITING
  27. SCOOBY-DOO 2:  MONSTERS UNLEASHED
  28. SCORSESE ON SCORSESE
  29. INCIDENT AT LOCH NESS
  30. BE HERE TO LOVE ME
  31. TEAM AMERICA:  WORLD POLICE
  32. 1421:  THE YEAR CHINA DISCOVERED AMERICA?
  33. CARY GRANT:  A CLASS APART
  34. DR. HORROR'S EROTIC HOUSE OF IDIOTS
  35. KUNG FU HUSTLE
  36. HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
  37. HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE
  38. THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
  39. SECRET WINDOW
  40. RAY
  41. HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
  42. H.H. HOLMES:  AMERICA'S FIRST SERIAL KILLER
  43. HEIR TO AN EXECUTION
  44. GODZILLA:  FINAL WARS
  45. HAWKING
  46. THE HOLLOW
  47. BETTIE PAGE:  THE GIRL IN THE LEOPARD PRINT BIKINI
  48. JOHN CARPENTER:  THE MAN AND HIS MOVIES
  49. SCOOBY-DOO AND THE LOCH NESS MONSTER
  50. WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW?
  51. DAWN OF THE DEAD
  52. NIGHT WATCH
  53. UNCONVENTIONAL
  54. NATIONAL TREASURE
  55. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
  56. HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS
  57. SHREK 2
  58. THE GRUDGE
  59. TROY
  60. MICKEY'S TWICE UPON A CHRISTMAS
  61. JERSEY GIRL
  62. CRACKING THE DA VINCI CODE
  63. THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON
  64. SPIDER-MAN 2
  65. SHAOLIN VS. EVIL DEAD
  66. BEYOND THE SEA
  67. 9 SONGS
  68. UNLOCKING DA VINCI'S CODE
  69. THE POLAR EXPRESS
  70. I, ROBOT
  71. THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
  72. RESIDENT EVIL:  APOCALYPSE
  73. ALEXANDER
  74. THE STEPFORD WIVES
  75. SALEM'S LOT
  76. THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW
  77. GARFIELD
  78. TWO BROTHERS
  79. FRANKENSTEIN
  80. VAN HELSING

Thursday, May 13, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 2003

 


  1. MEMORIES OF MURDER
  2. SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER . . . AND SPRING
  3. AMERICAN SPLENDOR
  4. LOST IN TRANSLATION
  5. KILL BILL VOL. 1
  6. MONSTER
  7. UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN
  8. JANDEK ON CORWOOD
  9. FINDING NEMO
  10. THE LORD OF THE RINGS:  THE RETURN OF THE KING
  11. THE FIVE DISTRACTIONS
  12. LOS ANGELES PLAYS ITSELF
  13. THE ELDRITCH INFLUENCE:  THE LIFE, VISION AND PHENOMENON OF H.P. LOVECRAFT
  14. ONG BAK
  15. END OF THE CENTURY:  THE STORY OF THE RAMONES
  16. A TALE OF TWO SISTERS
  17. IDENTITY
  18. AZUMI
  19. A DECADE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
  20. MYRA:  THE MAKING OF A MONSTER
  21. DEAD END
  22. TOKYO GODFATHERS
  23. BIG FISH
  24. HIGH TENSION
  25. THE FOG OF WAR
  26. THE DREAMERS
  27. MYSTIC RIVER
  28. BAD SANTA
  29. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:  THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL
  30. DIE, MOMMIE, DIE!
  31. THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK
  32. EASY RIDERS, RAGING BULLS
  33. COFFEE AND CIGARETTES
  34. X2
  35. SEABISCUIT
  36. HULK
  37. FREDDY VS. JASON
  38. THE ERA OF VAMPIRES
  39. HELL'S HIGHWAY:  THE TRUE STORY OF HIGHWAY SAFETY FILMS
  40. SAM COOKE:  LEGEND
  41. THE GIN GAME
  42. UNDEAD
  43. MASTER AND COMMANDER:  THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
  44. THE SINGING DETECTIVE
  45. WONDERLAND
  46. INTERSTELLA 5555
  47. BATMAN:  MYSTERY OF THE BATWOMAN
  48. LOVE, ACTUALLY
  49. THE ROOM
  50. THE MATRIX RELOADED
  51. HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES
  52. THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN
  53. THE MINDSCAPE OF ALAN MOORE
  54. THE ORDER
  55. SYLVIA
  56. THE LION IN WINTER
  57. PETER PAN
  58. BEHIND THE CAMERA:  THE UNAUTHORIZED STORY OF THREE'S COMPANY
  59. DIECOVERY
  60. VLAD
  61. THE HAUNTED MANSION
  62. THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS
  63. UNDERWORLD
  64. ANUS MAGILLICUTTY

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 2002

 


  1. RUSSIAN ARK
  2. THE LORD OF THE RINGS:  THE TWO TOWERS
  3. LOST IN LA MANCHA
  4. DARK WATER
  5. HERO
  6. 28 DAYS LATER
  7. BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE
  8. CABIN FEVER
  9. THE EYE
  10. BUBBA HO-TEP
  11. CHERISH
  12. DECASIA
  13. 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE
  14. BARBERSHOP
  15. MAY
  16. IN THE MIRROR OF MAYA DEREN
  17. INSOMNIA
  18. COMIC BOOK VILLAINS
  19. GIGANTIC (A TALE OF TWO JOHNS)
  20. THE TWILIGHT HOUR:  VISIONS OF IRELAND'S HAUNTED PAST
  21. PETER COOK:  AT A SLIGHT ANGLE TO THE UNIVERSE
  22. THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
  23. THE ART OF ACTION:  MARTIAL ARTS IN THE MOVIES
  24. STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN
  25. THE CAT RETURNS
  26. PATH TO WAR
  27. THE HOURS
  28. THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES
  29. JACKASS THE MOVIE
  30. GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA
  31. DAHMER
  32. CINERAMA ADVENTURE
  33. GHOST SHIP
  34. SCOOBY-DOO
  35. LILO & STITCH
  36. LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT (RECONSTRUCTION)
  37. SPIDER-MAN
  38. FRIDA
  39. THE TRIALS OF HENRY KISSINGER
  40. HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
  41. JU-ON:  THE CURSE
  42. THE RING
  43. THE POWERPUFF GIRLS MOVIE
  44. STAR TREK:  NEMESIS
  45. SIGNS
  46. UNFAITHFUL
  47. REIGN OF FIRE
  48. CHANGING LANES
  49. DRACULA aka DRACULA'S CURSE
  50. SECRETARY
  51. ADAPTATION
  52. STAR WARS:  EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES
  53. ANALYZE THAT

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 2001

 


  1. THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS
  2. DONNIE DARKO
  3. MULHOLLAND DRIVE
  4. THE LORD OF THE RINGS:  THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
  5. THE HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS
  6. ATANARJUAT
  7. OCEAN'S ELEVEN
  8. DAGON
  9. AMELIE
  10. THE SHIPPING NEWS
  11. A BEAUTIFUL MIND
  12. SCOTLAND PA.
  13. SPIRITED AWAY
  14. PULSE
  15. VISITOR Q
  16. MILLENIUM MAMBO
  17. THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE
  18. THE SECRET GLORY
  19. GHOST WORLD
  20. JOE DIRT
  21. SESSION 9
  22. MARILYN MONROE:  THE FINAL DAYS
  23. STANLEY KUBRICK:  A LIFE IN PICTURES
  24. THIRTEEN GHOSTS
  25. MONSTERS INC.
  26. THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA
  27. JAY & SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK
  28. GOSFORD PARK
  29. COWBOY BEBOP THE MOVIE
  30. BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF
  31. FROM HELL
  32. HARRY POTTER & THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
  33. JEEPERS CREEPERS
  34. GODZILLA, MOTHRA & KING GHIDORAH:  GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK
  35. LANA TURNER . . . A DAUGHTERS'S MEMOIR
  36. MICKEY'S HOUSE OF VILLAINS
  37. NEW YORK IN THE FIFTIES
  38. GHOSTS OF MARS
  39. THE OTHERS
  40. SHREK
  41. THE SCORE
  42. INTIMACY
  43. SOULKEEPER
  44. MERMAID CHRONICLES PART 1:  SHE-CREATURE
  45. JESUS CHRIST VAMPIRE HUNTER
  46. RAT RACE
  47. ALI
  48. ELVIRA'S HAUNTED HILLS
  49. HANNIBAL
  50. CONSPIRACY
  51. RUSH HOUR 2
  52. PEARL HARBOR
  53. SOUTH PACIFIC
  54. BUBBLE BOY
  55. THE VAMPIRE HUNTER'S CLUB
  56. VALENTINE
  57. Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN
  58. PLANET OF THE APES

Monday, May 10, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 2000

 


  1. IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
  2. YI YI
  3. DANCER IN THE DARK
  4. BATTLE ROYALE
  5. HIGH FIDELITY
  6. TWO OF US
  7. JU-ON
  8. CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON
  9. BRUCE LEE:  A WARRIOR'S JOURNEY
  10. SNATCH
  11. SEXY BEAST
  12. UNBREAKABLE
  13. THOMAS IN LOVE
  14. THE PERFECT STORM
  15. LIGHT KEEPS ME COMPANY
  16. THE CLASH:  WESTWAY TO THE WORLD
  17. ED GEIN
  18. THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE
  19. MARIO BAVA:  MAESTRO OF THE MACABRE
  20. BEFORE THE FLYING CIRCUS
  21. THE FILTH AND THE FURY
  22. VINYL
  23. THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)
  24. SHAFT
  25. PYTHON
  26. GORMENGHAST
  27. FINDING FORRESTER
  28. THIRTEEN DAYS
  29. SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE
  30. THE GHOST OF GREVILLE LODGE
  31. FINAL DESTINATION
  32. PSYCHO BEACH PARTY
  33. WONDER BOYS
  34. GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRAS
  35. BOOK OF SHADOWS:  BLAIR WITCH 2
  36. LON CHANEY:  A THOUSAND FACES
  37. X-MEN
  38. MY DOG SKIP
  39. REMEMBER THE TITANS
  40. GLADIATOR
  41. MISSION:  IMPOSSIBLE II
  42. SCREAM 3
  43. THE LIFE & ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS
  44. CHARLIE'S ANGELS
  45. BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE
  46. WHAT LIES BENEATH
  47. THE PATRIOT
  48. ME, MYSELF & IRENE
  49. HOLLOW MAN
  50. MISS CONGENIALITY
  51. O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?
  52. MEET THE PARENTS
  53. DRACULA 2000
  54. BEST IN SHOW
  55. SPACE COWBOYS
  56. THE CELL
  57. THE NUTTY PROFESSOR II:  THE KLUMPS
  58. WHAT WOMEN WANT

Tuesday, May 04, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 1999

 


  1. THE MATRIX
  2. FIGHT CLUB
  3. THE BOONDOCK SAINTS
  4. JEFFREY BERNARD IS UNWELL
  5. DOGMA
  6. WILD ZERO
  7. OFFICE SPACE
  8. AUDITION
  9. MY VOYAGE TO ITALY
  10. BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB
  11. THE NINTH GATE
  12. AMERICAN BEAUTY
  13. THE IRON GIANT
  14. THE WINTER'S TALE
  15. DETROIT ROCK CITY
  16. MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
  17. WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP
  18. THE SIXTH SENSE
  19. EYES WIDE SHUT
  20. HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL
  21. MY BEST FIEND
  22. SOUTH PARK:  BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT
  23. MUPPETS FROM SPACE
  24. THE LOVE LETTER
  25. THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
  26. SLEEPY HOLLOW
  27. IDLE HANDS
  28. STORM OF THE CENTURY
  29. GALAXY QUEST
  30. THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR
  31. THE GREEN MILE
  32. BEING JOHN MALKOVICH
  33. TOPSY-TURVY
  34. MOLOCH
  35. THE HURRICANE
  36. THE MUMMY
  37. LAKE PLACID
  38. GODZILLA 2000
  39. SPOOKY TOWN
  40. GAMERA 3:  REVENGE OF IRIS
  41. AUSTIN POWERS:  THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME
  42. RKO 281
  43. MYSTERY MEN
  44. DEEP BLUE SEA
  45. A CHRISTMAS CAROL
  46. STIR OF ECHOES
  47. AMERICAN PIE
  48. THE ASTRONAUT'S WIFE
  49. MAN ON THE MOON
  50. FANTASIA 2000
  51. DOUBLE JEOPARDY
  52. ENTRAPMENT
  53. THE DEEP END OF THE OCEAN
  54. THE FEAR 2:  RESURRECTION
  55. BLOOD DOLLS
  56. MR. ROCK N ROLL:  THE ALAN FREED STORY
  57. CRUEL INTENTIONS
  58. TOTEM
  59. NEVER BEEN KISSED
  60. TARZAN
  61. SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE
  62. WILD WILD WEST
  63. ANALYZE THIS
  64. FORCES OF NATURE
  65. RUNAWAY BRIDE
  66. AT FIRST SIGHT
  67. STAR WARS EPISODE 1:  THE PHANTOM MENACE
  68. STUART LITTLE
  69. THE HAUNTING

Monday, May 03, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 1998

 


  1. THE BIG LEBOWSKI
  2. RINGU
  3. RUSHMORE
  4. OUT OF MIND:  THE STORIES OF H.P. LOVECRAFT
  5. GOD SAID HA!
  6. SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
  7. HILARY AND JACKIE
  8. SMOKE SIGNALS
  9. SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS
  10. SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
  11. RUN LOLA RUN
  12. 42 UP
  13. ELIZABETH
  14. HARD RAIN
  15. DARK CITY
  16. THE WEDDING SINGER
  17. SCOOBY-DOO ON ZOMBIE ISLAND
  18. CAN'T YOU HEAR THE WIND HOWL?:  THE LIFE & MUSIC OF ROBERT JOHNSON
  19. FEARFUL SYMMETRY
  20. UNIVERSAL HORROR
  21. KINGDOM OF SHADOWS
  22. THE FACULTY
  23. SPHERE
  24. KU KLUX KLAN:  A SECRET HISTORY
  25. THE BIRD PEOPLE OF CHINA
  26. APT PUPIL
  27. PHANTOMS
  28. THE LAST BROADCAST
  29. SUBSPECIES 4:  BLOODSTORM
  30. MOBY DICK
  31. HALF-BAKED
  32. GODS AND MONSTERS
  33. THE X-FILES
  34. THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY
  35. VAMPIRES
  36. LETHAL WEAPON 4
  37. THE TRUMAN SHOW
  38. GLORIOUS TECHNICOLOR
  39. THE HAUNTED SCREEN:  GERMAN FILM AFTER WORLD WAR I
  40. SHADOW BUILDER
  41. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
  42. PLEASANTVILLE
  43. MIGHTY JOE YOUNG
  44. RUSH HOUR
  45. OFF THE MENU:  THE LAST DAYS OF CHASEN'S
  46. VELVET GOLDMINE
  47. THE RAT PACK
  48. GIA
  49. ROUNDERS
  50. GREAT EXPECTATIONS
  51. THE PENTAGON WARS
  52. YOU'VE GOT MAIL
  53. THE ETERNAL
  54. A PERFECT MURDER
  55. THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
  56. THE PARENT TRAP
  57. HALLOWEEN H2O:  20 YEARS LATER
  58. 54
  59. PRACTICAL MAGIC
  60. WINCHELL
  61. THE IMPOSTERS
  62. CITY OF ANGELS
  63. THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO
  64. THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK
  65. THE PRINCE OF EGYPT
  66. BULWORTH
  67. DR. DOLITTLE
  68. REAR WINDOW
  69. EVER AFTER
  70. ENEMY OF THE STATE
  71. ANTZ
  72. THE AVENGERS
  73. BABE:  PIG IN THE CITY
  74. HOPE FLOATS
  75. WHAT DREAMS MAY COME
  76. PSYCHO

Sunday, May 02, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 1997

 


  1. JACKIE BROWN
  2. 4 LITTLE GIRLS
  3. THE WINTER GUEST
  4. AS GOOD AS IT GETS
  5. THE FULL MONTY
  6. BREAKDOWN
  7. CHASING AMY
  8. SOUL FOOD
  9. ELTON JOHN:  TANTRUMS & TIARAS
  10. THE ICE STORM
  11. KUNDUN
  12. RUNNING TIME
  13. L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
  14. GOOD WILL HUNTING
  15. PRIVATE PARTS
  16. 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
  17. LUGOSI:  HOLLYWOOD'S DRACULA
  18. BOOGIE NIGHTS
  19. BEAN
  20. TITANIC
  21. SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET
  22. LOST HIGHWAY
  23. NOWHERE
  24. EVENT HORIZON
  25. ALIEN RESURRECTION
  26. THE GAME
  27. THE CREEPS
  28. HIDEOUS!
  29. CONTACT
  30. MRS. BROWN
  31. AUSTIN POWERS:  INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY
  32. MOUSEHUNT
  33. WISHMASTER
  34. SCREAM 2
  35. MEN IN BLACK
  36. 12 ANGRY MEN
  37. ANACONDA
  38. THE LOST WORLD:  JURASSIC PARK
  39. OUR GOD'S BROTHER
  40. AIR FORCE ONE
  41. AMISTAD
  42. WAG THE DOG
  43. COMMANDMENTS
  44. THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS
  45. DOUBLE TEAM
  46. VOLCANO
  47. I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER
  48. COP LAND
  49. BIMBO MOVIE BASH
  50. FACE/OFF
  51. CONSPIRACY THEORY
  52. STOMP:  OUT LOUD
  53. BREAST MEN
  54. IN & OUT
  55. SELENA
  56. MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING
  57. THE SHINING
  58. THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE
  59. THE SECOND CIVIL WAR
  60. DANTE'S PEAK
  61. MURDER AT 1600
  62. METRO
  63. BATMAN & ROBIN
  64. SPICE WORLD
  65. SPEED 2:  CRUISE CONTROL

Saturday, May 01, 2021

YEAR-BY-YEAR RANKING: 1996

 


  1. LOOKING FOR RICHARD
  2. THE CRUCIBLE
  3. MATILDA
  4. FREEWAY
  5. BOTTLE ROCKET
  6. BRASSED OFF
  7. A TIME TO KILL
  8. STEALING BEAUTY
  9. MISSION:  IMPOSSIBLE
  10. LAST MAN STANDING
  11. THE BIRDCAGE
  12. SCREAM
  13. FARGO
  14. TWISTER
  15. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO + JULIET
  16. HAMLET
  17. FROM DUSK TILL DAWN
  18. STAR TREK:  FIRST CONTACT
  19. GRAY'S ANATOMY
  20. ORIGINAL GANGSTAS
  21. BOUND
  22. THE FRIGHTENERS
  23. TREMORS 2:  AFTERSHOCKS
  24. PARADISE LOST:  THE CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS
  25. GAMERA 2:  ATTACK OF LEGION
  26. THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
  27. BIG NIGHT
  28. INDEPENDENCE DAY
  29. IRMA VEP
  30. MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000:  THE MOVIE
  31. THE CABLE GUY
  32. THE LATE SHIFT
  33. GET ON THE BUS
  34. MOTHER
  35. HEAD OF THE FAMILY
  36. TROMEO AND JULIET
  37. GOTTI
  38. BAD MOON
  39. RED HOLLYWOOD
  40. THE MANY FACES OF CHRISTOPHER LEE
  41. COSMIC VOYAGE
  42. THE HAMSTER FACTOR AND OTHER TALES OF TWELVE MONKEYS
  43. THE ROLLING STONES ROCK AND ROLL CIRCUS
  44. DOCTOR WHO:  THE MOVIE
  45. EXECUTIVE DECISION
  46. THE CRAFT
  47. SLEEPERS
  48. BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD DO AMERICA
  49. JERRY MAGUIRE
  50. ZARKORR THE INVADER
  51. TRILOGY OF TERROR II
  52. THE FIRST WIVES CLUB
  53. REBIRTH OF MOTHRA
  54. JINGLE ALL THE WAY
  55. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT
  56. MARS ATTACKS
  57. BIO-DOME
  58. JOE'S APARTMENT
  59. LAST DANCE
  60. PRIMAL FEAR
  61. DEAR GOD
  62. SPECTRE aka HOUSE OF THE DAMNED
  63. THE SUBSTITURE
  64. THE ROCK
  65. BROKEN ARROW
  66. THE NUTTY PROFESSOR
  67. RANSOM
  68. EYE FOR AN EYE
  69. IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK
  70. THE PHANTOM
  71. THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS & DOGS
  72. THAT THING YOU DO
  73. THE JUROR
  74. PHENOMENON
  75. GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
  76. CHAIN REACTION
  77. THE ARRIVAL
  78. DIABOLIQUE
  79. SANTA CLAWS
  80. THE CANTERVILLE GHOST
  81. A VERY BRADY SEQUEL 
  82. SPY HARD
  83. SPACE JAM
  84. MY FELLOW AMERICANS