6u532b

Not as good as the first one but I still like it. Not sure why.

I like it sue me

This review may contain spoilers.

An enjoyable ride, thrills and spills, some quite terrific acting. One big problem...not even a problem but just a niggling niggly thing which pulled me right out of the film and meant that the climactic moment of coldly capturing sacrificial death on celluloid (a moment intended to grate the soul, to challenge the viewer, to rip the heart strings straight out of their sockets) was completely lost on me. The niggle here is the filmmaker's penchant for this precise feeling at this precise moment in the narrative. A gut punch landed so terrifyingly in Ex Machina, so thrillingly in Sunshine, so sickeningly in Never Let Me Go, really just lands here...artificially. It falls flat. My Garland brain subconsciously fine-tuned for the rush sees right through the artifice when it is unwarranted, unfounded, unnecessary. Civil War didn't need this moment. It had already said enough.

just makes me sad

I think that's ok

some things in life are sad

So the moral is 'Our choices have consequences...except when they don't'. No no that can't be right ... the moral is 'To Love requires sacrifice...except when it doesn't'. No, sorry let me try again...the moral is 'Doing the right thing can be costly...but let's hope we never have to pay that cost'. Hmm...I'm missing something here. Maybe it'll make sense when I'm older?

It's all moody and gloomy. No one's smiling nor should they be as vengeance uncoils its slippery neck, swirling like a heavy mist amongst and within the inhabitants of Gotham.

Good fun actually - will watch again!

TL:DR "Rubber dinghy rapids bro"

A comedic look at the radicalisation of young Muslim men in the UK. Doesn't sound funny does it? But it is...

...until it's not.

All the feels amidst a dystopian landscape. I think it was about love...but I forgot.

Betty Lou Gerson. Wow.

Pacing is on point.

It's my fave.

It's not as warm as the first two in palette and vibe but you can't help but ire the drama the gloss the rugged terrain...

The scene with Oldman, Thewlis, Spall, and Rickman is stuff-your-face-with-chocolate-frogs rich and I am here to gobble it all up, yum yum.

a little bit noir-ey

standard Miyazaki themes of war/peace, machines/nature, men/women

fun addition to Ghibli canon

family dynamics are fun

the frenetic action is a bit much by the end

This review may contain spoilers.

Enjoyed the concept but the whole big reveal of ridiculous past event thing just took me completely out of it.

An interesting addition to the Western genre.

A cinematic study of cathartic violence. QT fans will lap this up whilst others will yawn and squirm in equal measure.

Nothing new there then.

Ron looking for imbalances with a bold Scandinavian defense.

A few laughs, a bit of heart...sure, why not?

Perhaps the most disturbing 12 rated film I have seen.

Come for the baked goods, stay for the chill vibes and childlike fun.

A film that lets you breathe with the waves...calm exploration of generational memories...it's really quite brilliant.

Beautiful, poetic storytelling with the best Ghibli main character.

Colin Firth is terribly good.

Nope

Still excellent fairytale adaptation. Some of the music is slightly annoying but got to love the tears and Pascal.

Appreciate the spectacle, technical achievement etc etc but just not my bag.

Coming of age/rage against the system hype w. decent acting. Education mavericks assemble.

Space and Father/Son dynamics

Energy flows bright

perfect trilogy

satisfying cleaning

The best?

MVP: Daniel Radcliffe
MIP: Michael Gambon

MVP: Daniel Radcliffe
MIP: Daniel Radcliffe

brave children

heartwarming

hilarious

Perks!

"Apple pie for breakfast - we can't be poor after all!"

This review may contain spoilers.

Oh wow. ALL AT ONCE an exploration of Asian-American identity & what it means to be human through the vehicle of a frenetic, mind-boggling, sci-fi action film. Genuinely impressed with this. 2 directors with a singular vision of opulent brilliance. And it really earns its ending. There's feels and EVERYTHING. EVERYWHERE, top to bottom the craft is splendid. Engaging, riveting. Don't forget to breath. Michelle Yeoh - wow. Stephanie Hsu - phew. Ke Huy Quan - man. Jamie Lee Curtis - erm....

"Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten."

dark and moody and sad

excellent performances

pride

Irish subtext. Not even subtext tbf. Just text. Front and centre.

Deep longing in my gut for something...maybe light? Or happiness? Or meaning? Reminded me of the feeling I got from Synecdoche and A Ghost Story. Not as good as either of those, though. Performances are on point. Ending is satisfying/thrilling/euphoric. Loses its way a couple of times in the middle. Would happily watch again if in need of something melancholic to vibe with.

MVP: David Thewlis / Alfonso Cuaron
MIP: Emma Watson / the terrain of Hogwarts

MVP: Rupert Grint
MIP: Daniel Radcliffe

French Ian Holm

I could've done without seeing this film. The treatment/presentation whatever you want to call it, of the female characters is a big fat dud. If I had more energy, I would write something more nuanced and in depth. Unfortunately the film's climactic Gene Kelly showcase has completely drained me of any motivation to do so.

Just listen to the Gershwin album instead.

Okay. Deep breath.

Nolan manages once again to give the viewer an experience unlike any other. I am more fascinated than enthralled. It feels like a film to study rather than enjoy. It is hard to keep up. And there are some strange choices being made throughout. Washington's acting for example. No doubt there is method in the madness and clever subtleties that are going straight over my head, but I do feel like I'm missing something here. Not just with acting choices but presentation of plot, monologuing etc. It's all par for the course of course for Nolan and if you are a Nolan fan, there is plenty here to participate in and pore over. Repeat viewings are almost guaranteed, though if the inclination to have my mind boggled and challenged at a piece of art rises within me, I may just rewatch Interstellar instead. Or listen to some ska music.

Surely we're due a Frozen 3 soon?

Oh, Evangeline. You're the prettiest firefly there'll ever be.
Quite possibly the scariest Disney villain?

"Little Town..." never gets old. Sweeping fairytale, beautiful animation, highs and lows, character arcs, stellar voice cast, and that score....wowee!

Oopa! Family theme, seeking independence, growing up, many laughs. Will never watch again.

ratcheting tension. superb performances. tribal. unexpected twists and turns.

love the music, the epic quality of the story. Also the odd blend of 2D and 3D which doesn't really work but lends the film a retro, on the precipice of new technology kinda' feeling.

so good

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not as good as I ed it

Kronk is still hilarious

Just found the pace drags, and the unlikely friendship thing just isn't that compelling. Nothing to make me want it to succeed really.

Racoons and racism

Does manage to show the latter in a damning light

Enjoyed the epic scope of the narrative

Watchlist includes: Mad Max (George Miller), and Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Robert Wise).

Film Count: 5

OTHER YEARS
2010s | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2000s | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
1990s | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
1980s | 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980
1970s |
1960s |
1950s | 1957
1940s | 1948

1. Stalker
2. Alien
3. Apocalypse Now
4. The Warriors
5. Manhattan
6. Life of Brian

66 out of 105 (62.9%)
Not as good as last year.

Best category: Best ing Actor (5)
Worst categories: Documentary (1), Original Song (1)
Over predicted: Barbie (6), Saltburn (4), Asteroid City (3)
Under predicted: Killers of the Flower Moon (4), Poor Things (3)

Best Picture 8 out of 10
1. Oppenheimer
2. Barbie
3. Poor Things
4. Maestro
5. The Holdovers
6. Killers of the Flower Moon
*7. The Color Purple*
8. American Fiction
9. Anatomy of a Fall
**10. Saltburn**
...
*11. The Zone of Interest*
**12. Past Lives**
13. All of Us Strangers
14. Nyad
15. The Boy and the Heron

Best Director 2 out of 5
1. Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
*2. Bradley Cooper (Maestro)*
**3. Greta Gerwig (Barbie)**
***4. Alexander Payne (The Holdovers)***
5. Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest)
...
*6. Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon)*
**7. Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things)**
8. Celine Song (Past Lives)
9. Emerald Fennell (Saltburn)
***Justine Triet - Anatomy of a Fall***

Best Actor 4 out of 5
1. Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)
2. Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers)
*3. Leonardo Di Caprio (Killers of the Flower Moon)*
4. Bradley Cooper (Maestro)
5. Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction)
...
*6. Colman Domingo (Rustin)*
7. Barry Keoghan (Saltburn)
8. Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers)

Best Actress 4 out of 5
1. Emma Stone (Poor Things)
*2. Margot Robbie (Barbie)*
3. Carey Mulligan (Maestro)
4. Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon)
5. Sandra Huller (Anatomy of a Fall)
...
*6. Annette Bening (Nyad)*
7. Fantasia Barrino (The Color Purple)

Best ing Actor 5 out of 5
1. Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer)
2. Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things)
3. Ryan Gosling (Barbie)
4. Sterling K. Brown (American Fiction)
5. Robert De Niro (Killers of the Flower Moon)
...
6. Paul Mescal (All of Us Strangers)
7. Willem Dafoe (Poor Things)

Best ing Actress 4 out of 5
1. Da'Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers)
2. Jodie Foster (Nyad)
*3. Rosamund Pike (Saltburn)*
4. Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple)
5. Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer)
...
6. Claire Foy (All of Us Strangers)
*America Ferrera - Barbie*

Best Editing 2 out of 5
1. Oppenheimer
*2. Barbie*
3. The Holdovers
**4. Ferrari**
***5. American Fiction***
...
6. Past Lives
7. Maestro
*8. Poor Things*
**Anatomy of a Fall**
***Killers of the Flower Moon***

Best Adapted Screenplay 4 out of 5
1. Oppenheimer
2. Poor Things
3. The Zone of Interest
4. Barbie
*5. All of Us Strangers*
...
6. Killers of the Flower Moon
*7. American Fiction*

Best Original Screenplay 3 out of 5
1. Anatomy of a Fall
2. The Holdovers
3. Past Lives
*4. Saltburn*
**5. Asteroid City**
...
6. The Boy and the Heron
*7. Maestro*
**May December**

Best Sound 3 out of 5
1. Oppenheimer
*2. Napoleon*
**3. Barbie**
4. Maestro
5. The Zone of Interest
...
6. Ferrari
7. Killers of the Flower Moon
*The Creator*
**Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1**

Best Visual Effects 3 out of 5
1. Godzilla Minus One
2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
3. The Creator
*4. Poor Things*
**5. Spiderman Across the Spider-Verse**
...
*Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1*
**Napoleon**

Best Production Design 4 out of 5
1. Oppenheimer
2. Barbie
3. Killers of the Flower Moon
*4. Asteroid City*
5. Poor Things
...
6. The Zone of Interest
7. Maestro
*Napoleon*

Best Cinematography 3 out of 5
1. Killers of the Flower Moon
2. Oppenheimer
*3. The Zone of Interest*
**4. Ferrari**
5. Poor Things
...
*6. Maestro*
7. Barbie
**El Conde**

Best Make Up/Hair 3 out of 5
1. Maestro
*2. Napoleon*
**3. Killers of the Flower Moon**
4. Poor Things
5. Oppenheimer
...
*6. Society of the Snow*
**7. Golda**
8. The Last Voyage of the Demeter
9. Ferrari
10. Beau is Afraid

Best Costume Design 3 out of 5
*1. Saltburn*
2. Poor Things
**3. Wonka**
4. Barbie
5. Napoleon
...
*Oppenheimer*
**Killers of the Flower Moon**

Best Animated Feature 3 out of 5
1. The Boy and the Heron
2. Elemental
*3. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget*
4. Spiderman: Across the Spider-Verse
**5. The Super Mario Bros. Movie**
...
6. Suzume
7. Wish
8. The Magician's Elephant
*Nimona*
**Robot Dreams**

Best International Feature 3 out of 5
1. The Zone of Interest
2. Society of the Snow
*3. 20 Days in Mariupol*
4. Io Capitano
**5. The Promised Land**
...
*Perfect Days*
**The Teachers' Lounge**

Best Documentary 1 out of 5
*1. Beyond Utopia*
2. 20 Days in Mariupol
**3. Still**
***4. A Still Small Voice***
****5. American Symphony****
...
*Bobi Wine - The People's President*
**The Eternal Memory**
***Four Daughters***
****To Kill A Tiger****

Best Original Score 3 out of 5
*1. The Boy and the Heron*
2. Oppenheimer
3. Killers of the Flower Moon
**4. Barbie**
5. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
...
6. The Zone of Interest
*7. Poor Things*
** American Fiction**

Best Original Song 1 out of 5
1. "What Was I Made For" from Barbie
*2. "Dance the Night" from Barbie*
**3. "Road to Freedom" from Rustin**
***4. "Dear Alien" from Asteroid City***
****5. "Am I Dreaming" from Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse****
...
* "I'm Just Ken" - Barbie*
** "The Fire Inside" - Flamin' Hit**
*** "It Never Went Away" - American Symphony***
**** "Wahzhazhe" - Killers of the Flower Moon****

• Oppenheimer
• Barbie
• Poor Things
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• American Fiction
• The Holdovers
• The Color Purple
• Maestro
• Anatomy of a Fall
• Saltburn

72 out of 105 (68.6%)
Not too shabby.

I overpredicted Pinocchio (4), Babylon (3), and The Fabelmans (3). I underpredicted Everything Everywhere All at Once (4), All Quiet on the Western Front (3), and Elvis (3).

Best Category: 5/5 for Best Original Screenplay and Best Visual Effects
Worst Category: 1/5 for Best Cinematography

* indicate my misses

Best Picture 9 out of 10
1. The Fabelmans
2. Everything Everywhere All At Once
3. The Banshees of Inisherin
4. Top Gun: Maverick
5. Tár
*6. Babylon*
7. Elvis
8. All Quiet on the Western Front
9. Avatar: The Way of Water
10. Women Talking
...
11. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
*12. Triangle of Sadness*
13. The Whale
14. Till

Best Director 4 out of 5
1. Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)
2. Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)
3. Daniels (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
4. Todd Field (Tár)
*5. Sarah Polley (Women Talking)*
...
6. Baz Luhrmann (Elvis)
7. Damien Chazelle (Babylon)
8. James Cameron (Avatar: The Way of Water)
9. Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Woman King)
10. Guillermo del Toro (Pinocchio)
*Ruben Ostlund (Triangle of Sadness)*

Best Actor 4 out of 5
1. Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
2. Austin Butler (Elvis)
3. Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
4. Bill Nighy (Living)
*5. Diego Calva (Babylon)*
...
6. Tom Cruise (Top Gun: Maverick)
*7. Paul Mescal (Aftersun)*

Best Actress 3 out of 5
1. Cate Blanchett (Tár)
2. Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
*3. Danielle Deadwyler (Till)*
**4. Viola Davis (The Woman King)**
5. Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans)
...
6. Margot Robbie (Babylon)
7. Olivia Coleman (Empire of Light)
*8. Ana de Armas (Blonde)*
**Andrea Riseborough (To Leslie)**

Best ing Actor 3 out of 5
1. Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
2. Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin)
3. Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin)
*4. Paul Dano (The Fabelmans)*
**5. Brad Pitt (Babylon)**
...
6. Eddie Redmayne (The Good Nurse)
*Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway)*
**Judd Hirsch (The Fabelmans)**

Best ing Actress 4 out of 5
1. Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
2. Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin)
3. Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
4. Hong Chau (The Whale)
*5. Dolly de Leon (Triangle of Sadness)*
...
6. Jessie Buckley (Women Talking)
*7. Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All At Once)*

Best Editing 2 out of 5
*1. The Fabelmans*
2. Everything Everywhere All At Once
3. The Banshees of Inisherin
**4. Women Talking**
***5. Decision to Leave***
...
*6. Top Gun: Maverick*
7. Babylon
8. All Quiet on the Western Front
**9. Tár**
***Elvis***

Best Adapted Screenplay 3 out of 5
1. Women Talking
2. Living
*3. The Whale*
**4. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio**
5. All Quiet on the Western Front
...
6. The Good Nurse
7. She Said
*8. Top Gun: Maverick*
**9. Glass Onion**

Best Original Screenplay 5 out of 5
1. The Banshees of Inisherin
2. Tár
3. Everything Everywhere All At Once
4. The Fabelmans
5. Triangle of Sadness
...
6. Babylon
7. Decision to Leave
8. Empire of Light
9. Aftersun

Best Sound 4 out of 5
1. All Quiet on the Western Front
*2. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio*
3. Avatar: The Way of Water
4. Top Gun: Maverick
5. Elvis
...
6. Everything Everywhere All at Once
7. Babylon
8. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
*9. The Batman*
10. Moonage Daydream

Best Visual Effects 5 out of 5
1. Avatar: The Way of Water
2. All Quiet on the Western Front
3. Top Gun: Maverick
4. The Batman
5. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
...
6. Thirteen Lives
7. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
8. Jurassic World Dominion
9. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
10. Nope

Best Production Design 3 out of 5
*1. The Banshees of Inisherin*
2. Avatar: The Way of Water
3. Babylon
4. The Fabelmans
**5. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever**
...
6. Everything Everywhere All At Once
*7. Elvis*
**8. All Quiet on the Western Front**
9. Top Gun: Maverick
10. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Best Cinematography 1 out of 5
1. Roger Deakins (Empire of Light)
*2. Russell Carpenter (Avatar: The Way of Water)*
**3. Janusz Kaminski (The Fabelmans)**
***4. Top Gun: Maverick***
****5. Ben Davis (The Banshees of Inisherin)****
...
*6. James Friend (All Quiet on the Western Front)*
7. Linus Sandgren (Babylon)
8. Triangle of Sadness
9. Larkin Seiple (Everything Everywhere All At Once
**Darius Khondji (Bardo)**
***Mandy Walker (Elvis)***
****Florian Hoffmeister (Tár)****

Best Make Up/Hair 3 out of 5
1. The Whale
2. Elvis
*3. Emancipation*
4. All Quiet on the Western Front
**5. Blonde**
...
*6. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever*
7. Babylon
**8. The Batman**
9. Amsterdam
10. Crimes of the Future

Best Costume Design 2 out of 5
1. Ruth E. Carter (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
*2. Sandy Powell (Living)*
3. Catherine Martin (Elvis)
**4. Alexandra Byrne (Empire of Light)**
***5. Bina Daigeler (Tár)***
...
6. Marci Rodgers (Till)
*Mary Zophres (Babylon)*
**Shirley Kurata (Everything Everywhere All at Once)***
***Jenny Beavan (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris)***

Best Animated Feature 4 out of 5
1. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2. Turning Red
3. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
4. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
*5. Lightyear*
...
6. Inu-oh
7. Apollo 10 1/2
8. Strange World
*The Sea Beast*

Best International Feature 3 out of 5
1. All Quiet on the Western Front
*2. Decision to Leave*
**3. Saint Omer**
4. Argentina, 1985
5. The Quiet Girl
...
*6. Close*
**7. EO**
8. Corsage
9. Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truth
10. Joyland
11. The Blue Caftan
12. Holy Spider
13. Return to Seoul
14. Last Film Show
15. Cairo Conspiracy

Best Documentary 4 out of 5
1. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
2. Fire of Love
3. A House Made of Splinters
*4. Moonage Daydream*
5. Navalny
...
6. Children of the Mist
7. Retrograde
8. Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
9. Bad Axe
10. Descendant
*11. All That Breathes*
12. Last Flight Home
13. The Janes
14. The Territory
15. Hidden Letters

Best Original Score 3 out of 5
*1. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio*
**2. Avatar: The Way of Water**
3. Justin Hurwitz (Babylon)
4. Carter Burwell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
5. John Williams (The Fabelmans)
...
6. Women Talking
7. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
*8. Son Lux (Everything Everywhere All at Once)*
9. The Woman King
**10. Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front)**
11. She Said
12. Don't Worry Darling
13. Devotion
14. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
15. Nope

Best Original Song 3 out of 5
1. "Naatu Naatu" from RRR
*2. "Ciao Papa" from Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio*
3. "Lift Me Up" from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
**4. "Stand Up" from Til**
5. "Hold My Hand" from Top Gun: Maverick
...
*6. "This Is A Life" from Everything Everywhere All at Once*
7. "Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)" from Avatar: The Way of Water
8. "My Mind & Me" from Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
9. "Dust & Ash" from The Voice of Dust and Ash
10. "Carolina" from Where the Crawdads Sing
11. "Good Afternoon" from Spirited
12. "Til You’re Home" from A Man Called Otto
13. "Time" from Amsterdam
14. "New Body Rhumba" from White Noise
**15. "Applause" from Tell It like a Woman**

1. The Fabelmans
2. Everything Everywhere All at Once
3. The Banshees of Inisherin
4. Top Gun: Maverick
5. TÁR
6. Babylon
7. Elvis
8. All Quiet on the Western Front
9. Avatar: The Way of Water
10. Women Talking

...plus 4 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. The Prestige
2. Interstellar
3. Inception
4. The Dark Knight
5. Memento
6. Dunkirk
7. Following
8. Insomnia
9. Batman Begins
10. The Dark Knight Rises

...plus 1 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Watchlist includes: It Comes At Night, The Disaster Artist, and Faces Places.

Film Count: 35

OTHER YEARS
2010s | 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2000s | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
1990s | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
1980s | 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984,
1970s |
1960s |
1950s | 1957
1940s | 1948

1. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

   Leeds International Film Festival, Leeds Town Hall

2. Blade Runner 2049

   Vue, York

3. A Ghost Story

   Picturehouse, Bradford

4. The Killing of a Sacred Deer

   City Screen, York

5. The Death of Stalin

   Netflix

6. Dunkirk

   Picturehouse, Bradford (IMAX)

7. Logan

   Cineworld, Bradford

8. The Square

   City Screen, York

9. Western

   Leeds International Film Festival, Vue (The Light), Leeds

10. A Branch of a Pine Is Tied Up

    Mubi

...plus 25 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Watchlist includes: Mystic River, Master and Commander, and Oldboy.

Film Count: 20

OTHER YEARS
2010s | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2000s | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
1990s | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
1980s | 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984,
1970s |
1960s |
1950s | 1957
1940s | 1948

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2. Finding Nemo
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
4. Big Fish
5. The Triplets of Belleville
6. Kill Bill: Vol. 1
7. School of Rock
8. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
9. X2
10. Capturing the Friedmans

...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Watchlist includes: Metro Manila (Sean Ellis), Enemy (Denis Villeneuve), and The Wind Rises (Hayao Miyazaki).

Film Count: 38

OTHER YEARS
2010s | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2000s | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
1990s | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
1980s | 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984,
1970s |
1960s |
1950s | 1957
1940s | 1948

1. Inside Llewyn Davis

   Watershed, Bristol

2. Upstream Color

   Watershed, Bristol

3. 12 Years a Slave

   Showcase, Bristol

4. The Double

   Watershed, Bristol

5. Under the Skin

   Netflix

6. Blue Ruin

   Watershed, Bristol

7. Salvo

   MUBI

8. Locke

   Watershed, Bristol

9. The Past

   Netflix

10. Only God Forgives

    Watershed, Bristol

...plus 28 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Watchlist includes: Howl's Moving Castle, Hellboy, and The Manchurian Candidate.

1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2. Shaun of the Dead
3. The Aviator
4. The Incredibles
5. Kill Bill: Vol. 2
6. The Machinist
7. I, Robot
8. The Bourne Supremacy
9. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
10. The Terminal

...plus 8 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Watchlist includes: The Godfather: Part III, The Hunt for Red October, and Edward Scissorhands.

Film Count: 8

OTHER YEARS
2010s | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2000s | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
1990s | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
1980s | 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984,
1970s |
1960s |
1950s | 1957
1940s | 1948

1. Miller's Crossing

   DVD

2. Dances with Wolves
3. GoodFellas

   Netflix

4. The Rescuers Down Under

   Video

5. King of New York
6. Home Alone
7. Back to the Future Part III
8. Paris Is Burning

Watchlist includes: The Raid 2 (Gareth Evans), Phoenix (Christian Petzold), and Inherent Vice (Paul Thomas Anderson).

Film Count: 36

OTHER YEARS
2010s | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2000s | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
1990s | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
1980s | 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984,
1970s |
1960s |
1950s | 1957
1940s | 1948

1. Interstellar

   Showcase, Bristol

2. Whiplash

   Watershed, Bristol

3. Nightcrawler

   Showcase, Bristol

4. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

   Watershed, Bristol

5. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

   Netflix

6. Gone Girl

   Showcase, Bristol

7. Two Days, One Night

   Netflix

8. Foxcatcher

   Watershed, Bristol

9. Boyhood

   Showcase, Bristol

10. The Lego Movie

    Showcase, Bristol // Empire Cinema, Poole

...plus 26 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Watchlist includes: Capote, Walk the Line, and Munich.

1. Caché
2. V for Vendetta
3. Batman Begins
4. Tsotsi
5. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
6. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
7. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
8. King Kong
9. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
10. Corpse Bride

...plus 7 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Film Count: 5

Watchlist includes: Three Colours: Blue, Schindler's List, and In the Name of the Father.

1. Jurassic Park
2. Much Ado About Nothing

   DVD

3. The Wrong Tros
4. Dazed and Confused

   Netflix

5. Cool Runnings

Watchlist includes: Silence (Martin Scorsese), Hell or High Water (Taylor Sheridan), and Hail, Caesar! (Joel and Ethan Coen).

Film Count: 29

OTHER YEARS
2010s | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2000s | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
1990s | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
1980s | 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984,
1970s |
1960s |
1950s | 1957
1940s | 1948

1. Captain Fantastic

   Picturehouse, Bradford

2. The Red Turtle

   Picturehouse, Bradford

3. Arrival

   Cineworld, Bradford

4. Split

   Cineworld, Bradford

5. Under the Shadow

   Netflix

6. Midnight Special

   Cineworld, Didsbury

7. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

   Picturehouse, Bradford (IMAX) & Cineworld, Bradford

8. Kubo and the Two Strings

   Netflix

9. Paterson

   HOME, Manchester

10. Hacksaw Ridge

    Cineworld, Bradford

...plus 19 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Watchlist includes: The Sisters Brothers (Jacques Audiard), The Favourite (Yorgos Lanthimos), Dogman (Matteo Garrone), Shoplifters (Hirokazu Kore-eda), Leave No Trace (Debra Granik), and You Were Never Really Here (Lynne Ramsay).

Film Count: 17

1. The Isle

   Manchester International Film Festival

2. First Man

   City Screen, York

3. Isle of Dogs

   City Screen, York

4. The Hymns of Muscovy

   Mubi

5. Can You Ever Forgive Me?

   Leeds International Film Festival

6. Beautiful Boy

   Leeds International Film Festival

7. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

   Netflix

8. Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

   Leeds International Film Festival

9. Utøya: July 22

   Leeds International Film Festival

10. Hippopotamus

    Manchester International Film Festival

...plus 7 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Sightseers
2. Down Terrace
3. Kill List
4. A Field in England
5. Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
6. Free Fire
7. High-Rise

Watchlist includes: Au Revoir Les Enfants (Louis Malle), The Untouchables (Brian De Palma), and Wall Street (Oliver Stone).

1. Full Metal Jacket
2. Raising Arizona
3. The Princess Bride
4. 84 Charing Cross Road
5. Babette's Feast

Watchlist includes: A Separation, Melancholia, and Midnight in Paris.

1. Drive
2. Warrior
3. We Need to Talk About Kevin
4. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
5. The Raid
6. The Tree of Life
7. X-Men: First Class
8. The Ides of March
9. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
10. Moneyball

...plus 16 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Watchlist includes: American History X, The Thin Red Line, and Blade.

1. Pi
2. The Truman Show
3. Following
4. Saving Private Ryan
5. Mulan
6. The Big Lebowski
7. A Bug's Life
8. The Prince of Egypt
9. The Celebration
10. Rushmore

...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Waltz with Bashir

  Lebanon War, 1982

• Come and See

  World War II, 1943

• Das Boot

  World War II, 1941

• The Silent Village

  World War II, 1943
  British Propaganda short film enacting and commemorating the Lidice massacre in 1942

• Son of Saul

  World War II, 1944

• Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

  Cold War

1. No Country for Old Men
2. Inside Llewyn Davis
3. Barton Fink
4. Miller's Crossing
5. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
6. The Man Who Wasn't There
7. Blood Simple
8. The Big Lebowski
9. Raising Arizona
10. True Grit

...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Watchlist includes: Glengarry Glen Ross (James Foley), The Last of the Mohicans (Michael Mann), and The Crying Game (Neil Jordan).

1. A Few Good Men
2. Reservoir Dogs
3. Unforgiven
4. Wayne's World
5. Orlando
6. Aladdin
7. Patriot Games
8. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
9. Howards End
10. Beethoven

• Salvo
• sex, lies, and videotape
• Taxi Driver
• A Bay of Blood
• North Sea Texas
• Summer with Monika
• The Seventh Seal
• King of New York
• 3:10 to Yuma
• Wild Strawberries

...plus 13 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Watchlist includes: A Single Man, A Serious Man, and Crazy Heart.

1. A Prophet
2. Mary and Max
3. Inglourious Basterds
4. Fantastic Mr. Fox
5. The Road
6. District 9
7. Sherlock Holmes
8. Moon
9. Down Terrace
10. The Damned United

...plus 16 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Watchlist includes: The Witch (Robert Eggers), Room (Lenny Abrahamson), and The Hateful Eight (Quentin Tarantino).

Film Count: 29

OTHER YEARS
2010s | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2000s | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
1990s | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
1980s | 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984,
1970s |
1960s |
1950s | 1957
1940s | 1948

1. Mad Max: Fury Road

   Cineworld, Bristol

2. Son of Saul

   Netflix

3. Sicario

   Netflix

4. Ex Machina

   DVD

5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

   Cineworld, Bradford & Cineworld, Poole

6. The Lobster

   Picturehouse, Bradford

7. Green Room

   Netflix

8. Beasts of No Nation

   Netflix

9. World of Tomorrow

   Netflix

10. The Gift

    Netflix

...plus 19 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Watchlist includes: Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese), The Elephant Man (David Lynch), Ordinary People (Robert Redford).

Film Count: 4

OTHER YEARS
2010s | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2000s | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
1990s | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
1980s | 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981,
1970s |
1960s |
1950s | 1957
1940s | 1948

1. The Shining
2. The Empire Strikes Back
3. The Blues Brothers
4. Airplane!

Watchlist includes: The Road Warrior (George Miller), Time Bandits (Terry Gilliam), The Evil Dead (Sam Raimi).

Film Count: 4

OTHER YEARS
2010s | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2000s | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
1990s | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
1980s | 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982,
1970s |
1960s |
1950s | 1957
1940s | 1948

1. Das Boot
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. Chariots of Fire
4. The Fox and the Hound

Watchlist includes: E.T. (Steven Spielberg), TRON (Steven Lisberger), The King of Comedy (Martin Scorsese).

Film Count: 3

OTHER YEARS
2010s | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2000s | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
1990s | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
1980s | 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983,
1970s |
1960s |
1950s | 1957
1940s | 1948

1. Blade Runner
2. The Secret of NIMH
3. Fanny and Alexander

Watchlist includes: The Meaning of Life, Videodrome, and Scarface.

Film Count: 1

OTHER YEARS
2010s | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2000s | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
1990s | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
1980s | 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984,
1970s |
1960s |
1950s | 1957
1940s | 1948

1. Return of the Jedi

Watchlist includes: 28 Days Later, Signs, and One Hour Photo.

Film Count: 16

OTHER YEARS
2010s | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2000s | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
1990s | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
1980s | 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984,
1970s |
1960s |
1950s | 1957
1940s | 1948

1. Hero
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
3. The Pianist
4. Minority Report
5. Gangs of New York
6. Insomnia
7. The Bourne Identity
8. City of God
9. Road to Perdition
10. Catch Me If You Can

...plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Watchlist includes: Air Force One, Donnie Brasco, and Perfect Blue.

1. Good Will Hunting
2. L.A. Confidential
3. Princess Mononoke
4. Gattaca
5. Kundun
6. Jackie Brown
7. Titanic
8. Hercules
9. The Full Monty
10. Men in Black

...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Topic and module listed in notes.

• Man with a Movie Camera

  Topic: The Cinematic City // Module: Film & Lit Encounters

• London

  The Cinematic City // Film & Lit Encounters

• In the Street

  The Cinematic City // Film & Lit Encounters

• Hamlet

  Medium Specificity // Film & Lit Encounters

• RSC Live: Coriolanus

  Medium Specificity // Film & Lit Encounters

• It Happened One Night

  Dialogue and Talking the 'Talkie' // Film & Lit Encounters

• The Lady Vanishes

  Dialogue and Talking the 'Talkie' // Film & Lit Encounters

• Rear Window

  Adaptation and the Derivative Work // Film & Lit Encounters

• A Man Escaped

  Adaptation and the Derivative Work // Film & Lit Encounters

• Blade Runner

  Human and Machine // Film & Lit Encounters

...plus 56 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

A list of films that were nominated for Best Picture that should, in my opinion, have won but did not. (Note: I must have seen the actual winning film for my snubbed film to qualify for this list).

Actual winners listed in notes (plus comments).

• Amour

  Argo is a forgettable film that the Academy probably awarded to Ben Affleck because of the media backlash they received for not nominating him for Best Director. Nominees Zero Dark Thirty, Django Unchained , and Les Miserables are all better films in my opinion, but my pick is the absolutely unforgettable Amour .

• Inception

  The King's Speech is serviceable. Inception is just one example of how Nolan brings clever filmmaking to the masses. Black Swan and The Social Network could also have taken the prize above Tom Hooper's historical drama.

• Good Will Hunting

  I enjoy Titanic but both Good Will Hunting and L.A. Confidential are two of my favourites. The former for its emotion and performances, the latter for its atmosphere and narrative. Both are excellently written also.

• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

  A Beautiful Mind is a good film but its a little dull and not rewatchable. Peter Jackson's adaptation of the Tolkien classic should not work but it does.

• The Shawshank Redemption

  I would take either The Shawshank Redemption or Pulp Fiction over the manipulative piece of overrated, cloying film that is Forrest Gump .

• A Few Good Men

  Unforgiven is fine as revisionist Westerns go. A Few Good Men features Sorkin's best script and powerhouse performances from all involved.

• Frost/Nixon

  Slumdog Millionaire is a crowd-pleasing safe film, one of Danny Boyle's worst in my opinion. Frost/Nixon is a well-crafted tense drama and one of Ron Howard's best.

Watchlist includes: Dead Poet's Society, Field of Dreams, and My Left Foot.

1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
2. Casualties of War
3. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
4. Henry V
5. sex, lies, and videotape
6. Back to the Future Part II
7. The Little Mermaid

Watchlist includes: The Book of Eli, The Town, and 127 Hours.

1. Inception
2. Four Lions
3. Black Swan
4. Toy Story 3
5. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
6. Never Let Me Go
7. Shutter Island
8. The Social Network
9. Senna
10. Let Me In

...plus 16 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Pi
2. On the Waterfront
3. Pulp Fiction
4. Son of Saul
5. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
6. Sicario
7. Warrior
8. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
9. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
10. Nightcrawler

...plus 73 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Watchlist includes: The Godfather, An American in Paris, and Schindler's List.

1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2. No Country for Old Men
3. On the Waterfront
4. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
5. Amadeus
6. 12 Years a Slave
7. Gladiator
8. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
9. All About Eve
10. Rain Man

...plus 11 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Watchlist includes: Winter Light, Autumn Sonata, and Hour of the Wolf.

1. The Seventh Seal
2. Persona
3. Through a Glass Darkly
4. Cries and Whispers
5. Wild Strawberries
6. The Silence
7. Fanny and Alexander
8. Summer with Monika

Watchlist includes: The Red Shoes, Drunken Angel,and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

Film Count: 5

OTHER YEARS
2010s | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2000s | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
1990s | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
1980s | 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984,
1970s |
1960s |
1950s | 1957

1. Bicycle Thieves
2. Hamlet
3. Rope
4. La Terra Trema
5. In the Street

Watchlist includes: Brazil, The Color Purple, and Pale Rider.

Film Count: 6

OTHER YEARS
2010s | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2000s | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
1990s | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
1980s | 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984,
1970s |
1960s |
1950s | 1957
1940s | 1948

1. Back to the Future
2. Come and See
3. Ran
4. The Black Cauldron
5. The Breakfast Club
6. The Jewel of the Nile

"Please clarify."

• Sunshine
• 2001: A Space Odyssey
• Moon
• Interstellar
• Alien

Watchlist includes: The Hurt Locker, Milk, and Gran Torino.

Film Count: 23

1. The Dark Knight

   DVD

2. Synecdoche, New York

   BBC iPlayer

3. Waltz with Bashir

   MA Film Screening, York

4. Frost/Nixon
5. Hunger
6. WALL·E
7. Bronson
8. In Bruges
9. The Wrestler
10. La Maison en Petits Cubes

...plus 13 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Watchlist includes: Lincoln, Holy Motors, and Moonrise Kingdom.

Film Count: 38

OTHER YEARS
2010s | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2000s | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
1990s | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
1980s | 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984,
1970s |
1960s |
1950s | 1957
1940s | 1948

1. Amour

   Watershed, Bristol

2. The Master

   Watershed, Bristol

3. The Hunt

   The Lighthouse, Poole

4. Sightseers

   Watershed, Bristol

5. The Place Beyond the Pines
6. A Hijacking

   Watershed, Bristol

7. Much Ado About Nothing

   Watershed, Bristol

8. Seven Psychopaths

   Netflix

9. Django Unchained

   Showcase, Bristol

10. End of Watch

...plus 28 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Watchlist includes: Ed Wood, Leon: The Professional, and Clerks.

Film Count: 6

OTHER YEARS
2010s | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2000s | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
1990s | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
1980s | 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984,
1970s |
1960s |
1950s | 1957
1940s | 1948

1. The Shawshank Redemption
2. Pulp Fiction
3. London
4. The Lion King
5. The Hudsucker Proxy
6. Forrest Gump

Watchlist includes: Ghostbusters, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Once Upon a Time in America.

Film Count: 6

OTHER YEARS
2010s | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2000s | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
1990s | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
1980s | 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984,
1970s |
1960s |
1950s | 1957
1940s | 1948

1. Blood Simple
2. Amadeus
3. The Killing Fields
4. The Terminator
5. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
6. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Watchlist includes: Cinema Paradiso, Grave of the Fireflies, and Dead Ringers.

Film Count: 7

OTHER YEARS
2010s | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2000s | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
1990s | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
1980s | 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984,
1970s |
1960s |
1950s | 1957
1940s | 1948

1. Rain Man
2. A Fish Called Wanda
3. The Thin Blue Line
4. Big
5. My Neighbor Totoro
6. Oliver & Company
7. Twins

Watchlist includes: The Bridge on the River Kwai, Paths of Glory, and Throne of Blood.

Film Count: 5

OTHER YEARS
2010s | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2000s | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
1990s | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
1980s | 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984,
1970s |
1960s |
1950s |
1940s | 1948

1. The Seventh Seal
2. 12 Angry Men
3. Wild Strawberries
4. 3:10 to Yuma
5. The Abominable Snowman

To qualify for this list, I have to have read the source material. This is why the list is so short.

See notes for some thoughts on the 'success' of the adaptation.

• Children of Men

  Both book and film are excellent. Cuaron's best. Maybe PD James' best?

• Rear Window

  Based on the 1942 short story by Cornell Woolrich, the film throws fidelity to the original out of the window, yet it works. Both capture the narrative essence of looking and both make good use of their respective media.

• Hamlet

  An excellent film based on a play (it is NOT a filmed play). I'm also not a big Shakespeare fan but his work does provide a bountiful field of adaptation opportunities.

• Blade Runner

  I'm glad I read the book before watching the film. I prefer the book.

• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

  Peter Jackson did good with this one.

• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  Peter Jackson also did good with this one.

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  Take a bow Peter Jackson. (Please don't butcher The Hobbit...oh wait, too late).

Watchlist includes: Pusher, Bleeder, and Fear X.

1. Drive
2. Only God Forgives
3. Bronson
4. Valhalla Rising
5. The Neon Demon

Watchlist includes: The Wind Rises, Howl's Moving Castle, and Porco Rosso.

1. Castle in the Sky
2. Princess Mononoke
3. Spirited Away
4. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
5. My Neighbor Totoro

Watchlist includes: Top Gun, Stand By Me, and Platoon.

1. Castle in the Sky
2. Aliens
3. Ferris Bueller's Day Off