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My Best of 2018

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No order in particular.

  • Crazy Rich Asians
  • To Live
  • Foxcatcher
  • Spring Breakers
  • The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

My 20 Best Watched in 2018

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Had to include a doc this year because George Harrison.

  • Foxcatcher
  • The Fountain
  • Moonlight
  • Candy
  • Right Now, Wrong Then

Movies I Wish I Made

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So jealous of how much I ire these filmmakers and performers.

  • Star Wars
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • The Fountain
  • There Will Be Blood
  • It's a Wonderful Life

My Favorite Movies

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My top 20 favorite movies as of October 2017.

  • I, Tonya
  • Call Me by Your Name
  • Molly's Game
  • The Post
  • Coco
  • The Lobster
  • Mustang
  • The Boy and the Beast
  • Right Now, Wrong Then
  • You Can Count on Me

My 20 Best Watched in 2017

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Continuing from my venture last year, these are the most creative, influential, or moving narrative feature films that I watched…

  • Chasing Amy
  • The Wind Rises
  • The Babadook
  • Akira
  • Cinema Paradiso

My 20 Best Watched in 2016

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Not exactly a "Best of 2016" - I watched around 500 films in 2016, so these are the most creative,…

  • La Femme Nikita
  • The Bridge on the River Kwai
  • Rope
  • The African Queen
  • Oldboy

Movies I Will Only Watch With Malcolm

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My roommate and best friend Malcolm Baity says I watch too many great movies we both want to see without…

  • Perfect Blue
  • Akira
  • The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
  • Cheatin'
  • Sita Sings the Blues

Recommended Animation: Vol. 1

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One of my classmates at the FSU film school asked me for some animated films that I would recommend. I…

  • Amy
  • Se7en
  • Ocean's Eleven
  • A Beautiful Mind
  • The Age of Adaline

Jed's House 2016

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Commemorating my time house sitting for a directing teacher by raiding his collection of films. Spans watched during the span…

  • Princess Mononoke
  • Grave of the Fireflies
  • My Neighbor Totoro
  • Kiki's Delivery Service
  • The Wind Rises

Ranking Studio Ghibli's Feature Films

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Incredibly subjective, obviously.

  • Whiplash
  • Nightcrawler
  • The Lego Movie
  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
  • Gone Girl

Top 10 Films of 2014

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Totally subjective, obviously, but what a great year for movies!