So, I've briefly discussed with readers tony, rufussondheim, and steve50 the prospect of indulging in putting together each of our personal lists of the top 100 best films of all time. I should hope many readers contribute their lists. If Top 100 sounds like a bit too much work, try to come up with a Top 50 or at the very least a Top 30 --It's all-time, folks. I myself will probably take a few days to complete my list, and as soon as it's posted, the regrets and reconsiderations will flow like the goddamn Mississippi, so to take some pressure off the "assignment", let's say this is your Top 100 as of the moment you post it. Hell, you could see your new favorite film ever the next day, and no shame in that. Finally, I'm unable to tell the difference between "what your favorites are" vs. "what you think it's best", so the criteria will be "listen to your heart!". If I post my list and then nobody contributes, I'm gonna be on everyone's back about it. I'll try and remember to promote this endeavor every time Sasha previews the yearly retrospect podcast. Have fun! NO DEADLINES: Post whenever!
So I was losing my mind trying to come up with a Top 100 for all the history of cinema so I decided for a different approach. Tackle it decade by decade. It's so hard not to end up with a list that looks highly referential or director-oriented, but you can only go with what feels right. 100 Favorite Films of the 1960's
The Most Overrated Film of the Decade: EASY RIDER, Dennis Hopper
Ruth, sick list. You suffer from what I call "good taste" Loving the love for SALVADOR, Cronenberg, especially A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY, RUMBLE FISH, your Kubricks, and THE TERMINATOR among others! Both ALIEN(1!) and BLADE RUNNER in the top 10? Bad.Ass!
My Top 100 Movies of all Time...1. 2001: A Space Odyssey2. Rashomon3. 8 1/24. Fanny and Alexander5. Tokyo Story6. The Godfather7. Andrei Rublev8. Seven Samurai9. Bicycle Thieves10. Nashville11. The 400 Blows12. Persona13. La Dolce Vita14. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb15. The Godfather: Part II16. Annie Hall17. Taxi Driver18. In the Mood for Love19. Solaris20. Playtime21. Citizen Kane22. Barry Lyndon23. Sunset Blvd.24. Blowup25. M26. Singin' in the Rain27. Metropolis28. Apocalypse Now29. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie30. The Rules of the Game31. A Clockwork Orange32. Raging Bull33. West Side Story34. Nights of Cabiria35. Days of Heaven36. Chinatown37. Wild Strawberries38. Pulp Fiction39. Sansho the Bailiff40. Psycho41. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans42. 12 Angry Men43. The Red Shoes44. There Will Be Blood45. The Wizard of Oz46. Mulholland Dr.47. Grave of the Fireflies48. The Mirror49. The Exterminating Angel50. The Passion of Joan of Arc51. On the Waterfront52. Badlands53. American Beauty54. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?55. L'Avventura56. Schindler's List57. Vertigo58. Casablanca59. Ugetsu60. Brokeback Mountain61. Late Spring62. A Separation63. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King64. Le Samourai65. Memento66. Silence of the Lambs67. Throne of Blood68. The Master69. City Lights70. The Tree of Life71. Blue Velvet72. Last Year at Marienbad73. Harakiri74. The Double Life of Veronique75. Once Upon a Time in the West76. Spirited Away77. The Seventh Seal78. The Social Network79. Close-up80. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles81. Manhattan82. The Graduate83. The Thin Red Line84. Wings of Desire85. Stalker86. Y Tu Mama Tambien87. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari88. Amarcord89. No Country for Old Men90. Pather Panchali91. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days92. It Happened One Night93. The Virgin Spring94. Boogie Nights95. Sideways96. Three Colors: Red97. The Shining98. Secrets & Lies99. The Conversation100. Breathless
I took much longer than expected with my follow-up --probably because it's the decade from which I've seen more films, so I started with more than 300 titles. Let's say it was exciting yet difficult and laborious trimming it down and even harder was the meaningless act of "ranking" them. I give you:The Best of 2000-2009
1. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, Joel & Ethan Coen
2. PAN'S LABIRYNTH, Guillermo del Toro
3. DOGVILLE, Lars von Trier
4. THE WHITE RIBBON, Michael Haneke
5. THERE WILL BE BLOOD, Paul Thomas Anderson
6. THE SON, Jean Pierre & Luc Dardenne
7. Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN, Alfonso Cuaron
8. MULLHOLLAND DR., David Lynch
9. BAD EDUCATION, Pedro Almodovar
10. THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS, Wes Anderson
11. THE NEW WORLD, Terrence Malick
12. WATCHMEN, Zach Snyder
13. MEMORIES OF MURDER, Bong Joon-ho
14. A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, David Cronenberg
15. THE ASSASINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD, Andrew Dominik
16. CHILDREN OF MEN, Alfonso Cuaron
17. BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALLS NEW ORLEANS, Werner Herzog
18. THE HURT LOCKER, Kathryn Bigelow
19. A PROPHET, Jacques Audiard
20. A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, Steven Spielberg
21. THE LIVES OF OTHERS, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
22. INGLORIOUS BASTERDS, Quentin Tarantino
24. OLDBOY, Park Chan-wook
25. THE DREAMERS, Bernando Bertolucci
26. THIS IS ENGLAND, Shane Meadows
27. SIN CITY, Robert Rodriguez
28. CACHE, Michael Haneke
29. CITY OF GOD, Fernando Meirelles
30. THE CLASS, Laurel Cantet
31. SPIRITED AWAY, Hayao Miyasaki
32. SUNSHINE, Danny Boyle
33. MEMENTO, Christopher Nolan
34. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, Peter Jackson
35. 2046, Wong Kar-Wai
36. ZODIAC, David Fincher
37. DONNIE DARKO, Richard Kelly
38. HUNGER, Steve McQueen
39. A BITTERSWEET LIFE, Kim Jee-woon
40. GOMORRAH, Mateo Garrone
41. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, Steven Spielberg
42. BATMAN BEGINS, Christopher Nolan
43. THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA, Tommy Lee Jones
44. CHE: THE ARGENTINE, GUERRILLA, Steven Soderbergh
45. FANTASTIC MR. FOX, Wes Anderson
46. W., Oliver Stone
47. 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS, Cristian Mungiu
48. VOLVER, Pedro Almodovar
49. THE PLACE PROMISED IN OUR EARLY DAYS, Makoto Shinkai
50. SPEED RACER, Andy & Lana Wachowski
51. RUSSIAN ARK, Alexander Sokurov
52. ROAD TO PERDITION, Sam Mendes
53. UNDERTOW, David Gordon Green
54. MOON, Duncan Jones
55. THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY, Ken Loach
56. MATCH POINT, Woody Allen
57. ALMOST FAMOUS, Cameron Crowe
58. INFERNAL AFFAIRS, Andrew Lau, Alan Mark
59. I'M NOT THERE, Todd Haynes
60. SHAUN OF THE DEAD, Edgar Wright
61. BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD, Sidney Lumet
62. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, Sam Mendes
63. THE HOST, Bong Joon-ho
64. PAPRIKA, Satoshi Kon
65. 28 DAYS LATER, Danny Boyle
66. GOSFORD PARK, Robert Altman
67.THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE, Sylvain Chomet
68. SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE + LADY VENGEANCE, Park Chan-wook
69. O BOTHER WHEN ART THOU, Joel & Ethan Coen
70. BILLY ELLIOT, Stephen Daldry
71. YOU, THE LIVING, Roy Anderson
72. IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE Wong Kar-Wai
73. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS, Peter Jackson
74. THE HEADLESS WOMAN, Lucrecia Martel
75. I HEART HUCKABEES, David O. Russell
76. ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, Julie Taymor
77. BRICK, Rian Johnson
78. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, Michel Gondry
79. COLLATERAL, Michael Mann
80. MYSTERIOUS SKIN, Gregg Akari
81. MINORITY REPORT, Steven Spielberg
82. THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY, Julian Schnabel
83. BALZAC AND THE LITTLE CHINESSE SEAMTRESS, Sijie Dai
84. 300, Zach Snyder
85. ANTICHRIST, Lars von Trier
86. THE DEPARTED, Martin Scorsese
87. IP MAN, Wilson Yip
88. BATTLE ROYALE, Kenji Fukasaku
89. THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE, Joel & Ethan Coen
90. C.R.A.Z.Y., Jean-Marc Vellee
91. LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, Tomas Alfredson
92. L'ENFANT, Jean-Luc & Pierre Dardenne
93. AMERICAN SPLENDOR, Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
94. YOU CAN COUNT ON ME, Kenneth Lonergan
95. THE SQUID AND THE WHALE, Noah Baumbach
96. FAR FROM HEAVEN, Todd Haynes
97. IN THE BEDROOM, Todd Field
98. TOGETHER, Lukas Moodyson
99. ADAPTATION, Spike Jonze
100. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, Peter Berg
Hidden Gem Award: THE MAN FROM EARTH, Jerome Bixby (trailer:
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