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Looper's 45 Best Prison Movies of All Time Ranked
Favs/dislikes: 2:0. BY BARRY LEVITT / MARCH 24, 2022 12:59 AM EST There's something compelling about a look behind bars –- for many movie fans, prison films are their only experience with the world of incarceration. Prison movies take audiences to places unknown, often bringing us face to face with hardened criminals. Many great prison movies take us deeper, showing us things we didn't expect, whether it's a criminal with surprising kindness, or the brutal conditions faced by inmates the world over. Films about prison can transport us to unique and fascinating worlds, and many successfully hold a mirror up to society, exposing our bizarre desires to see people suffer. Great prison movies go deeper than this, of course, exposing the remarkable humanity that can exist in prisoner-of-war camps, jails, and chain gangs. They provide insight into this unknown society, and while there are certainly heavy connotations to the prison movie, many subvert them with wicked, often clever humor. Exploring the genre of prison movies yields rich results, especially in a surprisingly diverse slate of films that cover every facet of a life behind bars. In honor of this fascinating, frightening, thrilling, challenging, and sometimes heartwarming genre, here are the 45 best prison movies of all time ranked. -
Stuff's 25 Best Prison Movies Ever
Favs/dislikes: 2:0. The greatest caged classics of all time – all boxed into one list Sam Kieldsen 8 August 2013 / 14:45 BST Choky. The pen. The can. The cooler. The clink. The nick. The big house. And, indeed, the slammer. Just some of the many slang terms we have prison, and the concept of a life behind bars has proven a rich seam for filmmakers to mine – whether they’re making a comedy, an action romp, a crusading morality tale, a musical, a sports film (yes, there’s actually quite a few of these) or simply a piece of good old-fashioned entertainment. Since people have made movies, movies have been set in jails, and there’s an absolutely brilliant stack of must-see prison flicks that should be on any self-respecting cineaste’s watch list. In between sips of (surprisingly potent) ‘wine’ lovingly fermented in our toilet cistern, we’ve racked our collective brains and compiled this line-up of our 25 favourite films about life in the joint. All you need to do is bring the popcorn – and the shiv. Note: List does not appear to be ranked. -
Empire's The 50 Greatest Sci-Fi Movies
Favs/dislikes: 3:0. Outer space. Inner space. New worlds. Tech frontiers. Artificial intelligence. The best science-fiction movies take us to places beyond our own imagination, dreaming up impossible futures that inevitably go on to shape our own technological advances. Great sci-fi delivers mind-bending visuals packed with mind-blowing ideas, probing everything from the human experience to the future of humanity. It’s a genre that contains multitudes – from fast, funny, colourful space adventures, to dark dystopian tragedies, set in the present, far future, or even a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. If you’re wanting a list of the best sci-fi movies of all time, you’re in the right place – the Team Empire hivemind has communed in the cloud to come up with a list of the most iconic sci-fi cinema, from modern masterpieces, to game-changing greats. From Spielberg to Scott, Kubrick to Carpenter, there’s something here for everyone. Read on and prosper. By Ben Travis, James White | Posted 27 May 2020 -
100 Noteworthy Films of the Romantic Comedy Genre and Beyond
Favs/dislikes: 9:0. From Billy Mernit's book "Writing the Romantic Comedy". -
Fiction Horizon's 25 Best Mystery Murder Movies (Whodunit)
Favs/dislikes: 1:0. May 13, 2021 We live in a golden age of true crime documentaries, podcasts, and books. While fictional mysteries may not inspire long-running conspiracy-filled Reddit topics, they can satisfy your crime resolution, your search for clues without the sad (and, to be honest, somewhat problematic) real aspect of the real crime. This is why we have decided to make this article full of some great mystery murder movies. Find them below. [b]Best Mystery Murder Movies[/b] Murder mystery movies on this list are not sorted in any particular order. The reason for that is these are some amazing whodunit movies and there is no way we could give them justice by sorting them. Instead, think of them just as the best mystery murder movies of all time. -
Empire's The 50 Best Animated Movies
Favs/dislikes: 1:0. By Ben Travis, James White, Ian Freer, Beth Webb | Posted On 14 09 2021 For nearly 100 years, the animated movie as we know it has existed – an artform that, like live-action cinema, sprung from shorts and grew into a major medium in its own right. If the biggest landmark was the arrival of 1937’s Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs – which marked the start of feature-length output from Walt Disney Animation Studios – from there the animated film flourished and evolved, spawning brand new pioneering technologies, new narrative possibilities, new studios, and new visual styles. Today, that gives us a field that encompasses nearly a century of Disney favourites, other major studios like the game-changing Pixar, British claymation titans Aardman, and Japan’s legendary Ghibli, and styles that range from traditional hand-drawn 2D features, to lavish computer-generation confections, painstakingly-produced stop-motion, and everything in between. Team Empire got together to vote for the 50 greatest animated movies ever made – and since animation is a medium rather than a genre, the full list comprises a banquet of tastes and tones. We have traditional family adventures, black-and-white coming-of-age stories, self-referential meta-features, superhero stories, devastating war films, and imaginative flights of fantasy – all showing that animation can be far more than just cartoons for kids (though we do, of course, love those deeply too). Read the full list below, and delve into the endless possibilities that the animated medium allows for. -
BFI's Katharine Hepburn: 10 Essential Films
Favs/dislikes: 1:0. She blazed a trail for intelligent actresses in Hollywood, holds the record for most acting Oscars and stars in several of the world’s best comedies. Here are 10 of Katharine Hepburn’s finest appearances. Katharine Hepburn was a movie star ahead of her time, but there’s been no one quite like her since. Over seven magnificent decades, her distinctive talent pioneered a new independence in Hollywood women. She was blessed with a unique beauty and natural eccentricity, but was never the sweet darling her patriarchal industry wanted her to be. She commanded her gifts on her own terms, and took that indomitable spirit into a matchless collection of endearing and captivating performances. Twelve of these earned her Academy Award nominations, and she won a record four, but to watch only her Oscar-winning appearances ([url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/morning+glory/]Morning Glory[/url], 1933; [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/guess+whos+coming+to+dinner/]Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?[/url], 1967; [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/the+lion+in+winter/]The Lion in Winter[/url], 1968; [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/on+golden+pond/]On Golden Pond[/url], 1981) would arguably be to miss out on some of her finest films… Chris Fennell Updated: 9 May 2016 -
BFI's Cary Grant: 10 Essential Films
Favs/dislikes: 1:0. From thrillers to romantic comedies, British-born Cary Grant starred in some of the very finest films to have come out of Hollywood. Here are the 10 best places to seek him out. “How can anyone be ‘Cary Grant’?” asked critic David Thomson. “But how can anyone, ever after, not consider the attempt?” For Grant is the epitome of the urbane, sophisticated Hollywood actor, one whose charisma, comic persona and output have survived the passing of time better than many comparable, moustachioed icons of the industry’s golden age. No list of the greatest comedies and thrillers that we’ve ever known would look complete without at least one film with Grant at its centre, paradoxically flappable yet unflappable, coolly desirable yet often hilariously at the mercy of his female co-stars or a world spinning into physical chaos around him. He’s an actor that you could watch in almost anything, but the 10 films below represent ‘la crème de la crème’. Your Suggestions To our list above, you voted to add these Cary Grant gems… 1. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/arsenic+and+old+lace/]Arsenic and Old Lace[/url] (Frank Capra, 1944) 2. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/charade/]Charade[/url] (Stanley Donen, 1963) 3. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/suspicion/]Suspicion[/url] (Alfred Hitchcock, 1941) 4. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/mr.+blandings+builds+his+dream+house/]Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House[/url] (H.C. Potter, 1948) 5. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/an+affair+to+remember/]An Affair to Remember[/url] (Leo McCarey, 1957) 6. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/penny+serenade/]Penny Serenade[/url] (George Stevens, 1941) 7. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/indiscreet-1958/]Indiscreet[/url] (Stanley Donen, 1958) 8. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/to+catch+a+thief/]To Catch a Thief[/url] (Alfred Hitchcock, 1955) 9. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/my+favorite+wife/]My Favorite Wife[/url] (Garson Kanin, 1940) 10. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/the+talk+of+the+town/]The Talk of the Town[/url] (George Stevens, 1942) Two clear favourites emerged when we asked you what you thought deserved a place in our top 10. Coming late in his career, the comic spy thriller Charade was a glaring omission many of you thought, valuable for its twisty-turny plot and the magical chemistry between Grant and Audrey Hepburn. Most popular of all, however, was Frank Capra’s black comedy Arsenic and Old Lace, in which Grant goes up against his two homicidal aunts. But what, oh what, could we have left off?? Samuel Wigley Updated: 22 October 2018 See previous version in history to view all 20 films in one list. -
IndieWire's The Best French Movies of the 21st Century
Favs/dislikes: 2:0. By Eric Kohn and David Ehrlich Jun 30, 2017 10:27 am Cinema was one of the truly international phenomenons of the last millennium, but France — more so than any other nation — has always been one of the medium’s most essential guiding lights. From the pioneer era of the Lumiere brothers, to the revolutionary New Wave that expanded our understanding of film’s potential, to the country’s recent defense of the theatrical experience, France has always pushed the movies forward while reminding us what we love about them in the first place. No country did more to help propel cinema into the 20th Century, and no country has done more to help sustain its integrity and its potential in the 21st. From sultry thrillers to mind-blowing 3D experiments and one of the most heartbreakingly honest love stories ever told, these are the 25 best French films of the 21st Century. Note: To qualify for our list, a film had to be predominately French-language and at least partially French-funded. With one exception, all of the films on this list are also set in France, as well. -
IndieWire's The 50 Best Movie Musicals of All Time, Ranked
Favs/dislikes: 2:0. From “Swing Time" to "In the Heights" and everywhere in between, these films represent the height and the incredible range of the genre. By David Ehrlich, Christian Blauvelt, Kate Erbland Jun 13, 2021 11:00 am The musical often feels like a relic of a long-dead Hollywood studio system, but it remains a genre that captures movies’ ability to create story worlds that move freely between reality and fantasy. The worst examples come from filmmakers who give license to music, color, and movement run amok; the best musicals transcend artifice and integrate songs that become expressions of pure character emotion. It offers endless possibilities, but success demands a complete mastery of the medium. Very few current stars could learn the choreography of Busby Berkeley, Jerome Robbins, or Bob Fosse, and adapting a medium developed and most suited for the stage requires innovative direction. In translating the joy of a live musical to the magic of cinema, some things are easily lost in the shuffle From “Swing Time” to “In the Heights” and everywhere in between, here are 50 musicals that represent the height and the incredible range of the genre. Eric Kohn, Anne Thompson, Ryan Lattanzio, Jude Dry, Kristen Lopez, Jenna Marotta, Jamie Righetti, Michael Nordine, and Siddhant Adlakha contributed to this list. -
Den of Geek's Top 50 movies with ingenious costume design
Favs/dislikes: 2:0. How much can you tell about a character from their clothes? Quite a lot, it turns out. Rebecca counts down 50 amazing costume designs... In the days when CGI rules and there is very little you can't do with the transformative properties of makeup, what makes the wardrobe department special? Some films have costumes which become famous purely because they're so beautiful. Some are memorable for other reasons – a perfectly ordinary white halterneck became the most famous dress in history when Marilyn stood over a subway vent, proving that it really is the way you wear it that counts. (Although it boasts the most enduring cinematic image EVER, The Seven Year Itch got squeezed out of this list, because really, the guy who turned on the fan did the most important work.) The wardrobe choices of a character can tell you who they are without a word of dialogue, an instantly recognisable outfit can make dressing for Halloween easy, and film can not only reflect the fashions of a decade, but dictate them. Here are 50 films with costume design which is positively ingenious... Read more: http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/costumes/28920/top-50-movies-with-ingenious-costume-design#ixzz4Lo38lOwx -
NZ Herald's The Best Kiwi Films Since The Piano
Favs/dislikes: 0:0. 26 Apr, 2019 10:18 PM By: Tom Augustine It's been 26 years since Jane Campion's [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/the+piano/]The Piano[/url] graced the big screen, arguably the finest film ever made in New Zealand and a masterpiece of the New Zealand Gothic genre, the most revered and influential of New Zealand cinema movements. Its shadow looms large, an almost impossibly beautiful film that is complex, poetic and haunting all at once. And yet - in the wake of this colossal cinematic achievement from one of the very finest Kiwi artists, New Zealand film has continued to pursue greatness - and often achieved it. We thought it was a great time to consult local critics to come up with our picks for the 25 best films made in New Zealand since The Piano. [url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203125716/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/the-best-kiwi-films-since-the-piano/UATHLDOURMQW5FUP63KI6HGN54/]Archived version of Source from 3 Dec, 2020[/url] -
imdb's Top 25 Highest-Grossing High School Comedies
Favs/dislikes: 0:0. by IMDb-Editors | created - 06 Sep 2017 | updated - 12 Sep 2017 Take a look at the 25 highest-grossing high school comedies according to unadjusted domestic box office gross. How many have you seen? -
BFI's Dustin Hoffman: 10 Essential Films
Favs/dislikes: 2:0. From The Graduate to Rain Man, we celebrate the career of two-time Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman, one of the finest actors of his generation. In the early 1960s, if casting directors were looking for a leading man, he was more likely to resemble Paul Newman than he was Dustin Hoffman. Hoffman – skinny-faced and unprepossessing – was working as a jobbing stage actor in New York when he found himself in the running for the lead role in a new Mike Nichols film. After his audition out in Hollywood, the story goes that Hoffman reached out to shake the prop man’s hand and a pile of NYC subway tokens fell out of his pocket. The man’s response as he helped gather them? “You’re gonna need these, kid.” Luckily for all of us, he didn’t end up needing them. Instead, Dustin Hoffman would unexpectedly take on the lead role as Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate (1967). Since then, he’s been one of the most dynamic actors in Hollywood, continually defying expectations, casting vanity aside and refusing to be pigeonholed. Here are 10 of his finest films. Christina Newland Published: 31 May 2017 -
Vulture's The 50 Greatest Sports Movies of All Time
Favs/dislikes: 3:0. By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch This story was originally published in 2019 and has been updated to include recent releases.* It is strange that sports movies are considered a genre since, all told, they really are just a setting. It’s like saying that “desert movies” are a genre, or “ocean movies” are. The best sports movies are independent of the sport they’re depicting, with universal stories that should appeal to anyone whether they love the sport or not. Though loving the sport does help. This is to say: Our favorite sports movies tend to avoid the traditional “meet hero, see hero overcome adversity, see hero win big game” sports movie structure, or at least deconstruct it enough to justify themselves. The thing audiences love about sports and movies, the thing they have in common, is that they are unpredictable: You never know when you sit down to watch either what’s going to happen. But for some reason, many sports movies insist on being predictable, adhering to the formula. Those are not the sort of sports movies you will find on our list of the 50 best sports movies of all time. The best sports surprise us: These great sports movies do the same. *The only recent release they included was The Way Back; I don't know which film it knocked off the list from their original one. -
Seventeen's 55 Best Teen Movies You Can't Grow Up Without Watching
Favs/dislikes: 3:0. By Noelle Devoe, Tamara Fuentes And Jasmine Gomez Feb 8, 2021 Some days, all you want to do after you finish your homework is throw on a pair of comfy AF sweatpants and binge some iconic movies. Of course, there are all kinds of movie genres, but it's always fun to watch a flick that you can REALLY relate to. Because let's face it, there's really nothing better than a good teen movie. These teen movies cover everything from dealing with those awkward moments when you’re around your crush to figuring out how you’re going to deal with the college application process. So grab some popcorn and get ready to relate to all of these characters as you go down this list. These are the best teen movies that you definitely have to watch. -
Kenji's Essential Hitchcock
Favs/dislikes: 3:0. Kenji's Mubi List "His most essential films, and a basic A-Z of what to look for. We all know Hitch, more or less. While quite familiar with his films generally i’m not a completist and certainly no expert. My favourites: North by Northwest Vertigo Marnie 39 Steps Rear Window Notorious" -
AP's Top 25 Sports Movies
Favs/dislikes: 3:0. “Hoosiers” shot all the way to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 of best sports movies, a one-of-a-kind poll from the news organization known for its rankings of college teams. Released in 1986 and starring Gene Hackman, “Hoosiers” led the tally in results released Friday, receiving 46 votes from a 70-person global panel of sports writers and editors who work for the AP. In all, 117 films got at least one mention in the complete balloting; 69 received at least two votes apiece. Nine sports served as the subjects of the AP Top 25, a group that actually wound up including 26 total movies, because three tied for 24th place. 2-way ties at #2,8,12. 3-way ties at #18,21,24. [url=https://apnews.com/2337bdb7da176b61b8c5b3c406981417]Others receiving at least 5 votes[/url]: “The Blind Side,” “Happy Gilmore,” “Bend It Like Beckham,” “Rush,” “Senna,” “The Longest Yard,” ”The Wrestler,” “Victory.” -
Paste's The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
Favs/dislikes: 4:0. There are two movies by Martin Scorsese on this list, and five Marvel movies. Let us demarcate the next decade by refusing to ever stop talking about this. But, hey, here we are: our staff’s favorite 100 movies released between 2010 and now (November 13, 2019). There’s a lot of the familiar and a lot of the divisive and a small bit of the esoteric, but in its weird breadth this list is the best we could do to cover so much, from our writers’ taste to our best guess for which films will have a lasting effect on whatever post-apocalyptic hellscape is to come as direct result of this moment’s war between Scorsese and the MCU. In that spirit, we had to leave a bunch of films out, make some serious compromises to get other titles in. John Wick is here, representative of all three chapters; Blade Runner 2049 can stand in well enough for Arrival’s scope; The Beach Bum is the humanist opus in conversation with what Spring Breakers promised; Coco is the best of what kind of magic Pixar’s conjured all decade; Annihilation wraps Ex Machina in its warm embrace, and absorbs it. Or, at least that’s how we reasoned our way to the following 100. And make sure to check out more of our Decade’s Best lists, dutifully analyzing how closely we stayed consistent throughout: The 30 Best Documentaries of the 2010s The Best Horror Movies of the 2010s The Best Anime Movies of the 2010s The Best Bollywood Movies of the 2010s The Best Sci-Fi Movies of the 2010s Here are the best 100 movies of the 2010s: (#27 is for both The Act of Killing & The Look of Silence) -
Looper's 60 Best Mystery Movies of All Time
Favs/dislikes: 4:0. BY MIKE BEDARD/UPDATED: NOV. 4, 2021 3:07 PM EDT Who doesn't love a good mystery movie? Watching a clever detective figure out who's behind a murder never gets old. Sometimes these films are comical, sometimes they're bizarre, and sometimes they're deadly serious. Yet all of them leave you guessing until the final frame. Not every whodunit is a winner, however. How's a fan supposed to know which flicks are worth checking out, and which should remain in the bargain bin? That's where we come in. From brilliant Hitchcock classics to modern day crime sagas, these are the 60 best mystery movies of all time. Updated on October 14, 2021: New mystery movies come out every day, from all corners of the globe. We keep a close eye on the cinematic landscape, and update this list whenever a new classic is released. Be sure to check back for new and exciting developments in the realm of mystery movies. -
Empire's The 50 Greatest Teen Movies
Favs/dislikes: 4:0. By Ben Travis, James White, Ian Freer, James Dyer, Alex Godfrey, Nick De Semlyen, Ella Kemp, Chris Hewitt | Posted 24 Jul 2020 Adolescent adventures. High school horror stories. Crushing crushes and perfect prom nights. The teen movie is a cinematic favourite, magnifying the hopes, dreams, greatest fears and glittering futures of youngsters onto the big screen with snappy dialogue, earworm soundtracks, and grand romantic gestures. Though they evolve every few years along with teenage culture itself, teen movies are time capsules forever documenting a time and place on celluloid – as well as containing formative performances from cinematic greats. Team Empire opened up its old angst-filled diaries to draw up a list of the greatest ever teen movies – the most quotable, banger-fuelled, swoonsome classics that capture all the pain and glory of the teenage experience. Teen movies aren’t just films featuring teens – they say something about what it is to be a teenager, dialling in on the secondary school years where social circles are everything, first loves are life or death, and the promise of a bigger future awaits. Whether you’re a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess or a criminal, there's something here for you. Sincerely yours, the Empire Club. -
The Playlist's The 100 Best Films of the Decade [2010s]
Favs/dislikes: 5:0. Look, making a Best of Decade list is an impossibility. As the 2010s come to a close, we’ve been agonizing over this (long-delayed) list for half a year now and even had to take a break and put it away this summer when things got too contentious and overwhelming. And then there’s the notion of resonance and what really lasts and is released too late (Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” is phenomenal, for example, but it’s not even released yet, and it’s just going to have to sit this one out). Still, lists like these become an exercise in compromise, frankly, and a reality of having to live with things, crying a little bit, enduring threats of people quitting and others throwing themselves on the tracks at the last minute in their pleas to be heard (joking, sort of). Such is life, with lots of hard, hard, sometimes bitter choices to be made. Before you get mad—and it’s very possible you might—keep in mind, we’ve already made a Best Horror Films Of The Decade list, where some terrific films are already represented, we’re running a Best Documentaries Of The Decade list too. We will likely do something with animation also, at some point. Excising (most) docs and animation from this list was tough, but in a way, it just made things more manageable. You could even consider this the Best feature-length live-action films of the Decade if it helps you sleep better (with a few notable exceptions, we just couldn’t leave out). But impact aside, and weighing so many different factors, cultural factors, quote-unquote importance, what’s enjoyable about making a Best Of Decade list is looking at the films that last and have whose resonance possesses meaningfulness in their timbre and echo. So, we won’t lean any harder into our apologist stance, after much hand-wringing, our Best Films Of The Decade list (the 2010s) is done. It’s not science, nor consensus, but a from-the-heart snapshot of the 2010s and what we, and many of us believe are the greatest, most resonant movies of the past 10 years. Enjoy, and look for more Best Of Decade features, Best of 2019 coverage and much more. Without further ado, our picks for the Best Films Of The Decade [2010s] —intro by Rodrigo Perez, published on December 2nd, 2019 More best of year and decade content is here too, the 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2020, The 100 Best Films Of The Decade, the 25 Best Films Of 2019, the Best Performances Of The Decade, Best Cinematography of the Decade, Best Soundtracks of the Decade, Best TV of the Decade, Best Documentaries Of The Decade, Best Animated Films Of The Decade, Best TV of 2019, Best Posters, and Trailers of 2019 and more to come. Honorable Mention Again, putting this list together was impossible, and we agonized about the order and what made the cut and what didn’t and for too damn long. Ten films that came extremely close to making the list, but got nixed in favor of something else—literally at the last minute—(and if you wanna consider them 101-110, feel free), Edgar Wright’s “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World,” Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive” Luca Guadagnino’s “I Am Love,” Lars Von Trier’s “Melancholia,” Charlie Kaufman’s animated movie “Anomalisa,” Dee Rees’ “Pariah,” Harmony Korine’s “Spring Breakers,” Dan Gilroy’s “Nightcrawler,” Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story,” and Damien Chazelle’s “Whiplash” tied with Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk.” That’s a pretty solid list of films in of itself, and in some regards, there’s a lot of heartbreak in these lists, and we could easily go to 200, but that’s life. Other films many of us love and many of us vied for—and probably spent a few months on the list before they were ultimately cut— include Francis Lee‘s “God’s Own Country,” John Crowley‘s “Brooklyn,” “Cold War,” Paul Thomas Anderson‘s “Inherent Vice,” Greta Gerwig‘s “Lady Bird,” “The Favorite,” (yes, almost all of Lanthimos’ films made the list), “The Tribe,” Sebastián Lelio‘s original 2013 version of “Gloria,” Jason Reitman’s “Young Adult,” Edgar Wright’s “Baby Driver,” and “The World’s End,” Martin Scorsese’s “Silence,” and “The Irishman,” Spike Lee’s “BlackKklansman,” Bong Joon Ho’s “Snowpiercer,” Dennis Villeneuve’s “Sicario,” “Prisoners” and “Blade Runner 2049,” Robert Eggers’ “The Witch” (on our horror list, so it got a bit of a pass), “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping,” “Eighth Grade,” “Paddington 2,” “Hereditary,” “Birdman,” “La La Land,” the Coen Brothers’ “True Grit,” “Uncut Gems,” “Green Room,” Sofia Coppola’s “Somewhere” and “The Bling Ring,” Eliza Hitman’s “Beach Rats” and Andrey Zvyagintsev‘s “Loveless,” just to name a few. We could comfortably sit here and list out 1,000 films, but who has that time? The long lists were pretty endless, to be honest. Still, a reminder, lists dedicated to documentaries, and animation are coming soon (and yes, we realize there were exceptions on this list). But if we wanna shout out a few more—and of course we do—let’s give mention to Derek Cianfrance’s “The Place Beyond the Pines,” JC Chandor’s “Margin Call” and “A Most Violent Year,” David Fincher’s “Gone Girl,” Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan,” Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar,” Steven Soderbergh’s “Magic Mike” and Ryan Coogler’s “Creed” and “Black Panther.” The decade produced countless masterworks, so as always feel free to sound off, or go apoplectic in the comments section, and stick around for more Best of The Decade coverage, Best of 2019 coverage and Most Anticipated 2020 coverage as well. — Edited by Rodrigo Perez and Jason Bailey. — Writers: Nicholas Laskin, Max Roux, Andrew Bundy, Lena Wilson Ella Kemp, Rodrigo Perez, Drew Taylor, Jason Bailey, Nik Grozdanovic, Christian Gallichio, Joe Blessing, Johnathan Christian, Bradley Warren — Special thanks to the always invaluable early input of Oliver Lyttelton, Kevin Jagernauth, Jessica Kiang. -
The Guardian's 50 Best Family Films
Favs/dislikes: 5:0. As part of the Commission Us strand of our Film Season, you asked for a library of the best children's films. Here's our top 50, plus Michael Hann's personal choices, where you can also add your own. Note: List appears to be alphabetical, but I'm not sure why the first two are listed as such in the source. -
Starburst's The Top 100 Sci-Fi Films of All Time (and Space)
Favs/dislikes: 5:0. Written by STARBURST 31/12/2020 To mark our milestone 100th issue as a team earlier in 2020, we made the decision to undertake our most ambitious poll yet, and set about sorting through thousands of titles in order to bring you the definitive countdown of the best science fiction film has to offer! Ever wondered which decade produced the most hits? (It’s the ‘80s.) Curious as to what the greatest Star Trek movie is? (Khan, of course.) Or what filmmaker was instrumental in defining the genre? [Okay, enough with the spoilers! – Ed] Then you’re in for a treat! Take a trip with us, as STARBURST returns to its roots for the ultimate tribute to sci-fi cinema… THE TOP 100 SCI-FI FILMS OF ALL TIME (AND SPACE) was voted for by STARBURST’s entire team, and as such the results are final, making resistance futile. That said, should you really want to argue your case for the inclusion of [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/waterworld/]WATERWORLD[/url] or whatever you think we’ve unfairly omitted, head over to our social channels! You can buy the films in this list by heading over to the STARBURST Amazon Storefront! WORDS: ED FORTUNE | PAUL MOUNT | KIERON MOORE | ROBIN PIERCE | LAURA POTIER | JAMES HANTON JD GILLAM | VANESSA BERBEN | JOHN TOWNSEND | RICH CROSS | SCOTT VARNHAM | CHRISTIAN JONES JONATHAN ANDERSON | ALAN BOON | ANDREW DEX | ALEC FAZIER | KRIS HEYS | ANDREW POLLARD | NICK BLACKSHAW | JORDAN ROYCE | ANDREW MARSHALL | RACHEL KNIGHTLEY | STEPHEN PIERCE This article was originally published in issue 473, September 2020. -
Kenji's South East Asia: A Canon
Favs/dislikes: 1:0. I’m including a few Western films (by Ostergard, Pilger and Monnikendam, set in Burma, East Timor and Indonesia respectively) with the best interests of the people at heart. Films are separated into the Top 16 and the rest, with both sections listed in chronological order. See the source for a list of the films by country. Missing from imdb/icm: #103 [url=https://mubi.com/films/women-who-love-women-conversations-in-singapore]Women Who Love Women: Conversation in Singapore[/url] (2007) dir. Lim Mayling
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