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Russia Beyond's Top 100 Russian and Soviet Movies
Favs/dislikes: 1:1. You can’t consider yourself a film buff unless you’ve seen at least half of these movies. We’ve arranged them from plain good to absolute masterpieces and timeless classics that have become part of the Russian psyche. The 5 Sherlock Holmes miniseries are counted as one entry at #8. Ivan Groznyy only includes to part one; part two was referenced but not included in the list. -
100 Essential New Zealand Films
Favs/dislikes: 6:0. Book by Hamish McDouall Published October 2009 This is a collection of 100 films - features, documentaries and shorts. As such, it is a subjective list of "essential" titles and since limited to 100, some of your favourites will be missing. Given that, it contains some very helpful summaries and reviews of films you should experience. The author states that he "make(s) no apologies for not including ... '[url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/footrot+flats+the+dogs+tale/]Footrot Flats[/url]', but does not explain why. If you meet him, will you ask him and let me know. That aside, perhaps this book is covering too much ground and would have been better off limiting its coverage to feature films, even if that included feature documentaries. Given the number of New Zealand short films, that group should have its own book. An excellent index has been included, but more viewing, rental and purchase sources are needed. With the shortage of reviews for many of these titles, the major contribution of Mr. McDouall's book is his commentaries on the films. They will assist in helping you learn about some New Zealand film gems and just might give you that push to see something you have yet to experience. Do yourself a favour and start by giving this a read. Films are listed in alphabetical order. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is counted as a single entry. Missing/Unable to Find on IMDB: Baby Farmer Footage I Want to Be Joan Lovelock The Road Back The Sadness of the Post-Intellectual Art Critic -
100 Noteworthy Films of the Romantic Comedy Genre and Beyond
Favs/dislikes: 9:0. From Billy Mernit's book "Writing the Romantic Comedy". -
12 Chinese Film Classics Available on YouTube
Favs/dislikes: 2:0. A dozen classic black and white Chinese films from the 1920s, ’30s, and ’40s are now available for free on YouTube — with English subtitles. The movies represent some of the key highlights from China’s first “Golden Period” of cinema and are a Sino cinephile’s dream come true. The treasure trove of films is being made available courtesy of the [url=https://asia.ubc.ca/]Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia[/url] and includes Goddess and New Women, both of which star tragic silent screen legend Ruan Lingyu, plus, Street Angel, with singer Zhou Xuan. Also in the mix are Spring in a Small Town, Crows and Sparrows and Wanderings of Sanmao, titles which regularly feature when it comes to lists of the most important Chinese films ever made. Playlist from the [url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Xdirs4_JYpeyWi46h8kdA/]Modern Chinese Cultural Studies YT channel[/url], last updated April 12, 2020. Article from [url=https://radiichina.com/classic-chinese-films-english-subtitles/]Radii China[/url] on April 16, 2020. -
52 Kid-Friendly Best Sports Movies
Favs/dislikes: 1:0. By Claudia Schleyer Looking for a fun idea for family night? How about one of the best sports movies of all time? Check out this list with my recommendations for movies with a rating of G, PG, or PG-13, appropriate for family members of all ages. In the mood for an inspiring true story? A tear jerker? A silly comedy? Have a favorite sport? You're sure to find a winner from the list below. With this list of 52 of the best sports movies you've got one for every week of the year. Grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the show! 1-5 - G-Rated 6-36 - PG-Rated 37-52 - PG-13-Rated -
Adelaide Film Festival Top 100 Australian Films
Favs/dislikes: 5:0. "The nation has voted for their favourite Australian feature fiction or documentary of all time. Here are the top 100 films as voted by you. The response has generated a vibrant debate of favourite screen stories that reflect who we are and who we wish to be as a nation. Family, of course emerges so strongly through these titles. Other interesting elements to note – women directors sit at 26%, 7 films from the Top 100 are from Indigenous directors, David Gulpilil is in 10 of the Top 100, 10 films are from the ADL Film Fest FUND and 22 of the 100 were filmed or produced here in South Australia." Artistic Director and CEO of Adelaide Film Festival, Amanda Duthie said: “The MY TOP 3 #YOUMUSTSEE initiative has given audiences a chance to reflect on the films that are forever stamped in our national psyche, and has generated vibrant debate about who we are and who we wish to be as a nation. Family has emerged as a major theme in the nation’s favourite films. We love Australian cinema and MY TOP 3 allowed us to re-connect audiences with the films they love, making it all the more special to bring the nation’s top 3 films back to the big screen.” Additional info: https://www.if.com.au/the-castle-muriels-wedding-samson-and-delilah-voted-top-aussie-films-of-all-time-in-adelaide-film-fest-poll/ -
Advocate's Picks For the 15 Best LGBTQ+ Movies of 2023
Favs/dislikes: 1:0. Our Picks For the 15 Best LGBTQ+ Movies of 2023 By Mey Rude | 12/22/23 We loved these queer films in 2023! As the year comes to an end and we look back on the culture we saw in 2023, we can see that it was a very strong year for queer film. Many of the year's best performances came from queer actors. Luminaries like Colman Domingo, Jodie Foster, and Trace Lysette all delivered performances that are award-worthy and count among the best we've seen in some time. Queer directors like Andrew Haigh, Ira Sachs, Emma Seligman, and Todd Haynes had great years as well. These are our picks for the 15 best queer movies of 2023, in descending order, counting down to our favorite queer movie of the year! -
Africa Movie Academy Award - Best Nigerian Film
Favs/dislikes: 1:0. The Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Nigerian Film is an annual merit by the Africa Film Academy to recognize the best Nollywood film for the year. It was introduced in the 2007 edition as "Best Nigerian Film" but was renamed as "Heart of Africa" award in the 4th to 6th editions. Since the 7th edition, it has been renamed again to "Best Nigerian Film". -
African Arguments' Best of the 2010s: African films
Favs/dislikes: 2:0. BY WILFRED OKICHE DECEMBER 20, 2019 In the past decade, Africa’s film industries have shown a plucky ability to play in the big leagues. The rise of streaming platforms has democratised distribution, while filmmakers across the continent have increasingly been welcomed to major film festivals resulting in a wave of international co-productions. It is an impossible task to select the best films from an entire decade, but the incredible works below all reflect the quality of African films from the past ten years. These films didn’t just make a splash, but had something to say and have showed serious staying power. -
Agnès Varda's Closet Picks
Favs/dislikes: 0:0. "The queen of the French New Wave stepped into the Criterion closet after a quick visit. See what films she wanted to take home." Video posted by Criterion on Oct 4, 2017. In it she mentions she's seen all of them except Tiny Furniture, but she wanted to see it because she loved Girls. I wonder if she got the chance. -
AMP's 20 Great Bangladeshi Films of the 21st Century
Favs/dislikes: 1:0. September 22, 2020 By Fahmidul Haq After the advent of new technologies such as satellite TV, CD/DVD in 1990s and Internet streaming in 2000s, Bangladesh’s mainstream industry, which was once vibrant, started declining. Meanwhile, since the mid-1980s, there was a slow but steady growth of independent cinema which started representing the national cinema of Bangladesh by documenting politics, culture and society, both in fiction and documentary genres and by participating in international festivals. Primarily these films were artisanal in look – short in length and technically ordinary; gradually they started to be more mature – full length in duration and comprehensive in film techniques. Since 2000 and onward, Bangladeshi cinema is trying to find its own voice internationally, which is often overshadowed by Indian Bengali Cinema that reached its peak by the contributions of Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and others. In the new millennium, Bangladeshi cinema has elevated from the ‘artisanal’ to the ‘global’ stage. Also, there was an evolution in the themes of Bangladeshi Cinema– from rural to urban and from traditional-cultural archetypes to post-modern and post-globalized complex realities. Except one or two, the selection criteria of the following 20 films was the intend to portray the broader culture and society of Bangladesh instead of just telling a good story or entertaining audience or even just experimenting artistically. The themes of the films are diverse and deep rooted in history and culture of Bangladesh as a nation. The films are described here in temporal order. The selection includes three documentaries. -
AMP's 30 Asian Zombie Movies That Are Worth Your Time
Favs/dislikes: 1:0. March 25, 2019 By Don Anelli Ever since it lurched onto the silver screen in 1932, the zombie has become one of the most prominent horror figures in the genre. As they are responsible for numerous adaptations, retooling and reboots over the years, the popularity of the genre has waned over the years here in America which is pretty much barely an issue in Asia. With plenty of incredibly enjoyable titles in their long history that simply don’t get the publicity in America due to way too much coming out here already, it’s time to offer a spotlight on some of these under-appreciated and overlooked gems from Asia. The Haunted Cop Shop 1 & 2 are counted as a single entry -
AMP's 40 Great Japanese Films of the 00s (2000-2009)
Favs/dislikes: 0:0. May 28, 2020 Panos Kotzathanasis When someone talks about the Japanese movie industry in the 00s, inevitably the discussion goes towards anime, which, in the specific decade, accounted for 60% of the local film production. With films like Miyazaki’s “Spirited Away” and the rest of Studio Ghibli’s productions, along with masterpieces from Satoshi Kon, Mamoru Oshii, Katsuhiro Otomo and other great filmmakers, there is no wonder why the 00s were considered “Japanese Cinema’s Second Golden Age”, particularly for the penetration of local films in cinemas around the world. However, anime were not the only story Japanese cinema had to tell in this decade. Yojiro Takita also won an Oscar, Shinji Aoyama and Naomi Kawase won at Cannes, Hirokazu Koreeda continued his successful festival run, Yoji Yamada made an exceptional trilogy of samurai films, Shunji Iwai directed one of the most critically acclaimed film of the decade, Kinji Fukasaku released his last film and Takeshi Kitano his most successful. Furthermore, cult (exploitation) and horror favorites Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Takashi Miike and Sion Sono established themselves as masters of the categories, while a number of independent directors also arose. Without further ado, here is the list with the best films of the 00s, in random order, again with a focus on diversity, in a list that, once more, could feature many more titles. 20th Century Boys trilogy is counted as one entry. -
AMP's Queering the Indian Cinescape: 7 Movies
Favs/dislikes: 0:0. June 24, 2020 By Puja Basu The repealing of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code was definitely a moment of monumental significance in contemporary Indian history. Even though the provision was a legislative relic of the British colonial government, the government of the United Kingdom had revoked this provision in their own country, much before India did the same. The struggle for equal rights and opportunities for people belonging to the LGBTQ+ spectrum in India is far from over; however, the past decade has seen some interesting trends in terms of representation of queer characters in Indian cinema. For a society that [url=https://www.google.com/amp/s/feminisminindia.com/2020/03/09/why-sex-sexuality-education-indian-schools-taboo/%3famp]still refuses to condone sex education[/url] because the subject continues to be taboo, the cinematic medium becomes an interesting means of initiating conversations on the matter, given its reach and capacity for mass engagement. It’s been over two decades since the release of Deepa Mehta’s “[url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/fire/]Fire[/url]”, which had created a furor owing to its portrayal of a same-sex relationship, that two between two sisters-in-law! While public response to such content has changed over the years, so have the kinds of stories filmmakers have been trying to tell. While most works tend to make the character’s sexuality or their instance of ‘coming out’ the focus of their trajectory, some have even managed to go beyond this narrative trope. Here’s taking a look at some of the most interesting Indian cinematic approaches in the last decade, to representing and narrativizing queer stories snd characters. -
AMP's Ten Masterful Asian Film Trilogies
Favs/dislikes: 1:0. August 4, 2018 Panos Kotzathanasis Movie trilogies have emerged in world cinema during the last decade or so, as one of the most favorite medium of films, and probably, as a countermeasure to the growing popularity of TV series. Evidently, this does not mean that there have not been trilogies in the past (who can forget “The Godfather”, “Star Wars” and many more), but it seems like, at the moment, this is where the movie industry is heading. In Asian cinema, though, trilogies have been a favorite medium since the 50’s, with their impact continuing to these days, although not in the same extend as in Hollywood. Filmmakers of the magnitutde of Satyajit Ray and Yasuhiro Ozu felt that a single movie could not contain their vision, and proceeded on shooting trilogies that include some of the all time, international masterpieces. The tendency continues to later decades, with a number of the most acclaimed Asian directors presenting their own, either loose (Park Chan-wook and Wong Kar-wai) or as a single story presented in parts (Infernal Affairs) Here are 10 of the greatest trilogies of Asian cinema, in a list that focuses on diversity in themes and aesthetics, although not so much on country of origin. -
AMP's The 20 Best Post-Liberation (1972-2000) Films from Bangladesh
Favs/dislikes: 1:0. December 29, 2020 By Fahmidul Haq Bangladesh started producing film regularly since the mid-1950s, when it was part of Pakistan. Due to the colonial military rule by the central West Pakistan, there was a rise of Bengali nationalism and people of East Pakistan started revolting. The East did not get the power even though their political party Bangladesh Awami League got absolute majority in 1970 Pakistan election. The people of the East got increasingly agitated and there was a military crackdown in the midnight of March 25, 1971 and the war started. Through the resistance of freedom fighters and the diplomatic and military support from India, Bangladesh got liberated from Pakistan on December 16, 1971 . This article selects the 20 best films in post-liberation (1972-2000) Bangladesh. The country had a vibrant mainstream film industry in 1970s and 1980s. Since 1990s, the industry started declining due to many internal and external factors. Meanwhile, since the mid-1980s, there was a slow but steady growth of independent cinema which started representing the national cinema of Bangladesh by documenting politics, culture and society, both in fiction and documentary genres and by participating in international festivals. Until mid-1990s, independent films were artisan in look – short in length and technically ordinary; however, gradually they started to be more mature – full length in duration and comprehensive in film techniques. Except one or two, the selection criteria of the following 20 movies was the films’ intend to portray the broader culture and society of Bangladesh, instead of just telling a good story or entertaining audience or even just experimenting artistically. The themes of the films are diverse and deep rooted in the history and culture of Bangladesh as a nation. The films are described here in temporal order. The selection includes 2 documentaries and 18 features that comprise 5 war films, 6 rural based, 3 city centric and 1 children film. It is also interesting to note that 3 rivers are mentioned in the titles of 3 films and 3 films are set in the coast of the Bay of Bengal. It is quite natural that the rivers, the sea, and the boat would be the characters in the films made in Bengal Delta region. Two films (“[url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/palanka/]Palanka[/url]” [1975] by Rajen Tarafdar and “[url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/padma+nadir+majhi/]Padma Nadir Majhi[/url]” [1993] by Goutam Ghosh) might be included in the lists, but those were co-productions between Bangladesh and India and the director is from India. “Titas Ekti Nadir Naam” by Ritwik Ghatak was also directed by an Indian citizen, but it was solely produced by Bangladesh, hence included in the list. Moreover, Ghatak was born in Bangladesh and lived here until his early youth. -
AMP's The 25 Best Asian Films of 2019
Favs/dislikes: 1:0. January 26, 2020 AMP Group 29 of the contributors of Asian Movie Pulse have voted the 25 Best Films of 2019, resulting in what we consider a great selection, both regarding the order and the overall diversity, since the list includes films from Japan, S. Korea, China, Taiwan, Georgia, The Philippines, Laos, Mongolia, Tibet, and India, while the genres include everything from extreme violence and mainstream films to art-house, documentaries, animation and even a short. Without further ado, here are the best films of 2019, in reverse order. Some films may have premiered in 2018, but since they mostly circulated in 2019, we decided to include them. Missing from imdb: #18 [url=https://letterboxd.com/film/the-wandering-chef/]The Wandering Chef[/url] (Park Hye-rong, S. Korea) -
AMP's The 25 Best Asian Films of 2020
Favs/dislikes: 2:0. December 12, 2020 AMP Group 29 of the contributors of Asian Movie Pulse from America, Europe and Asia have voted the 25 Best Films of 2020, resulting in what we consider a great selection, despite the difficulties the current year presented to both the shooting and the availability of new movies. In that regard, the list includes films from Malaysia, Japan, Iran. S. Korea, Kazakhstan, Singapore, China, and Taiwan while crime thrillers, animations, shorts, LGBT, comedies, horror, black-and-white and even “quarantine movies” have found a place. Without further ado, here are the best Asian films of 2020, in reverse order. Some films may have premiered in 2019, but since they mostly circulated in 2020, we decided to include them, after an intense fight that lasted for 150 nights (give or take) and ended up with even more victims. Missing from imdb: #13 [url=https://letterboxd.com/film/sexy-sushi/]Sexy Sushi[/url] (Calleen Koh, Amanda Teo, Singapore) -
AMP's The 25 Best Asian Films of 2021
Favs/dislikes: 0:0. December 14, 2021 18 of the contributors of Asian Movie Pulse from America, Oceania, Europe and Asia have voted the 25 Best Films of 2021, resulting in what we consider a great selection, particularly since the offer of titles this year was much wider, as the industry started to recover from the disaster that was 2020, particularly during the second semester. In that regard, the list includes films Malaysia, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines, S. Korea, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Lebanon, Iran, China and Taiwan, while crime thrillers, animations, shorts, action and documentaries have found a place. Without further ado, here are the best Asian films of 2021, in reverse order. Some films may have premiered in 2020, but since they mostly circulated in 2020*, we decided to include them, in one of the calmer votes in the history of AMP. *I think that's a typo in the article, and it should read "mostly circulated in 2021" -
AMP's The 50 Best Chinese Language Films of the Decade (2011-2020)
Favs/dislikes: 3:0. The 50 Best Chinese Language (China, Hong Kong, Tibet, Bhutan, Taiwan) Films of the Decade (2011-2020) March 1, 2021 Panos Kotzathanasis Considering the political issues that torment the whole Sinophone world, and the ways all these countries (even this term is under consideration) are connected and clashing at the same time, coming up with a title and which films to include in that list is at least as difficult as winnowing the films in the list. Despite all the turmoil, however, films of utmost quality continue to come out from this region, if even the “Hollywood of the East” (aka Hong Kong) is definitely not in the place it used to be during the 90s, with the fact that Chinese “Better Days” and Taiwanese “A Sun” are shortlisted for the Oscar for Foreign Movie, highlighting the fact in the most eloquent fashion. In an effort to select some of the best Sinophone movies of the decade (2011-2020), we came up with 50 we felt were the ones that truly stand out in terms of quality, impact and sheer entertainment they offered. The order of this list could be different of course and the number much bigger, but our effort was towards presenting great films and not cataloguing all of them, always with a focus on diversity in style, themes, origin, and filmmaker -
AP's Top 25 Movies - 2022
Favs/dislikes: 0:0. The AP Top 25 Movies ranking is an honor roll of films from 2022, as determined by a panel of 26 of the country's smartest film critics working for AP-affiliated outlets. Each voter submitted a ballot for the best movies of the year which were tabulated based on a weighted points system for a definitive list. [url=https://apnews.com/article/best-movies-2022-325b1c1493a5a95f5cb94ce577612cb6]Accompanying article[/url] -
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.” -
Au pays de Neufve France
Favs/dislikes: 0:0. A collection of 13 short documentaries about life on the Saint Lawrence River in Québec by René Bonnière and Pierre Perrault. First screened in 1960, and all available on the NFB website in French (and some in English/with subtitles). -
BBC Sport's The 50 Sport Films You Must See
Favs/dislikes: 3:0. #mybestsportfilm 5 April 2020 07:005 April 2020 07:00 What we've tried to do... 50 sport films you must see Rocky Balboa bounding up the steps to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a group of white-clad men running along a beach as Vangelis plays, Pele... sorry, Luis Fernandez rising in slow motion to score with an overhead kick for the Allied side against the Nazis. Film has provided us with some truly memorable sporting moments. Now, with pretty much all sport halted as the world looks to combat the spread of coronavirus, film is one of the few places we can turn to get our fix of football, cricket, rugby and the rest. To help you sift through the many sporting films out there, BBC Sport journalists have picked 50 of the best and have had a go at selling them to you. We have made our picks to ensure a broad selection of sports are covered, along with a number of different genres, including some comedies and documentaries. And we've supplied you with an indication of how each might give you your sporting fix or use a bit of artistic licence to get you invested. We've also dug out a trailer for each film, to give you a taster. These are taken from YouTube and may contain adult themes. In addition, we have enlisted the help of some of our leading correspondents to give a brief overview of their sport on film. These 50 films are by no means a definitive top list of sporting films - and they are listed in alphabetical order - but they should hopefully be enough to fill the void and give you your sporting fix. -
Best Chilean Films of the Decade (2000-2009)
Favs/dislikes: 2:0. Chosen by 22 Chilean Critics for the Mabuse Magazine (each one of them chose a top 3). 1st Place - 10 votes 2nd and 3rd - 7 votes 4th - 5 votes 5th - 4 votes 6th to 9th - 3 votes 10th to 13th - 2 votes the rest - 1 vote
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