Documentaries
Here is an update to this list. I’m listing both movie documentaries and TV documentaries here. Best of the best The Battle Over Citizen Kane Bowling for Columbine Capitalism: A Love Story The Corporation Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner Fahrenheit 9/11 Fahrenheit 11/9 The Fog of War Guns, Germs and Steel An Inconvenient Truth Jane […]
Best movies of the 2010s
Here’s an update to this list. Best of the best 50/50 About Time The Adjustment Bureau The Aeronauts American Hustle Arrival Avengers: Endgame Barney’s Version The Big Sick Bird Box The Bookshop The Boxtrolls Brooklyn The Call Captain Fantastic Cloud Atlas Collateral Beauty Crazy, Stupid, Love. Deadpool The Descendants Despicable Me Detachment Edge of Tomorrow […]
Best movies of the 2020s
Here’s an update to this list. Best of the best Emma. The Mitchells vs. the Machines Palm Springs Rams Soul Runner ups Bill & Ted Face the Music The Croods: A New Age Enola Holmes The Willoughbys Honourable mentions Onward Tenet Wonder Woman 1984 I previously listed the best movies of the 2010s.
TV movies, miniseries & specials
Here’s an update to this list. Best of the best 11.22.63 Anne of Green Gables (1985) Ascension Babylon 5: In the Beginning Battlestar Galactica (2003) The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Friends: The Reunion Good Omens A Parks and Recreation Special Political Animals The Queen’s Gambit Shackleton WandaVision Runner ups Anne of Green Gables: The […]
Best fantasy & science fiction movies by year
Here’s an update to this list. I didn’t watch as many movies as usual in 2021 so there are not too many additions to this list. Hopefully I will catch up soon on some that I missed. Year Winner Runner Ups 2021 The Mitchells vs. the Machines 2020 Palm Springs Bill & Ted Face […]
Fan films
Here are the fan films & TV shows I’ve watched. I’ve also seen bits of other Star Trek fan films, notably the 1st 4 episodes of Star Trek: New Voyages. Best of the best Adult Wednesday Addams (season 1 & 2) Fan Films from the worlds of Jurassic Park, The Lord of the Rings, Spider-Man, […]
Sorry to Bother You
{5/5} “Stick to the script.” Sorry to Bother You, released in 2018 Cassius Green, a black man, starts a telemarketing job in order to make some much needed money. When he initially falters, an older black man gives him some advice: use his white voice. This change immediately propels him into the ranks of successful […]
The Commuter
{4.5/5} “That’s a left-handed guitar.” The Commuter, released in 2018 Michael commutes on the train to his job every day — he was formerly a cop and now sells insurance. When he finds out he’s lost his job, he’s worried about telling his wife because their financial situation is precarious. On the train home he […]
Rams
{5/5} “‘Oh, you’re gorgeous.’ ‘What’s that?’ ‘Just talkin’ to my sheep.’” Rams, released in 2020 Colin and Les haven’t spoken in 40 years. But they’re brothers and they live next door to each other. They’re both sheep farmers, and this year Les’s sheep wins the top prize at the fair. But when Colin has a […]
Movies that don’t tell a story
I’ve watched at least 3 movies that don’t tell a story — you basically have to make up your own. There are people who like these movies, but to me that’s completely baffling. For other types of movies where I disagree with other people on how good they are, I can understand how our sense […]