Sunday, June 11, 2017

The Best Films of the 21st Century So Far

The NY Times has a list today of the Best Films of the 21st Century So Far. You can read it here. I am listing my 25 Best Films below. There is only an overlap of two films between me and the NY Times, Boyhood, and Million Dollar Baby. I haven't even seen half of the NY Times list and I see 80 movies a year. Anyway, here is my list in alphabetical order:

About a Boy (2002)
Arrival (2016)
Birdman (2014)
Boyhood (2014)
Brooklyn (2015)
Cast Away (2000)
The Descendants (2011)
Gosford Park (2001)
High Fidelity (2000)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
Interstellar  (2014)
La La Land (2016)
Lost in Translation (2003)
The Martian (2015)
Memento (2001)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Serenity (2005)
Sideways (2004)
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
20th Century Women (2016)
WALL-E (2008)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)




Saturday, June 10, 2017

Top Ten Movies of 2016

Best Movies:
1. 20th Century Women
2. La La Land
3. Arrival
4. Manchester by the Sea
5. Captain Fantastic
6. Denial
7. Sing Street
8. A Hologram for the King
9. Swiss Army Man
10. Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Honorable Mention: Love & Friendship, Sully, Loving, Rogue One, Hello, My Name is Doris
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Deadpool, Fences, Lion, Queen of Katwe, Five Nights in Maine, Born to Be Blue, Hidden Figures, Moonlight

Best Actor:
1. Ryan Gosling (La La Land)
2. Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
3. Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)
4. Denzil Washington (Fences)
5. Tom Hanks (Sully, Hologram for a King)
Honorable Mention: Dev Patel (Lion)

Best Actress:
1. Annette Bening (20th Century Women)
2. Amy Adams (Arrival)
3. Emma Stone (La La Land)
4. Rachel Weisz (Denial)
5. Sally Field (Hello, My Name is Doris)
Honorable Mention: Natalie Portman (Jackie), Ruth Negga (Loving), Isabelle Huppert (Elle), Kate Beckinsale (Love & Friendship), Katherine Waterston (Fantastic Beasts)

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Tom Wilkinson (Denial)
2. Lucas Hedges (Manchester By the Sea)
3. Sam Neill (Hunt for the Wilderpeople)
4. Daniel Radcliffe (Swiss Army Man)
5. Mahershala Ali (Moonlight, Hidden Figures)
Honorable Mention: Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water),

Best Supporting Actress:
1. Greta Gerwig (20th Century Women, Jackie)
2. Elle Fanning (20th Century Women)
3. Viola Davis (Fences)
4. Janelle Monae (Moonlight & Hidden Figures)
5. Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)
Honorable Mention: Rooney Mara (Lion)