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Top 15 Films About America (made by foreign directors)
Top 10 Persona-lite Movies
Top 10 "Rotten" Films of 2016
Top 10 Looks of Paternal Pride
Top 10 Bad Scenes in Great Movies
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Top 10 "Rotten" Films of 2015
Top 10 About-Face Films
Top 10 Movies I've Seen the Most
Top 15 Songs that Should Be Retired From Movies
Top 10 Entourage Cameos
Top 10 First Date Movies
Top 5 Uses of Marvin Gaye’s Music in Film
Top 10 R-Rated Films Every Kid Should See
Top 10 Performances by James Bond Actors
James Bond: Complete Franchise Breakdown
Top 20 Films that Lost Sundance
Top 10 Films that Won Sundance
Top 10 "Rotten" Films of 2014
Top 20 Fourth Wall Breaks
Top 10 Dinner Party (Gone Wrong) Films
Top 10 Making-Of Documentaries
Top 10 Hitchcockian Films
Top 10 Shortest Long Movies
Top 15 Unreliable Narrators in Cinema
Top 10 Uses of Split-Screen
Top 10 Criterion Collection Films
Top 15 Director/Actor Collaborations
Top 10 Dual Roles
Top 10 Movie Clichés (that I've never done)
Top 10 Film Passion Projects
Top 15 Wes Anderson Music Moments
Top 10 Most Necessary Sex Scenes
Top 10 Real Time Films
Top 10 Favorite Animated Movies as a Kid
Top 10 "Rotten" Films of 2013
Top 10 ESPN 30 for 30s
Top 10 Shots of the World Trade Center Post-9/11
Top 10 B&W Films Released Since 2000
Top 15 Music Moments in Cameron Crowe Films
Top 10 Stephen King Film Adaptations
Top 10 Baseball Movies
Top 10 Director Cameos in Their Own Films
Top 10 HBO Shows
Top 10 Movies that Make Me Cry
Top 10 M83 Songs (2013 update)
Top 10 Films Longer than 200 Minutes
Top 10 Films About the Wrongfully Convicted
Top 20 Road Movies
Top 10 Movies that Make L.A. Look Like Heaven
Top 10 Movies that Make L.A. Look Like Hell
Top 15 Movies with the Same Title
Top 10 HBO Films
Top 10 "American" Films
Top 10 Unconventional Trilogies
Top 10 Movies with a Main Character Title
Top 10 Scenes of People Getting Fired
Top 10 Courtroom Films
Top 10 Movies Set in Prison
Top 10 Home Invasion Movies
Top 10 English-speaking Movies that Require Subtitles 
Top 10 Found Footage Films
Top 10 Movies People are Surprised I Love
Top 10 Movies about Movies
Top 15 Baffling Things About the AFI Lists
Top 10 Film Endings (that everyone else hates)
Top 10 NC-17 Rated Films
Top 15 Movies that Demand Repeat Viewings
Top 10 Movie Pet Peeves
Top 12 M83 Songs
Top 10 Non-animated, G-rated Films (updated)
Top 10 Scenes that Make Me Hungry
Top 10 Scenes of People Receiving Great News
Top 10 Scenes of People Receiving Awful News
Top 10 Controversial Films that Aren't Controversial (updated)
My Top 10 Favorite Movies as a Kid
Top 10 Agenda Films That Provoke Discussion
Top 20 Movie Title Line Deliveries
Top 15 Opening Credit Sequences
Top 10 Las Vegas Films
Top 10 Non-Traditional Christmas Films
Top 10 Remakes
Top 10 Movie Character Introductions
Top 5 James Bond Films
Top 10 Cases of Wives Interrogating Husbands
Top 10 Cases of Husbands Interrogating Wives
Top 10 Great True Films You Know the Endings To
Top 11 Scenes from The Wire
Top 10 Movies About Addiction
8 Best Boxing Scenes from Boxing Movies
9 Fantastically Awful Movie Dads
11 Film Couples That Have Stayed With Me

Directors
Top 10 Directors Who Edit Their Own Movies
Top 10 Directors Who Never Wrote a Film
Top 14 Werner Herzog Films
Top 10 Directors Who Released Two Great Films in One Year
Top 5 Brian De Palma Films
Top 10 Actors-Turned-Directors
Top 15 Directors Whose First Films Were Their Best
Top 10 Steven Soderbergh Films
Top 15 Song Moments from Quentin Tarantino Films
Top 10 Song Moments in Martin Scorsese Films
15 Surprises from Directors' Sight & Sound Top 10s

Performances
Top 10 Actor Performances of 2019
Top 10 Actress Performances of 2019
Top 20 Female Performances of 2018
Top 20 Male Performances of 2018
Top 20 Female Performances of 2017
Top 20 Male Performances of 2017
Top 15 Male Performances of 2016
Top 15 Female Performances of 2016
Top 15 Male Performances of 2015
Top 20 Female Performances of 2015
Top 10 "Background" Performances of 2014
Top 15 Male Performances of 2014
Top 15 Female Performances of 2014
Top 10 Unsung Performances in Christopher Nolan Films
Top 10 Unsung Performances in David Fincher Films
Top 10 Performances in Roman Polanski Films
Top 10 Unsung Performances in Clint Eastwood Films
Top 10 Unsung Female Roles in Steven Soderbergh Films
Top 10 Male Performances in Wes Anderson Films
Top 10 Female Performances in Wes Anderson Films
Top 5 Jake Gyllenhaal Performances
Top 5 Matthew McConaughey Performances (pre 2011)
Top 10 "Background" Performances of 2013
Top 10 Male Performances of 2013
Top 10 Female Performances of 2013
Top 5 Leonardo DiCaprio Performances
Top 5 Samuel L. Jackson Performances
Top 5 Tom Hanks Performances
Top 5 Joseph Gordon-Levitt Performances
Top 5 Mickey Rourke Cameos
Top 10 Female Performances in Woody Allen Movies
Top 10 Male Performances in Woody Allen Movies
Top 10 First R-Rated Performances by Child Actors
Top 10 Atypical Performances from Frat Pack Members
Top 10 Parent/Child Acting Combos
Top 10 Supporting Performances by A-List Stars
Top 10 Scenes of Ed Norton Battling the Legal System
Top 10 Performances by People Known for Another Profession
Top 10 Dramatic Performances by Comedians
Top 10 Al Pacino Rants
Top 10 Scenes of Ed Harris' Carrer
Top 10 Scenes That Earn Brad Pitt a Career Pass
Top 15 Female Performances of 2012
Top 15 Male Performances of 2012

Cinematography
My 11 Favorite Cinematographers
Top 15 Underpraised Long Takes
Top 10 Films Shot by Their Directors
Top 10 Janusz Kaminski Films
Top 10 Darius Khondji Films
Top 10 Edward Lachman Films
Top 10 Matthew Libatique Films
Top 10 Emmanuel Lubezki Films
Top 10 Rodrigo Prieto Films
Top 10 Robert Richardson Films
A Visual Tribute to Harris Savides
Top 10 Movies Directed by Cinematographers

48 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 29, 2014 at 5:42 AM

    Make a top 10 films that won Oscars for Best Picture but not Best Director.

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    1. Alex WithrowJune 29, 2014 at 3:58 PM

      Great idea. Look out for it soon.

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    2. AnonymousJune 30, 2014 at 12:22 PM

      Argo, 12 Years a Slave, In the Heat of the Night, Gladiator, Chicago, THE GODFATHER, In the Heat of the Night, All the King's Men, Rebecca, The Life of Emile Zola, Cimarron, The Broadway Melody, The Wings are films that won Oscars for Best Picture but not Best Director.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 2, 2014 at 4:10 AM

    A Star Wars Franchise Breakdown could be great.

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    1. Alex WithrowAugust 4, 2014 at 4:17 PM

      Oh boy, not for fans of the franchise...

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    2. UnknownAugust 13, 2014 at 8:51 AM

      Why? I don't think no fan is gonna be mad if you say something bad about Star Wars. I think it copy 2001 and Hidden Forest.

      A New Hope A;
      The Empire Strikes Back +A;
      Return of the Jedi +B;
      The Phantom Menace -C;
      Attack of the Clones +C;
      Revenge of the Sith -B;
      The Clone Wars F

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    3. Alex WithrowAugust 13, 2014 at 11:12 AM

      Well, in short, I have nothing to add to the Star Wars conversation. I'm either completely indifferent toward the films, or I just flat out don't like them. Either way, the world can do without one more apathetic Star Wars review, you know?

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  3. UnknownAugust 18, 2014 at 8:41 AM

    As to bad is good movie list?
    Personal my to bad is good movie is The Room. "Johnny wake up" :)

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    1. Alex WithrowAugust 18, 2014 at 11:06 AM

      Oh you mean like a "So Bad It's Good" list of movies? Guilty pleasure ones? I've done a few like that.

      Here's my Top 10 Perfectly Trashy Action Flicks list, and my Top 10 Films People Are Surprised I Love list . I LOVE movies like this!

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  4. UnknownNovember 8, 2014 at 1:23 PM

    Which IS the best film of 1999? (top 10 list)

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    1. Alex WithrowNovember 10, 2014 at 12:05 PM

      What a great, great year for film. That's a post worth writing.

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    2. UnknownDecember 30, 2014 at 5:26 PM

      And your top 10 of 1999 is?

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    3. Alex WithrowDecember 30, 2014 at 5:53 PM

      Oh shit, sorry, I forgot about this. I agree that's a post worth writing, but I never wanted to get bogged down my a bunch of specific year lists, you know? But here's a go at it:

      15. South Park
      14. The Straight Story
      13. The Sixth Sense
      12. Fight Club
      11. Audition
      10. All About My Mother
      9. The Blair Witch Project
      8. The Limey
      7. American Beauty
      6. The Hurricane
      5. The Insider
      4. Three Kings
      3. Being John Malkovich
      2. Magnolia
      1. Eyes Wide Shut

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    4. UnknownDecember 30, 2014 at 6:57 PM

      I <3 South Park. The film made me love the tv serie.

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    5. UnknownDecember 31, 2014 at 5:35 AM

      But Any Given Sunday? You gave it an A.
      Bringing out the Dead, Sweet and Lowdown, Sleepy Hollow are pretty good but are more like B or B+.

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    6. Alex WithrowDecember 31, 2014 at 11:16 AM

      All really solid flicks, LOVE Any Given Sunday.

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    7. wamJanuary 15, 2015 at 6:00 PM

      Cant understand any of the love for being John Malcovich. Love the actor, the film was pure garbage- at least to me. (Bar that one scene. You know. Hopefully anyways)

      Then again Im normally one to hate movies EVERYONE else adores eh? ;P

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    8. Alex WithrowJanuary 16, 2015 at 12:04 PM

      I mean, Jonze doesn't make easy movies, right? I can understand why people don't dig them.

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    9. UnknownMarch 16, 2015 at 3:35 PM

      I wasn't so sure if I'd like Eyes Wide Shut but now I know that definitely it is the best film of 1999.

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    10. Alex WithrowMarch 17, 2015 at 7:00 PM

      Gets better every time I watch it. Love that film.

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  5. AnonymousDecember 27, 2014 at 10:45 AM

    Looking forward to a best of 90s list!

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    1. Alex WithrowDecember 29, 2014 at 3:41 PM

      I've always been tempted to do all the decades. Maybe I finally will next year! Though spoiler alert, Pulp Fiction will definitely by #1 for the '90s.

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    2. UnknownDecember 30, 2014 at 5:28 PM

      I bet that Goodfellas will be in it?

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    3. Alex WithrowDecember 30, 2014 at 5:41 PM

      Definitely.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 2, 2015 at 2:42 PM

    I'd have Pulpfiction, Goodfellas,Shawshank, Fargo,Seven, Heat, Saving Private Ryan, Dazed and Confused, Reservoir Dogs and Boogie Nights. I have a thing for nice,ensemble casts

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    1. Alex WithrowJanuary 2, 2015 at 6:56 PM

      Great list there. Pulp, The Thin Red Line and Goodfellas are my top 3, for sure.

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    2. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2015 at 11:36 AM

      Pulp Fiction, The Thin Red Line, GoodFellas, Leaving Las Vegas, Boyz N’ The Hood, Eyes Wide Shut, Magnolia, Sling Blade, Se7en, Three Colors: Blue.

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    3. Alex WithrowJanuary 5, 2015 at 6:03 PM

      Uhh, I think I posted that exact list somewhere a little bit ago (maybe Movie Mezzanine...?). Like, same films and same order and everything. Weird.

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    4. AnonymousFebruary 8, 2015 at 11:05 AM

      what would your top 10 of the 70s be? Mine are:
      Godfather
      Deliverance
      Chinatown
      Godfather 2
      One flew over the cuckoos nest
      The French Connection
      Taxi Driver
      Exorcist
      A Clockwork Orange
      Appocalypse Now

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    5. Alex WithrowFebruary 9, 2015 at 7:39 PM

      Taxi Driver is definitely number one. Cries and Whispers would be two. Three Deliverance. I promise I will do all my Best Of decade lists soon!

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2015 at 1:28 PM

    Can you do 10 best slashers if interested?

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    1. Alex WithrowJanuary 20, 2015 at 11:37 AM

      Ohh that's a good idea. Just rewatched Scream 1-2. Love those films!

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    2. UnknownApril 4, 2015 at 12:52 AM

      Hey guy why don't you make a list of your favorite movies of each year being then nominated or not for Best Picture?

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    3. Alex WithrowApril 6, 2015 at 12:26 PM

      You lost me. Do a list of a my favorite movies of every year?

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    4. UnknownApril 11, 2015 at 5:01 PM

      Yes, just like this, an expansion of the yearly lists

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    5. Alex WithrowApril 14, 2015 at 12:12 PM

      I really do need to do that. But I think I'll start with Best Of decade posts. Year by year would be a HUGE undertaking.

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  8. UnknownApril 22, 2015 at 7:52 PM

    Yes, an epic and titanic project indeed. Who knows, one day you have your own personal version of the Academy Awards?! I'm halfway through mine! Maybe I could send ya if you're interested! I guarantee you it's a hell lot of fun to do it!

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  9. UnknownApril 25, 2015 at 8:26 AM

    You do Top 10, you make profiles for MANY directors, you list performances, you talk about cinematography, you do awards lists, you make top ten of the year. Seriously you are priceless. Now I have a request. Talk more about music. Write about your favorite composers (John Williams, Danny Elfman), more about movie scores and your feelings about them, about your favorite songs from films. The score maybe one of my favorite things about films. Hope that I don't ask for too much.

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    1. Alex WithrowApril 27, 2015 at 6:03 PM

      No no, not asking too much at all. That's actually a really good idea. I'll start thinking about some score-related lists I can get working on. Thanks for the recommendation!

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  10. UnknownMay 12, 2015 at 9:12 AM

    Special request: Make a Top 5 Michael Fassbender Performances and a Top 5 Marion Cotillard Performances before Macbeth gets release.

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    1. Alex WithrowMay 12, 2015 at 7:32 PM

      Now THAT is a fucking great idea. I love it. Will definitely be doing this.

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  11. UnknownAugust 3, 2016 at 1:49 AM

    Make a list of top 10 greatest actors of all time.

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    1. Alex WithrowAugust 4, 2016 at 8:36 PM

      So tough. I did lists a while back of my favorite performances of all time. Maybe you'd dig those?

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  12. MatthewMay 23, 2017 at 5:43 PM

    Since you've said that sci fi and musicals are your least favorite genres of movie, it would be interesting to see a list of what your favorite movies of those genres are.

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    1. Alex WithrowMay 26, 2017 at 1:32 PM

      Really groovy idea. It's funny, because one of my Top 5 films is sci-fi (2001), and my favorite film from 2016 was La La Land. It would be fun to make those lists!

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  13. Nick9000August 16, 2017 at 2:40 AM

    How do you feel about Alternate/Extended/Director's Cuts and what, in your opinion are the best?

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    1. Alex WithrowAugust 16, 2017 at 2:38 PM

      So funny you mention that... I've been working on a few lists pertaining Director's Cuts for a while now. Need to zero in and get those done - I have a lot of thoughts on them!

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