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Watched on Saturday June 7, 2025.

Watched on Saturday June 7, 2025.

Came in expecting one thing, and got the complete opposite. While I usually find myself adoring Wes Anderson for his films that balance emotion and comedic moments incredibly well (The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic, etc.), or for his recent bigger picture films with deeply layered messaging (Asteroid City and The French Dispatch), this film found a relatively unique niche within his filmography. Channeling the comedic mastery of Rushmore and Bottle Rocket, but packaged in his newer style, Wes Anderson delivers in all honesty one of his most unique films despite what they will try to sell you. Genuinely hilarious moments that make this to be his greatest comedic endeavor yet. Michael Cera was born to be in a Wes Anderson movie, and he comes out as the MVP and the main reason you should go. The departure of Robert Yeoman as the cinematographer can be felt here, but it almost feels refreshing to see Wes shed his skin under Bruno Delbonnel, who isn’t afraid as much to switch things up. Doesn’t learn how to fly until about 30 minutes in, but from that point it takes off and becomes pretty good. This one had me worried it wouldn’t be that good, but Wes Anderson never seems to disappoint me.

Watched on Saturday June 7, 2025.

A powerful piece on inner beauty, expressed through visual and audible poetry. One of those films that exposes all your empathy and channels it into your viewing. For a documentary, this goes way beyond just documenting people, it makes you feel them.

As a relatively moderate fan of Black Mirror, I knew sooner or later I’d find myself in another part of the anthology world with Love, Death & Robots. Watching an animated Fincher project feels like a breath of fresh air, but also serves as a testament to how great of a director he is when something feels missing here with the absence of his impact on his actors mannerisms. Didn’t hook me immediately, but conceptually I found it quite interesting after it left the exposition and I wanted more.

Even though I didn’t find this bad, it was quite a disappointment in comparison to the first two parts. Doesn’t feel like it serves much of a purpose and doesn’t carry enough cohesiveness narratively or thematically to not be toothless. The animation is still very amazing to watch, but I’m glad that this doesn’t go any further beyond this part.

After loving the first part of this, I am happy to report that this manages to be an effective sequel to something that I found to not be in need of one. While I just stated that this wasn’t super necessary, I value the continued vision of Don Hertzfeldt and his expansion of this world.

A film that gradually pulled me into it, until it eventually reaches one of the most applaudable endings ever. It takes on a whole new meaning the deeper you get into it, and I think that’s what makes it such a beautiful piece of art, as it has fluidity. I find it to be a beautiful story about not only the value of tangible items and the stories they carry, but also a remarkable piece on perspective.

“Love is too weak a word for what I feel.”

Never in my time as film lover has my opinion on one singular film changed so much, but alas my eyes have been opened up to the masterpiece that this film is. One of those films that works so well because it doesn’t always romanticize romance, instead opting for this incredibly nuanced approach of dissecting identity amidst a relationship, amassing itself by the end as one of the most comical, yet depressing lenses into love. Diane Keaton wholeheartedly gives one of my all-time favorite performances, and her chemistry with Allen and the juxtaposition of their characters takes this film to a transcendent plane of character work that so few films have come close to reaching. Not only is this film beautifully acted and written, but it’s incredibly innovate (especially for its genre) with some of the most interesting editing decisions of the prior century. I could honestly ramble on forever why this film is so special. This film opened my eyes to giving movies I may have not like the first time a second (or third) chance.

Whilst being somewhat poorly acted, this film finds its strength in presenting a conceptually interesting Black Mirror-esque tale. Kind of a random pick for the Academy to nominate given what they usually lean towards in the short film category, but I’m glad they gave flowers to an interesting story that felt more unique than their typical taste.

Important message, but carried in a weak enough vessel that I couldn’t fully come to love it. I think the first half of this is excellent, creating a harrowing atmosphere, until it eventually loses me in the second half. Riz Ahmed is great, but the way this spoon feeds its message to you through what felt like slam poetry was not the way to go with this one. Still respect the attempt a lot here.

Quite the introduction to Lars Von Trier as a director. I was completely bought into this much more delicately cared American Psycho reminiscent film, until it started to pivot. One of the most interesting films I’ve ever seen about the psyche of a killer, but the final hour of this has some outsized ambition. Without the sufficient backing or depth to facilitate its incredibly unique shift towards the end, this started to slip away from me. Matt Dillon was great, and I was quite surprised by how well this film was upheld by the ing cast considering the type of film it is.

Just a complete mess. I’ll start out by saying that this film’s faults are not a result of the actors, because they are truly not given much. The Succession style didn’t adapt into a film, especially not one that has an identity crisis like this one. A fairly shallow eat the rich film that doesn’t make a single creative narrative decision until the final act. Wish I got more exposition, because I feel like if this was handled better narratively, it could’ve been quite good.

Is it crazy for me to say that this may just be one of my favorite entries in the franchise. A beautiful homage to the rest of the films and the grandeur of the stunt work, but it comes at a sacrifice of this film’s own narrative and individuality. Tom Cruise proves why he has forever been one of the best working, and I found a lot of the ing cast to be delightful here. Some sequences get dragged on a little too long, but for the most part, there’s a lot of great moments here. Honestly one of the best final conclusions we could’ve gotten for such an iconic franchise.

Incredibly sweet, but equally as bland. I totally see what hooked in Oscar voters on this one, as the animation style is quite beautiful. Did not like how clunky the script was, and it felt like none of the characters were having actual conversations, but rather shoving life lessons down eachother’s throats. Regardless, still not terrible just a little long.

Pulled me in with its absolutely phenomenal animation, and won me over completely in its extremely touching closing minutes. Not to be hyperbolic, but this may just be the greatest animation I’ve had the privilege of laying my eyes upon. I really need to go back and watch a lot more of the Oscar nominated short films because I’m sure there’s so many other underrated gems like this one out there.

Glad to check out one of the foundational pioneer surrealist films. Achieved quite a remarkable amount technically for the 20’s, but didn’t quite impact me in any significant manner. Did enjoy how it managed to not reliant on intertitles which is a big issue of mine when it comes to watching silent pictures.

Whilst by no means a revolutionary documentary in of format, it thrives in being a vulnerable and incredibly poignant examination of the lives of miners working in Bolivia. Glad this forced my class of mostly non-movie watchers that would typically never watch something not in english to have to read subtitles and experience film in a different manner outside of their comfort zone.

Yeah this did not do it for me in any conceivable way. Fundamentally misunderstands everything about the teenage experience in the most cringeworthy manner with some of the most emotionally manipulative moments I’ve ever seen. It feels like it’s trying to hard to be meaningful, that it ends up being the exact opposite.

“When I close my eyes, I see this thing. It's like this big sign. And the name is in like bright blue neon lights with like purple outline. And this name is just so bright and so sharp that the sign - it just blows up because the name is so just. powerful. - - It says: ‘Dirk Diggler.’”

One of the most bizarre films I would say is amongst my comfort films. Houses both one of the greatest ensembles ever, and soundtracks. I adore this film with every part of me, but for some reason I just cannot find myself adding that fifth star. One day it’ll all click for sure, but for now I will keep it at a very strong 9/10 because it’s simply just a one of a kind.

After checking out Don Hertzfeldt’s World of Tomorrow, visiting one of the short films which makes up the great It’s Such a Beautiful Day felt like a given. Didn’t a whole lot, and this is definitely not my favorite segment of the full feature, but this is really all just a sign I need to go back and rewatch the whole thing.

“Make sure they you.”

Haven’t revisited this one in ages. Definitely a standout in the Maze Runner/Divergent/The Giver era of dystopian stories getting film adaptations. Noticed more cracks than I had ed, but this film works on so many levels and Jennifer Lawrence was made for her role here. Iconic for a reason.

“I feel as if I've been looking for you for a very long time.”

One of the things I’ve noticed time and time again with Paul Thomas Anderson is that his films from the looks and sounds of their concepts and angles seem unlikely to work out, and yet every time he delivers in the most compelling lens possible. A beautifully orchestrated piece that soothes my ears with arguably the best score ever. Daniel Day-Lewis never seems to disappoint and I cannot wait for his return to acting, although this film would’ve been quite the way to end one’s career. Vicky Krieps got zero recognition for one of the best performances of last decade and I’m not okay about it. Paul Thomas Anderson’s work as a cinematographer needs to be spoken about more.

Demonstrates the undeniable genius that Don Hertzfeldt is and sures It's Such a Beautiful Day in my mind. A vibrant piece that demonstrates the disparity of highly modernized society whilst simultaneously offering a beautiful piece on identity and memory through brilliant juxtaposition. Probably one of the greatest pieces of animation ever.

If only Woody Allen wasn’t actually like the worst person to ever exist, then this and his other gems of the 70’s-90’s would be treated much more nicely by history. Manhattan Murder Mystery is one of those films that works so well because it isn’t it taking itself so seriously narratively that it forgets to build its characters. The character work here is incredible, and the comedic aspects of the film allow it to flow much more fluidly than many other mystery films. Woody Allen and Diane Keaton had some of the best on screen chemistry ever and it’s very apparent in this one. It’s a shame this one will get buried further and further as time goes on due to Allen’s disgusting actions, because it’s simply incredible.

“Where we're going, we don't need roads.”

It’s kinda a shameful subject for me whenever Back to the Future is brought up as I’ve only seen it once and I haven’t gotten around to rewatching it in about a decade, so this made for one of the most refreshing rewatches ever. Undeniably iconic and the groundwork for so many films centered around time travel that would follow it. I wouldn’t say everything has aged well, but it’s a one of a kind time capsule of the past that makes it so precious for what it is.

Reminded me a ton of the early works of Cronenberg, but this film brought an ethereal juxtaposition that touched me to my very core. A testament to the power that memory holds and a critique of industrialized society that still carries its weight 60 years later. One of the greatest short films I’ve had the pleasure of watching, and I can’t wait to revisit it shortly.

In the realm of sports films (if you can even call it that), it shows that less is more. Strikes a perfect tonal balance between light hearted humor and bittersweet nostalgia. I really valued this film’s ability to let you just sit with it and how it didn’t try to shove exposition into your face, but rather allowed you to develop your own views on the character and setting. Never dragged, but was able to slow the story down enough to really make one feel such tender moments. I wish this film got a little more recognition, because it’s such a treat buried beneath the copious slop we’ve gotten so far this year for releases.

As a way to further ease myself into the films of Andrew Tarkovsky, I channeled my efforts into checking out his roots with his first directorial project. It’s nowhere near amazing, but for a student film with such a minuscule budget, it tells a solid story. Did not like how it wrapped itself up though.

“When we're in love we experience pleasure, and extreme pain.”

After I have now finally finished a rewatch of every Paul Thomas Anderson film, I’m reminded of why he’s one of my favorite directors ever. It’s hard to pinpoint what film has the best acting ever, but I can safely say that a very good argument could be made that this film has some of the best performances ever. Philip Seymour Hoffman in one of his last displays and that I believe to be his best performance makes this film such a gem. Such a rich and dense film about the dangers of religion and coping mechanisms. The cinematography and score make this look and sound like one of the greatest films of the century in those regards. Joaquin Phoenix is also near the top of his game here, and Amy Adams puts the cherry on top. Can’t wait to see this one again because it’s such an interesting watch.

Pure beauty in its most frank fashion. Effectively embodies childhood and the innocence and imaginative nature of adolescent mind in just a half an hour of nearly dialogue less mastery. A balloon so full, just as that of life during childhood guides us through what feels like a fairytale, but is ultimately one of the most accurate depictions of growing up. Magnificence anyway you try to look at it and I can’t wait to revisit it in the future.

I always put my faith in David Lynch, and sometimes he will deliver, and other times I’m left scratching my head. I’m often thankful for these moments because it feels so refreshing to be totally lost about what you’re watching and trying to find an answer to it, just to maybe realize that maybe there isn’t. If meaningless, at least at the end of the day it’s kinda funny.

One that unfortunately slipped by me during its run in theaters. I’m so glad I got to check out Soderbergh’s second (technically first but I saw Black Bag first) hit of year. Really innovative in the storytelling perspective with some of the most interesting cinematography I’ve seen in some time. Felt very engaged as an audience member in this one. Unfortunately I think the script is a little clunky, but thankfully it doesn’t halter the unique film here very much until the end. The performances were a mixed bag, but Callina Lang was quite good. Not one that I think will stick with me for very long, but a solid watch for this time in the year for releases.

The prime example of less is more. A simplistic approach to addressing the fundamental issues of wealth inequality depicted through the lens of children. Lots of dense imagery found in the form of ordinary childhood toys that makes this all the more powerful.

Kind of reminds me of The Substance in many ways for its relatively surface level exploration of its themes that is bolstered by its grotesque nature and jarring imagery in incredibly effective manners. Felt very unique in the filmography of Denis Villeneuve, and I’m glad I got to check out his ridiculous ridicule of gluttony and greed.

Simply a delight. A film that highlights the opportunity in tragedy, juxtaposing the beauty of discovering something new with images of disaster accompanied by two distinct inverse scores that shoot so much life into this one. There’s even more under the surface here with it’s examination of social classes, but for something that brought me this much delight as it was on the surface, I don’t have a desire to overcomplicate this one.

“If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to abuse one.”

I think I may have just discover what makes me adore a film like All The President’s Men so much; I have quite the knack for adoring journalism films. I don’t know how I let Spotlight zip right by me on my first watch. Now sure, Spotlight isn’t a revolutionary film, and I wouldn’t even say it’s a film that should’ve won best picture in almost any other year. What makes this film so remarkable is that it takes this devastating story and takes a quite powerful magnifying glass to it. The performances of Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Mcadams, and company are just some of the many reasons this film is able to carry its subject matter so well. Will definitely need to revisit this one once again because it’s just so interesting and never lets go of my attention for a second.

“As if every thought that tumbles through your head was so clever it would be a crime for it not to be shared. The Internet's not written in pencil, Mark, it's written in ink.”

Something about this one just tickles my fancy. So many sequences in here could be among my favorites of all time. Just an undeniable force of a script driving this film that makes it one of the most intriguing biopic films ever. A meticulously crafted portrayal of the persona of one of the most infamous morally ambiguous figures in our country. The Rezner/Ross score here is comfortably one of the greatest scores of all time and there’s no question about it. Jesse Eisenberg’s performance is unmatched, and Andrew Garfield is the heart of this film that makes it worth your while. Resolidified itself as my favorite Fincher film on this watch.

“Gentlemen, that's a very sad thing... to be nothing.”

Simply masterful. It cannot be stated anymore at this point how well written this film is. An intellectually intense inspection of conformity and opinion. It’s like watching a tennis match watching it all bounce back and forth. I will come back to this film many times in my life because it simply has so much to offer.

Pablo Larrain simply cannot miss when it comes to making a biopic. The ways in which he brings his characters to life, far beyond just restating historical facts is remarkable. Accompanied by a masterclass performance from Natalie Portman and a solid ing cast, this film gives a slice of the horror that Jackie Kennedy faced following her husband’s assassination in an incredibly raw fashion. The cinematography and score were simply phenomenal.

“Maybe I can't win. Maybe the only thing I can do is just take everything he's got. But to beat me he's gonna have to kill me, and to kill me he's gotta have the guts to stand in front of me, and to do that he's gotta be willin to die himself.”

Rocky IV had the potential at moments to be the best in the franchise, but it’s far too much of a mixed bag for my liking. It pours a lot into montages at the expense of actual storytelling, and has good dialogue at times but equally bad line delivery. Some cool editing decisions in the final fight, but there’s not much else here besides that.

A massive shame that Netflix decided to get rid of their interactive media, so I knew I had to experience this before it was gone forever. A story that is mostly okay, but becomes memorable due to its interactive gimmick. The interactive storytelling can get frustrating at points, but I’m glad Black Mirror attempted it because it fits their brand very well.

d as a rom com, but it will absolutely tear at your heart strings. A back and forth battle within a man grasping onto the final years of his father’s life, and trying to move on and find love in another way. I adored the editing and voiceover scenes. It sort of reminded me of About Time but without the fantasy elements. This film struggles at times to balance this father and son relationship with a romance story, but I think it’s still more than worth your time. I know I’d like this even more on a second watch.

“You don't have to spend every day of your life proving your honesty.”

I’m not quite sure what makes me love To Catch a Thief more than the average joe. Maybe it’s that it’s just classic Hitchcock at his sharpest with narrative, or that Grace Kelly and Cary Grant are hypnotic to watch in this. Whatever it may be, I find myself totally and utterly enwrapped into of the most engaging cat and mouse chase films ever.

“Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room.”

Monumental mastery from Stanley Kubrick with this one. Elevates satirical narrative to something of my liking (very complimentary), and simultaneously makes one of the most politically relevant discussions of its time through a completely fictional story. As I had just mentioned, satires never have been amongst my favorite types of films… until now. Kubrick infuses life into every character, and when ed by the great performances of those like Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, and many more, you get some of the most legendary characters to ever grace the screen. The way this film was made for the early 60’s is more than enough to solidify Kubrick as a technical genius of a director even before 2001: A Space Odyssey. I adored getting lost in the frenzy of this film, and I’m sure it will be one of those films I’ll come back to many times in my life. The Cold War era has got to be one of the most interesting times in world history to me, so this film resonated with me even more on my rewatch with more knowledge of the history. Possibly the greatest film ending ever.

“It's like with all our dreams and our nightmares, we've got to keep feeding them for them to stay alive.”

Such a valuable rewatch for me. A Beautiful Mind was a film that I liked originally, but it had kinda completely slipped my brain. A film that can be both problematic and progressive simultaneously. I believe the depictions of mental health are what this film thrives on, but it does it in a male-gazed Oscar bait way that almost makes me hesitant in liking it. Regardless, I still find this to be quite a great film as it utilizes a unique editing style and interesting vfx. Jennifer Connelly is absolutely extraordinary in this film, outshining Russell Crowe who is already fantastic as he is, so I’m glad she won her Oscar for this one.

“You see, the key to this game is being able to read people.

Was in a bad mood the first time I watched this, but under the right circumstances I could appreciate it much more. This is kind of THE romcom even though it’s nowhere near the best of the best, but it embodies the golden age of romcoms through its cliches and concept. I do still find the second half to be a little weak at moments, but this film is so fun that it’s hard to see any stuff that I dislike.

A monumental landmark in filmmaking history. Captures everyday life with an exquisite touch that soothes you. It makes real life feel like a poem as it captures life with a somewhat serene beauty. The score just fits so well and it’s hard to not got lost in these beautiful images.

“A shoe is just a shoe until somebody steps into it. Then it has meaning. The rest of us just want a chance to touch that greatness. We need you in these shoes not so you have meaning in your life, but so that we have meaning in ours. Everyone at this table will be forgotten as soon as our time here is up - except for you. You're gonna be ed forever, because some things are eternal.”

Air resides in the 2020’s good biopics that don’t do a whole lot but don’t need to hall of fame. I can think of a few films that also belong up there like BlackBerry or Saturday Night. You can hate on these types of films all you want, but at the end of the day it’s these films that are just so much fun and yet still have enthusiasm in its filmmaking and don’t feel robotic, possessing some fluidity. Revisiting Air, I forgot just how many incredibly solid performances there was here, and I’m afraid Matt Damon and Viola Davis never got the flowers they deserved for their performances. Matt Damon’s final monologue is so incredible.

To encourage myself to commit to checking out a wider variety of films, me and friends have decided to watch one film per week under criteria
Also participating:
@tytyler -> 🔗 His list
@Sameer -> 🔗 His list
@FryeGuy15 -> 🔗 His list

The criteria per week:
1. Sci-Fi film (See notes)
2. Ingmar Bergman film
3. Jim Carrey film
4. Top 5 most popular 2024 film not yet seen
5. Brad Pitt film
6. Best Picture winning film
7. Martin Scorsese film
8. Alfred Hitchcock film
9. Film based on a book you've read
10. A DVD in your collection that you haven’t seen
11. Spielberg film
12. Favorite film of each other’s that we haven’t seen yet
13. Disney film
14. Akira Kurosawa film
15. New James Bond film
16. 2020’s Best Picture nominated film
17. Robert Pattinson film
18. Silent film
19. Rom-Com
20. Biopic
21. Steven Soderbergh film
22. Very Divisive film
23. Adam Sandler film
24. Documentary 
25. Kevin Hart/Dwayne Johnson film
26. <1.5 Average Rating
27. Netflix original film
28. Blumhouse horror film
29. 3 hours or longer film
30. Studio Ghibli film
31. LGBTQ film
32. Foreign Letterboxd Top 250 film
33. Film less than 70 minutes
34. Western film
35. Palme D’or winning film
36. Most popular move you haven’t seen
37. Nick Cage film
38. Concert film
39. Remake of a classic film
40. Adam McKay film
41. French new wave film
42. Andrew Garfield film
43. Shakespeare adapted film
44. Sports film
45. Julianne Moore film
46. Keanu Reeves film
47. Joaquin Phoenix film
48. DC film
49. Philip Seymour Hoffman film
50. Tom Cruise film
51. A film that has won an acting Oscar
52. Dustin Hoffman film

• Cuckoo

  After watching Cuckoo, its genres were updated and now its no longer a sci-fi film technically, but the science fiction components of the film are still prominent enough for me to continue the challenge with this error.

• Wild Strawberries
• The Majestic
• Blink Twice
• Thelma & Louise
• Ordinary People
• Cape Fear
• The 39 Steps
• Throne of Blood
• Life of Pi

...plus 13 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Ranking short films me and @Heyan have watched
🔗 Heyan’s List

1. The Red Balloon
2. Ice Merchants
3. La Jetée
4. In the Darkness of Time
5. Emilie Muller
6. World of Tomorrow
7. The House Is Black
8. A Story of Water
9. World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts
10. Two

...plus 11 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The releases from 2025 ranked
2024 ←
What I would pick to win each Oscar’s category:
Best Picture: Plainclothes
Best Director: Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
Best Actress: Alia Shawkat (Atropia)
Best Actor: Tom Blyth (Plainclothes)
Best ing Actress: Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners)
Best ing Actor: Miles Caton (Sinners)
Best Original Screenplay: Plainclothes
Best Adapted Screenplay: Mickey 17
Best Casting: Mickey 17
Best Cinematography: Presence
Best Editing: Sinners
Best Production Design: The Phoenician Scheme
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: Sinners
Best Costume Design: Sinners
Best Animated Feature: Dog Man
Best Documentary Feature: Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever
Best Visual Effects: Mickey 17
Best Sound: Warfare
Best Original Score: Sinners
Best Original Song: “Last Time (I Seen the Sun)”  (Sinners)
Best Live Action Short: Hodge Podge

1. Plainclothes
2. Sinners
3. Mickey 17
4. The Phoenician Scheme
5. Eephus
6. Paddington in Peru
7. Black Bag
8. Warfare
9. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
10. Presence

...plus 12 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

100% Complete | 13/13 Watched
Average Rating (Excluding Shorts): 8.7/10

Watched In This Order:
1. Fantastic Mr. Fox
2. Moonrise Kingdom
3. The Grand Budapest Hotel
4. The French Dispatch
5. The Royal Tenenbaums
6. Bottle Rocket 
7. The Darjeeling Limited
8. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
9. Rushmore 
10. Isle of Dogs
11. Hotel Chevalier
12. Asteroid City
13. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
14. The Swan
15. Cousin Ben Troop Screening
16. Come Together
17. Do You Like to Read?
18. Castello Cavalcanti
19. Bottle Rocket (Short Film)
20. The Rat Catcher
21. Poison
22. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
23. The Phoenician Scheme

Feature Films Left To See: None

1. Rushmore
2. The Royal Tenenbaums
3. The French Dispatch
4. Asteroid City
5. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
6. Moonrise Kingdom
7. Fantastic Mr. Fox
8. The Grand Budapest Hotel
9. Hotel Chevalier
10. The Phoenician Scheme

...plus 13 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

100% Complete | 12/12 Watched
Average Rating: 7.7/10

Watched In This Order:
1. The Social Network
2. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
3. Se7en
4. Zodiac
5. Fight Club
6. Gone Girl
7. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
8. Mank
9. The Game
10. Panic Room
11. Alien³
12. The Killer
13. Love, Death & Robots: Bad Traveling

Feature Films Left To See: None

1. The Social Network
2. Zodiac
3. Gone Girl
4. The Game
5. Se7en
6. The Killer
7. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
8. Fight Club
9. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
10. Mank

...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

An ever-changing list of my favorite films ever. I’ve tried numerous times to make these lists that rank my favorites, but they always come out badly. I put a good solid effort into forming this list this time, but the rankings are still almost meaningless in the grand scheme of it all. It's not entirely accurate, but it's very close.

Directors Featured Multiple Times
Terrence Malick - 7
Paul Thomas Anderson - 6
Wes Anderson - 5
Stanley Kubrick - 4
Luca Guadagnino - 3
Martin Scorsese - 3
Woody Allen - 2
Damien Chazelle - 2
David Fincher - 2
Francis Ford Coppola - 2
Todd Haynes - 2
Alfred Hitchcock - 2
Richard Linklater - 2
Mike Nichols - 2
Denis Villeneuve - 2

My All Time Oscars for every category
Sorted alphabetically with highlighted winner

BEST PICTURE
Call Me by Your Name
Chinatown
Days of Heaven
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Ordinary People
Queer
Rear Window
Rushmore
Safe
The Tree of Life

BEST ACTRESS
Amy Adams (Arrival)
Nicole Kidman (Eyes Wide Shut)
Julianne Moore (Safe)
Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World)
Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)

BEST ACTOR
Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
Jim Carrey (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name)
Jack Nicholson (Chinatown)
Kevin Spacey (American Beauty)

BEST ING ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life)
Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting)
Julianne Moore (Magnolia)
Meryl Streep (Kramer vs. Kramer)
Melora Walters (Magnolia)

BEST ING ACTOR
Tom Cruise (Magnolia)
Phillip Seymour Hoffman (The Master)
Timothy Hutton (Ordinary People)
Anders Danielsen Lie (The Worst Person in the World)
Brad Pitt (The Tree of Life) 

BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia)
Luca Guadagnino (Queer)
Stanley Kubrick (Eyes Wide Shut)
Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life)
Robert Redford (Ordinary People)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Annie Hall
Chinatown
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Good Will Hunting
When Harry Met Sally…

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Before Sunset
Call Me by Your Name
The Last Picture Show
Ordinary People
Queer

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Lady Vengeance
Memories of Murder
Mommy
The Worst Person in the World
Yi Yi

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Bob Dylan: Don’t Look Back
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
My Brother Jordan
Voyage of Time
Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experiencd

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Howl’s Moving Castle
Ponyo
Ratatouille 
Soul

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Knight of Cups
Nickel Boys
Poor Things
Song to Song
The Tree of Life

BEST EDITING
Arrival
Decision to Leave
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Memento
The Tree of Life

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Asteroid City
Blade Runner
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Moulin Rouge!
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Amadeus
The Favourite
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Phantom Thread
Poor Things

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
All Quiet on the Western Front
Edward Scissorhands
The Fly
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Thing

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
2001: A Space Odyssey 
Blade Runner 2049
Interstellar
Oppenheimer 
The Tree of Life

BEST SOUND
Arrival 
Blow Out
Oppenheimer 
Sound of Metal
The Zone of Interest

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Brutalist
Chinatown
Days of Heaven
Her
Phantom Thread

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“City of Stars” (La La Land)
“Mystery of Love” (Call Me by Your Name)
“Pure Imagination” (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)
“Shallow” (A Star is Born)
“Singin’ in the Rain” (Singin’ in the Rain)

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
Hotel Chevalier
Invincible
La Jetée
Meshes of the Afternoon
The Red Balloon

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Bao
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Ninety-Five Senses
World of Tomorrow

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Incident
Island in Between
The Last Repair Shop
The Making of ‘Rushmore’
Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó

My top 10 directors + my favorite film from each
1. Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life) 
2. Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia)
3. Stanley Kubrick (Eyes Wide Shut)
4. Wes Anderson (Asteroid City)
5. Todd Haynes (Safe)
6. David Lynch (Blue Velvet)
7. Luca Guadagnino (Queer)
8. Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver)
9. Richard Linklater (Before Sunset)
10. M. Night Shyamalan (Signs)

My top 10 actors + my favorite role from each
1. Julianne Moore (Safe)
2. Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master)
3. Joaquin Phoenix (Her)
4. Jim Carrey (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
5. Nicole Kidman (Eyes Wide Shut)
6. Emma Stone (Poor Things)
7. Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name)
8. Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
9. Cate Blanchett (Tàr)
10. Natalie Portman (May December)

My top 10 tv shows + my favorite season of each
1. Twin Peaks (Season 3)
2. Bojack Horseman (Season 6)
3. Normal People (Season 1)
4. Community (Season 2)
5. Barry (Season 1)
6. Chernobyl (Season 1)
7. Erased (Season 1)
8. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Season 5)
9. Parks and Recreation (Season 3)
10. The Good Place (Season 1)

My top 10 songs (currently)
1. Say You Love Me - Fleetwood Mac
2. The World We Knew - Frank Sinatra
3. My Life - Billy Joel
4. Brain Damage - Pink Floyd
5. But You’re Mine - Sonny & Cher
6. Sara - Fleetwood Mac
7. Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley
8. Harvest Moon - Neil Young
9. Got to Get You Into My Life - The Beatles
10. Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands - Bob Dylan

My top 10 albums + my favorite song from each 
1. For Emma, Forever Ago - Bon Iver (For Emma)
2. All Things Must  - George Harrison (Run of the Mill)
3. The Bends - Radiohead (Nice Dream)
4. For the first time - Black Country, New Road (Track X)
5. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (Brain Damage)
6. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel (In the Aeroplane Over the Sea)
7. Grace - Jeff Buckley (Last Goodbye)
8. Room on Fire - The Strokes (I Can’t Win)
9. Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan (Idiot Wind)
10. Another One - Mac Demarco (I’ve Been Waiting For Her)

BONUS AWARDS

BEST COLOR GRADING
Blade Runner 2049
Dune
Dune: Part Two
La La Land
Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST STUNTS
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Inception
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

BEST ENSEMBLE
All the President’s Men
Boogie Nights
Magnolia
Oppenheimer
Shortcuts

BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
Charlie Kaufman (Synecdoche, New York)
Terrence Malick (Badlands)
Robert Redford (Ordinary People)
Celine Song (Past Lives)
Darius Marder (Sound of Metal)

1. The Tree of Life
2. Ordinary People
3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
4. Days of Heaven
5. Rushmore
6. Chinatown
7. Rear Window
8. Safe
9. Queer
10. Call Me by Your Name

...plus 90 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Years I’m missing a film from (Since 1920):
1953
1949
1944
1943
1940
1938
1930
1927
1926

• Plainclothes
• Queer
• May December
• After Yang

  2022*

• The Worst Person in the World
• Sound of Metal

  2020*

• Little Women
• First Reformed

  2018*

• Call Me by Your Name
• Arrival

...plus 87 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The releases from 2018 ranked
2017 ←→ 2019
What I would’ve picked to win each Oscar’s category:
Best Picture: First Reformed
Best Director: Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite)
Best Actress: Julianne Moore (Gloria Bell)
Best Actor: Ethan Hawke (First Reformed)
Best ing Actress: Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Best ing Actor: Timothée Chalamet (Beautiful Boy)
Best Original Screenplay: First Reformed
Best Adapted Screenplay: If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Cinematography: At Eternity’s Gate
Best Editing: Searching
Best Production Design: The Favourite
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: The Favourite
Best Costume Design: The Favourite
Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary Feature: Nova: Addiction
Best International Feature: Roma
Best Visual Effects: First Man
Best Sound: Roma
Best Original Score: At Eternity’s Gate
Best Original Song: “Shallow” (A Star Is Born)
Best Animated Short: Bao

1. First Reformed
2. At Eternity's Gate
3. The Favourite
4. Searching
5. Roma
6. Isle of Dogs
7. If Beale Street Could Talk
8. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
9. A Star Is Born
10. Hereditary

...plus 46 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Mission: Impossible – Fallout
2. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
3. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
4. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
5. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
6. Mission: Impossible III
7. Mission: Impossible
8. Mission: Impossible II

Films that I’ve boughten on online digital video stores
Physical Collection 

• (500) Days of Summer

  Amazon 

• About Time

  Amazon 

• After Hours

  Amazon

• American Beauty

  Vudu

• Asteroid City

  Amazon

• Boogie Nights

  Vudu

• Braveheart

  Amazon

• The Brutalist

  A24

• Dune: Part Two

  Vudu

• Licorice Pizza

  Apple TV

...plus 8 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Sorted By Spine Number
Started 5/18/23

• Rushmore

  #65 Blu-ray

• Do the Right Thing

  #97 Blu-ray

• The Royal Tenenbaums

  #157 DVD

• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

  #175 DVD

• Videodrome

  #248 4K UHD

• Short Cuts

  #265 Blu-ray

• The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

  #300 Blu-ray

• Yi Yi

  #339 Blu-ray

• Days of Heaven

  #409 4K UHD

• Paris, Texas

  #501 Blu-ray

...plus 20 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

45% Complete | 9/20 Watched
Average Rating: 7.7/10

Watched In This Order:
1. No Country for Old Men
2. Fargo
3. The Big Lebowski
4. Inside Llewyn Davis
5. Burn After Reading
6. The Tragedy of Macbeth
7. Raising Arizona
8. Drive-Away Dolls
9. Blood Simple

Feature Films Left To See: 11
Miller’s Crossing
Barton Fink
The Hudsucker Proxy
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The Man Who Wasn’t There
Intolerable Cruelty
The Ladykillers
A Serious Man
True Grit
Hail, Caesar!
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

1. No Country for Old Men
2. Raising Arizona
3. Fargo
4. The Tragedy of Macbeth
5. The Big Lebowski
6. Inside Llewyn Davis
7. Blood Simple
8. Burn After Reading
9. Drive-Away Dolls

55% Complete | 12/22 Watched
Average Rating: 7.8/10

Watched In This Order:
1. Boyhood
2. Before Sunrise
3. Before Sunset
4. Before Midnight 
5. Dazed and Confused 
6. School of Rock
7. Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
8. Slacker
9. It’s Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
10. Hit Man
11. Everybody Wants Some!!
12. Bernie 

Feature Films Left To See: 10
SubUrbia
The Newton Boys
Waking Life
Tape
Bad News Bears
Fast Food Nation
A Scanner Darkly
Me and Orson Welles
Last Flag Flying
Where’d You Go, Bernadette

1. Before Sunset
2. Before Sunrise
3. Before Midnight
4. Everybody Wants Some!!
5. Boyhood
6. Hit Man
7. Dazed and Confused
8. School of Rock
9. It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
10. Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

100% Complete | 10/10 Watched
Average Rating (Excluding Shorts): 8.9/10

Watched In This Order:
1. Licorice Pizza
2. Phantom Thread
3. Hard Eight
4. There Will be Blood
5. Magnolia
6. Punch-Drunk Love
7. Inherent Vice
8. The Master
9. Boogie Nights
10. Mattress Man Commercial
11. Ballchewer
12. For the Hungry Boy
13. Everything in This Dream
14. Blossoms & Blood
15. Couch
16. Anima
17. Back Beyond
18. HAIM / Valentine
19. The Dirk Diggler Story 
20. Cigarettes & Coffee
21. Junun

Feature Films Left To See: None

1. Magnolia
2. Phantom Thread
3. There Will Be Blood
4. Boogie Nights
5. The Master
6. Licorice Pizza
7. Punch-Drunk Love
8. Inherent Vice
9. Hard Eight
10. For the Hungry Boy

...plus 11 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

100% Complete | 12/12 Watched
Average Rating (Excluding Shows & Shorts): 8.1/10

Watched In This Order:
1. Mulholland Drive
2. Eraserhead
3. Blue Velvet
4. The Straight Story
5. The Elephant Man
6. Wild at Heart
7. Inland Empire 
8. Lost Highway
9. Twin Peaks (Seasons 1 & 2)
10. Dune
11. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
12. Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
13. Twin Peaks: The Return (Season 3)
14. The Alphabet
15. Rabbits
16. Six Men Getting Sick
17. WHAT DID JACK DO?

Feature Films Left To See: 0

1. Twin Peaks: The Return
2. Twin Peaks
3. Blue Velvet
4. Mulholland Drive
5. Lost Highway
6. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
7. The Elephant Man
8. Eraserhead
9. Inland Empire
10. Wild at Heart

...plus 7 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. The Worst Person in the World
2. Memories of Murder
3. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
4. Anora
5. Spencer
6. Parasite
7. Oldboy
8. Perfect Days
9. Triangle of Sadness
10. Robot Dreams

...plus 21 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

82% Complete | 9/11 Watched
Average Rating: 8.6/10 (Excluding Shorts)

Watched In This Order:
1. Dune
2. Arrival
3. Blade Runner 2049
4. Prisoners
5. Enemy
6. Polytechnique
7. Dune: Part Two
8. Sicario
9. Incendies
10. Next Floor

Feature Films Left To See: 2
August 32nd on Earth
Maelstrom

1. Arrival
2. Dune
3. Dune: Part Two
4. Blade Runner 2049
5. Prisoners
6. Incendies
7. Sicario
8. Enemy
9. Polytechnique
10. Next Floor

1. Ordinary People
2. Oppenheimer
3. The Godfather
4. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
5. American Beauty
6. Annie Hall
7. The Godfather Part II
8. No Country for Old Men
9. The Shape of Water
10. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

...plus 31 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The releases from 2015 ranked
2014 ←→ 2016
What I would’ve picked to win each Oscar’s category:
Best Picture: The Lobster
Best Director: Terrence Malick (Knight of Cups)
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett (Carol)
Best Actor: Samuel L. Jackson (The Hateful Eight)
Best ing Actress: Rooney Mara (Carol)
Best ing Actor: Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight)
Best Original Screenplay: The Lobster
Best Adapted Screenplay: Carol
Best Cinematography: Knight of Cups
Best Editing: Knight of Cups
Best Production Design: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: Mad Max; Fury Road
Best Costume Design: Carol
Best Animated Feature: Anomalisa
Best Documentary Feature: Junun
Best Visual Effects: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Sound: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Original Score: Carol
Best Original Song: “Better When I'm Dancin’” (The Peanuts Movie)

1. The Lobster
2. Knight of Cups
3. Carol
4. Spotlight
5. Anomalisa
6. The Hateful Eight
7. Sicario
8. Ex Machina
9. The Martian
10. Mistress America

...plus 34 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Sentimental Value
2. After the Hunt
3. One Battle After Another
4. Train Dreams
5. A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
6. Bugonia
7. Marty Supreme
8. The Phoenician Scheme
9. The Running Man
10. The Ballad of a Small Player

...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The releases from 2016 ranked
2015 ←→ 2017
What I would’ve picked to win each Oscar’s category:
Best Picture: Arrival
Best Director: Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)
Best Actress: Amy Adams (Arrival)
Best Actor: Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
Best ing Actress: Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)
Best ing Actor: Lucas Hedge (Manchester by the Sea)
Best Original Screenplay: Manchester by the Sea
Best Adapted Screenplay: Arrival
Best Cinematography: Silence
Best Editing: Arrival
Best Production Design: La La Land
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: Jackie
Best Costume Design: La La Land
Best Animated Feature: Zootopia
Best Documentary Feature: Voyage of Time: Life’s Journey
Best Visual Effects: Arrival
Best Sound: Arrival
Best Original Score: La La Land
Best Original Song: “City Of Stars” (La La Land)

1. Arrival
2. Manchester by the Sea
3. La La Land
4. Moonlight
5. Everybody Wants Some!!
6. Silence
7. Jackie
8. 20th Century Women
9. Voyage of Time: Life's Journey
10. Zootopia

...plus 38 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Black Mirror: Hang the DJ
2. Black Mirror: Shut Up and Dance
3. Black Mirror: Fifteen Million Merits
4. Black Mirror: USS Callister
5. Black Mirror: Be Right Back
6. Black Mirror: Black Museum
7. Black Mirror: The Entire History of You
8. Black Mirror: Nosedive
9. Black Mirror: San Junipero
10. Black Mirror: White Christmas

...plus 14 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The releases from 2011 ranked
2010 ←→ 2012
What I would’ve picked to win each Oscar’s category:
Best Picture: The Tree of Life
Best Director: Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life)
Best Actress: Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
Best Actor: Anders Danielsen Lie (Oslo, August 31st)
Best ing Actress: Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life)
Best ing Actor: Brad Pitt (The Tree of Life)
Best Original Screenplay: The Tree of Life
Best Adapted Screenplay: Moneyball
Best Cinematography: The Tree of Life
Best Editing: The Tree of Life
Best Production Design: The Artist
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Best Costume Design: The Artist
Best Animated Feature: A Monster in Paris
Best Documentary Feature: George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Best International Feature: Oslo, August 31st
Best Visual Effects: The Tree of Life
Best Sound: The Tree of Life
Best Original Score: The Tree of Life
Best Original Song: “Man Or Muppet” (The Muppets)

1. The Tree of Life
2. George Harrison: Living in the Material World
3. Oslo, August 31st
4. Beginners
5. 50/50
6. Drive
7. Crazy, Stupid, Love.
8. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
9. Moneyball
10. The Muppets

...plus 34 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The releases from 2010 Ranked
→ 2011
What I would’ve picked to win each Oscar’s category:
Best Picture: The Social Network
Best Director: David Fincher (The Social Network)
Best Actress: Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
Best Actor: Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine)
Best ing Actress: Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin (Incendies)
Best ing Actor: Andrew Garfield (The Social Network)
Best Original Screenplay: Blue Valentine
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Social Network
Best Cinematography: Incendies
Best Editing: The Social Network
Best Production Design: Inception
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: Scott Pilgim vs. the World
Best Costume Design; Black Swan
Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3
Best International Feature: Incendies
Best Visual Effects: Inception
Best Sound: Inception
Best Original Score: The Social Network
Best Original Song: “We Belong Together” (Toy Story 3)

1. The Social Network
2. Black Swan
3. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
4. Incendies
5. Blue Valentine
6. Inception
7. Shutter Island
8. Toy Story 3
9. Megamind
10. Boy

...plus 27 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

85% Complete | 11/13 Watched
Average Rating: 8.3/10

Watched In This Order:
1. A Clockwork Orange
2. The Shining
3. The Killing
4. Full Metal Jacket
5. Paths of Glory
6. Killer’s Kiss
7. 2001: A Space Odyssey 
8. Fear and Desire 
9. Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
10. Barry Lyndon
11. Eyes Wide Shut

Feature Films Left To See: 2
Spartacus
Lolita

1. Eyes Wide Shut
2. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
3. Barry Lyndon
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey
5. The Shining
6. A Clockwork Orange
7. Full Metal Jacket
8. Paths of Glory
9. The Killing
10. Killer's Kiss

...plus 1 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The releases from 2012 ranked
2011 ←→ 2013
What I would’ve picked to win each Oscar’s category:
Best Picture: s Ha
Best Director: Terrence Malick (To the Wonder)
Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)
Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix (The Master)
Best ing Actress: Amy Adams (The Master)
Best ing Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master)
Best Original Screenplay: The Hunt
Best Adapted Screenplay: Argo
Best Cinematography: To the Wonder
Best Editing: Argo
Best Production Design: Moonrise Kingdom
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: The Hunger Games
Best Costume Design: Moonrise Kingdom
Best International Feature: The Hunt
Best Animated Feature: It’s Such a Beautiful Day
Best Visual Effects: Life of Pi
Best Sound: Argo
Best Original Score: To the Wonder
Best Original Song: “Let It Grow” (Ted)
Best Animated Short Film: It’s a Spongebob Christmas!

1. s Ha
2. The Master
3. Moonrise Kingdom
4. The Hunt
5. To the Wonder
6. Life of Pi
7. Django Unchained
8. Argo
9. It's Such a Beautiful Day
10. Wreck-It Ralph

...plus 28 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The releases from 2023 ranked
2022 ←→ 2024
19/23 Oscar winners predicted correctly
What I would’ve picked to win each Oscar’s category:
Best Picture: May December
Best Director: Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
Best Actress: Natalie Portman (May December)
Best Actor: Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers)
Best ing Actress: Julianne Moore (May December)
Best ing Actor: Charles Melton (May December)
Best Original Screenplay: May December
Best Adapted Screenplay: All of Us Strangers
Best Cinematography: Poor Things
Best Editing: Oppenheimer 
Best Production Design: Asteroid City
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: Poor Things
Best Costume Design: Poor Things
Best Animated Feature: The Boy and the Heron
Best International Feature: The Zone of Interest
Best Documentary Feature: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Best Visual Effects: Oppenheimer 
Best Sound: The Zone of Interest
Best Original Score: Oppenheimer 
Best Original Song: “Live That Way Forever” (The Iron Claw)
Best Live Action Short: Invincible 
Best Documentary Short: The Last Repair Shop
Best Animated Short: Ninety-Five Sense

1. May December
2. Oppenheimer
3. The Holdovers
4. Asteroid City
5. Past Lives
6. The Zone of Interest
7. Poor Things
8. All of Us Strangers
9. Master Gardener
10. Wonka

...plus 138 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

64% Complete | 14/22 Watched
Average Rating: 7.1/10

Watched In This Order:
1. Dead Ringers
2. Crimes of the Future (2022)
3. Crimes of the Future (1970)
4. Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)
5. The Brood
6. Shivers 
7. Crash
8. Videodrome
9. Rabid
10. The Dead Zone
11. Fast Company
12. Scanners
13. The Fly
14. Cosmopolis

Feature Films Left To See: 8
Naked Lunch
M. Butterfly
eXistenZ
Spider
A History of Violence
Eastern Promises
A Dangerous Method
Maps to the Stars

1. Crash
2. The Fly
3. Videodrome
4. Dead Ringers
5. Crimes of the Future
6. The Dead Zone
7. Cosmopolis
8. Shivers
9. Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)
10. The Brood

...plus 4 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The releases from 2017 ranked
2016 ←→ 2018
What I would’ve picked to win each Oscar’s category:
Best Picture: Call Me by Your Name
Best Director: Luca Guadagnino (Call Me by Your Name)
Best Actress: Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread)
Best Actor: Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name)
Best ing Actress: Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird)
Best ing Actor: Michael Stuhlbarg (Call Me by Your Name)
Best Original Screenplay: Phantom Thread
Best Adapted Screenplay: Call Me by Your Name
Best Cinematography: Song to Song
Best Editing: Song to Song
Best Production Design: The Shape of Water
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: Wonder
Best Costume Design: Phantom Thread
Best Animated Feature: Coco
Best Documentary Feature: Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Best Visual Effects: Blade Runner 2049
Best Sound: Blade Runner 2049
Best Original Score: Phantom Thread
Best Original Song: “Mystery Of Love” (Call Me by Your Name)

1. Call Me by Your Name
2. Phantom Thread
3. Song to Song
4. Columbus
5. A Ghost Story
6. Blade Runner 2049
7. Lady Bird
8. The Shape of Water
9. Paddington 2
10. The Florida Project

...plus 50 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The releases from 2021 ranked
2020 ←→ 2022
What I would’ve picked to win each Oscar’s category:
Best Picture: The Worst Person in the World
Best Director: Denis Villeneuve (Dune)
Best Actress: Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World)
Best Actor: Timothée Chalamet (Dune)
Best ing Actress: Rebecca Ferguson (Dune)
Best ing Actor: Anders Danielsen Lie (The Worst Person in the World
Best Original Screenplay: The Worst Person in the World
Best Adapted Screenplay: Drive My Car
Best Cinematography: Spencer
Best Editing: Dune
Best Production Design: The French Dispatch
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: Dune
Best Costume Design: The French Dispatch
Best Animated Feature: Luca
Best International Feature: The Worst Person in the World
Best Visual Effects: Dune
Best Sound: Dune
Best Original Score: The French Dispatch
Best Original Song: “Just Look Up” (Don’t Look Up)

1. The Worst Person in the World
2. The French Dispatch
3. Dune
4. Licorice Pizza
5. Spencer
6. Little Fish
7. Old
8. Red Rocket
9. Drive My Car
10. The Card Counter

...plus 42 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. The Brutalist
2. Nickel Boys
3. Oppenheimer
4. The Holdovers
5. Sound of Metal
6. Dune
7. Past Lives
8. Triangle of Sadness
9. Licorice Pizza
10. The Zone of Interest

...plus 33 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
3. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
8. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
9. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
10. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

1. Queer
2. The Brutalist
3. After Yang
4. Sing Sing
5. First Reformed
6. Past Lives
7. The Lobster
8. I Saw the TV Glow
9. Close
10. Aftersun

...plus 70 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The releases from 2024 ranked
2023 ←→ 2025
What I would pick to win each Oscar’s category:
Best Picture: Queer
Best Director: Luca Guadagnino (Queer)
Best Actress: Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)
Best Actor: Daniel Craig (Queer)
Best ing Actress: Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)
Best ing Actor: Drew Starkey (Queer)
Best Original Screenplay: The Brutalist
Best Adapted Screenplay: Queer
Best Cinematography: Nickel Boys
Best Editing: Challengers
Best Production Design: Nosferatu
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: The Substance
Best Costume Design: Nosferatu
Best Animated Feature: Memoir of a Snail
Best Documentary Feature: Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Best International Feature: The Beast
Best Visual Effects: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Best Sound: Dune: Part Two
Best Original Score: The Brutalist
Best Original Song: “Claw Machine” (I Saw the TV Glow)
Best Live Action Short: The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Best Documentary Short: Incident
Best Animated Short: In the Shadow of the Cypress

1. Queer
2. The Brutalist
3. Nickel Boys
4. Sing Sing
5. Challengers
6. I Saw the TV Glow
7. Oh, Canada
8. The Beast
9. Dune: Part Two
10. Anora

...plus 145 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The releases from 2022 ranked
2021 ←→ 2023
What I would’ve picked to win each Oscar’s category:
Best Picture: After Yang
Best Director: Damien Chazelle (Babylon)
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett (Tàr)
Best Actor: Eden Dambrine (Close)
Best ing Actress: Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Best ing Actor: Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Best Original Screenplay: Triangle of Sadness
Best Adapted Screenplay: After Yang
Best Cinematography: After Yang
Best Editing: Decision to Leave
Best Production Design: Babylon
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: All Quiet on the Western Front
Best Costume Design: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Animated Feature: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Best International Feature: Close
Best Documentary Feature: Fire of Love
Best Visual Effects: After Yang
Best Sound: Nope
Best Original Score: Babylon
Best Original Song: “This Is A Life” (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Best Live Action Short: At the End of the Day (It’s Not That Funny)
Best Documentary Short: Haulout
Best Animated Short: An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It

1. After Yang
2. Babylon
3. Close
4. Triangle of Sadness
5. Decision to Leave
6. Aftersun
7. TÁR
8. The Banshees of Inisherin
9. Nope
10. Bones and All

...plus 77 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Films that I own on DVD, 4K UHD, Blu-ray, or Criterion
Digital Collection | Criterion Collection
Recent Additions (Last 30 Days Alphabetical):
Blade Runner 2049
Dune
Dune: Part Two

• 1917

  DVD

• 2001: A Space Odyssey

  Blu-ray

• The 40 Year Old Virgin

  DVD

• (500) Days of Summer

  DVD

• Adaptation.

  DVD

• Alice in Wonderland

  DVD

• All the President's Men

  DVD

• Almost Famous

  Blu-ray

• The Amazing Spider-Man

  Blu-ray

• American History X

  DVD

...plus 202 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The releases from 2014 ranked
2013 ←→ 2015
What I would’ve picked to win each Oscar’s category:
Best Picture: Mommy
Best Director: Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
Best Actress: Anne Dorval (Mommy)
Best Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler)
Best ing Actress: Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)
Best ing Actor: Edward Norton (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance))
Best Original Screenplay: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Inherent Vice 
Best Cinematography: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Best Editing: Whiplash
Best Production Design: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Costume Design: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Animated Feature: The Lego Movie
Best International Feature: Mommy
Best Visual Effects: Interstellar
Best Sound: Whiplash
Best Original Score: Interstellar 
Best Original Song: “Lost Stars” (Begin Again)
Best Animated Short: Lava

1. Mommy
2. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
3. Gone Girl
4. Inherent Vice
5. The Grand Budapest Hotel
6. The Lego Movie
7. Interstellar
8. Whiplash
9. Boyhood
10. Nightcrawler

...plus 38 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

12% Complete | 7/57 Watched
Average Rating: 8.0/10

Watched In This Order:
1. Persona
2. Through a Glass Darkly
3. After the Rehearsal 
4. Winter Light
5. Autumn Sonata
6. Wild Strawberries

Feature Films Left To See: 50
Crisis
It Rains on Our Love
A Ship to India
Music in Darkness
Port of Call
Prison
Thirst 
To Joy
This Can’t Happen Here
Summer Interlude
Waiting Women
Summer with Monika
Sawdust and Tinsel
A Lesson in Love
Dreams
Smiles of a Summer Night
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming
The Venetian
Brink of Life
Rabies
The Magician
The Storm
The Virgin Spring
The Devil’s Eye
A Dream Play
The Silence
All These Women
Hour of the Wolf
Shame
The Rite
The ion of Anna
The Touch
Cries & Whispers
The Misanthrope 
Scenes from a Marriage
The Magic Flute
Face to Face
The Serpent’s Egg
From the Life of the Marionettes 
Fanny and Alexander 
The School of Wives 
Dom Juan
The Blessed Ones
Madame de Sade
The Bacchae
The Last Gasp
In the Presence of a Clown
The Image Makers
Saraband
The Ghost Sonata

1. Through a Glass Darkly
2. Persona
3. Autumn Sonata
4. The Seventh Seal
5. Wild Strawberries
6. Winter Light
7. After the Rehearsal

41% Complete | 15/37 Watched
Average Rating: 7.1/10

Watched In This Order
1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. Jurassic Park
4. Ready Player One
5. Catch Me If You Can
6. The Fabelmans
7. Jaws
8. Schindler’s List
9. The Terminal
10. Saving Private Ryan
11. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
12. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
13. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
14. West Side Story
15. War of the Worlds


Feature Films Left To See: 22
Duel
Something Evil
Savage
The Sugarland Express
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1941
Twilight Zone: The Movie
The Color Purple
Empire of the Sun
Always
Hook
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Amistad
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Minority Report
Munich
The Adventures of Tintin
War Horse
Lincoln
Bridge of Spies
The BFG
The Post

1. Schindler's List
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. Jaws
4. Catch Me If You Can
5. Jurassic Park
6. The Fabelmans
7. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
8. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
9. Raiders of the Lost Ark
10. Ready Player One

...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

100% Complete | 11/11 Watched
Average Rating (Excluding Shorts): 9.0/10

Watched In This Order:
1. Days of Heaven
2. Badlands
3. To the Wonder
4. Knight of Cups
5. The Tree of Life
6. Song to Song 
7. The Thin Red Line
8. The New World
9. A Hidden Life
10. Voyage of Time: Life’s Journey
11. Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience
12. Together

Feature Films Left To See: 0

1. The Tree of Life
2. Days of Heaven
3. Badlands
4. The Thin Red Line
5. Song to Song
6. Knight of Cups
7. A Hidden Life
8. The New World
9. To the Wonder
10. Voyage of Time: Life's Journey

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

63% Complete | 5/8 Watched
Average Rating: 8.4/10

Watched In This Order:
1. Parasite
2. Okja
3. Memories of Murder
4. Snowpiercer
5. Mickey 17

Feature Films Left To See: 3
Barking Dogs Never Bite
The Host
Mother

1. Memories of Murder
2. Parasite
3. Mickey 17
4. Okja
5. Snowpiercer

31% Complete | 9/29 Watched
Average Rating: 7.7/10

Watched In This Order:
1. Blade Runner
2. Alien 
3. Gladiator
4. Napoleon
5. Prometheus
6. Alien: Covenant
7. Gladiator II
8. Thelma & Louise
9. The Martian

Feature Films Left To See: 20
The Duellists
Legend
Someone to Watch Over Me
Black Rain
1492: Conquest of Paradise
White Squall
G.I. Jane
Hannibal
Black Hawk Down
Matchstick Men
Kingdom of Heaven 
A Good Year
American Gangster
Body of Lies
Robin Hood
The Counselor 
Exodus: Gods and Kings 
All the Money in the World
The Last Duel
House of Gucci

1. Blade Runner
2. Alien
3. Thelma & Louise
4. Gladiator
5. The Martian
6. Napoleon
7. Gladiator II
8. Alien: Covenant
9. Prometheus

1. The Brutalist
2. Nickel Boys
3. Sing Sing
4. Dune: Part Two
5. Anora
6. A Real Pain
7. The Apprentice
8. Memoir of a Snail
9. I'm Still Here
10. Nosferatu

...plus 40 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The most well shot films of the last 50 years

• Nickel Boys
• Poor Things
• After Yang
• Spencer
• Another Round
• The Lighthouse
• At Eternity's Gate
• Song to Song
• Silence
• Knight of Cups

...plus 40 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

26% Complete | 14/54 Watched
Average Rating: 6.6/10

Watched In This Order:
1. Rear Window
2. Dial M for Murder
3. Psycho
4. Rope
5. North by Northwest 
6. Number Seventeen
7. Sabotage
8. The Man Who Knew Too Much
9. Rich and Strange
10. Young and Innocent 
11. The Pleasure Garden
12. Vertigo
13. To Catch a Thief
14. The 39 Steps

Feature Films Left To See: 40
The Mountain Eagle
The Lodger
The Ring
Downhill
The Farmer's Wife
Easy Virtue
Champagne
The Manxman
Blackmail
Juno and the Paycock
Murder!
The Skin Game
Mary
Waltzes from Vienna
Secret Agent
The Lady Vanishes
Jamaica Inn
Rebecca
Foreign Correspondent
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Suspicion
Saboteur
Shadow of a Doubt
Lifeboat
Spellbound
Notorious
The Paradine Case
Under Capricorn
Stage Fright
Strangers of a Train
I Confess
The Trouble with Harry
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Wrong Man
The Birds
Marnie
Torn Curtain
Topaz
Frenzy
Family Plot

1. Rear Window
2. To Catch a Thief
3. Vertigo
4. Psycho
5. Rope
6. North by Northwest
7. Dial M for Murder
8. The 39 Steps
9. Young and Innocent
10. Sabotage

...plus 4 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The releases from 2019 ranked
2018 ←→ 2020
What I would’ve picked to win each Oscar’s category:
Best Picture: Little Women
Best Director: Terrence Malick (A Hidden Life)
Best Actress: Valerie Pachner (A Hidden Life)
Best Actor: Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
Best ing Actress: Florence Pugh (Little Women)
Best ing Actor: Timothée Chalamet (Little Women)
Best Original Screenplay: Marriage Story
Best Adapted Screenplay: Little Women
Best Cinematography: The Lighthouse
Best Editing: Parasite
Best Production Design: Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood 
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: Joker
Best Costume Design: Little Women
Best Animated Feature: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Best International Feature: Parasite
Best Visual Effects: 1917
Best Sound: 1917
Best Original Score: A Hidden Life
Best Original Song: “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” (Toy Story 4)

1. Little Women
2. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
3. A Hidden Life
4. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
5. Marriage Story
6. The Lighthouse
7. Parasite
8. The Irishman
9. Knives Out
10. Dark Waters

...plus 38 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Spider-Man 2
2. Spider-Man
3. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
4. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
5. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
6. Guardians of the Galaxy
7. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
8. Black Panther
9. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
10. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

...plus 47 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

71% Complete | 20/28 Watched
Average Rating (Excluding Shorts): 8.2/10

Watched In This Order:
1. Goodfellas
2. Shutter Island
3. Taxi Driver
4. Hugo
5. The King of Comedy
6. The Departed
7. After Hours
8. The Wolf of Wall Street
9. Raging Bull
10. The Irishman
11. Killers of the Flower Moon
12. The Age of Innocence 
13. Silence
14. Casino
15. Bringing Out the Dead
16. Boxcar Bertha
17. Italianamerican
18. George Harrison: Living in the Material World
19. The Big Shave
20. Mean Streets
21. Cape Fear

Feature Films Left To See: 8
Who’s That Knocking at my Door
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
New York, New York
The Color of Money
The Last Temptation of Christ
Kundun
Gangs of New York
The Aviator

1. Taxi Driver
2. After Hours
3. George Harrison: Living in the Material World
4. Raging Bull
5. Casino
6. The Irishman
7. The Departed
8. GoodFellas
9. Silence
10. Killers of the Flower Moon

...plus 11 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Ponyo
2. Howl's Moving Castle
3. Spirited Away
4. The Boy and the Heron
5. Grave of the Fireflies
6. Princess Mononoke
7. Porco Rosso
8. My Neighbor Totoro
9. The Red Turtle
10. The Cat Returns

...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
2. Mad Max: Fury Road
3. Mad Max 2
4. Mad Max
5. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome