Once I started getting into film subscriptions, then writing reviews, I have felt more and more aware of the deficits in my movie watching I have. Granted, everyone does, but not everyone has the privilege of 1) lots of time, 2) a completionist impulse, and 3) a ton of streaming services. So I decided earlier this year to try to watch 366 films in 366 days.
My goal is now to hit 400 new-to-me films by the end of 2020. My main focus is to fill in gaps in terms of classics, both domestic and international, but I’ll also watch modern classics and just whatever else makes me interested. Every hundred, I plan to post the list ordered by star ratings. I hope that this helps you find some films to pass the time while we’re all stuck in our homes!
Just a few quick thoughts on my first 100. The biggest revelation so far has been the brilliance of Asian directors like Bong Joon-ho, Edward Yang, and Kurosawa. I’m so glad that I actually enjoy subtitles. The second half of the 2010s has become one of my favorite few years of cinema ever. So many good films lately. And wow, Wild Wild West is as bad as everyone says.
5 Star Films
- Honeyland 2019
- Parasite 2019
- Honey Boy 2019
- Mother 2009
- There Will Be Blood 2007
- A Brighter Summer Day 1991
- Seven Samurai 1954
- Tokyo Story 1953
4.5 and 4 Star Films
- Jojo Rabbit 2019
- The Peanut Butter Falcon 2019
- Annihilation 2018
- Snowpiercer 2013
- Tampopo 1985
- The French Connection 1971
- Dr. Strangelove 1964
- The Manchurian Candidate 1962
- Lawrence of Arabia 1962
- Little Women 2019
- 1917 2019
- Ingrid Goes West 2017
- Blade Runner 2049 2017
- Hell or High Water 2016
- Ip Man 3 2015
- Ex Machina 2014
- Prisoners 2013
- Ip Man 2008
- City of God 2002
- Requiem for a Dream 2000
- Philadelphia 1993
- Point Break 1991
- The Terminator 1984
- Blade Runner 1982
- The In-Laws 1979
- Anatomy of a Murder 1959
- Shadows 1959
- Rashomon 1950
3.5 and 3 Star Films
- Bad Boys for Life 2020
- Onward 2020
- Booksmart 2019
- Pain and Glory 2019
- The Art of Self-Defense 2019
- The Unicorn 2018
- Borg vs McEnroe 2017
- Okja 2017
- The Disaster Artist 2017
- The Master 2012
- Drive 2011
- A Serious Man 2009
- Kung Fu Hustle 2004
- Oldboy 2003
- Adaptation. 2002
- Minority Report 2002
- Ali 2001
- Hard Eight 1996
- True Romance 1993
- Say Anything… 1989
- A Fish Called Wanda 1988
- Aliens 1986
- Alien 1979
- The Lion in Winter 1968
- Stagecoach 1939
- Birds of Prey 2020
- Marriage Story 2019
- Aladdin 2019
- ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads 2019
- Long Shot 2019
- You Were Never Really Here 2017
- American Honey 2016
- Captain America: Civil War 2016
- The Bling Ring 2013
- Iron Man 3 2013
- Zodiac 2007
- Kill Bill: Vol. 2 2004
- The Matrix Reloaded 2003
- The Matrix Revolutions 2003
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 2003
- Eyes Wide Shut 1999
- True Lies 1994
- Tootsie 1982
- All the President’s Men 1976
- American Graffiti 1973
- Dirty Harry 1971
- M*A*S*H 1970
2.5, 2, and 1 star Films
- Ordinary World 2016
- American Ultra 2015
- Frozen 2013
- Searching for Sugar Man 2012
- Ip Man 2 2010
- Raging Bull 1980
- Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution 2019
- Frozen II 2019
- Her Smell 2018
- A Simple Favor 2018
- Frances Ha 2012
- American Beauty 1999
- Empire of the Sun 1987
- The Gentlemen 2019
- Molly’s Game 2017
- Wild Wild West 1999
- Conan the Barbarian 1982
Keep up with my journey on Letterboxd! And let me know what other films I need to see this year.
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