best films of the 21st century

I must watch Down with Love (Reed). I love that JR uses the serious "surname only" format in his brackets.

I think I probably saw 30% of The Clock too. It was a fine few hours, but I'd rather not think of it as a film.

If one allows O.J. Made in America, one must allow The Clock.

And the "Single Ladies" music video.

and Jerry Lewis' last telethon monologue about p0rn

Embrace of the Serpent should start making it onto some lists imo

It would be on my list, jmm. I don't think my list will be published.

i liked it fine, but a little too psychedelic for greatness.

I liked it too but better film touching on similar subject called Ixcanul you should check out.

Too hard to put this order, so top 15 I really really love

Children of Men
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
A History of violence
The Tree of Life
Another Year
Anomalisa
Cache
Bad Santa
American Splendor
Im Not There
Offside
Chopper
Dead Man's Shoes
Team America: World Police
Worlds greatest dad

Inside Llewyn Davis
Blue is the warmest colour
Toni Erdmann
American honey
Synecdoche, New York
There Will Be Blood
Dogville
Apocalypto
Before the devil knows youre dead
Elephant

the other 10 are almost a 10/10 imo

Before the devil knows youre dead

among my most hated.

Embrace of the Serpent > Ixcanul. I'm not sure how similar they are, though. Wouldn't put either on them on a top 25 either.

Another Year

I confused this with personal worst of the century contender A Good Year and was pretty shaken for a moment.

Before the devil knows youre dead

among my most hated.

― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, June 21, 2017 10:23 PM (three minutes ago)

PSH so great in this

Embrace of the Serpent > Ixcanul. I'm not sure how similar they are, though. Wouldn't put either on them on a top 25 either.

― Frederik B, Wednesday, June 21, 2017 6:24 PM (

nor a top 50

yeah if you're counting 25 films in 17 years, usu has to be in top 2 or 3 annually at least

i think in Cinema Valhalla, both Lumet and PSH regret lasting long enough to make that one.

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

Yeah, I think this and Fellowship of the Ring are the major hits I'd include.

I posted this on another thread.

Is there like a reason all these people are doing this shit (I know I know, "reason", lists, lol)

I guess it's important to take stock every um 17 years

writing thoughtful close reading to a deadline is hard

and nobody clicks on it

Is there like a reason all these people are doing this shit (I know I know, "reason", lists, lol)

world's ending

aka the NY Times did a piece, which is why i dread their writing about any rep series in NYC.

I thought maybe I missed the latest Facebook game or something

Think Hoberman got it abt right when he wrote (in that link above), "...there’s nothing that even a recovering film critic likes better than a list."

Not even films

1. Films
2. Booze

1. Acting Superior
2. Lists
3. Films
4. Booze

Did I miss it when someone challenged you, Alfred, to put a list on your blog every day?

(And, yes, lists are the best thing ever.)

Did I miss it when someone challenged you, Alfred, to put a list on your blog every day?

― insidious assymetrical weapons (Eric H.),

No challenge – it's fun. If lists were the only things I was writing, it would embarrass me.

Top 10 Embarrassing Lists Alfred Made in May

xp *Drag Race shade rattle*

ppl love and engage with lists unfortunately

more lists! anger over Million Dollar Baby!

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/4683-the-daily-more-top-twenty-fives

Ugh

you're objecting, Senor Listicle?

I'm objecting to the idea that "Steven Spielberg is a great director" is a thesis statement worth debating.

another one to be outraged by

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/13/100-best-films-movies-of-the-21st-century

Dark Knight kicking things off, promising start right there.

I am pleased to see Être et avoir, which would make my shortlist and which much of the world seems to have forgotten.

........Fucking Ted?

Really?

i think i might've seen Être et avoir? but i will again if so. thx OL

i missed Fucking Ted, was it a sequel?

Breaking Bad spinoff, iirc

I can't believe people still rep for these:

94 Gladiator
80 Requiem for a Dream
77 Lost in Translation
37 Dogville
21 The White Ribbon
7 Synecdoche, NY
6 Hidden (Cache)

I need another look at Synecdoche, a made-to-order film maudit

also liked Requiem back then

thought the list was overall pretty good, although maybe not the order. I love at least four of those films you mention, abanana

Shit list.

At least there would be more anime in the ilx poll

Watched Miguel Gomes' Tabu (2012) tonight, it is interesting. Not very many of the scenes you encounter feel like what you would expect the next scene in the film to be