If you're on Facebook you may have seen this popping up the past couple weeks. I did it for my page there. HERE is an article from The Onion's A.V. Club where some of their staff reviewers did it and then talked about each other's lists. Here is mine. I didn't get too hung up on whether I should pick what I felt was "the best" or the one I had watched the most or were most important in my development as a cinemaniac or whatever. For the sake of the list I just made some choices. Spoiler alert: I kinda like Martin Scorsese movies.
1970: Little Big Man
1971: McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1972: Aguirre, the Wrath of God
1973: The Long Goodbye
1974: Chinatown
1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
1976: Taxi Driver
1977: Star Wars
1978: The Last Waltz
1979: Breaking Away
1980: The Blues Brothers
1981: Pennies from Heaven
1982: Blade Runner
1983: The King of Comedy
1984: Amadeus
1985: After Hours
1986: The Mosquito Coast
1987: Broadcast News
1988: Bird
1989: Do the Right Thing
1990: GoodFellas
1991: Barton Fink
1992: Unforgiven
1993: Fearless
1994: Shallow Grave
1995: SE7EN
1996: Hamlet
1997: L.A. Confidential
1998: Rushmore
1999: The Limey
2000: Dancer in the Dark
2001: Amélie
2002: Talk to Her
2003: Lost in Translation
2004: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2005: The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
2006: Children of Men
2007: No Country for Old Men
2008: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2009: Fantastic Mr. Fox
2010: The Social Network
2011: Incendies
2012: Silver Linings Playbook
2013: Her
2014: Birdman
2015: The Revenant
2016: La La Land
1970: Little Big Man
1971: McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1972: Aguirre, the Wrath of God
1973: The Long Goodbye
1974: Chinatown
1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
1976: Taxi Driver
1977: Star Wars
1978: The Last Waltz
1979: Breaking Away
1980: The Blues Brothers
1981: Pennies from Heaven
1982: Blade Runner
1983: The King of Comedy
1984: Amadeus
1985: After Hours
1986: The Mosquito Coast
1987: Broadcast News
1988: Bird
1989: Do the Right Thing
1990: GoodFellas
1991: Barton Fink
1992: Unforgiven
1993: Fearless
1994: Shallow Grave
1995: SE7EN
1996: Hamlet
1997: L.A. Confidential
1998: Rushmore
1999: The Limey
2000: Dancer in the Dark
2001: Amélie
2002: Talk to Her
2003: Lost in Translation
2004: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2005: The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
2006: Children of Men
2007: No Country for Old Men
2008: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2009: Fantastic Mr. Fox
2010: The Social Network
2011: Incendies
2012: Silver Linings Playbook
2013: Her
2014: Birdman
2015: The Revenant
2016: La La Land
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"Film is a disease. When it infects your bloodstream it takes over as the number one hormone. It bosses the enzymes, directs the pineal gland, plays Iago to your psyche. As with heroin, the antidote to Film is more Film." - Frank Capra
"Film is a disease. When it infects your bloodstream it takes over as the number one hormone. It bosses the enzymes, directs the pineal gland, plays Iago to your psyche. As with heroin, the antidote to Film is more Film." - Frank Capra