40 – Synecdoche, New York (2008, Charlie Kaufman) (Charlie Kaufman at Fantastic Fest 2015) Continuing us on at number 40 is the first appearance to this list from one of my favorite filmmakers ever, Charlie Kaufman. Synecdoche, New York tells…
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The cinema is dead! Odeon, Cineworld and Picturehouse cinemas have all closed their doors for the foreseeable future, but what finally did it? Was it Television? VOD? Hell, did DVD’s make a comeback all of a sudden? The answer is…
From animation giants, Disney and Pixar and the director of Monster’s University, Dan Scanlon, comes their latest original family film, Onward. In a fantasy world that has long since lost its magic, two brothers embark on a quest for a…
From Leigh Whannell, the writer of Saw and the director of Blumhouse’s Upgrade, comes the newest entry into Universal’s Dark Universe with, The Invisible Man. The film follows Cecelia, played by Elizabeth Moss, a traumatized woman who experiences supernatural behaviors…
50 – A Serious Man (2009, Joel & Ethan Cohen) (A Serious Man Poster) I’m back and kicking off this countdown at number 50 is, in my controversial opinion, the best Coen Brothers film, A Serious Man. The film follows…
60 – School of Rock (2003, Richard Linklater) (School Of Rock Logo) Another day, another 10 film countdown, coming in at number 60 is a film that I grew up watching and hold dear to my heart, which is of…
From the Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho, the director of such films as; Memories of Murder, Snowpeircer, and Okja, comes an all-new masterpiece and critical sensation in Parasite. The film follows a poor family as they con their way into being…
70 – Manchester By The Sea (2016, Kenneth Longerman) (Left to right, Writer, Director Kenneth Lonergan, four producers of Manchester by the Sea, Michelle Williams and Casey Affleck at the London Film Festival)At Number 70 is a film that caused…
80 – Gran Torino (2008, Clint Eastwood) (Gran Torino) At 80 is the film that would’ve been Clint Eastwood’s perfect swansong if he had retired after it. Gran Torino tells the story of Walk Kowalski an elderly Korean War Veteran…
90 – The Raid (2011, Gareth Evans) (Director Gareth Evans with a Poster of The Raid) Continuing on our countdown at number 90 is the international action phenomenon, The Raid. The concept is simple, police officers fight their way to…