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Top 250 American Movies: 31-40

For each movie in the top 100, I’ve written a question to answer. (It would get very, very boring for me to have to write some variation on “boy howdy, you’ll never believe how good this movie is” one hundred more times.) There’s no exact sentence or word count I’m holding myself to here, but… Read More Top 250 American Movies: 31-40

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Top 250 American Movies: 41-50

For each movie in the top 100, I’ve written a question to answer. (It would get very, very boring for me to have to write some variation on “boy howdy, you’ll never believe how good this movie is” one hundred more times.) There’s no exact sentence or word count I’m holding myself to here, but… Read More Top 250 American Movies: 41-50

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Top 250 American Movies: 51-60

For each movie in the top 100, I’ve written a question to answer. (It would get very, very boring for me to have to write some variation on “boy howdy, you’ll never believe how good this movie is” one hundred more times.) There’s no exact sentence or word count I’m holding myself to here, but… Read More Top 250 American Movies: 51-60

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Top 250 American Movies: 61-70

For each movie in the top 100, I’ve written a question to answer. (It would get very, very boring for me to have to write some variation on “boy howdy, you’ll never believe how good this movie is” one hundred more times.) There’s no exact sentence or word count I’m holding myself to here, but… Read More Top 250 American Movies: 61-70

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Top 250 American Movies: 71-80

For each movie in the top 100, I’ve written a question to answer. (It would get very, very boring for me to have to write some variation on “boy howdy, you’ll never believe how good this movie is” one hundred more times.) There’s no exact sentence or word count I’m holding myself to here, but… Read More Top 250 American Movies: 71-80

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Top 250 American Movies: 81-90

For each movie in the top 100, I’ve written a question to answer. (It would get very, very boring for me to have to write some variation on “boy howdy, you’ll never believe how good this movie is” one hundred more times.) There’s no exact sentence or word count I’m holding myself to here, but… Read More Top 250 American Movies: 81-90

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Top 250 American Movies: 91-100

For each movie in the top 100, I’ve written a question to answer. (It would get very, very boring for me to have to write some variation on “boy howdy, you’ll never believe how good this movie is” one hundred more times.) There’s no exact sentence or word count I’m holding myself to here, but… Read More Top 250 American Movies: 91-100

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Top 250 American Movies: 101-150

Things are changing! In honor of how far up the list we are (here’s the most recent entry), I’m giving myself a third sentence instead of just two to write about these movies, as a treat. 150) Tower (2016), directed by Keith Maitland In documentaries with unusual forms, it’s most common that the function is,… Read More Top 250 American Movies: 101-150

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Top 250 American Movies: 151-200

Same rules as before for this stretch of the list. We’re limiting comments on each movie to literally two sentences in order to keep this train on schedule. 200) Monterey Pop (1968), directed by D.A. Pennebaker There’s an invisible line around this point which separates great movies which achieve that greatness alongside (or even despite)… Read More Top 250 American Movies: 151-200

July 6, 2022 speakerformediocrities1 Comment

Top 250 American Movies: Intro and 201-250

A little more than five years ago, I finished the only list project on this site which tried to speak for a consensus as well as myself. That was the Better than AFI’s Top 100, which is still my favorite project I’ve ever done, but which I’ve been distancing myself from for five years. You… Read More Top 250 American Movies: Intro and 201-250

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