I Made a Better “Best 101 Acting Performances of the 21st Century” Than The Ringer While My Cat Was Barfing

Exactly what the title says. I took Toby to the vet (he’s acting normal except for the throwing up thing, he should be fine) and got home around 5:30. I’m starting the actual writing of this list at 7:30. The goal is to finish within three hours or so. (Update: three hours and thirteen minutes.… Read More I Made a Better “Best 101 Acting Performances of the 21st Century” Than The Ringer While My Cat Was Barfing

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025 Tim4 Comments

The Warren Index: Will They Win a Competitive Oscar Before Diane Warren?

At the 96th Academy Awards, Diane Warren failed to win Best Original Song for the fifteenth time in fifteen tries. Shockingly, “The Fire Inside,” written for the movie about the guy who did not in fact come up with the idea for hot Cheetos, did not win. On the other hand, I’m willing to wager… Read More The Warren Index: Will They Win a Competitive Oscar Before Diane Warren?

March 20, 2024July 9, 2024 Tim1 Comment

Top 100 Movies of the Decade (2010-2019): Introduction and List

I don’t know that there has been a time in living memory when we could so freely cast aspersions on the reality of our lived experience. Never has the possibility of receiving so much truth been so blunted by the presumed infallibility of perception (he said, taking a risk before debuting a list which could… Read More Top 100 Movies of the Decade (2010-2019): Introduction and List

June 3, 2020July 9, 2020 Tim7 Comments

Baumann and Burch Conversations #12: Belts

Tim: Happy Super Bowl Sunday, buddy. May the Pats be struck down. Matt: Now and forever, amen. Tim: (This is going to look worse when this goes up and the Patriots win by thirty two hours later.) Speaking of championships, ha ha, today we chat a smidge about this championship belt project that both of… Read More Baumann and Burch Conversations #12: Belts

February 3, 2019 Tim1 Comment

Baumann and Burch Conversations #8: Trilogies

Tim: Glad to report we’re back for another conversation. Also glad to report that this one may have less structure in mind than any previous conversation we’ve had. (That we’re typing and putting on a blog. I have no doubt this would not even register in real life.) Howdy, Matt. Matt: I’m wondering how many… Read More Baumann and Burch Conversations #8: Trilogies

August 19, 2018 TimLeave a comment

What Movies Millennials Watch

I had forgotten about the New York Post’s article about how Millennials don’t watch movies from before 2000 (“exponentially more likely to have binged on films of the last 15 years than on classics from bygone eras”), largely because clickbait only lasts so long before it disappears. (Honestly, I’m more haunted by the fact that… Read More What Movies Millennials Watch

October 27, 2017October 27, 2017 Tim2 Comments

100 Exceptional American Movies in 10 Genres: 2017 Version

After finishing my last series with the grandiose title (“Better than AFI’s Top 100“), I thought I’d take a longer break from a series. “The British Film Institute’s top 100 British films turns twenty in 2019,” I said to myself. “You could catch up on those in eighteen months. Or,” I said, and this is… Read More 100 Exceptional American Movies in 10 Genres: 2017 Version

July 18, 2017April 19, 2018 Tim20 Comments

Baumann and Burch, Episode 36: The Triple Pronged Genre Question

In this episode of the B&B B&B, the two of us take a deep dive into the Better than AFI’s Top 100 list that Tim has spent a lot of time on in the past few months. We talk about some top choices on the list, discuss directors who are well represented, and mention a… Read More Baumann and Burch, Episode 36: The Triple Pronged Genre Question

June 25, 2017June 26, 2017 TimLeave a comment

Better than AFI’s Top 100: 95-91

The following is part of an overview of the top 100 American narrative fiction feature films, from my perspective. For an introduction to the project and an index of other entries in the series, click here. For a list of more than 800 films which I considered for the top 450 and my eligibility qualifications, click here.… Read More Better than AFI’s Top 100: 95-91

May 20, 2017June 24, 2017 Tim2 Comments

Better than AFI’s Top 100 (2017): 100-96

The following is part of an overview of the top 100 American narrative fiction feature films, from my perspective. For an introduction to the project, click here. For a list of more than 800 films which I considered for the top 450 and my eligibility qualifications, click here. And for a way to vote on what you think the top… Read More Better than AFI’s Top 100 (2017): 100-96

May 19, 2017June 24, 2017 Tim1 Comment

Seeing Things Secondhand

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