Saturday, December 29, 2018

2018 Pre-Oscar Ranking -- 70 Films

7 hours before the Oscars, here's a ranking of the 70 films I've seen since the last Oscars.

[Note: Titles of films I've seen since the end-of-2017 ranking are in bold. Animated Shorts [AS] and Live Action Shorts [LAS] are identified by those initials.]

D-: Broadway Melody [1929].

D+: The Eleven O'Clock [LAS]. 

C-: Logan. Henry IV Part 1 [Globe Theater 2012]. Catch 22 [1970]. O Brother Where Art Thou [2000].

C: Dear Basketball [AS]. Thor: The Dark World [2014]. Cimarron [1931]. Thor [2011].  Phantom Thread. 

C+: Wings [1927]. Dunkirk.

B-: Margaret [2011].

B: Henry IV Part 1 [Royal Shakespeare Company 2014]. Grand Hotel [1932]. The Disaster Artist.  Revolting Rhymes [AS]. The Florida Project. Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2.

B+: It. Marshall. Beach Rats.  The Silent Child [LAS].  My Nephew Emmett [LAS].  Revolting Rhymes [AS].  Garden Party [AS].  A Fantastic Woman.  Blade Runner 2049. Wonder Woman. It Comes at Night. You Can Count On Me [2000]. Loving Vincent. Maudie. The Color Purple [1985]. Spiderman: Homecoming.  The American President [1995]. Faces Places. Jane. Lady Bird. Battle of the Sexes. Thor Ragnorak. Wonder. Star Wars: The Last Jedi. 12 Cloverfield Lane [2016].

A-: DeKalb Elementary [LAS].  Watu Wote All of Us [LAS]. I, Tonya. Molly's Game. Stronger. American Made. The Shape of Water.  The Post. War of the Planet of the Apes. Henry IV Part 1 [The Hollow Crown 2012]. I, Daniel Blake. Detroit. All Quiet on the Western Front [1930]. Call Me By Your Name.  Black Panther.

A: Only The Brave. Wind River. A Few Good Men [1992]. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri. Negative Space [AS].  Lou [AS]. The Big Sick.  Darkest Hour.

A+: B.P.M.. Baby Driver. Coco. Get Out.

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