Lion (# 1) didn't start out as
my favorite film of 2016, it slowly grew into that position.
With The Tale of the Princess Kaguya being
my favorite film of 2014 (one that continues to stun upon reflection) and the masterful production company Studio Ghibli having created some of the best, most emotionally stirring films of their medium, any news that comes from them is worth celebrating.
I think
my favorite film of the decade will end up being «There Will Be Blood», closely followed by «Wonder Boys» (which I watch about once every month — it's so enjoyable) and «The Fountain».
In fact, «Cloud Atlas» was
my favorite film of 2012, if not also for the last few years overall.
As someone who remains a huge fan of Mad Max: Fury Road (it was, after all, my second
favorite film of the year lagging behind only Carol), I was certainly heartened by the fact that it received ten nominations.
The Intouchables is an all - time
favorite film of mine, and I can't wait to see more from this directing team.
La La Land is unmatched as
my favorite film of the year as well as being the overall best film made in 2016.
SIERRA NEVADA»S BOUBLE BULLET DOUBLE IPA gave us the craft beer inspiration needed to dive into Cole's
favorite film of all time, Bernardo Bertolucci's epic set in Parma, Italy.
They'll remember the frolicking piano rhythms of
their favorite film of the year and feel perfectly content to chalk up another vote for the film.
Far and away
my favorite film of the year so far is comedian - turned - director Peele's Get Out.
Make no mistake, this might be
my favorite film of 2017, and one I guarantee each time I watch I'll have a smile plastered so big across my face some will start to wonder if I've had it surgically implanted there.
Its still a joy to watch, still apparently Tony Scott's
favorite film of his own and my god, what a cast.
Woody Allen has often mentioned that it's
his favorite film of the ones he has made, and as the years pass, I find myself more in agreement.
In an informal poll of over 100 newspaper, magazine, and online film critics and movie writers, Jordan Peele's horror satire «Get Out» emerged as the clear winner, edging out Michael Showalter's romcom «The Big Sick,» Edgar Wright's car chase thriller «Baby Driver,» and James Mangold's existential superhero flick «Logan» as the consensus choice as
the favorite film of 2017 so far.
Some have called it pretentious, some WTI staffers didn't care for it, but the majority of us beg to differ (personally, it's my second
favorite film of the decade so far).
Case in point: When the Utah Film Critics Association declared Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity
their favorite film of 2013, one would just assume they really liked that movie.
It was
my favorite film of the year up until Avatar came and wrecked my world with it's awesomeness.
It wouldn't be fair to go in demanding it reach the level of The Tree of Life —
my favorite film of 2011 — but it's worth getting excited any time the theater is blessed with a new work by Terrence Malick.
DM: My favorite horror film and probably
favorite film of all time is «The Monster Squad».
This week's DVD releases include Mike Leigh's Happy - Go - Lucky, perhaps
my favorite film of last year, and Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York, another film I found pretty damn great.
As a bit of counterprogramming, allow me to recommend Yorgos Lanthimos» The Lobster, the most original and beautifully strange love story since Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind — and
my favorite film of the year so far.
President Obama names Boyhood as
his favorite film of the year, surprising from the guy that picks all number one seeds in March Madness (Indiewire).
Prisoners was
my favorite film of 2013 and Incendies was a near masterpiece in the vein of Hitchcock.
Stocked with hallucinatory gore, grungy desert survival games and a pounding electronica score, this would be
my favorite film of all time if I were 13.
Well, I can add that it was also
my favorite film of the year, which does speak to how great I feel The Shape of Water is.
Lastly, to sort of add to the question, I'll add to the answer:
my favorite film of all time that I've done is definitely «The Proposition.»
Any win for «Three Billboards» —
my favorite film of 2017 — is a good thing.
My # 1
favorite film of 2017 was Call Me By Your Name and I am overjoyed that it was nominated for Best Picture, but I'm happy with all the others, too.
Special Jury Prize was awarded to B For Boy director Chika Anadu, who accepted the award with great excitement and a shout - out to winner Marques - Marce, proclaiming to the room that 10,000 KM was
her favorite film of the festival.
It has also become
a favorite film of yours among fellow filmmakers — in the «One Day Since Yesterday» documentary, we see people like Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach talking about their love for it.
Easily my personal
favorite film of...
The National Society of Film Critics selected Lars von Trier's Melancholia as
their favorite film of 2011 over the weekend.
My favorite film of all time is not instantly regarded as re-watchable.
As someone who selected Drive as
my favorite film of 2011, I wasn't about to let a series of pans from Cannes halt my excitement for Only God Forgives, the next Nicolas Winding Refn / Ryan Gosling collaboration.
It has since become
my favorite film of all time, one that I have never grown tired of watching once I noticed that that a terrific Jack Lemmon was in the movie, too.
HOLMES: I think for a lot of people, even if «Get Out» wasn't
their favorite film of the year, they respect its audacity and its freshness and the fact that it's a very unusual genre film.
Then again, I'm bias to that franchise as Mad Max 2 is my second
favorite film of all time.
However, the biggest winner and my own top
favorite film of the festival was Benh Zeitlin's Beasts of the Southern Wild, a tremendous piece of cinema (read my review) which is one of the best discoveries of this year's fest.
11) «Killing Them Softly» As the follow - up to «The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford,» more or less
my favorite film of the last decade, I was pretty amped to see Andrew Dominik «s «Killing Them Softly,» his adaptation of George Higgin «s «Cogan's Trade.»
1) «Anna Karenina» From Terrence Malick «s «To The Wonder» to the aforementioned «Tabu,» the spirit of Leo Tolstoy «s «Anna Karenina» ran through a lot of film this year, so it's appropriate that 2012 saw a cinematic version of the original story that, while bold and cinematically inventive, manages to come close to being a definitive take on the classic, as well as being
my favorite film of the year.
Brie Larson, so good in everything to date, gives a star performance here, and supporting turns by John Gallagher Jr., Kaitlyn Dever, and Keith Stanfield help round out my favorite cast in
my favorite film of the festival.
Silver Lining Playbook opened the festival and it, thus far, is indeed
my favorite film of the year.
5 to 7 — I'll have more to say about this one at the end of the week (it opens on Friday, actually), but this is currently
my favorite film of 2015 so far, even if I first saw it last year at Tribeca.
This is, without a doubt,
my favorite film of 2013.
Just not
my favorite film of his.
It's
my favorite film of his.
Snub: I would have loved to have seen first time director Damien Chazelle earn some recognition for «Whiplash,» my personal
favorite film of the year.
Terrence Malick's story of the discovery of America by Europeans, and of the discovery of Europeans by America is probably
my favorite film of the 21st Century thus far.
Similarly, Baby Driver, this critic's
favorite film of the year, was only nominated in three technical categories after Kevin Spacey was accused of sexual harassment.
He's secure in his knowledge that Boogie Nights is
his favorite film of all time, but second place is a real toss - up.