On a first viewing I felt it wasn't as rousing as what I expected from Tarantino but then Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction instantly catapulted themselves into
my favourite films list.
Not exact matches
On my personal
list of all - time
favourite films: Dead Poets» Society 1989.
The Shawshank Redemption, which often appears at the top of «
favourite film»
lists, also fails, as does Gladiator.
Fashion
films and documentaries make for excellent and intriguing viewing, which is why I decided to put together a
list of my personal
favourites!
Those
listing the 2012 Ben Affleck - directed drama among their
favourite films receive almost twice as many (+90 %) messages than the average eharmony member.
Along with their
favourite films and hair colour, users now also
list their condition.
There are fewer questions than some other sites, though you can also add a facebook - style
list of
favourite books, music,
films, etc, which would take an extra 15 minutes.
No sooner do we discuss the best
films of Woody Allen than Woody Allen himself
lists his six
favourite Woody Allen
films.
Tomboy, A Separation and Martha Marcy May Marlene, three of the best
films in cinemas in 2012, are not on my
list because I saw them in 2011 at The Sydney Film Festival and picked them as my
favourite non-cinema releases in my Best of 2011
list.
As far as snubs go, I was disappointed to see that my personal
favourite of the year, Armando Iannucci's The Death of Stalin, was not on the best
film list as well as best British
film.
The site includes
film reviews, photo galleries, feature articles, a «Fab Five» section («Every month we select our five
favourite films from a particular decade or on a certain theme» — such as five top romances), and an Interactive page with polls, competitions and TV
listings.
Joing them in the hunt for Best European Film are «The Class» and «Happy - Go - Lucky,» which makes four of my
favourite films of the year in the
list.
Though I've
listed a few of my
favourite feature length narrative
films of 2017, I find myself going to the movies less and less, and becoming bored with narrative cinema and narrative in general, with the exception of all the great international
films of the past, many of which are available in Blu - ray and / or streaming platforms.
Don't forget, the Golden Globes divide best
film into two categories (drama and comedy / musical), so critical
favourites (which also made the AFI
list) such as the dark gem Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, the star - studded political thriller The Post and Greta Gerwig's poignant mother - daugther comedy - drama Lady Bird are also strong contenders.
Looking back on my 2017
list of 10
films I was most anticipating for the 12 months ahead, I note that just two of them, Dunkirk and Blade Runner 2049, made it to my Top 10
list of
favourites at year's end.
Movie critiquing is a subjective business so each and every member of the Empireverse was asked to submit a
list of their
favourite films release in the UK in 2014, and our mathematicians bunged all the results into a science oven and, presto, from the charred embers emerged over four dozen terrific slices of motion - picture magic, including 12 features from debut filmmakers.
He's outstanding in this
film and I certainly having him riding high on my
list of
favourite actors working today.
Despite a gallant effort from Earth's Mightiest Heroes, The Dark Knight Rises was a clear
favourite among the team here at Flickering Myth, topping no less than six our of writers» individual
lists, as Nolan delivered a stunning finale to his Batman saga, and rounded out one of the finest trilogies ever put to
film in the process.
In a difficult
list to compile and with minor spoilers for some
films, here are our
favourite film scenes featuring trains and railways:
In the comments form below or at www.independent.co.uk/bestof09 nominate your
favourite - in
film, music, theatre, comedy, dance or visual arts - with a brief explanation as to why it tops your
list and we'll print a selection in The Independent Readers» Review of 2009.