Here is my year in film. I’m hoping this isn’t the only list this year, but there is a good chance it will be. Boo.
Just like last year, I broke it down by month to make it easier to read, and to see illustrate just how much this year was a feast or famine affair, perhaps more than ever.
The key is mostly the same as always:
(#) Movie I saw in the theater.
[#] Movie I saw for the first time.
E# Movies I watched with Emily.
Favorites (These underlined films cannot be movies I saw this year for the first time, or movies I have only seen once, they have to be movies that have been able to stand up viewing after viewing, and still keep me coming back for more.)
*Best movies I’d never seen before. (It doesn’t matter when these movies came out, I saw them for the first time this year, and they were awesome. I was probably too liberal with my asterisks, I just couldn’t help myself.)
Noir Movie Fest.
Halloween Movie Fest.
January
1. Kung Fu Panda 2 [1] E1
2. Battle Royale [2]
*3. The Secret of Kells [3] E2
4. Bellflower [4]
*5. Rise of the Planet of the Apes [5]
*6. The Guard [6] E3
7. Moneyball [7] E4
February
8. Labyrinth – E5
*9. Midnight in Paris [8] E6
10. The Hangover: Part II [9] E7
*11. 50/50 [10] E8
*12. Take Shelter [11]
13. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark [12]
14. Drive – E9
15. Tangled – E10
16. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
*17. Win Win [13] E11
18. Trollhunter [14]
19. Being Elmo [15] E12
March
*20. The Secret World of Arrietty [16] (1) E13
*21. Of Gods and Men [17] E14
*22. 21 Jump Street [18] (2) E15
23. Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame [19]
24. The Promotion [20] E16
*25. The Hunger Games [21] (3) E17
26. Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop [22] E18
*27. The Trip [23] E19
28. London Boulevard [24] E20
April
*29. Certified Copy [25]
*30. Martha Marcy May Marlene [26]
31. Bringing Out the Dead [27]
32. Submarine [28]
33. Animal Kingdom [29]
34. OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus [30]
35. A Dangerous Method [31]
*36. Cabin in the Woods [32] (4)
37. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil [33]
38. Hesher [34]
39. Ocean’s Eleven
40. Shaolin Soccer [35]
*41. Sukiyaki Western Django [36]
*42. The Descendants [37] E21
43. The Five-Year Engagement [38] (5) E22
44.Down By Law [39]
May
45. Cold Weather [40]
46. Blow-Up [41]
47. Haywire [42] E23
*48. The Avengers [43] (6) E24
*49. The Avengers (7) E25
50. Iron Man – E26
*51. Rebecca [44]
52. Rosemary’s Baby [45]
53. Captain America – E27
54. Chronicle [46]
*55. Shame [47]
56. Videodrome [48]
57. South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut [49]
58. The Great Dictator [50]
*59. The Tree of Life [51]
60. Cul-de-Sac [52]
61. The Woman in Black [53]
June
62. Ultimate Avengers: The Movie [54]
63. The Thin Red Line [55]
64. Harold and Maude [56]
65. Sherlock Jr. [57]
66. Heathers [58]
67. Prometheus [59] (8)
68. Laura [60]
69. The Pianist [61] E28
70. Carnage [62] E29
*71. Moonrise Kingdom [63] (9)
*72. In the Mood for Love [64]
73. Adam’s Rib [65] E30
74. Le Samourai [66]
75. My Week with Marilyn [67] E31
76. Witness for the Prosecution [68]
77. The Battleship Potemkin [69]
*78. Paths of Glory [70]
79. Brave [71] (10) E32
80. High Sierra [72]
July
*81. Notorious [73]
82. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? [74]
83. Night and the City [75]
84. Sunset Boulevard
85. The Big Sleep
*86. The Amazing Spider-Man [76] (11) E33
87. Pickup on South Street [77]
*88. Ace in the Hole [78]
*89. The Big Heat [79]
90. Kiss Me Deadly [80]
*91. Gilda [81]
92. Leave Her To Heaven [82]
93. Gun Crazy [83]
94. Shadow of a Doubt [84] E34
*95. The Killers (1946) [85]
96. The Maltese Falcon
97. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) [86]
*98. In a Lonely Place [87]
*99. The Lost Weekend [88]
100. Double Indemnity
101. The Dark Knight Rises [89] (12)
102. White Heat [90]
*103. The Sweet Smell of Success [91]
104. Scarlet Street [92]
*105. Touch of Evil [93]
*106. Mildred Pierce [94]
107. The Asphalt Jungle [95]
*108. Out of the Past [96]
*109. The Lady from Shanghai [97]
110. The Naked City [98]
111. The Night of the Hunter [99]
112. Strangers on a Train [100]
113. The Killing [101]
*114. Batman: Year One [102]
August
115. The Shop Around the Corner [103] E35
*116. The Long Goodbye [104]
117. Lilo & Stitch [105] E36
118. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm [106]
*119. Beasts of the Southern Wild [107] (13) E37
120. Justice League: Doom [108]
121. Friends with Kids [109] E38
*122. Spartacus [110]
123. Swingers
124. Batman: Under the Red Hood
*125. Anatomy of a Murder [111]
*126. Rififi [112]
127. Sleeper [113]
September
128. The Campaign [114] (14) E39
129. John Carter [115]
130. Blackthorn [116]
131. All-Star Superman [117]
132. Spy Game – E40
133. The Raid: Redemption [118]
134. Jiro Dreams of Sushi [119] E41
135. The Man from Earth [120]
136. Badlands [121]
137. Sucker Punch [122]
October
138. Our Hospitality [123]
139. A Hard Day’s Night [124]
140. Goon [125]
141. Witness [126]
*142. Looper (15) [127] E42
*143. 2046 [128]
144. Shaun of the Dead – E43
145. Frankenstein [129]
146. From Russia with Love
147. Bride of Frankenstein [130]
*148. Cabin in the Woods
149. Les yeux sans visage (Eyes Without a Face) [131]
150. Bubba Ho-Tep [132]
151. Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein
152. Halloween [133]
153. A Nightmare on Elm St. [134]
154. The Innkeepers [135]
155. Friday the 13th [136]
156. Eraserhead
157. The Invisible Man [137]
158. Ringu [138]
*159. The Exorcist [139]
160. Arthur [140]
*161. Indie Game [141]
162. The Fog [142]
163. Zombieland
164. Pontypool
November
165. An Affair To Remember [143] E44
166. Goldfinger [144]
*167. In America [145] E45
168. Sound of Noise [146]
*169. Skyfall [147] (16) E46
170. Roxanne [148]
171. Wreck-It Ralph [149] (17) E47
*172. In the Heat of the Night [150]
173. Being There [151]
174. Amores Perros [152]
175. The Promise: The Making of The Darkness on the Edge of Town [153]
176. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) [154]
177. Mansome [155]
December
*178. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part One [156]
179. The Dirty Dozen [157]
180. Marathon Man [158]
*181. Seven Psychopaths [159] (18)
182. The Meaning of Life [160]
183. Midnight Run [161]
184. The Watch [162]
185. L.A. Story [163]
186. Bernie [164]
187. Sleepwalk with Me [165]
*188. Sound of My Voice [166]
189. Young Adult [167]
190. Sexy Beast [168]
191. Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap [169]
*192. Magic Mike [170] E48
193. The Nightmare Before Christmas
194. Christmas Vacation
195. Love Actually – E49
196. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral [171]
197. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey [172] (19) E50
198. Medicine for Melancholy [173]
*199. ParaNorman [174] E51