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Miscellaneous lists

(in no particular order.  More lists added frequently):


My Top 10 Documentaries of 2017

1. Dawson City: Frozen Time
2. Last Men in Aleppo
3. Trophy
4. City of Ghosts
5. Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
6. Finding Oscar
7. In Pursuit of Silence
8. Sled Dogs
9. Whose Streets?
10. Obit.



12 Terrific 2017 Releases That May Have Slipped Under Your Radar


1. Brawl in Cell Block 99
       Trailer - https://goo.gl/HbjFxm

2. Mayhem
      Trailer - https://goo.gl/w4yut9

3. The Villainess 
     Trailer - https://goo.gl/D6qTvz

4. Free Fire
     Trailer - https://goo.gl/3o7jpr

5. Gook
    Trailerhttps://goo.gl/Uj4duW

6. Super Dark Times
    Trailer - https://goo.gl/uYYyMK

7. Buster's Mal Heart
    Trailer - https://goo.gl/9bJEXt
 
8. The Beguiled
    Trailer - https://goo.gl/k47zE6
 
9. Dave Made a Maze
    Trailer - https://goo.gl/mr8nMV

10. Frantz
    Trailer - https://goo.gl/rdXxEa

11. The Lost City of Z
    Trailerhttps://goo.gl/ypiK71

12. Ingrid Goes West
    Trailer - https://goo.gl/fhwAZb 



My 25 All-Time Favorite Documentaries

1. Woodstock
2. Gates of Heaven
3. Grey Gardens
4. Grizzly Man
5. Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
6. Hoop Dreams
7. Dogtown and Z Boys
8. Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold story of Ozploitation
9. A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
10. General Idi Amin Dada
11. Finding Vivian Maier
12. F For Fake
13. Night and Fog
14. The Thin Blue Line
15. Trekkies
16. Capturing the Friedmans
17. Fata Morgana
18. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
19. Crumb
20. Baraka
21. OT: Our Town
22. Super Size Me
23. Nanook of the North
24. The Kids are Alright
25. Atari: Game Over



My Top 16 Horror Movies of 2016

1. Train to Busan
2. Green Room
3. The Wailing
4. The Invitation
5. The Autopsy of Jane Doe
6. The Witch
7. Don't Breathe
8. Hush
9. I Am Not a Serial Killer
10. The Conjuring 2
11. The Other Side of the Door
12. The Good Neighbor
13. The Triangle
14. Scherzo Diabolico
15. The Monster
16. They're Watching



My 25 Favorite Australian Movies

1. The Road Warrior
2. Walkabout
3. Wake in Fright
4. Mad Max
5. Picnic at Hanging Rock
6. Dead End Drive-In
7. The Proposition
8. Gallipoli
9. Wolf Creek
10. Celia
11. Long Weekend
12. Mad Max: Fury Road
13. Bad Boy Bubby
14. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
15. The Tracker
16. Newsfront
17. The Dish
18. Patrick
19. The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
20. My Brilliant Career
21. Breaker Morant
22. The Getting of Wisdom
23. Stone
24. Where the Green Ants Dream
25. He Died With a Felafel in his Hand



30 Movies You Might Not Have Heard Of, But Should Definitely Check Out
(Titles in alphabetical order, Links will take you to the film's IMDb page)

1. Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (2000) - My Review
2. Alien Abduction (2014) - My Review
3. Anchoress (1993) - My Review
4. Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001)
5. Bloody Mama (1970) - My Review
6. Bullet Train (1975)
7. Charley Varrick (1973) - My Review
8. Chicago 10 (2007) - My Review
9. The Draughtsman's Contract (1982) - My Review
10. Electra Glide in Blue (1973) - My Review
11. The Fall of the House of Usher (1928) - My Review 
12. The Furies (1950) - My Review
13. Haunted Summer (1988) - My Review
14. Heavy Traffic (1973) - My Review
15. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) - My Review
16. Hotel Terminus (1988) - My Review
17. Joe (1970) - My Review
18. Let's Scare Jessica To Death (1971) - My Review
19. The Libertine (2004)
20. The Man With Bogart's Face (1980) - My Review
21. Morvern Callar (2002) - My Review
22. OT: Our Town (2002) - My Review
23. The Signal (2007) - My Review
24. Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
25. Tidal Wave (2009) - My Review
26. Venom (1981) - My Review
27. Virus (1980) - My Review
28. Welcome to Nollywood (2007) - My Review
29. Where the Green Ants Dream (1984) - My Review
30. Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014) - My Review


My 10 Favorite Horror Movies

1. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
2. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
3. The Thing (1982)
4. Halloween (1978)
5. Hellraiser (1987)
6. Jaws (1975)
7. Nosferatu (1922)
8. The Evil Dead (1982)
9. Frankenstein (1931)
10. Poltergeist (1982)

My 10 Favorite Slasher Movies

1. Halloween (1978)
2. My Bloody Valentine (1981)
3. Friday the 13th (1980)
4. The Prowler (1981)
5. Black Christmas (1974)
6. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
7. Scream (1996)
8. Halloween II (1981)
9. Maniac (1980)
10. The Burning (1981)


My 13 Favorite Woody Allen Films

1. Annie Hall
2. Midnight in Paris
3. Manhattan
4. Match Point
5. Love and Death
6. Hannah and her Sisters
7. The Purple Rose of Cairo
8. Crimes and Misdemeanors
9. Zelig
10. Manhattan Murder Mystery
11. A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
12. Vicky Christina Barcelona
13. Broadway Danny Rose


My 15 Favorite Found Footage Movies

1. Trollhunter
2. [REC]
3. The Blair Witch Project
4. Cannibal Holocaust
5. Grave Encounters
6. Chronicle
7. Cloverfield
8. Exists
9. Europa Report
10. The Tunnel
11. Alien Abduction
12. Afflicted
13. The Taking of Deborah Logan
14. Home Movie
15. Lake Mungo


24 Films That I Find I'm Always Recommending to Others
(Titles in alphabetical order)

1. Amélie (2001)
2. The Battle of Algiers (1966)
3. Bronson (2008)
4. Bucktown (1975)
5. Crawl or Die (2014)
6. Day for Night (1973)
7. The Eye (2002)
8. Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)
9. Grizzly Man (2005)
10. The Host (2006)
11. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
12. Local Hero (1983)
13. Medium Cool (1969)
14. Nil By Mouth (1997)
15. Ragtime (1981)
16. The Right Stuff (1983)
17. Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
18. Snatch (2000)
19. Stake Land (2010)
20. Stalin (1992)
21. Le Trou (1960)
22. The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
23. Vanishing Point (1971)
24. Vice Squad (1982)



10 comments:

Unknown said...

Great list.

Crash Palace said...

Excellent list, Dave! It was a thrill to see a WISHMASTER quote. I was surprised you didn't have anything from BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA - then again, that would be its own 50 best quotes list.

Be well!

Joshua said...

Some classic all-timers, some lesser-knows and even a couple of controversial choices. There's some great ones on there. My favorites are the ones that are from movies I'm familiar with but hadn't really given the moment much thought.

Pepe Perez said...

Hi Dave,
I find your blog really interesting and useful. But, why you don't have a List of 'Favorite Screenwriters'?
Films are essentially Script. You know what Woody Allen said about it.

Best regards!

Jeff Hammer said...

Gotta ask if you are a fan of Woody Allen's Cafe Society, Magic in the Moonlight or Irrational Man, for some reason I like these more than everyone's favorites.

Unknown said...

Great list dave!!!!

Trippy Trellis said...

My favorite Australian film: "Careful, He Might Hear You".

irish said...

A movie I recommend is Short Eyes.

Jake Moore AKA: @RiverCityOtter said...

Love your lists Dave I know you do much soul searching when compiling! The effort & thought doesn't go unnoticed buddy!

River Song said...

Awesome lists! Got some new movies to look into now.