Lists

  • Reel Film Snobs: Best Films of 2021 #10-6

    Best Films of 2021 #10-6
    Angela’s 10-6
    10: Prayers for the Stolen. Director: Tatiana Huezo (tied) The Harder They Fall. Director: Jeymes Samuel

    9. Titane. Director: Julia Ducournau

    8. Passing. Director: Rebecca Hall

    7. Summer of Soul. Director: Questlove

    6. The Power of the Dog. Director: Jane Campion

    Ernie’s 10-6

    10. Spider-Man: No Way Home. Director: Jon Watts

    9. Strawberry Mansion. Directors: Kentucker Audley, Albert Birney

    8. Wheel of Fortune & Fantasy. Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

    7. Mass. Director: Franz Kranz (tied) The Fallout. Director: Megan Park

    6. Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America. Directors: Emily Kunstler, Sarah Kunstler

  • Reel Film Snobs: Favorite Films of All Time, 11-20

    Angela’s Favorite Films 11-20
    11. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) Director: Robert Altman
    12: The Third Man (1949) Director: Carol Reed
    13: Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987) Director: Louis Malle
    14: Pulp Fiction (1994) Director: Quentin Tarantino
    15: Double Indemnity (1944) Director: Billy Wilder
    16: The Battle of Algiers (1966) Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
    17. Tokyo Story (1953) Yasujiro Azu
    18: The Awful Truth (1937) Director: Leo McCarey
    19. Sweet Smell of Success (1957) Director: Alexander MacKendrick
    20. Chinatown (1974) Director: Roman Polanski

    Bryan’s Favorite Films 11-20
    11. The Searchers (1956) Director: John Ford
    12: Jaws (1975) Director: Steven Spielberg
    13: His Girl Friday (1940) Director: Howard Hawks
    14: Taxi Driver (1976) Director: Martin Scorsese
    15. Duck Soup (1933) Director: Leo McCarey
    16. Vertigo (1958) Director: Alfred Hitchcock
    17. Some Like It Hot (1959) Director: Billy Wilder
    18. The Piano (1993) Director: Jane Campion
    19. Red Beard (1965) Director: Kurosawa
    20. Broadcast News (1987) Director: James L. Brooks

  • Comfort Films

    The Awful Truth (1937) Director: Leo McCarey

    Victor/Victoria (1982) Director: Blake Edwards

    Swing Time (1936) Director: George Stevens

    The Odd Couple (1968) Director: Gene Saks

    Downton Abbey (2019) Director: Michael Engler

  • RFS Favorite Films of the Decade (2010-2019)

    Angela’s Top 10 of the Decade

    10. Blindspotting. Director: Carlos Lopez Estrada

    9. Pain and Glory. Director: Pedro Almodovar

    8. Bridesmaids. Director: Paul Feig

    7. A Separation. Director: Asghar Farhadi

    6. If Beale Street Could Talk. Director: Barry Jenkins

    5. Winter’s Bone. Director: Debra Granik

    4. Phoenix. Director: Christian Petzold

    3. Get Out. Director: Jordan Peele

    2. Moonlight. Director: Barry Jenkins

    1. The Florida Project. Director: Sean Baker

    Bryan’s Top 10 of the Decade

    10. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

    9. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Director: Quentin Tarantino

    8. Moonlight. Director: Barry Jenkins

    7. Gravity. Director: Alfonso Cuaron

    6. We Need to Talk About Kevin. Director: Lynne Ramsay

    5. Nightcrawler. Director: Dan Gilroy

    4. Shoplifters. Director: Hirokazu Koreeda

    3. Manchester by the Sea. Director: Kenneth Lonergan

    2. Drive. Director: Nicolas Winding Refn

    1. Mad Max: Fury Road. Director: George Miller

  • Reel Film Snobs: Best Films of the Decade, 2010-2019 (Part 1)

    Best Films of the Decade
    Angela’s Picks
    10. Blindspotting (2018) Dir: Carlos Lopez Estrada
    9. Pain and Glory (2019) Dir: Pedro Almodovar
    8. Bridesmaids (2011) Dir: Paul Feig
    7. A Separation (2011) Dir: Asghar Farhadi
    6. If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) Dir: Barry Jenkins

    Bryan’s Picks 10. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri (2017) Dir: Martin McDonagh
    9. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
    Dir: Quentin Tarantino
    8. Moonlight (2016) Dir: Barry Jenkins
    7. Gravity (2013) Dir: Alfonso Cuaron
    6. We Need to Talk About Kevin (2012) Dir: Lynne Ramsay

  • Best Films of 2019

    Angela’s Top 10

    1. Pain and Glory. Director: Pedro Almodovar

    2. Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Director: Céline Sciamma

    3. A Hidden Life. Director: Terrence Malick

    4. Parasite. Director: Bong Joon-ho

    5. Uncut Gems. Director: The Safdie Brothers

    6. The Last Black Man in San Francisco. Director: Joe Talbot

    7. The Irishman. Director: Martin Scorsese

    8. Birds of Passage. Directors: Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra

    9. Honeyland. Directors: Ljubomir Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska

    10. The Lighthouse. Director: Robert Eggers

    Honorable Mentions: Monos, For Sama, Us, Toy Story 4, The Heiresses, One Child Nation, It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

    Bryan’s List

    1. Once Upon a Time in America. Director: Quentin Tarantino

    2. Parasite. Director: Bong Joon-ho

    3. Booksmart. Director: Olivia Wilde

    4. Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Director: Céline Sciamma

    5. A Hidden Life. Director: Terrence Malick

    6. Monos. Director: Alejandro Landes

    7. Little Women. Director: Greta Gerwig

    8. The Biggest Little Farm. Director: John Chester

    9. Pain and Glory. Director: Pedro Almodovar

    10. Avengers: End Game. Director: Anthony & Joe Russo

    Honorable Mentions: The Lighthouse, The Irishman, 63Up, Honeyland, For Sama, Uncut Gems, Shadow, Toy Story 4, The Joker

  • Scary Streaming 6

    Bryan’s Picks:

    Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

    Sleepaway Camp (1983)

    Black Christmas (1974)

    Angela’s Picks:

    Cat People (1942)

    Silence of the Lambs (1991)

    The Old Dark House (1932)