Lists

  • Oscar Nominated Films List

    Monsieur Vincent (1948)

    Gate of Hell (1954)

    Sundays and Cybele (1962)

    Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (1964)

    Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

    The Tin Drum (1979)

    Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)

    Pelle the Conquerer (1988)

  • Distinguished Classics: Critically Acclaimed Films from the Past (part 5)

    Sons of the Desert (1933)

    The Letter (1940)

    The Young One (1960)

    Advise and Consent (1962)

    Ivan’s Childhood (1962)

    Come Drink With Me (1966)

    The Whole Shootin’ Match (1979)

    King of New York (1990)

  • Buried Treasures (2019 List)

    • The Weavers: Wasn’t that a Time (1981) Director: Jim Brown
    • A Woman’s Decision (1975) Director:  Krzysztof Zanussi
    • Our Mother’s House (1967) Director: Jack Clayton
    • Marat/Sade (1967) Director: Peter Brooks
    • Taking Off (1971) Director: Milos Forman
    • Goin Down the Road (1970) Director: Donald Shebib
    • Adalen 31 (1969) Director: Bo Widerberg
    • Last Summer (1969) Director: Frank Perry
    • Ulysses (1967) Director: Joseph Strick
    • Elvira Madigan (1967) Director: Bo Widerberg
    • The Revolutionary (1970) Director: Paul Williams


  • Best Films of 2018

    Angela’s Top 10
    1. If Beale Street Could Talk. Director: Barry Jenkins
    2. Roma. Director: Alfonso Cuarón
    3. Blindspotting. Director: Carlos Lopez Estrada
    4. Shoplifters. Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
    5. You Were Never Really Here. Director: Lynne Ramsay
    6. Eighth Grade. Director: Bo Burnham
    7. Widows. Director: Steve McQueen
    8. Can You Ever Forgive Me? Director: Marielle Heller
    9. Leave No Trace. Director: Debra Granik
    10. Minding the Gap. Director: Bing Liu

    Honorable Mentions: Private Life, Capernaum, Happy as Lazzaro, Don’t Worry He Won’t Get Far on Foot, Who We Are Now, Summer 1993, Loveless

    Bryan’s Top 10
    1. Shoplifters. Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
    2. If Beale Street Could Talk. Director: Barry Jenkins
    3. Widows. Director: Steve McQueen
    4. Blindspotting. Director: Carlos Lopez Estrada
    5. The Rider. Director: Chloe Zhao
    6. Capernaum. Director: Nadine Labaki (tied) Roma. Director: Alfonso Cuarón
    7. Eighth Grade. Director: Bo Burnham
    8. Border. Director: Ali Abbasi
    9. Avengers: Infinity War. Directors: Anthony and Joe Russo
    10. Minding the Gap. Director: Bing Liu

    Honorable Mentions: Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

  • His Distinguished Classics: Critically Acclaimed Films from the Past (part 4)

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) Director: William Dieterle
    La Ronde (1950) Director: Max Ophuls
    The Life of Oharu (1952) Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
    French Cancan (1956) Director: Jean Renoir
    Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1961) Director: Karel Reisz
    Revenge of a Kabuki Actor (1963) Dir: Kon Ichikawa
    The Fifth Horseman is Fear (1964) Director: Zbynek Brynych
    Le Circle Rouge (1970) Director: Jean-Pierre Melville

  • Streaming 6: June 2018 Picks

    Angela’s June 2017 Picks:
    Chasing Coral (2017)
    Bombshell: The Hedy Lammar Story (2017)
    My Happy Family (2017)

    Bryan’s June 2017 Picks:
    Thor: Ragnorak (2017)
    God’s Own Country (2017)
    Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

    Streaming Services:
    Netflix
    Amazon
    Google Play
    Filmstruck
    Apple iTunes
    Hulu

  • Her Fresh Picks (2018)

    Her Fresh Picks: 2018 Acclaimed Movies

    You can watch these movies along with Angela and Bryan, and see if you agree or disagree. These are 2018 movies that have been critically acclaimed and we missed reviewing when they first played in theaters. All are available on some sort of streaming service (Amazon, Hulu or Netflix) or on Netflix DVD.
    My Happy Family
    Annihilation