Seeking out the
5000 greatest films
in a century of cinema
Features
This corner of the website is devoted to best-of and favorites lists, remembrances, and musings about film and the film industry. As the site is still in its early stages most of these features will not be active for quite some time.
Completin' Friedkin
Looking Back at All the Maverick Director's Work
THE 2023 OSCAR NOMINATIONS
A ranked list of an above-average '20s selection
R.I.P. Joan Rivers
Memories of my brief encounters with the great lady of show biz
The 2022 Oscar Nominations
A ranked list of the year's wide-ranging selections
The 2021 OSCAR NOMINATIONS
A spectacularly week-to-uneven year
The James Bond Films
An appreciation of seminal series on its 50th anniversary
The 2018 Oscar Nominations
the first year in a long time where I found more to complain about than praise
R.I.P. Jonathan Demme
A director who enhanced my perception of what a film can be.
The 2017 Oscar Nominations
A ranked list
My top 10 screenings
R.I.P. Ziegfeld Theater
A farewell to my favorite cinema
R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman
An appreciation of the greatest actor of his generation
R.I.P Ruby Dee
Memories of the day I spent with legend of stage, screen, and life!
R.I.P. Gordon Willis
A farewell to the Prince of Darkness
R.I.P. Harris Savides
One of the only cinematographers I’ve ever gotten excited about
Why I love lists
'Cuz listmakers gotta love lists!
