Here’s part two of my top 100 films of the half-decade list. Don’t forget to let me know how many titles you’ve seen in the comments section below for a chance to win dinner and a movie on me and/or a copy of my book Flickering Empire.
75. Frances Ha (Baumbach, USA, 2012) – 8.5
74. Road to Nowhere (Hellman, USA, 2010) – 8.5
73. Clouds of Sils Maria (Assayas, France, 2014) – 8.5
72. Midnight in Paris (Allen, USA/France, 2011) – 8.5
71. Gloria (Lelio, Chile, 2013) – 8.5
70. Margaret (Lonergan, USA/UK, 2011) – 8.6
69. Aita (de Orbe, Spain, 2010) – 8.6
68. The Hunter (Pitts, Iran, 2010) – 8.6
67. Drug War (To, Hong Kong/China, 2012) – 8.6
66. Barbara (Petzold, Germany, 2012) – 8.6
65. The Comedy (Alverson, USA, 2012) – 8.7
64. Jimmy P. (Desplechin, France/USA, 2013) – 8.7
63. Force Majeure (Ostlund, Sweden, 2014) – 8.7
62. The Blue Room (Amalric, France, 2014) – 8.7
61. Cosmopolis (Cronenberg (Canada/Germany, 2012) – 8.7
60. Leviathan (Zvyagintsev, Russia, 2014) – 8.7
59. The Wolf of Wall Street (Scorsese, USA, 2013) – 8.8
58. Welcome to New York (Ferrara, USA/France, 2014) – 8.8
57. Exhibition (Hogg, UK, 2013) – 8.8
56. House of Pleasures (Bonello, France, 2011) – 8.8
55. Winter Sleep (Ceylan, Turkey, 2014) – 8.8
54. Poetry (Lee, S. Korea, 2010) – 8.9
53. Bernie (Linklater, USA, 2011) – 8.9
52. Upstream Color (Carruth, USA, 2013) – 8.9
51. You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet (Resnais, France, 2012) – 8.9
To be continued tomorrow . . .
White City Cinema 
January 18th, 2015 at 10:22 am
just seven out of that batch. can’t wait for winter sleep to eventually make its way to austin. there’s likely no way i am going to win a book or dinner out of this deal, but it is some consolation that i often take great suggestions away with me every time i read your blog. thanks!
January 18th, 2015 at 10:48 am
Cole, that puts you at 17 total. Not too shabby! But, of course, the real point of this list is to spur discussion and exchange recommendations. Thanks for weighing in.
January 18th, 2015 at 10:29 am
Seen 17 of these. Glad to see Exhibition on here, which I haven’t gotten to yet but is on Netflix with the other Hoggs and I really need to get to them soon.
January 18th, 2015 at 10:52 am
That puts you at 31 total, Jake. I have a feeling it’s going to be a close race between you, Daniel Nava and Daniel Kieckhefer.
I went into EXHIBITION with low expectations for some reason and was fairly blown away by it. It’s an incredible statement about how homes become almost physical extensions of the people who inhabit them. I really need to see Hogg’s other work.
January 18th, 2015 at 10:39 am
4 again 😦
January 18th, 2015 at 10:53 am
FRANCES HA, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, WOLF OF WALL STREET and BERNIE? 🙂
January 18th, 2015 at 5:59 pm
correct again. i’m terrible
January 18th, 2015 at 10:55 am
15 again out of this batch. I really ought to check out Leviathan before it leaves the Music Box.
January 18th, 2015 at 11:05 am
That puts you at 30, one behind Jake. You won’t regret seeing LEVIATHAN at the Music Box. It was shot on 35mm and Zvyagintsev really knows how to compose for the big screen.
January 18th, 2015 at 11:08 am
I am now up to a total of 12!
January 18th, 2015 at 12:03 pm
Five!
January 18th, 2015 at 1:04 pm
I’ve only seen 13 of these. EXHIBITION was painfully boring to watch, but afterwards seemed strangely fascinating – as if the humans were seen from the point of view of the uncomprehending house. And the house is a fairly tremendous setpiece. VIOLA and STRANGE LITTLE CAT were in the same category of viewing experience.
January 18th, 2015 at 2:09 pm
While it’s not obviously not a story-driven film, I strongly disagree about EXHIBITION being “painfully boring.” In fact, I found it riveting from beginning to end — though I realized long ago that I have a high tolerance for films that others find boring. I do, however, know exactly what you mean about the human characters being seen from the POV of the “uncomprehending house.” My first impression upon watching it was that it felt as if the film were being directed by a ghost within the house.
P.S. – You and Jake are now tied for first place at 31 films a piece. Daniel N. is right behind you guys at 30.
January 18th, 2015 at 9:03 pm
Just four 😦
January 18th, 2015 at 9:19 pm
Sorry I have not been blogging on your site for the past week or so I have been busy finishing my best films of 2014 list. I am happy to announce that I am finished and it is now up on my site. Please tell me what you think of what I wrote under each choice. That is If you want:) Anyway, keep up the great work as always:) Now that I am finished with my list, I can go back to reading and commenting on your blog:) 🙂
January 18th, 2015 at 10:12 pm
Will do right now, John. You should enter my Top 100 Films of the Decade contest.
January 18th, 2015 at 9:44 pm
Ten
January 18th, 2015 at 10:11 pm
That’s 18 total, Paul. You’re still in the proverbial hunt!
January 19th, 2015 at 1:07 am
P.S. you will be happy to know I have just upped Under the Skin from * * * 1/2 stars to * * * * 🙂
January 19th, 2015 at 7:04 pm
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