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Category: Movie Lists

Favorite Rewatchables in 2020

Given the lack of theatrical moviegoing, 2020 was a great year to rewatch old faves or forgotten nostalgia plays. With our kids now 10 and 12, we also broke the PG-13 seal on a bunch of comedies, which opened the floodgates to a ton of flicks. I also devoted the entire summer to revisiting some... Read more »

By John Hammerle,
January 2, 2021 at 11:36 am •

Top 15 Movies of 2020

Well, that happened. 2020 was a movie year like no other in my lifetime. Since the pandemic started and until now, I’ve only been to the theater 4 times. 4 TIMES. I can’t remember a year where that happened. I’ve been regularly hitting up multiple movies a month since Summer 1989 (Batman! Ghostbusters II! Indiana... Read more »

By John Hammerle,
December 29, 2020 at 4:20 pm •

Best Movies of 2020 So Far

What a weird year. That might be an understatement. Since COVID-19 abruptly shut down all theaters on March 21 (and has kept them mostly closed since), movie lovers like me have had to adapt. This adaptation has taken many forms over the past few months: Bought an annual subscription to The Criterion Channel (highly recommended... Read more »

By John Hammerle,
July 3, 2020 at 12:14 pm •

Best Movies of the Decade (2010-2019)

A little late to the party here, as I think the window for all these “best of the decade” lists was late December or early January according to all podcasts I follow. But, who cares? I just started posting on the blog again last week, so here we are. Best of decade lists are interesting.... Read more »

By John Hammerle,
February 2, 2020 at 8:58 am •

Summer Movie Forecast 2018

If I’m getting a late start on this year’s Summer Movie Forecast, it’s only because the summer movie season keeps getting earlier. With the release of Avengers: Infinity War a week early – on April 26 – summer officially began in April. Soon, we’ll just have huge blockbusters all year round. Black Panther is just... Read more »

By John Hammerle,
May 10, 2018 at 4:26 pm •

Ready Player One and All of Spielberg's Movies Ranked

Ready Player One is in theaters now, and Film Twitter is deeply divided, as it is with nearly everything these days. Well, except for Paddington 2 and Black Panther. I have no interest in any of the hot takes about how it ignores Gamergate, fails to adequately portray The Iron Giant, or relies too heavily... Read more »

By John Hammerle,
April 8, 2018 at 2:12 pm •

Most Anticipated Movies of 2018

Now that we’re a few weeks into the new year, and, with the release of The Post and Phantom Thread, can finally put 2017 in our rear view mirror, it’s time to look ahead to the most anticipated movies of 2018! To help out with this post (heck, it was actually his idea to do... Read more »

By John Hammerle,
January 14, 2018 at 4:26 pm •

The Year in Review: Movie Superlatives of 2017

Yesterday, I posted my Top 10 movies of the year, and today we’re covering everything else. From the best moments to the worst movies, the underrated to the overrated, and everything in between. These are the movie superlatives of 2017: BEST TWIST: The final reveal in Split. I’ve never been more giddy leaving a theater.... Read more »

By John Hammerle,
December 30, 2017 at 2:49 pm •

John's Top 10 Movies of 2017

This is one of my favorite posts to do every year because, well, it provides some sort of justification for seeing so many movies. It is the final payoff, however little it might be, for all those long hours spent in a movie theater when I should be sleeping. I keep a running list of... Read more »

By John Hammerle,
December 29, 2017 at 12:22 pm •

The Best Kids' Movies --2017

Our kids have seen most of the young people movies released this year (and some they probably shouldn’t have seen–hello, Jumanji!) This morning I asked them for their superlatives. Best Movie of 2017: Hammergirl (age 7): A Dog’s Purpose. Because it has a doggie in it and it goes to many different jobs when it... Read more »