Last year I wondered if ~140 features a year was the ‘new normal’, and it appears that is the case, as in 2017 I saw 147 features. That said, it felt like a really good year for cinema.
If you are interested in the technical guts of these graphs, look here.
The graphs, as well as the list itself, are behind the jump below…
Top Films of 2016 (in Alphabetical Order):
Honorable Mention:
Bottom 5 Films of 2016:
Most Disappointing:
Best Reissue:
Most Unnecessary Remake/Reworking:
Best Movie I Finally Saw: Room
Best Director: The Daniels (Swiss Army Man)
Best Ensemble: Don’t Think Twice
Best Original Screenplay: The Daniels for Swiss Army Man
Best Adapted Screenplay: Amy Jump for High-Rise
Best Cinematography: Chung-hoon Chung for The Handmaiden
Best Soundtrack: Swiss Army Man
Most Memorable Lines:
I saw even fewer feature films in 2016, but it was a rather busy year for me. My final total was 141, which was 7 fewer than 2015. The big thing I alluded to last year, that may depress this total, was buying a new house. That happened, so it’s possible that may explain the reduced number. Or, perhaps, I’ve settled into a new normal.
If you are interested in the technical guts of these graphs, look here.
The graphs, as well as the list itself, are behind the jump below…
Update 20161122: Since writing the text below, I’ve been contacted by several staffers at the Globe via many channels. They not only assure me that my discrete issues have been addressed, but that they’ve had meetings to pick apart what went wrong based on the notes I wrote up below. Hopefully my experience will (ultimately) make things better in the future.
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Setting the stage: I’ve been a digital subscriber to The Boston Globe for years now. Corinna decided she would like to try getting the Sunday edition in print. Here are the things I needed to do to accomplish this:
It is maddening to me that this process was so painful.
I saw fewer films in 2015, but it was a rather busy year for me. My final total was 148, which was 11 fewer than 2014. There are some things conspiring that could depress the total in 2016, but we’ll have to wait and see if that ends up happening.
If you are interested in the technical guts of these graphs, look here.
The graphs, as well as the list itself, are behind the jump below…
I saw one more film in 2014 than 2013, but strangely, I apparently didn’t see any short film or, more likely, I didn’t record seeing them. With so much short-form video content available online it is difficult to figure out where to ‘draw the line’ in my recordkeeping.
After deciding last year that ~160 features a year was unsustainable, in 2014 I watched 158 159 features, so perhaps it is..
If you are interested in the technical guts of these graphs, look here.
The graphs, as well as the list itself, are behind the jump below…
As regular readers know, I keep a list of all of the movies I see each year. Breaking a trend, I saw fewer features (146) than I had in the previous year (160). I don’t really have any insight into this other than a strong suspicion that ~160 isn’t terribly sustainable for me.
I never actually got around to writing my “Best Of” 2012 post… As you may remember, I decided to stop waiting until the Oscars and instead just judge the movies I saw in the calendar year. I may be backtracking on this for 2013. I haven’t made up my mind yet.
This year, You’ll see some pretty graphs that I spent entirely too much time on. If you are interested in the technical guts of these graphs, look here. Luckily, all of the time I spent on writing the code for this year will make posting these graphs in the future a no-brainer. (I might even go back and spruce up the past few years with the new graphs).
The graphs, as well as the list itself, are behind the jump below.
Continue reading “The Movies I Saw in 2013”As regular readers know, I keep a list of all of the movies I see each year. For the second year in a row I saw more feature films (160) than I had in the previous year (155), setting a new benchmark.
I’m planning on putting together my “Best Of” list in a few days. As per my recent policy, I’m basing the list on movies I saw in 2012 (as opposed to waiting until The Oscars). This means I’m missing some movies that came out in late 2012 (I still haven’t seen Django Unchained for instance). Oh well… All of the data porno is after the jump
Continue reading “The Movies I Saw in 2012”The Princess Bride turns 25 today. Reading about this reminded me of a funny story from when I was a kid.
My father rented The Princess Bride and brought it home, announcing that he thought it would be fun to watch as a family. I protested, saying I didn’t want to watch a girls movie, and stayed in my bedroom. After about 25 minutes of hearing my family thoroughly enjoying the film, I sheepishly joined them in the living room.
I don’t remember if I watched the beginning of the movie immediately after the first viewing ended, or if it waited until later, but I definitely remember when I finally did see the beginning and being completely embarrassed yet amused at how my reaction to the title of the film paralleled the character of Fred Savage in the movie.
If it wasn’t such a perfect story I’d probably still find it embarrassing.