the yearly chosen
picking favorites for each year is no easy feat. especially when it comes to the 90s and 2010s. seriously, how am i supposed to choose? these are the movies that refused to leave my head or my heart. spanning from the 1920s all the way to the present. <i>my tough choices:</i> year 1952. singin’ in the rain vs. ikiru. pick: singin’ in the rain. year 1957. wild strawberries vs. paths of glory, 12 angry men, the seventh seal. pick: 12 angry men. year 1959. hiroshima mon amour vs. the 400 blows, some like it hot. pick: hiroshima mon amour. year 1963. high and low vs. 8½, winter light. pick: 8½. year 1964. i am cuba vs. woman in the dunes, red desert, pale flower. pick: i am cuba. year 1968. 2001: a space odyssey vs. rosemary’s baby. pick: 2001: a space odyssey. year 1972. the godfather vs. solaris, cries and whispers. pick: the godfather. year 1975. the battle of chile vs. barry lyndon. pick: barry lyndon. year 1977. opening night vs. the ascent, house, sorcerer, star wars, 3 women. pick: the ascent. year 1982. koyaanisqatsi vs. et the extraterrestrial. pick: koyaanisqatsi. year 1984. amadeus vs. paris texas. pick: amadeus (one of the hardest choices, but picked this for the spectacle). year 1985. ran vs. come and see, mishima: a life in four chapters. pick: come and see. year 1991. the silence of the lambs vs. a brighter summer, the double life of veronique, only yesterday, terminator 2. pick: silence of the lambs. year 1993. shortcuts vs. jurassic park, naked. pick: jurassic park. year 1995. maborosi vs. fallen angels, before sunrise, heat, seven. pick: fallen angels. year 1997. princess mononoke vs. cure, taste of cherry, children of heaven, the end of evangelion, titanic, the game, lost highway, career girls, perfect blue, happy together, good will hunting, funny games. pick: the end of evangelion. year 1999. eyes wide shut vs. the matrix, beau travail, magnolia, toy story 2, the iron giant, fight club, ratcatcher. pick: magnolia. year 2001. the fellowship of the ring vs. mulholland drive, spirited away, y tu mamá también, the piano teacher. pick: mulholland drive. year 2002. city of god vs. punch-drunk love, lotr the two towers, minority report, catch me if you can, adaptation. pick: city of god. year 2004. before sunset vs. the incredibles, howl’s moving castle, the aviator, nobody knows, prisoner of azkaban, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. pick: before sunset. year 2010. another year vs. incendies, the social network. pick: the social network (this was impossible). year 2012. amour vs. the master, frances ha. pick: the master (this was impossible x2). year 2016. 20th century women vs. arrival, la la land. pick: 20th century women (this is not only impossible, it’s unfair). year 2017. phantom thread vs. lady bird, blade runner 2049, columbus, dunkirk, the killing of a sacred deer, the florida project. pick: blade runner 2049 (man…). year 2019. the lighthouse vs. parasite, portrait of a lady on fire, once upon a time in hollywood. pick: the lighthouse. year 2024. dune part two vs. challengers, no other land, anora, i’m still here, flow. pick: dune: part two (sorry challengers. you’re iconic forever, but dune is… you know…)
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