The Best of 2024
this is a ‘top ten’ in the sense that it’s the top 10% of my 2024 viewing. I watched 131 films for the first time last year, which means this time it’s a top thirteen. I’ve called this “best films” because I always have, but this year I’ve definitely leant more into “favourites” in my decision-making.Read more here.
Then, a trio of posts kicked off my 2025 Challenge...
Blindspot 2025
Regular readers will know that my Blindspot selection process is often tortuously complicated. I don’t just pick twelve films I feel like watching, but compile various “great films” lists and use them to concoct some kind of ranking. Not so this year...Read more here.
What Do You Mean You Haven’t Seen These Films You’ve Bought Multiple Times?
I want to make a confession: sometimes I buy new copies of films I already own but have never seen. Never mind blind buying, I blind upgrade. It's stupid, I know... Nonetheless, the theme of this year’s WDYMYHS was provoked by my relatively recent purchase of Le Samouraï in 4K... I wanted a selection methodology that would force me to finally watch Le Samouraï, so what better than the very reason I wanted to be forced to watch it?Read more here.
More next Sunday.
