I get asked all the time, "What are the best films ever made?" My typical response is to say that it is hopefully the next one I'm going to see, basically to get out of trying to come up with an answer.

The truth of the matter is that my personal list of all-time favorites is an ever-changing living being that is in a constant state of notable flux. While I'm hardly unique on that front, maybe it's the pandemic, or maybe it's just because I'm getting tired of getting asked, I still thought it was time to put together a list of all-time favorites.

These are all seriously great films. I can honestly say I love them all dearly. I truly believe that, if you were wanting to build the foundation for a cinematic education, the titles listed as part of this list would be a terrific place to start.

This list is sorted by original year of production, so we'll start in the silent era and build up to the present.

Anyhow, feel free to take a look. Some I am certain we will all agree upon. Others I am equally sure many will look at and wonder what the heck I'm doing by including them here. In the end, I just hope you enjoy going through them all, checking off the ones that you've seen while adding others to your personal watch list to take a look at in the future.

At the start of 2021 the Seattle Gay News commissioned a series of articles relating to this list. It has since been reposted at at Moviefreak.com. Please take a look:

PART ONE: moviefreak.com/1001-great-films-one-features/

PART TWO: moviefreak.com/1001-great-films-two-features/

PART THREE: moviefreak.com/1001-great-films-three-features/

PART FOUR: moviefreak.com/1001-great-films-four-features/

PART FIVE: moviefreak.com/1001-great-films-five-features/

PART SIX: moviefreak.com/1001-great-films-6-features/

PART SEVEN: moviefreak.com/1001-great-films-7-features/

PART EIGHT: moviefreak.com/1001-great-films-8-features/

PART NINE: moviefreak.com/1001-great-films-9-features/

PART TEN: www.sgn.org/story.php?ch=arts__entertainment&sc=film&id=311064