TOP 20 LIST followed by sub-genre: aliens, living beyond the stars, the apocalypse, time travel, and AI. After #20, ignore…
MY HATE LIST
Movies that either violate all things I hold sacred or were generally an awful betrayal of my goodwill. More often…
History Buffs
As a history teacher, my list represents a chronology of historic events including biographies and socio-economic changes over time.
1. Woody Allen
#2 FAVORITE DIRECTOR “Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.” ―…
2. DAVID LYNCH
#2 FAVOURITE DIRECTOR. The "first popular surrealist" - Pauline Kael. RIP January 15, 2025 (age 78 years)
"It makes me…
3. STANLEY KUBRICK
#3 FAVORITE DIRECTOR: “The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it…
4. AKIRA KUROSAWA
#4 FAVORITE DIRECTOR. “I’m a little worried because I don’t feel that I understand cinema yet. I really don’t feel…
5. COEN BROS.
#5 FAVORITE DIRECTOR. "Where would it get you if something that's a little bit ambiguous in the movie is made…
6. WES ANDERSON
#6 FAVORITE DIRECTOR. “I have a way of filming things & staging them and designing sets. There were times when I…
7. PEDRO ALMODOVAR
#7 FAVOURITE DIRECTOR. "I'm not a political director. As a filmmaker, my commitment was to want to create free people,…
8. SPIKE LEE
#8 FAVOURITE DIRECTOR. "People talk about Spike's politics all the time but they never talk about his skills . .…
9. DAVID O'RUSSEL
#9 FAVOURITE DIRECTORS. - "I think any spiritual experience that's worthwhile is not about ego & it will humble you in…