The 50 best films of the '90s (1 of 3)

Few talk about the ’90s as a filmmaking renaissance on par with the late ’60s and early ’70s, but for many of the film critics at The A.V. Club, it was the decade when we were coming of age as cinephiles and writers, and we remember it with considerable affection. Those ’70s warhorses like Martin Scorsese and Robert Altman posted some of the strongest work of their careers, and an exciting new generation of filmmakers—Quentin Tarantino, Joel and Ethan Coen, Wong Kar-Wai, Olivier Assayas, David Fincher, and Wes Anderson among them—were staking out territory of their own. Presented over three days—with two 20-film lists, then a separate one for the top 10—our Top 50 survey was conducted in an effort to reflect group consensus and individual passion, with the disclaimer that all such lists have a degree of arbitrariness that can’t be avoided. 50. 48. 47. Paul Verhoeven’s gonzo satire was destined, even designed, to be misunderstood. 46. 45. 44. 43. [pagebreak] 42. 41. 40. 39. Yeah, yeah.

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15 Overused Movie Posters : DormStormer You'll never look at movie posters the same way again. 1. Black and white posters with hints of flames. This is Michael Bay’s genre of movies, a lot of action filled with a shit ton of unnecessary explosions. Share this Link and Earn Points! 2. In these movies, the blindfolded hero must face justice. 3. These movies have more of the comic book style of story telling and visual appearance. 4. The obnoxious amount of yellow basically yells out “i’m a big independent fim”! 5. This back shot is showing that these individuals are most likely lonely heros, vigilantes, and or bad ass mother f@#kers. 6. Most likely for horror films. 7. Usually means there is going to be sex involved and hot babes. 8. This style of poster is made up by the elements of what the movie is usually based on. 9. It tells you that the character is the most important and is probably getting paid a lot. 10. Usually means it’s going to be a romantic comedy. 11. Means it’s going to be about animals. 12. 13. 14. 15.

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Existential & Psychological Movie Recommendations Film, as with many of the arts, often reflects many existential themes. This page, which was developed following several request for such a list, offers suggestions of movies which reflect existential and psychological themes. The information about the movies is brief to not give away anything which would impact the enjoyment of the movie. See also What is an Existential Movie? Other Movie Pages: Postmodernism & the Movies | Diversity Issues & the Movies | Psychology & the Movies Resources Top 30 Comedy Movies From 2000-2009 I’ve done it with horror movies so I figured it was as good a time as any to rattle off my top 30 favorite comedy movies from the last 10 years. Before you continue on to the list just remember that this list is based on my opinion so if you don’t agree, good for you. I already know a lot of people will think I’m crazy for leaving movies like Zoolander off the list, but honestly that movie was just unfunny and dumb. So with that being said let’s get to numbers 30-26 with 25-1 coming after the jump. Enjoy and feel free to leave your opinions on the list or let me know if I forgot a pretty obvious one. 30. 29. 28. 27. 26. 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. 19. 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. (alphabetical order) Beerfest (2006) (imdb) Clerks II (2006) (imdb) Elf (2003) (imdb) Knocked Up (2007) (imdb) Strange Wilderness (2008) (imdb) And there you have it, my Top 30 Comedy Movies from the past 10 years. Now Check out our favorites from each year: