Ann Hornaday from the Washington Post has proposed a list of the best 23 films of the 2000s. Let’s see which ones I’ve seen.
Movies I’ve seen:
- 25th Hour
- The Hurt Locker
- Michael Clayton
- Boyhood
- 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
- Old Joy
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- You Can Count on Me
- No Country for Old Men
- I’m Not There
- Dunkirk
- Mudbound
- Spotlight
- Stories We Tell
- The Royal Tenenbaums
Movies I’ve not yet seen, but plan to:
- Children of Men
- There Will Be Blood
- Hunger
- Spirited Away
Movies I most likely won’t watch:
- Pan’s Labyrinth–this movie has weirded me out for years.
- Minority Report–Tom Cruise is a no-go for me
- Son of Saul–I have trouble prioritizing movies depicting the holocaust
- The Fog of War–I’m sure this is a great documentary, but there just aren’t very many documentaries in my life.
Let’s look at what I’ve seen. Of the fifteen on the list…
I heartily recommend:
Movies that are good movies to watch in general:
- Boyhood
- Old Joy
- You Can Count on Me
- Dunkirk
- Spotlight
- Stories we Tell
- The Royal Tenenbaums
Movies that are good, but tough to watch (tense, difficult subject matter, etc.)*
*People would probably put Spotlight on this list, but it’s such a quality film, I think that overcomes the difficult subject matter.
Movies that I remember liking, but would have to watch again before recommending them:
- 25th Hour
- Michael Clayton
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- I’m Not There (I recall being overly tired while watching, which got in the way of my enjoyment) (Yep. Tired.)