"Feminism is hated because women are hated. Anti-feminism is a direct expression of misogyny; it is the political defense of women hating." -- Andrea Dworkin

My Top 25 Films

This is a list of what I think are the best 25 movies, in order. The caveat here is that there are a lot of movies that remain on my list of 'movies to watch,' so if you think I haven't included a film that you think should be on every list like this, I probably haven't seen it yet.

1. Hotaru no Haka (Grave of the Fireflies), Japan 1988, dir. Takahata Isao
2. Lawrence of Arabia, UK 1962, dir. David Lean
3. Rashomon, Japan 1950, dir. Kurosawa Akira
4. The Lord of the Rings (trilogy), US 2001, 2002, and 2003, dir. Peter Jackson
5. Perfect Blue, Japan 1997, dir. Kon Satoshi
6. Brokeback Mountain, US 2005, dir. Ang Lee
7. Shichinin no Samurai (The Seven Samurai), Japan 1954, dir. Kurosawa Akira
8. Citizen Kane, US 1941, dir. Orson Wells
9. Blue Velvet, US 1986, dir. David Lynch
10. Jin-Roh, Japan 1999, dir. Oshii Mamoru
11. Mononoke Hime, Japan 1997, dir. Miyazaki Hayao
12. All Quiet on the Western Front, US 1930, dir. Lewis Milestone
13. The Man Who Fell to Earth, UK 1976, dir. Nicholas Roeg
14. Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Spirited Away), Japan 2001, dir. Miyazaki Hayao
15. Arsenic and Old Lace, USA 1944. dir. Frank Capra
16. Dances With Wolves, USA 1990, dir. Kevin Costner
17. Oritsu Uchuugun Honneamise no Tsubasa (Wings of Honneamise), Japan 1987, dir. Yamaga Hiroyuki
18. Monty Python and the Holy Grail, UK 1975, dir. Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones
19. Some Like It Hot, USA 1959, dir. Billy Wilder
20. Fargo, UK 1996, dir. Joel & Ethan Coen
21. The Lion in Winter, UK 1968, dir. Anthony Harvey
22. Star Wars, US 1977, dir. George Lucas
23. A Clockwork Orange, UK 1971, dir. Stanley Kubrick
24. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, UK 1990, dir. Tom Stoppard
25. Performance, UK 1970, dir. Nicholas Roeg

updated as of 16 May 2006