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#97 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 458 points, 8 lists "But you *are*, Blanche! You *are* in that chair!" Box Office: 9M Rotten Tomatoes: 92% Metacritic: 75 Awards: 1 Academy Award and 4 nominations, 2 BAFTA nominations, 2 Golden Globe Award nominations, Palme D'Or nomination at Cannes, 1 DGA Award nomination Roger Ebert's Review: [Director Robert Aldrich] knew he was asking for trouble by pairing Davis and Crawford, but he guessed, correctly, that trouble would translate into a better film. And at the end of the day it was Davis who won the ancient battle, by upstaging Crawford, winning the nomination and making the pseudo-sequel "Charlotte." She may not have been a pretty sight mincing her way through an old-age version of "I've Written a Letter to Daddy," but she was a trouper, and no one who has seen the film will ever forget her. Its Legacy: Revived the popularity and careers of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Created the psycho-biddy subgenre of horror thriller. A canon event for the Bette/Joan feud. Parodied in RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars and by Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. An iconic camp classic among queer audiences. Baby Jane ranked #44 on AFI's Top 50 Villains. Joined the National Film Registry in 2021. Gave Victor Buono a paycheck. Commentary: Most people know this movie for being a major part of the iconic feud between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. And that’s all well and good, especially if you're a fan of one or both actresses. However, that also feels a bit unfair to this camp classic. Robert Aldritch’s work is an intensely dark, highly satirical look at Hollywood and how it treats its actresses. At one point, you may be on top of the world. And just like that, you could lose everything because you’re “not in style”. This is a film about jealousy, resentfulness, hatred between two sisters, all due to reasons outside of their control. There’s a lot to enjoy in terms of the melodramatic story and acting, the dark humor and comedy, as well as the intense, Hitchcockian-style suspense, as we watch Jane torment and abuse her paraplegic sister Blanche, all because Blanche was more successful than her. Yet I think it’s that satire, that feminist insight, a direct parallel to the way Bette and Joan were treated when they were no longer considered viable by studios, that makes this so endearing and fascinating and why it earned such a big following, especially among queer audiences. And also the camp. This film revived both Crawford and Davis’ popularity, both actresses being iconic staples of the WB family, and is a major reason why both actresses are celebrated to this day over six decades later. And we’re all much better for it. Poem Oh I hate my sister. She never treats me right. Why does she not trust me, nor give me good advice? What is with my sister? She always makes a fuss. Every day, she rants and raves, and leaves me in the dust. My sister doesn't love me. That much is what I know. Yet I think I did no wrong, so why won't her kindness show? Oh please dear sister. Just tell me you love me. Tell me that we'll always be together, I know that you can trust me.

#492 - Man on the Moon (6 points, 2 lists, avg. ranking #98) #491 - The Omega Man (7 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #94) #490 - Let Them All Talk (8 points, 2 lists, avg. ranking #97) #489 - Black Adam, The Lost King, Going in Style (8 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #93) #488 - Justice League: Flashpoint Paradox (8 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #68) #487 - The Cowboys (8 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #66) #486 - Journey to the Center of the Earth (8 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #47) #485 - Justice League, The World According to Garp, Mr. Skeffington (9 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #92) #484 - The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (10 points, 2 lists, avg. ranking #96) #483 - Ladyhawke, A Mighty Wind (10 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #91)

Not really? Barbie and Spider-Verse are the same as every other nostalgic toy commercial. It’s not a big swing to make a movie based on the most popular toy and superhero of all time. I guess there is Elemental, but that also feels a stretch when it’s just the usual Pixar fare that has largely been successful since 1995. Not saying these movies are bad, but I don’t see the “big swing” nor do they imply audiences want more from what they are getting.

#507 - The Nun (1 point, 1 list, avg. ranking #100) #506 - Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (1 point, 1 list, avg. ranking #75) #505 - Crossing Delancey (1 point, 1 list, avg. ranking #25) #504 - The Clash of the Wolves (2 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #99) #503 - King's Row, Murder at 1600, and Baby Face (3 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #98) #502 - RocknRolla (3 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #73) #501 - Pursued (3 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #49) (couldn't find a gif for this sadly) #499 - The 15:17 to Paris (3 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #24) #498 - Dead Calm (4 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #97) #497 - Annabelle Comes Home, Bonfire of the Vanities, The Whole Nine Yards (5 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #96) #496 - A Scanner Darkly, The Losers (5 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #71) #495 - Superman Unbound (5 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #70) #494 - Justice League: Throne for Atlantis (5 points, 1 list, avg. rating #69) #493 - Sergeant Rutledge (5 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #48)

Like I said before, I'm also going to reveal the honorable mentions, the films that didn't make it. However, with so many, I'll do them in batches at a time. And I'm also going to put many of them into one post just to make sure I don't spam you guys with movies that, frankly, many of you won't care about. And to clarify some stuff yet again, the way I divided each movie in terms of ranking is a combination of points and the average ranking it recieved. This is because, as an example, a movie could get one point and still rank at #100 or #50 or even #25 or #10. So saying a movie that got one point from a #100 ranking is the same as a #25 ranking is unfair, so I divided things accordingly. If this is confusing, it'll likely make more sense once you actually see the posts that will be made.

This is why we're buddies.

Ranked as the third-highest DVD/Blu-Ray for 2022, only behind No Way Home and Dominion. That's pretty darn good for a franchise starter. Plus its 18-34 audience was at 55%. By comparison with other 2021 movies, Eternals was 55%, Shang-Chi was 59%, Black Widow was 50%, Free Guy was 50%, F9 was 46%. Dune did just fine skewing towards younger moviegoers, and Denis was smart casting hip actors to get those youths invested.

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But the crazy wackiness is what makes that movie fun!

Gotta be honest, the idea of watching a movie that's about how an innocent man transforms into a corrupted and evil government official...doesn't really work as a fun action blockbuster in 2023. Not sure why.

...is there evidence of that happening? Also MI2 is a good movie, so like????

People aren't avoiding this. They're just going to wait until it's home for $20 a pop/on Paramount+ for free.

Or people won't pay to see a crappy movie and will wait until it's free. That's the Netflix mantra lmao

You're an Easy A. (sorry, this is my last one)

You're an A

You're a princess.

I think the Clod advertising is baffling when he's in the movie for like...7 minutes? And they made a whole ad campaign around him? It's weird? I don't get it?

I know I'm going to get yelled at and lectured as to why I'm wrong, but this reeks of some pyramid scheme garbage.

Because I'm stupid and didn't notice that typo until you mentioned it.

#98 John Wick 457 points, 11 lists "John is a man of focus, commitment, sheer will, something you know very little about." Box Office: 86M Rotten Tomatoes: 86% Metacritic: 68 Awards: N/A Roger Ebert's Review: N/A Its Legacy: Redefined action movies. Kickstarted a long-running media franchise. Revitalized Keanu Reeves' movie career. Emphasized long takes, practical effects, and intense stunts within action movies. Made Chad Stahelski and David Leitch director superstars. Gave Lance Reddick a paycheck. May he rest in peace. Commentary: It was released by Warner Bros. in the UK. That means it’s a Warner Bros. movie. Even if just barely. My countdown, my rules. Anyways...isn’t it weird the first John Wick is almost 10 years old? It’s also weird to think that the very first movie was such a humble little creation. One that everybody thought little of. A low-budget action movie made by two first-time directors? Starring total has-been Keanu Reeves? Only a couple months before release, the movie didn’t even have a distributor. Who would watch something that was so disposable? It will easily get lost within the crowded movie season and be a boring, forgotten action movie that would just stay on Tubi or something. Well, history is written by the winners. And for everybody involved, they were winners. Directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch went against type for action movies. No rapid cuts, no closeups to hide the wires. These two, being stuntmen and action choreographers, made sure that they used long takes, emphasized crazy stunts and action choreo, and used Reeves’ charms to his advantage. And sure enough, John Wick became a solid hit at the box office and on home video. And um...now it’s the biggest thing ever? The two directors who made it keep getting calls left and right, Keanu Reeves is the Internet’s favorite person ever, and we now have a gigantic media franchise consisting of three sequels, a spin-off movie, a streaming series, a Fortnite skin, and so, so, so much more. Chapter 4 came out earlier this year and it’s outgrossing sure bets like Indiana Jones, Transformers, and The Flash. There was no way people would have predicted that in 2014. And it’s so obvious why. With its slick, stylized action, practical effects, and “one man takes down everybody” concept, it was a breath of fresh air for a genre that was full of shaky cam and overused CGI, and we are only just now feeling its impacts, even if the films that are ripping it off aren’t really the best. But hey, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. And while only tangentially, WB played a part in this franchise’s now iconic legacy. And they had no idea what was coming. Poem Pow! Wham! Bam Bam Boom! Baba Yaga, Baba Yaga He’s coming for you. Boom! Whack! Hit Hit Blam! Baba Yaga, Baba Yaga He’s coming for you.

#99 White Heat 454 points, 9 lists "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!" Box Office: 1.9-3.483M Rotten Tomatoes: 97% Metacritic: 72 Awards: 1 Academy Award nomination Roger Ebert's Review: N/A Its Legacy: One of the best movies of all time. One of James Cagney's most famous performances. Sampled in movies, shows, and music. Inspired a Madonna song. Joined the National Film Registry in 2003. Listed in Time's Top 100 movies of all time in 2005. Gave Virginia Mayo a paycheck. Commentary: And you thought your mommy issues were bad? (sitcom laughter) James Cagney had two sides to him as an actor. One side was a song and dance man, a showman who loved to entertain and tap his little feet. That’s where you have movies like Footlight Parade and Yankee Doodle Dandy. But to the average person down the street, if they know who James Cagney is, they know him for his gangster movies. Him and Edward G. Robinson were the first of their kinds in fact, as WB originated the gangster movie that is so prolific in a post-Goodfellas/Sopranos world. The Public Enemy, Angels with Dirty Faces, and of course, White Heat. Cagney portrays a cold-hearted psychopathic criminal with a disturbingly strong attachment to his Ma, herself also deranged and cruel. What follows is a fascinating character study of a criminal and a story full of deception, treachery, and shocking twists. All of this is thanks to the sharp direction of Raoul Walsh and James Cagney in arguably his most exemplary performance, portraying a character who is evil and nefarious, yet oddly endearing and “love to hate” all at the same time. This all of course comes to head in a phenomenal climax that ends with the iconic phrase, “Made it, Ma! Top of the world!” Quoted in countless movies, sampled in a 50 Cent tune, it’s one of those lines that’s just as, if not more famous than the movie itself. And if you’ve seen the film, you know why something so strong and so tragic left an impact on viewers. And why this is, in many ways, James Cagney’s masterpiece. Poem Can we see through his eyes? His crazy, cold-hearted eyes? Is a man with no heart Someone we can empathize? Can we see through his soul? Does he even have a soul? If somebody is so cruel Do they even have a soul? Top of the world, as they say, What did it take to be? Why even be at the top, If there isn’t anyone with thee?

#100 East of Eden 453 points, 8 lists "If you want to give me a present, give me a good life. That's something I can value." Box Office: 5M Rotten Tomatoes: 86% Metacritic: 72 Awards: 1 Academy Award and 3 nominations, 3 BAFTA nominations, Palme D'Or nomination at Cannes, 2 Golden Globe Awards, 2nd place at the National Board of Review Awards Roger Ebert's Review: N/A Its Legacy: James Dean's first movie and the only one released in his lifetime. Influenced Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese. Captured angst and rebellion among adolescents in the 1950s. Gave the famed Steinbeck novel an iconic adaptation to call its own. First film to give a Best Actor nomination posthumously. Joined the National Film Registry in 2016. Gave Burl Ives a paycheck. Commentary: Kicking things off is a man whose entire filmography consists of all-time classics of the WB library. Although sadly, I wish it was more than three. James Dean’s short life is one we all look back on with tragedy. Here was a man, a symbol for many young folk disillusioned with the world, scorned by those pesky adults. Here was an actor whose career was only just getting started, somebody set to do incredible things for decades to come, only for his life to be tragically cut short, only having one of his three movies released in his lifetime. But what a first impression. Based on the John Steinbeck novel, this modernized Cain and Abel drama hit every teenager in 1955 hard. It’s the story of a young man who just wants to feel accepted. To no longer feel like the ignored, rejected, disgraced son of his father. To find a connection with his estranged mother, to feel like he has some sort of worth in his family and in his life. Elia Kazan is my favorite director of all time. His understanding of what makes a quality melodrama, while also including tons of engaging political and sociological intrigue, is incredible. And the ideas he brings into his movies, capturing the contemporary feelings and emotions of the time period, while still making them effortlessly timeless, is second to none. And this one is no different. Not just because of the great screenplay, combining themes of piousness, independence, and identity, but also the incredible acting across the board. This was my introduction to James Dean as an actor, and, man, was he somebody special. Every gesture, expression, and nuance is so well-crafted and layered, making Cal this conflicting, tragic figure that is easy to empathize and understand. This is the kind of debut that even the best actors could only dream of. Poem Daddy, dear Daddy, Please notice me. Daddy, dear Daddy, What exactly do you need? I give you everything, Yet you throw me away. Is it really my fault that I’m not what you pray? Daddy, dear Daddy, Just give me some love. For you see, dear Daddy You will soon be above. Daddy, dear Daddy, Life doesn’t last. Daddy, dear Daddy, Don’t let your moment past.