Favorite Movies, Each Year I’ve Been Alive…

Except 2017. Too early to call, of course. But Logan and Get Out are early contenders for sure. I took this very seriously in that they are my FAVORITE movies. Those movies I gut-level enjoy the most, not necessarily the ones I think are the best in any given year… 

1979: Alien

1980: The Empire Strikes Back

1981: Clash of the Titans

1982: Blade Runner

1983: National Lampoon’s Vacation

1984: The Last Starfighter

1985: After Hours

1986: Labyrinth

1987: Robocop

1988: Elvira Mistress of the Dark

1989: The Little Mermaid

1990: Edward Scissorhands

1991: LA Story

1992: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

1993: Mrs. Doubtfire

1994: The Shawshank Redemption

1995: Before Sunrise

1996: Fargo

1997: The Fifth Element

1998: Dark City

1999: Magnolia

2000: Unbreakable

2001: Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

2002: Adaptation

2003: Kill Bill Vol. 1

2004: Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind

2005: Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

2006: Inland Empire

2007: No Country For Old Men

2008: Iron Man

2009: Inglorious Basterds

2010: Inception

2011: Melancholia

2012: Cloud Atlas  

2013: Oblivion

2014: Birdman

2015: Mad Max: Fury Road

2016: Moonlight