Last week, my ranking of 100 favourite movies I’ve seen in the last decade began with 40 films that ranged from screwball comedies to spectacle-fuelled blockbusters, from gritty crime thrillers to artistic animations, from gory horrors to melodramatic epics…
This week, my typically eclectic selection continues with the next 30 picks.
 #60The Nice Guys 8th from 2016 (previously 11th) Convoluted criminality is rendered hilarious in Shane Black’s spiritual sequel to Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. More… |
 #59Arrival 7th from 2016 (previously 6th) An intelligent, adult drama about humanity, which also happens to be a science-fiction mystery. More… |
 #58His Girl Friday 6th from 2010 (previously 7th) Sharp, fast, intelligent, hilariously funny — they don’t make films like this anymore. More… |
 #57The Story of Film: An Odyssey 8th from 2015 (previously 21st) Mark Cousins’ history of the movies wasn’t to all tastes, but I found all 15 hours to be fascinating and enlightening. More… |
 #56The Night of the Hunter 7th from 2013 (previously 7th) Charles Laughton’s only film as director is a masterpiece of dread, fear, cruelty, and near-peerless beauty. More… |
 #55M 5th from 2010 (previously unranked) Fritz Lang’s proto-noir serial killer procedural still has the power to thrill and chill. More… |
 #54Inglourious Basterds 3rd from 2009 (previously 1st) Killin’ Natzis, Tarantino style. History re-rendered in terms of pure cinema. More… |
 #53In Bruges 2nd from 2009 (previously 2nd) “There’s never been a classic movie made in Bruges, until now.” More… |
 #52Byzantium 7th from 2015 (previously 5th) These vampires aren’t glamorous or sparkly, but damaged and discarded in a seedy seaside town of tarnished charms. More… |
 #51How to Train Your Dragon 8th from 2011 (previously unranked) Glorious animation, with soaring flight sequences and an emotive connection to its characters, both human and dragon. More… |
 #50Dredd 6th from 2013 (previously 6th) Sharp, efficient sci-fi action with impressive gun battles, dry humour, and Karl Urban nailing the title character. More… |
 #49Steve Jobs 6th from 2016 (previously 3rd) A gripping character drama with a surprising corporate thriller vibe, magnificently written by Aaron Sorkin. More… |
 #48Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro 7th from 2011 (previously 4th) Described by no less than Steven Spielberg as “one of the greatest adventure movies of all time”. More… |
 #47The Shining 8th from 2014 (previously 3rd) Eliciting dread and almost-primal fear, it’s the most excruciatingly and exquisitely unsettling film I’ve ever seen. More… |
 #46X-Men: Days of Future Past 7th from 2014 (previously 9th) Surprisingly deep characterisation rubs shoulders with witty and inventive action in this all-eras X-Men team-up. More… |
 #45Predestination 5th from 2016 (previously 5th) Thought-provoking science-fiction in this time travel mystery that tackles issues of gender and identity — how timely. More… |
 #44The Revenant 4th from 2016 (previously 4th) Starring Emmanuel Lubezki’s cinematography, this gruelling survival Western is primarily told with visuals and so becomes a work of pure cinema. More… |
 #43Oldboy 6th from 2014 (previously 7th) Mixing a straightforward revenge thriller with weird, almost surrealistic touches, Oldboy is kinda crazy, kinda disturbed, but kinda brilliant because of it. More… |
 #42Hanna 5th from 2013 (previously 5th) A teen coming-of-age movie… with hard-hitting action sequences, surreal imagery, long single takes, beautiful cinematography, and a pulsating Chemical Brothers soundtrack. More… |
 #41Stardust 5th from 2008 (previously 4th) A truly magical film, packed with wit, action, delicious villains, a star-studded cast, a stirring score, and genuinely special effects. More… |
 #40North by Northwest 4th from 2013 (previously 4th) Almost everything you could want from a movie: pure tension, action, humour; a mystery, a thriller; a dash of romance. Unadulterated entertainment. More… |
 #39The Three Musketeers 6th from 2011 (previously unranked) Sword fights galore in this riot of swashbuckling fun, with a lightness of touch that makes for pure entertainment. More… |
 #38The Grand Budapest Hotel 6th from 2015 (previously 10th) A film full of delights, from the hilarious performances, to the clever dialogue, to the inventive design, to the controlled camerawork. More… |
 #37Mad Max 2 5th from 2015 (previously 2nd) Post-apocalyptic Australian Western that climaxes with a balls-to-the-wall multi-vehicle chase, one of the greatest action sequences ever filmed. More… |
 #36Sicario 3rd from 2016 (previously 1st) A dark and morally questionable thriller, incredibly shot by Roger Deakins, artfully helmed by perhaps the best director currently working, Denis Villeneuve. More… |
 #35Rise of the Planet of the Apes 3rd from 2012 (previously 7th) An intelligent science-inspired drama that just happens to link up to a big studio sci-fi/action series. More… |
 #34Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 5th from 2014 (previously 4th) The sequel to the prequel to the Planet of the Apes presents a fully-realised ape society and a story of interspecies relations that reflects our own times. More… |
 #33Django Unchained 3rd from 2013 (previously 2nd) Tarantino’s Spaghetti Western homage is an entertaining, occasionally thought-provoking, rewarding, and thoroughly cinematic experience. More… |
 #32The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford — 2nd from 2013 (previously 3rd) One of the most underrated films of the ’00s, Andrew Dominik’s historically accurate movie is a considered, immersive, complex, intimate, epic Western. More… |
 #31Mad Max: Fury Road 4th from 2015 (previously 6th) Action filmmaking elevated to a genuine art form, but alongside the mind-boggling stunts there’s a surprising richness of theme and character. More… |
Next Sunday: the penultimate 20.
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The amount of movies you’ve seen is really something. You rock so much it must be said.
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Thanks again, Vinnie! Though it must be said, watching so many movies makes compiling a list like this quite hard — there were so many films that I really liked which had to be left out.
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Yes, I can imagine the task was very daunting to do. I also struggle when doing lists like this one.
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