Oltmans Movie Lists

40. I feel like this should be a top 40 list - you can’t really make a list of anything  end (or start, in this case) on 39.  I did see more than 40 movies this year, but several of them were older movies, so I’m going to use this spot to talk about the Best Picture movies for 2018 that aren’t on this list, and why they aren’t on the list. The Post - looks good, just haven’t gotten around to it.  Get Out - top 5 movie for me last year.  I’m so glad it was nominated. Call Me by Your Name - looks boring, and also a movie where an older man has a sexual relationship with a high school student feels a little too rapey for me to enjoy.  Phantom Thread - this looks super boring.  Even if I was on a long plane flight and there were no other movies being shown, I would probably just stick with my book. And that’s it - all the other nominees are ones that I saw, and for the most part, liked.  So on to the list! 39. Knight of Cups There was a time when Terrenc...

I've been doing these movie lists for more than a decade now, and my days of watching 80-90 movies in a year are over.  Getting older and a growing family took care of that.  Between the theaters and home I was still able to watch about 50 movies this year, which I suppose isn't too bad.  I watched more clunkers this year than usual, and there were quite a few movies that were just so-so, but my top 10 is filled with some really great films.  Enjoy the list, and let me know what movies you loved this year! 2016/2017 Movie List 44. Anomolisa With the movie at the bottom of the list each year, I always feel like I am partially at fault.  If it is so bad, why not just stop watching?  The thing is, the writer of this movie, Charlie Kaufman, used to be one of my favorites.  He wrote Adaptation, Being John Malkovich, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, all interesting, creative movies.  Maybe that’s why I didn’t give up when I realized th...