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It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

The passage of time is funny.

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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

The consensus among my peers in recent years is that To Kill a Mockingbird is Baby’s First Anti-Racism Story with a heavy dollop of white saviorism.

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Ocean’s Eleven (2004)

I’d never argue it’s one of the best, but Ocean’s Eleven is undoubtedly one of the coolest movies I’ve ever seen:

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Return of the Jedi (1983)

There are few movies with which I have a more mixed reaction than Return of the Jedi.

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The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

It’s an obvious point, but worth repeating: With so many bad franchise sequels in film history, Empire Strikes Back is kind of a miracle.

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Star Wars (1977)

More than forty years later, Star Wars still puts most popcorn cinema since to shame.

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

As I started watching this time, I tried counting how many quotes I’ve referenced, or had referenced to me, in actual conversations before.

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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

It’s tough for me to articulate how important this movie was for me:

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Toy Story 2 (1999)

One of my foundational cinematic beliefs that all three movies in the “Andy Trilogy” are 5-star, Tour De Good masterpieces.

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Spider-Man (2002)

The first Spider-Man is likely a top 5 superhero movie for me… and it might even be top 3.