Welcome to the first official installment of the 8s rankings. I figured I’d start with 2008 before going back to the other years. I had recently released my 1998 rankings so I’m not redoing them. For a film year with so many films that felt like touchstones, I didn’t get that euphoric feeling from many
There’s a comfort in sitting down for a Marvel movie in that you pretty much know what you are in store for. Even when the films underwhelm, they are tonally consistent. With this kind of audience understanding and production, you can kind of take for granted what it actually takes to make films that connect
Things have moved around a lot on the site this past week with me finally moving the site to a self host (Bluehost for those who care) and have also shifted this top 10 series to Thursday for the time being. With Superman flying back into the multiplexes this week in Man of Steel, I thought I’d take a crack at ranking the top 10 superhero films of all time. I often get asked about my thoughts regarding superhero films, mostly to do with my apparent terrible lack of overwhelming love for the Dark Knight saga, and indeed you will not find any of his films on this list. There are some odd choices but I tried to factor in nostalgia, characterizations, and impact, so check it out!