10/10
Inspired by Grasshopper Films' ongoing series, 10/10, in which they ask cinephiles to name their ten favourite films from the last ten years, I've listed mine. I've picked the film from each year that the memory of, or the thought of revisiting, makes me most excited. In square brackets is the film I chose as my definite #1 from that year at the time (originally by UK release dates, more recently by world premieres). Interesting to see how much these diverge.
Out of Frame
In the latter part of 2016 there were a couple of articles shared online that caused me to think a lot about my movie-watching habits. The first was a fantastic piece that appeared in issue 7 of the online film journal, LOLA. It is called Two Dollar Movie and involves editor Adrian Martin asking sixty friends and associates from across film, art and literature to watch a previously unseen and unknown film that cost $2…