Ranking the Mission: Impossible Films
The NOC list, chimera virus, rabbit’s foot, nuclear launch codes, the Syndicate, plutonium orbs. Track them down. Save the world. These are your missions if you choose to accept them. For more than two...
View ArticleTop 10 Most Anticipated Fall 2018 Movies
On first glance, the fall 2018 movie season looks a little ragged. Blockbuster-wise, we’ve got another Fantastic Beasts film, Aquaman, Bumblebee, and Venom. Woof. But the indie circuit appears as...
View ArticleThe James Bond Movies, Ranked
I wrote a version of this list six years ago, shortly after the release of Skyfall, but recent news, and the commentary surrounding it, have had me feeling nostalgia for the series of films that, more...
View Article10 Performances to Watch This Fall
I’ve already written a bit about the movies that have my attention as the calendar turns toward autumn, but what about the performances? Too often, I overlook actors in favor of their directors and...
View ArticleThe Best Films of 2018
This was a weird year—a great one for film, but a weird, confusing, exhausting one personally. I haven’t been all the way there when it comes to maintaining this site OR keeping up with the year’s best...
View ArticleThe Best Movies of the Decade (2010-2019)
The 2010s were an incredible decade for cinema, and these are the 100 titles I'll cherish the most. The post The Best Movies of the Decade (2010-2019) first appeared on John Likes Movies.
View ArticleThe Best Movies of 2019
I’ve always said that if you can’t find enough movies to call a given year “great,” then you aren’t watching enough or digging deep enough to find the best titles. So perhaps the onus is on me, but I...
View ArticleBest Quotes from Quentin Tarantino Movies
Quentin Tarantino is one of the most well-regarded writer-directors in recent cinematic history, and as such, Quentin Tarantino films are packed crackling dialogue and incredible quotes. Unlike, for...
View ArticleGeorge Miller Movies Ranked
Over the last few months, I marathoned and wrote about every Tony Scott movie (culminating in a post just like this one – Tony Scott Movies Ranked), but somewhat more quietly, I’ve been running through...
View ArticleTony Scott Movies Ranked
What did I learn after watching and reviewing every Tony Scott movie? Well, that I really like marathoning a director’s entire filmography, and I’ll be picking up at the start of another very soon....
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