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Standings (up until February 11) Very slow weekend at the box-office means very little movement in our weekly standings. But fortunately, Tranny has another winner in his hands for next week :lol: And Ron will finally move a bit. 1. Trannyspeare - $1,268,385,039 (3 films - Argylle, Night Swim, Migr...

To me, In The Mood For Love is his best, and behind is Chungking Express, As Tears Go By and Happy Together.

6. As Tears Go By (1988) Wong Kar Wai. The man hasn't done much in the last 15 years or so, but his career til 2046 is outstanding. In The Mood For Love is in my Top 5 all-time, but the films he made before, Happy Together or Chungking Express, notably, are almost just as impressive. And of course,...

Guess I'll drop Distant for Spy x Family Code.

7. The Right Stuff (1983) I love films about space, be them sci-fi, documentaries, or the portrait of space conquest that is The Right Stuff. It’s a fascinating story that manages to be exciting in what it tells, like a true adventure film, and at the same time depict a slice of History with a dist...

Kevin Costner, 1987-1993 :

No Way Out
The Untouchables
Bull Durham
Field of Dreams
Dances with Wolves
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
JFK
Bodyguard
A Perfect World

8. Back to the Future (1985) I remember the first time I watched Back to the Future. I was about 12 or 13 and my sister and I used to do some cat sitting for our neighbors, who had a big VHS collection. They had the Zemeckis trilogy and we watched it that way. It didn’t take long for us to record i...

Standings (up until February 4) Everyone stays put once again this week, and in the end, February should be another slow month. Still, Tranny gets even more ahead of us thanks to Argylle, no matter how disappointing its numbers might be. 1. Trannyspeare - $1,252,213,519 (3 films - Argylle, Night Sw...

9. Au revoir les enfants (1987) Goodbye, Children. This may not be Louis Malle’s most known film internationally, but it’s probably his most personal, and important. It is hard not to be devastated by that tale of childhood and friendship during WWII. In a catholic boarding school, jewish children ...

#10 Boosh: E.T: the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) And another one I haven't seen since childhood and really need to rewatch. John: The Name of the Rose (1986) I used to love this one, even though I'm not much of a Annaud fan. Haven't seen it in a long time. Ron: First Blood (1982) I've always been uninte...

#11 Boosh: Cinema Paradiso (1988) Strangely, I've never seen Cinema Paradiso. I've been meaning to catch it forever, but never have. John: Full Metal Jacket (1987) I cited it, so obviously, love it. Ron: Blade Runner (1982) Just wrote about how it's the best Scott film for me. six: Die Hard (1988) Y...

#12 Boosh: Blade Runner (1982) What a film. My favorite Ridley Scott film for certain. John: The Changeling (1980) I'm not sure I know what this film is, I'm intrigued. Ron: Amadeus (1984) Here's one I saw when I was a teen and was pretty impressed by it, but I never had the chance to watch it again...

#13 Boosh: Once Upon a Time in America (1984) The 80's produced a few monuments of cinema. This is one of them. John: The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) Never seen that one. Ron: Scarface (1983) Again, hated this one. six: Raging Bull (1980) I always had a hard time with this one. But I realize I pro...

10. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) What can I say about The Empire Strikes back that hasn’t been said already ? It’s the best Star Wars film ever made. I remember back in the spring 1997, when the original trilogy was re-released, I was 15 years-old, and one of the best cinemas in Paris screened it...

11. Le Père Noël est une Ordure / Santa claus is a Stinker (1982) They often say comedies don’t travel well. It’s the one genre where you can have an absolute classic in a country that’s barely been heard of internationally. None of you have probably ever seen this French comedy which is an absolut...