Films I Watched in 2018

This year's viewing was a mixed bag. I ended up watching a ton of exploitation because I am trying to catch up on the DVD collections I own. Then I moved to Arkansas and did not have internet for a couple of months.

1. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), Yorgos Lanthimos, A24
2.John Wick (2014), Chad Stahelski, Thunder Road
3.The Lure (2015), Agnieszka Smoczynska, Kino Swiat
4. Stage Door (1937), Gregory La Cava, RKO
5. The Milky Way (1936), Leo McCarey, Paramount
6. Adam's Rib (1949), George Cukor, MGM
7. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964), Ishiro Honda, Toho
8. Madhouse (1974), Jim Clark, AIP
9. The Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Otto Preminger, Columbia
10. Get Out (2017), Jordan Peele, Universal
11. Logan (2017), James Mangold, 20th Century Fox
12. John Wick 2 (2017), Chad Stahelski, Summit
13. Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947), Sidney Salkow, Columbia
14. Dr Detroit (1983), Michael Pressman, Universal
15. High and Dizzy (1920), Hal Roach, Pathe Exchange
16. Ask Father (1919), Hal Roach, Pathe Exchange
17. If It Ain't Stiff, It Ain't Worth a Fuck (1977), Nick Abson
18. Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017), S. Craig Zahler, RLJE
19. The Greasy Strangler (2016), Jim Hosking, FilmRise
20. The Thin Man (1934), W.S. Van Dyke, MGM
21. After the Thin Man (1936), W.S. Van Dyke, MGM
22. When Were You Born (1938), William C. McGann, Warner Bros.
23. T-Men (1947), Anthony Mann, Eagle-Lion
24. Otis Redding: Respect Live (1967), David Dawkins, Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker
25. Another Thin Man (1939), W.S. Van Dyke, MGM
26. A Night at the Opera (1935), Sam Wood, MGM
27. Black Girl (1966), Ousmane Sembene, New Yorker
28. Shadow of a Thin Man (1941), W.S. Van Dyke, MGM
29. Marked Woman (1937), Lloyd Bacon, Warner Bros.
30. Wings of Desire (1987), Wims Wender, Road Movies
31. Marty (1955), Delbert Mann, United Artists
32. Night Moves (1975), Arthur Penn, Warner Bros.
33. The Thin Man Goes Home (1945), Richard Thorpe, MGM
34. Pride of the Yankees (1942), Sam Wood, RKO
35. Twentieth Century (1934), Howard Hawks, Columbia
36. Gate of Flesh (1964), Seijun Suzuki, Nikkatsu
37. Avengers:Age of Ultron (2015), Joss Whedon, Marvel Studios
38. Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Taika Waititi,  Marvel Studios
39. Spider-man: Homecoming (2017), John Watts, Marvel Studios
40. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, James Gunn, Marvel Studios
41. The Thing From Another World! (1951), Christian Nyby, RKO
42. Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (2002), Herschell Gordon Lewis, Shriek Show
43. Mighty Joe Young (1949), Ernest B. Schoedsack, RKO
44. The Night of the Hunter (1955), Charles Laughton, United Artists
45. X-Men: First Class (2011), Matthew Vaughn, 20th Century Fox
46. Billy Jack (1971), Tom Laughlin, Warner Bros.
47. Across the Pacific (1942), John Huston and Vincent Sherman, Warner Bros.
48. Ugetsu (1953), Kenji Mizoguchi, Daiei
49. The Square (2017), Ruben Ostlund, TriArt
50. The Invitation (2015), Karyn Kusama, Drafthouse
51. Black Panther (2018), Ryan Coogler, Marvel Studios
52. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), Robert Aldrich, Warner Bros.
53. Beerfest (2006), Jay Chandrasekhar, Warner Bros.
54. Andre the Giant (2018), Jason Hehir, HBO
55. Operation Odessa (2018), Tiller Russell, Showtime
56. Pearl Jam Twenty (2011), Cameron Crowe
57. Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015), Alex Gibney, HBO
58. My Friend Dahmer (2017), Marc Myers, FilmRise
59. Get Carter (1971), Mike Hodges, MGM-British Studios
60. Wonder Woman (2017), Patti Jenkins, Warner Bros.
61. Justice League (2017), Zack Snyder, Warner Bros.
62. Bladerunner 2049 (2017), Denis Villeneuve, Warner Bros.
63. Westworld (1973), Michael Crichton, MGM
64. Spice World (1997), Bob Spiers, Universal
65. Song of the Thin Man (1947), Edward Buzzell, MGM
66. The Florida Project (2017), Sean Baker, A24
67. The Little Hours (2017), Jeff Baena, Gunpowder & Sky
68. How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989), Bruce Robinson, HandMade
69. Solaris (1972), Andrei Tarkovsky, Mosfilm
70. Close-Up (1990), Abbas Kiarostami, Celluloid Dreams
71. All Through the Night (1942), Vincent Sherman, Warner Bros.
72. Blonde Crazy (1931), Roy Del Ruth, Warner Bros.
73. Black Legion (1937), Archie Mayo, Warner Bros.
74. Persona (1966), Ingmar Bergman, AB Svensk Filmindustri
75. Bicycle Thieves (1948), Vittorio De Sica, Produzioni De Sica
76. Pather Panchali (1955), Satyajit Ray, Aurora
77. Les Visiteurs du Soir (US: The Devil's Envoys) (1942), Marcel Carne
78. The Mack (1973), Michael Campus, Cinerama
79. G Men (1935), William Keighley, Warner Bros.
80. Beauty and the Beast (1946), Jean Cocteau, DisCina
81. The Mayor of Hell (1933), Archie Mayo, Warner Bros.
82. Crime School (1938), Lewis Seiler, Warner Bros.
83. The Rules of the Game (1939), Jean Renoir, Gaumont
84. Man with a Movie Camera (1929), Dziga Vertov, VUFKU
85. Fitzwilly (1967), Delbert Mann, United Artists
86. Slacker (1990), Richard Linklater, Orion
87. Dead End (1937), William Wyler, United Artists
88. Picture Snatcher (1933), Lloyd Bacon, Warner Bros.
89. A Virgin Among the Living Dead (1973), Jesus Franco, Brux
90. A Estranha Hospedaria dos Prazeres (1976), Jose Mojica Marins
91. King of the Underworld (1939), Lewis Seiler, Warner Bros.
92. Scarlet Diva (2000), Asia Argento, Minerva
93.Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971), Melvin Van Peebles, Cinemation Industries
94. Bloody Moon (1981), Jesus Franco, Metro-Film GmbH
95. Ant-man and Wasp (2018), Peyton Reed, Marvel
96. The Crazies (1973), George A. Romero, Cambist
97. Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street (1975), Samuel Fuller, Emerson
98. Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988), David DeCoteau, Urban
99. Dead Hooker in a Trunk (2009), Soska Sisters
100. Cannibal Ferox (1981), Umberto Lenzi, Dania
101. Zombi 2 (1979), Lucio Fulci, Variety
102. Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966), Terence Fisher, Hammer
103. Ms. 45 (1981), Abel Ferrara, Image
104. Death Laid an Egg (1968), Giulio Questi,
105. Slaves in Bondage (1937), Elmer Clifton, Jay-Dee-Kay
106. The Miami Story (1954), Fred F. Sears, Columbia
107. The Bray Road Beast (2018), Seth Breedlove
108. Living Among Us (2018), Brian Metcalf, Vision
109. The Evil Within (2017), Andrew Getty, Vision
110. Tobacco Roody (1970), Bethel Buckalew, Boxoffice International Pictures
111. Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Anthony and Joe Russo, Marvel
112. The Sister of Ursula (1978), Enzo Milioni, Rewind
113. The House of the Devil (2009), Ti West, MPI
114. The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance (1975), Alfredo Rizzo, P.A.B.
115. Lust for a Vampire (1971), Jimmy Sangster, Hammer
116. Deadpool 2 (2018), David Leitch, 20th Century Fox
117. Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Arthur Penn, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
118. Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS (1975), Don Edmonds, Cambist
119. Maltese Falcon (1931), Roy Del Ruth, Warner Bros.
120. Blood Feast (1963), Herschell Gordon Lewis, Box Office Spectaculars
121. Satan Met A Lady (1936), William Dieterle, Warner Bros.
122. The Candy Snatchers (1973), Guerdon Trueblood, General Film
123. Embodiment of Evil (2008), Jose Mojica Marins, 20th Century Fox
124. The Raven (1963), Roger Corman, AIP
125. The Naked Prey (1965), Cornel Wilde, Paramount
126. The Strawberry Blonde (1941), Raoul Walsh, Warner Bros.
127. Bullets or Ballots (1936), William Keighley, Warner Bros.
128. Beyond the Darkness (1979), Joe D'Amato, Eurocopfilms
129. The Wrong Man (1956), Alfred Hitchcock, Warner Bros.
130. A Slight Case of Murder (1938), Lloyd Bacon, Warner Bros.
131. Sleepaway Camp (1983) Robert Hiltzik, American Eagle Films
132. Let the Right One In (2008), Tomas Alfredson, EFTI
133. San Quentin (1937), Lloyd Bacon, Warner Bros.
134. Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains (1982), Lou Adler, Paramount
135. City for Conquest (1940), Anatole Litvak and Jean Negulesco (unc.), Warner Bros.
136. Don't Answer The Phone! (1980), Robert Hammer, Crown International
137. Mad Youth (1940), Melville Shyer, Willis Kent Productions
138. She Shoulda Said No! (1949), Sam Newfield, Hygienic Productions
139. Omoo-Omoo, the Shark God (1949), Leon Leonard, Esla
140. The Big Sleep (Original Cut) (1945), Howard Hawks, Warner Bros.
141. Duck Soup (1933), Leo McCarey, Paramount
142. Monkey Business (1931), Norman Z. McLeod, Paramount Publix Corp.
143. Horse Feathers (1932), Norman Z. McLeod, Paramount
144. The Cocoanuts (1929), Robert Florey and Joseph Santley, Paramount
145. Animal Crackers (1930), Victor Heerman, Paramount
146. Ten Nights in a Barroom (1931), William A. O'Connor
147. Gambling with Souls (1936), Elmer Clifton
148. The Wild and the Wicked (1956), W. Merle Connell
149. Sex Madness (1938), Dwain Esper,
150. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), Joel and Ethan Coen, Netflix
151. The Other Side of the Wind (2018), Orson Welles, Netflix
152. The Getaway (1972), Sam Peckinpah, National General
153. The Magnificent Seven (1960), John Sturges, United Artists
154. Crash (1996), David Cronenberg, Alliance
155. Forbidden World (1982), Alan Holzman, New World
156. Bound (2015), Jared Cohn, The Asylum
157. The Dreamers (2003), Bernardo Bertolucci, Recorded Picture
158. The House By the Cemetery (1981), Lucio Fulci
159. The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976), Charles B. Pierce, AIP
160. The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972), Charles B. Pierce, Howco International

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