Annihilation 2018

Movies (and some tv series/episodes) that are so insanely packed with things and ideas and visuals they become dense in one way or another.

• Obviously subjective but not precisely my favourite movies.

• Ordered alphabetically.

• Suggestions welcomed but I'll have to see them to see if they fit my criteria.

Excludes superhero/supervillain movies

A collection of Hard Science Fiction, a sub-genre emphasizing scientific accuracy, even if highly speculative, or at the very least, featuring relatively realistic themes.

The goal of the list is to collect thought-provoking films tackling a wide gamut of themes, whether AI, space travel/exploration, extraterrestrial colonization, first contact, futuristic societies and social issues, and so on and so forth.

Some liberties will be taken, and the list may stray from these general guidelines, but not much.

Updated at 2024-06-19

Films that are on the 2018 Top 250 that weren't on the 2017

Supposedly from another world; extraterrestrial.

Using IMDb advanced search, filtering only by English language.

Notable entries missing include:
What Maisie Knew (2012)
Buried (2010)
The Babadook (2014)
Song of the Sea (2014)
Sleeping with Other People (2015)
Coriolanus (2011)
Palo Alto (2013)
The Hunt (2012)
Tamara Drewe (2010)
Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2015)

Last Updated: 26/06/2019

Art is the principal way in which the human mind has tried to remake the world in a way that makes sense. The carefully edited, slow-motion, action replay of a rugby tackle, a car crash or a sex act has more significance than the original event. Thanks to virtual reality, we will soon be moving into a world where a heightened super-reality will consist entirely of action replays, and reality will therefore be all the more rich and meaningful.

JG Ballard: Theatre of Cruelty

I might be a nihilist except that I don’t believe in anything.
― Mitchell Heisman

Movies and shorts based on the works of HP Lovecraft (some only loosely), have Lovecraftian themes or strong references to Lovecraft or are clearly Lovecraft inspired.

Some might be fringe cases and not considered Lovecraftian by purists but are included because the atmosphere is suggestive of Lovecraft's work, there are clear nods to Lovecraft and in some case it is just because of name dropping or big tentacle monsters.

Missing on Trakt:
- Corpse-O-Rama (2001)
- The Whisperer in Darkness (2007)
- Lovecraft Chronicles (2009 Series)

Movies

Science, time, space and advanced technology - either real or imaginary.

A large collection of stand-alone HORROR categorised Movies & TV Shows.
*Last update 06/03/2024

HollyWood Movies based on Popularity

Female leads that kick ass. Mostly action movies… tough babes, gals, women, females, broads, vixens, girls, femmes, ladies, bitches, grannys, mothers, daughters, sisters etc

https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/the-50-best-sci-fi-movies-of-the-2010s/

Films featured on the We'll See You In Hell Podcast

https://seeyouinhellpod.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_List

UPDATED: 6/4/24

2019 Critics Choice Awards nominees and winners:
- Best Picture: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10. | 05 - Roma.
- Best Director: 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, 07, 08. | 05 - Roma (Alfonso Cuarón).
- Best Actor: 03, 06, 07, 08, 11, 12, 13. | 07 - Vice (Christian Bale).
- Best Actress: 02, 03, 05, 10, 14, 15, 16. | 16 - The Wife (Glenn Close).
- Best Supporting Actor: 01, 03, 06, 09, 15, 17. | 06 - Green Book (Mahershala Ali).
- Best Supporting Actress: 02, 03, 04, 07, 08, 18. | 04 - If Beale Street Could Talk (Regina King).
- Best Original Screenplay: 02, 05, 06, 07, 12, 19, 20. | 12 - First Reformed (Paul Schrader).
- Best Adapted Screenplay: 01, 03, 04, 08, 09, 15. | 04 - If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins).
- Best Cinematography: 02, 03, 04, 05, 08, 09. | 05 - Roma (Alfonso Cuarón).
- Best Editing: 02, 03, 05, 07, 08, 21. | 08 - First Man (Tom Cross).
- Best Foreign Language Film: 05, 22, 23, 24, 25. | 05 - Roma.
- Best Comedy: 02, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. | 30 - Crazy Rich Asians.
- Best Actor In A Comedy: 06, 07, 26, 28, 29, 31. | 07 - Vice (Christian Bale).
- Best Actress In A Comedy: 02, 10, 19, 28, 30, 32. | 02 - The Favourite (Olivia Colman).
- Best Action Movie: 09, 21, 26, 33, 34, 35. | 33 - Mission: Impossible - Fallout.
- Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie: 14, 20, 36, 37, 38. | 20 - A Quiet Place.
- Best Production Design: 02, 05, 08, 09, 10, 30. | 09 - Black Panther.
- Best Costume Design: 02, 09, 10, 11, 39. | 09 - Black Panther.
- Best Hair & Makeup: 02, 07, 09, 11, 36, 39. | 07 - Vice.
- Best Score: 04, 06, 08, 10, 40. | 08 - First Man (Justin Hurwitz).
- Best Song: 03, 09, 10, 41, 42. | 03 - A Star Is Born ("Shallow").
- Best Visual Effects: 08, 09, 10, 33, 34, 35. | 09 - Black Panther.
- Best Animated Feature: 40, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47. | 43 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
- Best Young Actor/Actress: 19, 20, 48, 49, 50, 51. | 19 - Eighth Grade (Elsie Fisher).
- Best Acting Ensemble: 02, 07, 09, 21, 30. | 02 - The Favourite.

Contemporary Stage/Novel-to-Film