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...the sexuality that cinema left us.

This list contains the favorite movies of movie critic Jonathan Rosenbaum who writes for the Chicago Reader. The movies span virtually every decade, and include many an obscure movie.

#1 - #1012: original list
#1013 - #1073: 2008 additions
#1074 - #1133: 2016 additions

Source: https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Cinema-Necessity-Film-Canons/dp/0801889715

Source: https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/lists/best-japanese-film-every-year

"The best Japanese film of every year – from 1925 to now"
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Japanese Movie Watchlist

The 481 films listed below were included in previous editions of the They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?'s 1,000 Greatest Films.