[27/52] As always, I know it's my challenge, but I like to keep a separate list and build as I go through the year. Too much of a mood watcher to plan out 104 movies a year in advance.

Original list can be found here.

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1. 100 Years of Greats! Use a random number generator to pick a year between 1923 and 2023, sort by most popular, and pick a film from the top 10. (You can expand to Top 20 if you’ve seen them all, or roll for a different year!)
2. 1920s- Nosferatu (F. W. Murnau, 1922)
3. 1930s- The Smiling Lieutenant (Ernst Lubitsch, 1931)
4. 1940s- Yankee Doodle Dandy (Michael Curtiz, 1942)
5. 1950s- Don't Bother to Knock (Roy Ward Baker, 1952)
6. 1960s- Sweet Charity (Bob Fosse, 1969)
7. 1970s- The Student Nurses (Stephanie Rothman, 1970)
8. 1980s- Yes, Madam! (Corey Yuen, 1985)
9. 1990s- Galaxy Quest (Dean Parisot, 1999)
10. 2000s- Down With Love (Peyton Reed, 2003)
11. 2010s- Crazy Rich Asians (Jon M. Chu, 2018)
12. 2020s- Boss Level (Jim Carnahan, 2021)13. Creature Feature or Creature Documentary- The Hidden Kingdoms of China (Ben Wallis, 2020)14. Period Horror or Period Horror- The Curse of Frankenstein (Terence Fisher, 1957)
15. Water Sports. Just Water Sports.- Water Lilies (Celine Sciama, 2007)
16. Directed by Hong Sang-Soo
17. Directed by Raj Kapoor
18. Directed by Ida Lupino- The Hitch-Hiker (Ida Lupino, 1953)
19. Directed by an Indigenous director whose work you haven’t seen before- Angry Inuk (Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, 2016)
20. A documentary parodied on Documentary Now!
21. 🩸 𝐜𝔢𝐜𝒆 🩸’s “female rage” but make it worth watching. aka women of color rightfully angry- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000)
22. ningsterrr’s 🏳️‍🌈 Love is an act of defiance.- Tomboy (Celine Sciama, 2011)
23. Nicole’s Deafness and Sign Language in Film
24. michelle grondine’s dear diary, my teen angst bs now has a body count- Twilight (Catherine Hardwicke, 2008)
25. Katie Mitchell’s The 50 Greatest Films EVER MADE!
26. Frank Ocean’s 100 Favorite Films (List compiled by Jonathan Poritsky)- Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927)
27. Made in Colombia by a Colombian director
28. Made in Pakistan by a Pakistani director
29. Made in an island nation by a director from that country- Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (Junta Yamaguchi, 2020)
30. Adapted from a toy or board game- Transformers (Michael Bay, 2007)
31. Revisit your childhood- A film that you remember having watched as a child, but haven’t seen since and haven’t logged- Robots (Chris Wedge, 2005)
32. Directed by a Trans, Nonbinary, or GNC director whose work you haven’t seen before
33. Feature film originally released on YouTube (either in parts or as a whole)
34. TV Show Feature or Special (within the show cannon- no re-casted sequels or reboots)
35. Cinematography by Yu Lik-wai
36. Edited by Gloria Schoemann
37. Costumes designed by Ruth E. Carter
38. Production design by Jeannine Oppewall
39. Adapted from the writing of Haruki Murakami
40. The protagonist is a talking animal- Peter Rabbit (Will Gluck, 2018)
41. The antagonist is a place, thing, or idea (i.e. NOT a person)
42. Pre-Code romantic comedy- Honor Among Lovers (Dorothy Arzner, 1931)
43. Mexican Luchador film
44. Marāṭhī as the primary language
45. Latin listed as a spoken language
46. How low can you go? (Rated lower than a 2.5)- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (Robert Rodriguez, 2003)
47. Can you go down low? (Rated lower than a 2)
48. All the way to the floor? (Rated lower than a 1.5)
49. Cha Cha Real Smooth (A film with a style of dance in the title.)- Cabaret (Bob Fosse, 1972)
50. A film that inspired Goncharov (1973)
51. A film inspired by Goncharov (1973)
52. Any film from your watchlist!