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5 Faves: Films of 1990

1. Dances With Wolves 2. Goodfellas 3. Hunt For Red October, The 4. Total Recall 5. Nightbreed Just Missed The Cut: Darkman, Dick Tracy, Edward Scissorhands, Miami Blues, Miller’s Crossing Need To Watch: Awakenings, Cry-Baby, The Exorcist III, La Femme Nikita, White Hunter Black Heart Comedy Hi-Lites: Back To The Future Part III, Cadillac Man, …

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5 Faves: Films of 2006

1. Pan’s Labyrinth 2. Apocalypto 3. Letters From Iwo Jima 4. Departed, The 5. Children Of Men Missed The Cut: Babel, Borat! Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan, Inside Man, The Prestige, V For Vendetta Need To See: The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift, The Fountain, Inland Empire, Poultrygeist: …

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5 Faves: Boxing

1. Cinderella Man 2. Million Dollar Baby 3. Diggstown 4. Rocky 5. Fighter, The Just Missed The List: Gladiator (1992), The Hurricane, Rocky IV, Rocky Balboa and Triumph Of The Spirit Need To Watch: The Boxer, Raging Bull, Rocky II, Rocky III and Somebody Up There Likes Me Comedy Hi-Lites: The Great White Hype and …

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5 Faves: Films of 1975

1. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest 2. Jaws 3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 4. Dog Day Afternoon 5. Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Just Missed The Cut: Death Race 2000, Deep Red, Love and Death, The Man Who Would Be King and Tommy Need To See: Barry Lyndon, A Boy And His Dog, Nashville, The …

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5 Faves: Football – Comedy

1. Jerry Maguire 2. Longest Yard, The (1974) 3. Replacements, The 4. Wildcats 5. Best Of Times, The Just Missed The Cut: The Longest Yard (2005), Lucas, Necessary Roughness and The Waterboy Need To Watch: The Freshman, Horse Feathers, North Dallas Forty and Varsity Blues

5 Faves: Films of 1985

1. Ran 2. Color Purple, The 3. Back To The Future 4. Ladyhawke 5. Breakfast Club, The Just Missed The Cut: Fright Night, The Goonies, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, Runaway Train, Silverado Need To See: After Hours, Brazil, Out Of Africa, Phenomena, St. Elmo’s Fire Comedy Hi-Lites: Fletch, Lost In America, Real Genius, Secret Admirer, Weird …

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5 Faves: Golf

Caddyshack Tin Cup Happy Gilmore Greatest Game Ever Played, The Legend Of Bagger Vance, The I’ve always been interested in golf. At least in watching it which started with my Dad. I used to play, but I was never great at it. One time I played against a friend and we wagered a buck a …

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5 Faves: Hockey

1. Slap Shot 2. Goon 3. Red Army 4. Miracle 5. Mystery, Alaska Hockey is my favorite sport to watch, but it’s foray into film has been very limited. Hockey movie or not, Slap Shot is a classic. It’s obscene, it’s bloody, it’s tough and damned funny. People who love hockey, love this movie. Goon …

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5 Faves: Football – Drama

1. Remember The Titans 2. Rudy 3. Friday Night Lights 4. Any Given Sunday 5. Draft Day Continuing with the sports genre, we arrive at football. I think I prefer watching football films more than watching actual football. Titans is my favourite, hands down. It has everything you’d want it a football movie: drama, comedy, …

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5 Faves: Baseball – Drama

1. Moneyball 2. Fields Of Dreams 3. Natural, The 4. Eight Men Out 5. Rookie, The It’s been previously stated that I love baseball movies, plain and simple. Admittedly, while Moneyball is laced with comedy, it is technically a drama. The same can be said for everything penned by Aaron Sorkin. I really enjoy fact …

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