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What If Armond White Had a Flickchart?

4, May 2011

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Armond White is film criticism’s most famous contrarian. At one moment he writes a review declaring Toy Story 3 to be the most obscene excuse for toy commercials he has ever watched, and then two weeks later type out a glowing review of Resident Evil: Afterlife. He is of split-mind for sure. But what does his Flickchart look like?

1. Zardoz – The way the film portrays masculine-centered society is really an enlightening experience for all. It stands as the finest film to grace my 300-strong DVD collection.

2. Breakfast of Champions - Nick Nolte‘s closeted transvestite is truly representative of today’s emasculated workforce. A man so afraid of revealing who he is, he will become anyone to sell a car.

3. The Room - Tommy Wiseau is this generation’s Tennessee Williams. I only wish others saw greatness in him as I do.

4.  Manos: The Hands of Fate - Gloriously illuminates the stretches that people will go to save themselves. Perhaps one of the best statements about the human condition in horror history.

5. First Sunday - It uplifts the soul to see what good Ice Cube and Katt Williams do for modern cinema. One would almost call it saintly.

6. Who’s Your Caddy - A delightful role reversal of racial discrimination in sports – particularly golf. Andy Milonakis could be the Sean Penn of a new decade.

7. EDTv – A masterclass in acting from Matthew McConaughey. Society today is all about who you are seen with and what you are doing. Ron Howard showed us what the Facebook generation would look like way before pretender ‘The Social Network‘ did.

8.  Swept Away – Guy Ritchie may have done well financially and commercially with flicks like Snatch and Sherlock Holmes, but it is here with Swept Away that Ritchie’s true colors as an epic romanticist are shown. Truly splendorous!

9. Never Back Down – Was everything that Fight Club couldn’t be. A telling satire of the plight of 21st century males.

10. The Godfather – Come on! Even I like this film. Nobody hates The Godfather.

New Releases – DVD, Blu-ray, and Netflix Instant: July 27, 2010

27, Jul 2010

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What’s new to the Blu-ray and DVD Release Schedule This Week?

Clash of the Titans

How does it stand up against the Best Movies of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #4245
Times Ranked: 5007
Win Percentage: 35.69%
How Many Top-20′s: 5 Users

You’d be hard-pressed to find a bigger mythology nut than me, so catching this (on a easy to see 2D Blu-ray) is a major priority. If you also dig on mythology and flicks, the book “The Ancient World in the Cinema” by an old professor of mine is a great read.

Repo Men

How does it stand up against the Best Movies of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #6699
Times Ranked: 1370
Win Percentage: 48.68%
How Many Top-20′s: 0 Users

It’s Repo! The Genetic Opera but without the opera. Despite my massive love for musicals, I personally was not a fan of that flick but completely understand why 14 year old girls like it. This one looks like it’s much more “serious” and more of a straightforward action flick.

Operation: Endgame

How does it stand up against the Best Movies of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #12462
Times Ranked: 1
Win Percentage: 100%
How Many Top-20′s: 0 Users

Rob Corddry and Zach Galifianakis in a spy-thriller? That’s just crazy enough to work. The movie has an incredible ensemble cast and looks, to me at least, to be a fun way to kill a couple hours. Check out this clip for some proof of the funny.

Batman: Under the Red Hood

How does it stand up against the Best Movies of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: Just Added
Times Ranked: -
Win Percentage: -%
How Many Top-20′s: – Users

Animated superhero movies are the best. There’s nothing better to throw on one monitor, while I get some work done on the other. The only conceivable reason I would ever want kids is so I could buy movies like this without getting dirty looks when I get to be in my 40′s.

IP Man

How does it stand up against the Best Movies of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #6749
Times Ranked: 287
Win Percentage: 68.81%
How Many Top-20′s: 1 Users

The story of a very successful, real-life martial arts teacher. The man taught Bruce Lee everything he knew, so hopefully there’s an interesting movie in there somewhere. Flickcharters seem to be responding to it very positively so far, so I’m guessing it’s worth a look.

The Art of the Steal

How does it stand up against the Best Movies of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #11835
Times Ranked: 33
Win Percentage: 37.78%
How Many Top-20′s: 0 Users

Documentary about the struggle to control a $25 billion private art collection. The collection was started by a dude who made his money creating a treatment for a sexually transmitted disease in the 1800′s. Flickchart rankings aren’t great right now but it looks interesting.

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