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50 books. 50 movies. One year - 2017 edition

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Firestorm

Member
January Update

Firestorm - 2/50 books | 6/50 movies

Books:
  1. Empires of EVE: A History of the Great Wars of EVE Online by Andrew Groen
  2. Generation Kill by Evan Wright
Movies:
  1. Whiplash (2014)
  2. Hidden Figures (2016)
  3. One Piece Film: Gold (2016)
  4. Moonlight (2016)
 
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Apple Turnover

Banned
January Update

Apple Turnover - 8/50 books | 16/50 movies

Books:

1. Bossypants - Tina Fey
2. Wishful Drinking - Carrie Fisher
3/4. The Eye of the World - Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time #1) (Counted as 2 books)
5. 1984 - George Orwell
6/7. The Great Hunt - Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time #2) (Counted as 2 books)
8. Animal Farm - George Orwell


Movies:

1. Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (1977)
2. Green Room (2015)
3. Swiss Army Man (2016)
4. The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
5. Now You See Me 2 (2016)
6. The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
7. Legend (2015)
8. God's Not Dead 2 (2016)
9. Jason Bourne (2016)
10. xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
11. Spy (2015)
12. 13th (2016)
13. In the Loop (2009)
14. Split (2016)
15. Batman: The Movie (1966)
16. Unbreakable (2000)
 
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dresi

Member
January update

dresi - 4/50 books | 5/50 movies


Books:

1. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale (1851), Herman Melville - ★★★
2. La tierra que pisamos (2016), Jesús Carrasco - ★★★★
3. Butcher's Crossing (1960), John Williams - ★★★★★
4. Dešťová hůl (2016), Jiří Hájíček - ★★★★

Movies:

1. Lake Tahoe (2008), dir. Fernando Eimbcke - ★★★★
2. Bacalaureat (2016), dir. Cristian Mungiu - ★★★★
3. Julieta (2016), dir. Pedro Almodóvar - ★★★★
4. The Sea of Trees (2015), dir. Gus Van Sant - ★★
5. American Honey (2016), dir. Andrea Arnold - ★★★★
 
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WolfeTone

Member
January update

WolfeTone - 4/50 books | 5/50 movies


Books:

1. Amongst Women (1990), John McGahren - ★★★★
2. Cuckoo's Calling (2013), Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) - ★★★
3. Sense and Sensibility (1811), Janue Austen - ★★
4. The Handmaid's Tale (1985), Margaret Atwood - ★★★

Movies:

1. Moana (2016) - ★★★
2. Lion (2016) - ★★★★
3. Silence (2016) - ★★★
4. Amour (2012) - ★★★★
5. Room (2015) - ★★★★★

Pretty happy with my book progress so far. I finished those 4 books in the first half of the month but I've been bogged down in a long piece of non-fiction since then. It feels a bit more like work to read non-fiction so I'm less inclined to spend time chipping away at it. Hoping to finish that book early February so I can get back to reading more fiction.

Movies have definitely been helped by Oscar season. I may try to see Fences and Hidden Figures since they're the only two I've missed from the Best Picture nominees.
 
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Wensih

Member
January Update

Minishdriveby - 1/24 Books | 10/100 Movies | 3/12 TV Seasons

Books
1. Underworld by Don DeLillo

Movies
1. The Wind Rises (2013) directed by Hayao Miyazaki
2. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) directed by Hayao Miyazaki
3. Embrace of the Serpent (2016) directed by Ciro Guerra
4. Rams (2015) directed by Grímur Hákonarson
5. The Jungle Book (2016) directed by Jon Favreau
6. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007) directed by Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro
7. Krisha (2016) directed by Trey Edwards Schultz
8. Cemetery of Splendor (2016) directed by Apichatpong "Joe" Weerasethakul
9. National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) directed by John Landis
10. The Wailing (2016) directed by Na Hong-jin

Television Seasons
1. The Wire (Season 4)
2. The Wire (Season 5)
3. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Season 1)
 
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BigBlueBanana

Neo Member
January Update:

BigBlueBanana - 6/50 books | 15/50 movies

Books:
1/2: Dead Beat - Jim Butcher (over 500 pages)
3: Now I Know - Dan Lewis
4/5: Swan Song - Robert McCammon (>500 pgs)
6: The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman



Movies:
1: Shenandoah (2012)
2: Oldboy (2003)
3: Philomena (2013)
4: Tabloid (2010)
5: Hidden Figures (2016)
6: Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2010)
7: Team Foxcatcher (2016)
8: Amanda Knox (2016)
9: Ip Man (2008)
10: Captain America: Civil War (2016)
11: The Fear of 13 (2015)
12: Furious 7 (2015)
13: Arrival (2016)
14: Keanu (2016)
15: Beware the Slenderman (2016)
 
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Jest Chillin

Member
January Update:


Jest Chillin - 9/50 books | 10/50 movies

Books:
1. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2. Hollow City
3. Library of Souls
4. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Screenplay)
5. Rise of Empire
6. The Fifth Season
7. Heir of Novron
8. The Obelisk Gate
9. The Crown Tower

Movies:
1. Trainwreck
2. Yoga Hosers
3. Spectral
4. Zoom
5. Across the Universe
6. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
7. Blair Witch
8. Mike and Dave need Wedding Dates
9. Warcraft
10. Jason Bourne
 
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WaffleTaco

Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
WaffleTaco - 2/50 Books | 7/50 Movies

Movies:
1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ★★★★
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 ★★
3. Good Will Hunting ★★★
4. Julie & Julia ★★★★
5. Hell or High Water ★★★★
6. Short Term 12 ★★★★
7. Boyhood ★

Books:
1. The North Remembers (Game of Thrones fan fiction) ★★★★★
2. Discipline & Punish ★★★
 
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kevin1025

Banned
January Update:

kevin1025 - 1/50 Books | 15/50 Movies

Movies:
1. La La Land
2. Rampart
3. Patriots' Day
4. Kubo and the Two Strings
5. Under the Shadow
6. The Autopsy of Jane Doe
7. Train to Busan
8. Silence
9. Swiss Army Man
10. Manchester by the Sea
11. Jackie
12. Moana
13. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
14. Doctor Strange
15. The Wailing

Books:
1. Fall of Giants by Ken Follett

Movie-wise, I'm ultra ahead while catching up on mostly 2016 movies. For books, I'm definitely mega behind, but I decided to finish Fall of Giants, which I've been reading for way, way too long. Now I'm reading Swan Song by Robert McCammon, another massive book, and then I'll be speeding through stuff. I'm feeling confident still!
 
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Teptom

Member
Janurary Update:

Teptom - 7/50 Books | 13/50 Movies

Books:

  1. Murder on the Orient Express (1934) - Agatha Christie - ★★★★ - Started on Jan 9th - Finished on Jan 10th
  2. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) - Agatha Christie - ★★★★ - Started on Jan 12th - Finished on Jan 15th
  3. Wishful Drinking (2008) - Carrie Fisher - ★★★ - Started and Finished on Jan 15th
  4. Maisie Dobbs (2003) - Jacqueline Winspear - ★★★★ - Started on Jan 16th - Finished on Jan 18th
  5. The Murder on the Links (1923) - Agatha Christie - ★★★ - Started on Jan 20th - Finished on Jan 21st
  6. Poirot Investigates (1924) - Agatha Christie - ★★★ - Started on Jan 23rd - Finished on Jan 28th
  7. Redshirts (2012) - John Scalzi - ★★★ - Started on Jan 28th - Finished on Jan 30th

    Currently Reading:
    • A Wrinkle in Time (1962) - Madeleine L'Engle - Started on Jan 30th
Movies:

  1. An American Werewolf in London (1981) - John Landis - ★★★★ - Jan 1st
  2. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) - Shane Black - ★★★★ - Jan 2nd
  3. The Road Warrior (1981) - George Miller - ★★★ - Jan 2nd
  4. Double Indemnity (1944) - Billy Wilder - ★★★★★ - Jan 11th
  5. The Pink Panther (1963) - Blake Edwards - ★★★ - Jan 15th
  6. A Shot in the Dark (1964) - Blake Edwards - ★★★★ - Jan 15th
  7. The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) - Blake Edwards - ★★★ - Jan 20th
  8. The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) - Blake Edwards - ★★★ - Jan 22th
  9. Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) - Blake Edwards - ★★ - Jan 22th
  10. Serpico (1973) - Sidney Lumet - ★★★★★ - Jan 23rd
  11. The Celluloid Closet (1995) - Rob Epstein and Jeffery Friedman - ★★★★ - Jan 25th
  12. Dog Day Afternoon (1975) - Sidney Lumet - ★★★★★ - Jan 25th
  13. All the President's Men (1976) - Alan J. Pakula - ★★★★ - Jan 30th
Comics/Manga:

  • Ms Marvel Vol 1-3 - G. Willow Wilson/Adrian Alphona - Jacob Wyatt - Takeshi Miyazawa - Elmo Bondoc - ★★★★★ - Vol 1-3 on Jan 15th
 
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teeny

Member
January Update:

teeny - 3/50 books | 5/50 movies

Books:
  1. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making - Catherynne M. Valente,
  2. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson
  3. Dreadful Skin - Cherie Priest

Movies:
  1. Suicide Squad
  2. Star Trek Beyond
  3. Finding Dory
  4. La La Land
  5. Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Letterboxd
Good Reads
 
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Jooney

Member
January Update:

Jooney - 7/50 books | 12/50 movies

Books:
1. The story of a new name - Elena Ferrante (Neapolitan Novels Book 2)
2. The westing game - Ellen Raskin
3. The vegetarian - Han kang
4. Those who leave and those who stay - Elena Ferrante (Neapolitan Novels Book 3)
5. The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead
6. The story of the lost child - Elena Ferrante (50% audio) (Neapolitan Novels Book 4)
7. Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote (audio)

Movies:
1. The Edge of seventeen
2. Easy A
3. Other people
4. Moonlight
5. The man who knew infinity
6. Magic Mike
7. The invitation
8. Magic Mike XXL
9. Chasing Amy
10. Remember the Titans
11. Split
12. Jackie

Comments:
- Happy to date with my progress - I made a commitment to get back into reading prior to XMAS last year and decided to leverage the 50/50 challenge as a way to cement that more formally
- Used the time I had off at the start of the year to accelerate my reading, but now that I am back in the swing of work, life and other priorities I see that my pace is slowing down - need to make sure that I read at least something everyday!
- Started experimenting with audiobooks but only have found it an enjoyable experience when I am travelling long distance on the road. Can't listen when I am doing everyday chores as I find it difficult to maintain attention
- Films won't be hard to do as I don't watch much TV and reduced my video game time. Although there is excellent TV being produced I prefer the finiteness of film.

Finally, for those that have heard of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels series but haven't tested the waters - they are excellent. Most enjoyable book reading experience I have had in some time.
 
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walkmetothelake

Banned
January Update

walkmetothelake - 6/50 books | 25/50 movies | 0/10 TV seasons | 9/100 music releases

Books:

1. Tr*nny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout - Laura Jane Grace - ★★★★★
2. One For Sorrow - Christopher Barzak - ★★★★
3. World War Z - Max Brooks - ★½
4. We Are the Ants - Shaun David Hutchinson - ★★★★½
5. Highly Illogical Behavior - John Corey Whaley - ½
6. Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive - Julia Serano - ★★½
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Movies:

1. Silkwood (1983) - Mike Nichols - ★★★½
2. Critters (1986) - Stephen Herek - ★★½
3. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) - Alfred Hitchcock - ★★★
4. Undead (2003) - Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig - ★½
5. Frozen River (2008) - Courtney Hunt - ★★★½
6. The Accused (1988) - Johnathan Kaplan - ★★★
7. Zombi 3 (1988) - Claudio Fragasso, Bruno Mattei, Lucio Fulci - ★★★
8. Little Women (1994) - Gillian Armstrong - ★★★★
9. Frankenstein (1931) - James Whale - ★★★
10. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - James Whale - ★★★★
11. Akira (1988) - Katsuhiro Ōtomo - ★★★½
12. Poison (1991) - Todd Haynes - ★★½
13. Middle of Nowhere (2012) - Ava DuVernay - ★★★★
14. Waxworks (1924) - Leo Birinsky - ★★★½
15. Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984) - Liu Chia-Liang - ★★★★
16. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) - Michael Curtiz, William Keighley - ★★★
17. Barton Fink (1991) - Joel Coen - ★★★★
18. Girlhood (2014) - Céline Sciamma - ★★★★★
19. Chopping Mall (1986) - Jim Wynorski - ★★
20. Night of the Creeps (1986) - Fred Dekker - ★★★★
21. Laurence Anyways (2012) - Xavier Dolan - ★★
22. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017) - Paul W.S. Anderson - ★★
23. Man with a Movie Camera (1929) - Dziga Vertov - ★★★★
24. The 7th Victim (1943) - Mark Robson - ★★★★
25. Gun Hill Road (2011) - Rashaad Ernesto Green - ★★★½
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Gorlak

Banned
Gorlak - 2/50 Books | 2/50 Movies

Books:
  • Lebensgeister - Banana Yoshimoto
  • The Circle

Movies:
  • The Arrival
  • La La Land
 
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Gorlak

Banned
Last year I was disappointed by myself, because I read next to nothing even though I enjoy reading. I stumbled upon this thread every once in a while, thinking I might join sometime. And now things will be different, already looking good as I'm currently reading The Alchemist (third book this year).

I'll update my list with authors and maybe english titles later. Not aiming for the 50 books, that's simply unrealistic, maybe 25? I'll read as much as I can :)

On the other side I'm watching a shit load of movies all year around, so that won't be a problem at all. Thus far I'm only counting movies seen at the cinema, which is what I want to do more often.
 
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Fuu

Formerly Alaluef (not Aladuf)
January update:

Fuu - 4/50 books | 4/50 movies

Books:
1 - A Life in Parts (2016), Bryan Cranston ★★★★
2 - Two Boys Kissing (2013), David Levithan ★★★½
3 - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (2011), Yuval Noah Harari ★★★★
4 - The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (2016), Ken Liu ★★★★​

Movies:
1 - Beira-Mar (2015), Filipe Matzembacher & Marcio Reolon ★★★
2 - La La Land (2016), Damien Chazelle ★★★★
3 - Vertigo (1958), Alfred Hitchcock ★★★½
4 - Sing Street (2016), John Carney ★★★​

★ = Bad, ★★ = Ok, ★★★ = Good, ★★★★ = Great

Off to a good start. Hope I can keep a good pace with movies this time, 1 per weekend is doable.
 
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Christoff Yurievich

Member
Christoff Yurievich - 17/50 Books, 37/50 Movies​

Books
01. The Fifty Year Sword by Mark Z. Danielewski, Jan 2nd
02. The Weapon of a Jedi - A Luke Skywalker Adventure by Jason Fry, Jan 8th
03. A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker by Ryder Windham, Jan 9th
04. Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell, Jan 10th
05. The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd, Jan 13th
06. I Heart My Little A-Holes by Karen Alpert , Jan 14th
07. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead, Jan 15th
08. In a Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz, Jan 16th
09. East of West, Vol. 1: The Promise by Jonathan Hickman, Jan 25th
10. East of West, Vol. 2: We Are All One by Jonathan Hickman, Jan 25th
11. Dark Night: A True Batman Story by Paul Dini, Jan 26th
12. Wolverton Station by Joe Hill, Jan 26th
13. Quidditch Through the Ages by J.K. Rowling, Jan 26th
14. Marvel's Ant-Man Prelude by Will Pilgrim, Jan 27th
15. Dr. Horrible and Other Horrible Stories by Zack Whedon , Jan 29th
16. A Christmas Story by Jean Shepherd, Jan 29th
17. S. by Doug Dorst, Jan 30th
18.

Movies
01. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Jan 1st
02. The Last Dragonslayer*, Jan 1st
03. Sing*, Jan 2nd
04. Richard II*, Jan 3rd
05. Henry IV, Part 1*, Jan 4th
06. Henry IV, Part 2*, Jan 5th
07. Henry V*, Jan 6th
08. Hunt for the Wilderpeople*, Jan 6th
09. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), Jan 7th
10. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), Jan 8th
11. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), Jan 9th
12. Terminator: Genisys*, Jan 10th
13. Space Pirate Captain Harlock*, Jan 11th
14. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Jan 11th
15. The Gold Rush (1925)*, Jan 12th
16. Bad Blood (2005)*, Jan 12th
17. Clueless*, Jan 13th
18. Around the World in 80 Days (2004 film)*, Jan 14th
19. Enemy Mine*, Jan 14th
20. The Punisher (2004)*, Jan 15th
21. Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life*, Jan 16th
22. Mary & Max*, Jan 17th
23. Dolan's Cadillac*, Jan 18th
24. Immagine in Cornice*, Jan 19th
25. Indie Game the Movie*, Jan 20th
26. The Road to el Dorado*, Jan 20th
27. Stone and Echo*, Jam 21st
28. Nine Lives*, Jan 22nd
29. Closure*, Jan 23rd
30. Spy*, Jan 24th
31. The Impossible*, Jan 25th
32. Before the Flood*, Jan 26th
33. The Arrested Development Documentary Project*, Jan 27th
34. The Giver*, Jan 28th
35. Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters*, Jan 29th
36. The Lady in the Van*, Jan 30th
37. Wet Hot American Summer*, Jan 31st
38.

Almost done with the movies. The * indicates a movie I have not seen before.
 
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kinoki

Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
kinoki - 7/50 books | 14/50 movies​

Books
  1. The Story of a Nutcracker (1844), Alexandre Dumas - ★★★★½
  2. Min kamp 3 (2008), Karl Ove Knausgård - ★★★½
  3. Triumph of the City (2011), Edward L. Glaeser - ★★★½
  4. Liv till varje pris (2014), Kristina Sandberg - ★★★
  5. Pride and Predjudice (1813), Jane Austen - ★★★★
  6. Mina drömmars stad (1960), Per Anders Fogelström - ★★★★★
  7. Chronicles: Volume One (2004), Bob Dylan - ★★★

Movies
  1. Tracks (2013), dir. John Curran - ★★★½
  2. Blue Ruin (2013), dir. Jeremy Saulnier - ★★★
  3. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), dir. John Hughes - ★★★
  4. The Wizard of Oz (1939), dir. Victor Fleming - ★★★½
  5. Krampus (2015), dir. Michael Dougherty - ★★½
  6. Spotlight (2015), dir. Tom McCarthy - ★★★½
  7. Carol (2015), dir. Todd Haynes - ★★★
  8. Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), dir. Ridley Scott - ★★★
  9. Under the Shadow (2016) - Babak Anvari - ★★★★
  10. Kollektivet (2016), dir. Thomas Vinterberg - ★★
  11. Dirch (2011), dir. Martin Zandvliet - ★★★
  12. Ratchet and Clank (2016), dir. Kevin Munroe, Jericca Cleland - ★★★
  13. Straight Outta Compton (2015), dir. F. Gary Gray - ★★★
  14. Atonement (2007), dir. Joe Wright - ★★★★
 
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Rynam

Member
Rynam - 04/50 Books | 07/50 Movies

Books:


  1. Homeland - R.A. Salvatore
  2. Exile - R.A. Salvatore
  3. Sojourn - R.A. Salvatore
  4. Red Mars - Kim Stanley Robinson
Movies:


  1. Whiplash
  2. La La Land
  3. Back to the Future
  4. Back to the Future 2
  5. Moana
  6. Star Wars Episode VII
  7. Back to the Future 3
 
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ghostwritingduck

Member
January Update

Ghostwritingduck - 7/50 books | 12/50 movies

Books
1. The Vegetarian by Han Kang
2. The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
3. You are a Badass by Jen Sincero
4. Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski
5. Columbine by Dave Cullen
6. The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson
7. On Second Thought by Wray Herbert

Movies
1. A Serious Man
2. Eastern Promises
3. Anomalisa
4. Trainspotting
5. Taken
6. Zootopia
7. Chronicle
8. Caddyshack
9. Heathers
10. 127 Hours
11. Do the Right Thing
12. Beware the Slenderman
 
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Glaurungr

Member
Glaurungr - 6/50 books | 19/50 movies

January update:

Books:

  • Connie Willis - Doomsday Book (1992)
  • Honoré de Balzac - Eguénie Grandet (1833)
  • Jon Haarberg and Hans H. Skei (eds.) - Dikt fra antikken til vår tid: Vestens lyrikk gjennom 2700 år (1994)
  • J.R.R. Tolkien and Verlyn Flieger (ed.) - The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun (2016)
  • Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter - The Long War (2013)
  • Terry Pratchett and The Discworld Emporium - The Compleat Discworld Atlas (2015)

  • Alf Prøysen - Geitekillingen som kunne telle til ti (1957)
  • Terry Pratchett, Alan Batley and Bernard Pearson - The Unseen University Cut-Out Book (2006)

Films:

  • 3 Idiots - Rajkumar Hirani (2009)
  • A Beautiful Mind - Ron Howard (2001)
  • An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster - Larry Latham (1999)
  • Ben-Hur - Timur Bekmambetov (2016)
  • Deepwater Horizon - Peter Berg (2016)
  • Diamonds Are Forever - Guy Hamilton (1971)
  • It's Such a Beautiful Day - Don Hertzfeldt (2012)
  • Jack Reacher: Never Go Back - Edward Zwick (2016)
  • Le roi et l'oiseau (The King and the Mockingbird) - Paul Grimault (1980)
  • Lord of War - Andrew Niccol (2005)
  • Mary Poppins - Robert Stevenson (1964)
  • Metropolis - Fritz Lang (1927)
  • Parker - Taylor Hackford (2013)
  • Primer - Shane Carruth (2004)
  • Sita Sings the Blues - Nina Paley (2008)
  • Stand By Me - Rob Reiner (1986)
  • The Magnificent Seven - Antoine Fuqua (2016)
  • Trolls - Walt Dohrn and Mike Mitchell (2016)
  • Wing Commander - Chris Roberts (1999)
 
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Narag

Member
GK86 said:
List of the people that completed the challenge in 2016:

Code: 
Atraveller		(Completed in December)
Bggrthnjsus		(Completed in December)
Choodi			(Completed in December)
Christoff Yurievich	(Completed in June)
Data			(Completed in December)
Donny2112		(Completed in December)
Dougalism 		(Comepleted in November)
EverythingShiny		(Completed in September)
Fuu			(Completed in December)
Glaurungr		(Completed in July)
Kinoki			(Completed in August)
Krauser Kat		(Completed in December)
Maklershed		(Completed in December)
Max Armstrong 		(Completed in November)
mu cephei		(Completed in December)
Mumei			(Completed in July)
Nova			(Completed in September)
Redlemon		(Completed in December)
Sch1sm			(Completed in August)
Survivor		(Completed in October)
TestMonkey		(Completed in August)
Yakkue			(Completed in October)
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Dang, think I was left out. I posted pretty late on the 31st though.
 
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Narag

Member
Narag - 12/50 Books | 34/50 Movies

Books
1. Peter Tieryas - United States of Japan ★
2. Kyell Gold - The Time He Desires ★★★★
3. Victor LaValle - The Ballad of Black Tom ★★★★
4. Nisioisin - Kizumonogatari ★★★
5. Glen Cook - Chronicles of the Black Company ★★★★★
6. Adam Christopher - Made to Kill ★★★
7. Glen Cook - The Books of the South: Tales of the Black Company ★★★★★Neil
8. Neil Gaiman - American Gods ★★★
9. Dan Wells - I Am Not A Serial Killer ★★★★
10. Marv Wolfman - Suicide Squad ★★★
11. Dan Simmons - Song of Kali ★★
12. William Gibson - Count Zero ★★★★




Movies
1. Doukyuusei ★★★★
2. Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen ★★★★
3. Kizumonogatari II: Nekketsu-hen ★★★★
4. Girls und Panzer der Film ★★★★
5. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back ★
6. The Accountant ★
7. Arrival ★★★★
8. Sicario ★★★★
9. Gantz: O ★★★½
10. Star Wars: Rogue One ★½
11. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ★★★★½
12. xXx: Return of Xander Cage ★★½
13. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ★★
14. Moana ★★★★
15. Wonder Woman ★★★★
16. The Great Wall (2016) ★★½
17. Transformers: The Last Knight ★★★★
18. Get Out ★★★★★
19. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance ★★★★
20. Ghost in the Shell (2017) ½
21. John Wick: Chapter 2 ★★★
22. Kong: Skull Island ★★★★
23. Godzilla (1954) ★★★★★
24. Tokyo Drifter (1966) ★★★★½
25. Gate of Hell ★★★★½
26. King Kong vs Godzilla ★★★★
27. Youth of the Beast ★★★★
28. Mothra vs Godzilla ★★★★
29. Mifune: The Last Samurai ★★★
30. Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster ★★★★
31. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx ★★★★ ½
32. Milky Holmes’ Counterattack ★★★★ ½
33. Death Note (2017) ★★
34. Rodan ★★★½
 
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gforguava

Member
January Update:

gforguava - 5/50 Books | 7/50 Movies

Books:


  1. The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
  2. The Diviners by Libba Bray
  3. Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson
  4. The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost
  5. Dragonoak: The Complete History of Kastelir by Sam Farren

Movies:


  1. Your Highness
  2. I Am Not A Serial Killer
  3. My Bloody Valentine (2009)
  4. Non-Stop
  5. True Stories
  6. Green Room
  7. Death Race 2050
 
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Sch1sm

Member
Sch1sm said:
Sch1sm - 0/50 Books | 10/50 Movies

Movies:

1. Taken 2
2. Spectral
3. Jiro Dreams of Sushi
4. A Tale of Two Sisters
5. Alice Through The Looking Glass (2016)
6. Blair Witch
7. Hidden Figures
8. Split
9. Tokyo Gore Police
10. La La Land
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Not a single book was read. I can tell I'll be doing summer catch up on that. Read majority of them between May and August than any other time last year.
 
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Kimaka

Member
Kimaka - 1/50 books | 4/50 movies

Books
  1. 1700: Scenes from London Life - by Maureen Waller

Movies
  1. Tallulah
  2. Hidden Figures
  3. Rogue One
  4. Amadeus

Currently Reading: Hidden Figures - by Margot Lee Shetterly

I could have killed the book part if I read, uh books, instead of novel length Pride and Prejudice fanfiction sequels. Kinda tempted to buy the ones that were published and count them towards my goal.
 
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Holiday

Banned
Holiday - 3/50 books | 3/50 movies

Books:

1. Blood Meridian - Cormac McCarthy
2. Critique and Crisis - Reinhart Koselleck
3. Futures Past - Reinhart Koselleck

Movies:

1. Gods of Egypt
2. Deadpool
3. Rashomon
 
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GK86

Homeland Security Fail
GK86 - 3/50 books | 14/50 movies

Books:

  1. The Settlers (Movement Book 1)
  2. The Simpleton
  3. Twenty Thousands Leagues Under the Sea

Movies:

  1. Room
  2. The Revenant
  3. Hell Comes to Frogtown
  4. Gods of Egypt
  5. Baby Mama
  6. Kubo and the Two Strings
  7. Green Room
  8. The Peanuts Movie
  9. Escape from LA
  10. The Rezort
  11. The Big Short
  12. Ghostbusters (2016)
  13. Pixels
  14. The Good Dinosaur

I have to say, Kubo was a beautifully animated film. And Ghosbusters wasn't as bad as people made it out to be. Good first month with the reading. I hope to read 4 next month.
 
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ImpracticalPassword

Member
ImpracticalPassword - 2/50 Books | 4/50 Movies

I need to stop reading news obsessively. It's making me fall behind and probably damaging my mental health.

Books - 2/50
  1. Angel Street - Patrick Hamilton
  2. Grunt - Mary Roach

Movies - 4/50
  1. Sour Grapes
  2. Under the Sun
  3. Gaslight
  4. Command and Control
 
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EverythingShiny

Member
Off to a pretty good start!

EverythingShiny said:
Aww yiss, I'm definitely in. Will be making a big move in Feb but I hope to find the time.

EverythingShiny - 9/50 Books | 9/50 Movies

Books:
1) The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
2) The Burning Room by Michael Connelly
3) The Crossing by Michael Connelly
4) Zone One by Colson Whitehead
5) Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
6) Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
7) Night Film by Marisha Pessel
8) All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
9) The Night Bird by Brian Freeman

Movies:
1) Arrival
2) Rogue One
3) The Wailing
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (rewatch, not counting)
4) Kubo and the Two Strings
5) Sinister
6) I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
7) Train to Busan
8) The Magnificent Seven (2016)
9) The Girl with All the Gifts
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orthodoxy1095

Banned
GK86 said:
I have to say, Kudo was a beautifully animated film. And Ghosbusters wasn't as bad as people made it out to be. Good first month with the reading. I hope to read 4 next month.
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*Kubo :p

But yeah, it's a really beautiful film, and I enjoyed it a lot. I get why Zootopia will win the Oscar, but I think I liked Kubo a little more actually.
 
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GK86

Homeland Security Fail
Jan. is the only month I will go through the entire thread to update. For the rest of the year, please do a separate update post (like the ones posted above me) if you want your stats to be updated. If I missed you, please PM me.

Alphabetical:

Code: 
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Sunshine		0	7
Sch1sm			0	10
WaffleTaco		2	7
Sushigod7		0	0
Sora_N			1	5
Good Job Bob		1	16
Walkmetothelake		6	25
The Lone Courier	0	0
Narag			2	4
GK86			3	14
Hippolnareff		2	7
Dakini			6	1
Atraveller		0	0
Tater Tot		7	0
Holiday			3	3
Cyan			0	0
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EverythingShiny		9	9
Ed2090			0	0
RatskyWatsky		2	10
Mumei			7	20
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Dresi			4	5
Kinoki			7	14
ImpracticalPassword	2	4
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Motherxwolf		0	0
Nezumi 			0	1
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SyenceLabb		0	0
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30yearsofhurt		0	0
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Melonrabbit		0	5
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War Peaceman		0	0
KillerBEA		0	0
VoltrefferNL		2	10
Aaron Strife		0	1
Minishdriveby		1	10
The_Inquistor		0	1
WolfeTone		0	0
TestMonkey		10	9
BahamutPT		0	6
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Mi goreng		0	0
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IdleRover		2	5
Shof			1	3
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Seiryoden		0	0
X-Frame			1	0
Orthodoxy1095		1	5
Ephidel			0	0
Jooney			0	0
Gforguava		5	7
Lawller			0	0
Moments hunter		0	0
Ongakubito		1	1
Theapg			0	12
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Nola			0	0
Akim			0	0
Data			0	0
Hispanic! At the Disco	0	0
Omega Ultimus 		2	47
Richie			0	2
Badrang			7	7
Yamauchi		3	4
SupremeLoser		1	4
Zelenogorsk		2	1
Razzer			2	2
Out 1			0	0
Itsbenoclock		0	0
TheExhaustedWalrus	2	7
Ikuu			5	1
Aquova			1	1
Viridian6		2	2
Sweeney Ttom		3	4
Charles Alan Ratliff	2	4
Christoff Yurievich 	17	32
Choomp			0	2
Grenchel		0	0
Spectromixer		0	0
Nny			0	5
DeadOnions		0	3
Snakethesniper		0	5
Kingslunk		0	1
Freeza Under The Shower	0	2
Mr. Doop		1	11
NMFried			4	8
Dec			2	11
Pau			0	0
Kimaka			1	2
SheerLiquidWonderment	3	12
Dickroach		0	10
EVOL 100%		1	1
Teptom			7	13
Lazy			0	0
Luchadork		0	1
Milksheikhs		0	5
Tektonic		0	6
Arrogant Bastard	0	0
Pachimari		1	15
Aporia88		1	2
Renegade_dewitt		1	5
Stratosphere		1	1
Teeny			3	5
Donny2112		3	7
Dandy Crocodile		0	2
Voras			1	2
Fuzzlogic		0	12
Peaceland		3	7
Max Armstrong		3	6
Jest Chillin		9	10
Akim			0	2
Dougalism		3	2
II-Vanguard-II		1	3
EnduringGnome		1	14
Jonno394		4	8
Ledbetter		0	4
BigBlueBanana		6	15
Breaking Normal		2	0
Firestorm 		2	4
Kevin1025		0	6
LifeLine		0	13
Spudnik Sweetheart 	3	5
Dxhc99			0	1
Ashes			3	0
ThanksVision		0	0
V1n1c1uS		2	7
Gorlak			2	2

Book Worms:

Code: 
Christoff Yurievich 	17
TestMonkey		10
EverythingShiny		9
Jest Chillin		9
Apple Turnover		8
Tater Tot		7
Mumei			7
Kinoki			7
Ghostwritingduck	7
Badrang			7
Teptom			7
Walkmetothelake		6
Dakini			6
Maklershed		6
Glaurungr		6
BigBlueBanana		6
Mastadon		5
Gforguava		5
Ikuu			5

Movie Buffs:

Code: 
Omega Ultimus 		47
Christoff Yurievich 	32
Walkmetothelake		25
Mumei			20
Glaurungr		19
Apple Turnover		16
Good Job Bob		16
BigBlueBanana		15
Pachimari		15
Kinoki			14
GK86			14
Safs Safs Safs		14
EnduringGnome		14
Teptom			13
LifeLine		13
Ghostwritingduck	12
SheerLiquidWonderment	12
Glass Rebel		12
Theapg			12
Fuzzlogic		12
Dec			11
Mr. Doop		11

Completed 2017:

Code:
 
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GK86

Homeland Security Fail
orthodoxy1095 said:
*Kubo :p

But yeah, it's a really beautiful film, and I enjoyed it a lot. I get why Zootopia will win the Oscar, but I think I liked Kubo a little more actually.
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Lol thanks for the correction.

Zooptopia was great and it was entertaining, but Kubo had a lot of heart.
 
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IdleRover

Member
January Update:

idlerover - 2/50 books | 6/50 films

Books

1. Max Brooks - World war z
2. Vladimir Nobokov - Lolita

Films

1. Grand Budapest Hotel
2. The last king
3. Independence Day: Resurgence
4. X-Men: Apocalyse
5. Captain America: Civil war
6. Life, animated

Shof - 2/50 books | 6/50 films

Books

1. Hanya Yanagihara - A little life
2. Guoguang Wu - China's Party Congress: Power, Legitimacy, and Institutional Manipulation

Films

1. The physician
2. Minimalism: A documentary about important things
3. La vie en Rose
4. Broken
5. The fundamentals of caring
6. Black book
 
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dakini

Member
dakini - 7/50 books | 1/50 movies

Books
1. Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb
2. Othello by William Shakespeare
3. Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
4. The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
5. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
6. It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis
7. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Movies
1. Hidden Figures

Haven't read as many books as I would've liked to, but I'm hoping things pick up next month.
 
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Good Job Bob

Member
January Update

Good Job Bob - 01/50 Books | 16/50 Movies​


Books

  1. The Player of Games (Iain M. Banks)

Movies
  1. Andrei Rublev (1966, dir. Andrei Tarkovsky)
  2. Cooley High (1975, dir. Michael Schulz)
  3. Kairo (2001, dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
  4. Cutter’s Way (1981, dir. Ivan Passer)
  5. Notorious (1946, dir. Alfred Hitchcock)
  6. Stagecoach (1939, dir. John Ford)
  7. Queen Margot (1994, dir. Patrice Chéreau)
  8. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951, dir. Elia Kazan)
  9. Snowpiercer (2013, dir. Bong Joon-ho)
  10. The Nutty Professor (1963, dir. Jerry Lewis)
  11. Lorna's Silence (2008, dir. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne)
  12. Julia (1977, dir. Fred Zinnemann)
  13. Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988, dir. Terence Davies)
  14. Perfect Blue (1997, dir. Satoshi Kon)
  15. Daisy Kenyon (1947, dir. Otto Preminger)
  16. The Steel Helmet (1951, dir. Samuel Fuller)

Top 5 films, in descending order: A Streetcar Named Desire, Andrei Rublev, Stagecoach, Daisy Kenyon, Notorious
 
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badrang

Member
Badrang- 7/50 Books | 7/50 Movies

Books:

1. It's Even Worse Than It Was - Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein
2. 1493 - Charles C . Mann
3. Debt: The First 5000 Years - David Graeber
4. The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy - David Graeber
5. Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy - Cathy O'Neil
6. Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free (Audio) - Charles P. Pierce
7. The Trial - Franz Kafka

Movies:

1. Hugo
2. The Hunt for The Red October
3. Patriot Games
4. Clear and Present Danger
5. Nightcrawler
6. Raging Bull
7. Perfect Blue
 
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Mumei

Member
January Update

Mumei - Books 7/50 | Movies 20/50

Books
  1. Tales of Moonlight and Rain, by Ueda Akinari; translated by Anthony H. Chambers
  2. The Grammar of God: A Journey Into the Words and Worlds of the Bible, by Aviya Kushner
  3. Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga #2), by David Brin
  4. The Last Policeman (The Last Policeman #1), by Ben H Winters
  5. Countdown City (The Last Policeman #2), by Ben H Winters
  6. Loathing Lincoln: An American Tradition From the Civil War To the Present, by John McKee Barr
  7. World of Trouble (The Last Policeman #3), by Ben H Winters

Movies
  1. Fences (2016)
  2. Assassin's Creed (2016)
  3. The Apartment (1960)
  4. Hidden Figures (2016)
  5. A Monster Calls (2016)
  6. Crumb (1995)
  7. Silence (2016)
  8. Kick-Ass (2010)
  9. Elle (2016)
  10. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
  11. 20th Century Women (2016)
  12. Predator (1987)
  13. Belle (2014)
  14. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
  15. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
  16. It Follows (2014)
  17. Little Men (2016)
  18. I Am Not A Serial Killer (2016)
  19. Hugo (2011)
  20. Barry Lyndon (1975)
 
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NMFried

Member
January Update

NMFried - 5/50 books | 8/50 movies

Books

1. Y: The Last Man - Brian K. Vaughan ★★★★★
2. Fables: Legends in Exile Vol. 1 - Bill Willingham ★★★★
3. Sweet Tooth Vol. 1 - Jeff Lemire ★★★
4. Black Widow (2016) Vol. 1 - Mark Waid ★★★★
5. Daredevil (2016) Vol. 1 - Charles Soule ★★★

Movies

1. Iron Man ★★★★
2. WALL-E ★★★★★
3. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping ★★★★
4. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason ★★
5. Kubo & The Two Strings ★★★★
6. Suicide Squad ★★★
7. The Jungle Book (2016) ★★★★
8. Keanu ★★★★
 
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TestMonkey

Member
January Update

TestMonkey - 10/50 Books | 10/50 Movies​

Books
  • The Crystal Shard by R.A. Salvatore
  • The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Life by David Borgenicht and Joshua Piven
  • Flying Dutch by Tom Holt
  • Uprooted by Naomi Novik
  • Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick deWitt
  • The Evelyn Wood Seven-Day Speed Reading and Learning Program by Stanley D. Frank
  • Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book by Shel Silverstein
  • The Sellout by Paul Beatty
  • Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain
  • Non Campus Mentis: World History According to College Students by Anders Henriksson
Movies
  • Jen Kirkman: Just Keep Livin'?
  • Jim Gaffigan: Cinco
  • Ratchet & Clank
  • Carlos Ballarta: El amor es de putos
  • TMNT
  • He Never Died
  • Cristela Alonzo: Lower Classy
  • The House of Small Cubes
  • Kung Fu Killer
  • Bill Burr: Walk Your Way Out
Started off the year strong. As usual it's hard to find movies to watch that keep my attention while my to read pile continues to grow.
 
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SheerLiquidWonderment

Neo Member
January update

SheerLiquidWonderment - 3/50 Books | 12/50 Movies

Books:

  1. Underground Airlines - Ben H. Winters
  2. Jim Henson: The Biography - Brian Jay Jones
  3. Permutation City - Greg Egan

Movies:

  1. Being John Malkovich (1999)
  2. Man on the Moon (1999)
  3. Misery (1990)
  4. Prisoners (2013)
  5. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
  6. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
  7. Burn After Reading (2008)
  8. Jackie Brown (1997)
  9. Face/Off (1997)
  10. 12 Monkeys (1998)
  11. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
  12. Ex Machina (2015)
 
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