Geek of Oz

So here we are, 190 odd films later and 2017 has been put to bed. I’ve had an absolute ball this year. For once, it was nice to say I saw my New Year’s resolutions through to the end. I endeavoured to record my top 10 films of the year at the end of each month and thankfully it’s all over. But that just leaves one important list to present, my top 10 as of the end of December. Sigh. I still hate this moment. In fact, I’ll regret this list for the next 6 months or so, no matter the order or content. For me "best" is simply the films from this year I can't stop thinking about. Most films trickle away shortly after the moment, but luckily each year we're treated to those gems which linger in our hearts and minds many months later. With that I present to you my super-dooper-must-see-extravaganza list of 2017! Not just my final top 10 films of the year, but I've also packed a tonne of other goodies in there too. If you agree or disagree with my list please sound o...

Okay, we’re rapidly approaching the end of the year and my anxiety is going through the roof. Doing this list on a monthly basis was meant to make the whittling process far more manageable; but I’m pretty sure it has only made things worse. Call Me by Your Name has been promoted to top spot for now. Much like Land of Mine , each time I reminisce about the film, I’m overcome by a wave of emotion. Surely this must be a measure of fine storytelling. October has been a huge month at the cinemas, with some genuine contenders for “film of the year” honors entering the race. I strongly suggest you catch Good Time, Killing of a Sacred Deer, Blade Runner 2049 and Brigsby Bear . You won’t be disappointed. Please go back and check out my Top 10 lists as they’ve evolved throughout the year. It’s been an emotional journey. - Stu January February March April May June July August September TOP 10 as of the end of October: 1. Call Me By Your Name 2. Land of Mi...

Okay, seriously, where is this year going?! I know I joked about it last month, but I blinked and September has gone. The only change to my Top 10 was Lost City of Z subbing in for A Ghost Story ; both are damn fine films and I hope you make time to see them. October has some highly anticipated releases, so it’ll be interesting to see how my list holds up. As always, you can track my Top 10 list as it has evolved from month to month throughout the year by hitting the links for each month. January  February  March  April May  June July August  I’d love to hear about your favourite films for the year, so feel free to sound off in the comments below, or come over to our Facebook page. - Stu  Top 10 as of the end of September: 1. Land of Mine 2. Moonlight 3. Get Out 4. I am Not Your Negro 5. Call Me By Your Name 6. Dunkirk 7. Lady Macbeth 8. Baby driver 9. Lost City of Z 10. Logan Lucky Films I've watched this mont...

My oh my where is the year going?! August is in the can, but luckily we were treated to a few absolute gems this month. Steven Soderbergh's Logan Lucky , David Lowery's A Ghost Story and William Oldroyd's Lady Macbeth are the new additions to my Top 10. 2017 is really shaping up as great year for cinema. Feel free to check out my Top 10 list as it has evolved throughout the year January , February , March , April , May , June and July .  As always I'd love to hear what your favourite film of the year is. Sound off in the comments below or, hit me up on Twitter or come over and play on our Facebook page. - Stu Twitter - @stu_watches Letterboxd - stu geekofoz  Top 10 as of the end of August: 1. Land of Mine 2. Moonlight 3. Get Out 4. I am Not Your Negro 5. Call Me By Your Name 6. Dunkirk 7. Lady Macbeth  8. Baby driver 9. A Ghost Story  10. Logan Lucky Films watched: Lady Macbeth Kiki, Love to Love Wind River Maudie Logan ...

Where did July go?! Luckily it brought us Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk . Not many changes to my top 10 but hopefully you got out to see Dunkirk and Spider-Man: Homecoming. I was expecting a little bit more from War for the Planet of the Apes and Una but them's the breaks. Click the links for my lists for January , February , March , April , May and June . Looking forward to some huge titles dropping in August. As always I'd love to hear about your favourite films for the year so far, so feel free to sound off in the comments below or come over and play on our Facebook page . - Stu 1. Land of Mine 2. Moonlight 3. Get Out 4. I am Not Your Negro 5. Call Me By Your Name 6. Dunkirk  7. Happy End 8. 20th Century Women 9. Baby Driver 10. Trip To Spain Films watched: Una The House Spider-Man: Homecoming It Comes at Night Spider-Man: Homecoming Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Baby Driver Dunkirk War for the Planet of the Apes Dunkirk Atomic Bl...

Goodbye June, you were a tonne of fun. 38 films later and boy am I in need of a lie down. After much deliberation Martin Zandvilet's Land of Mine has ousted Get Out from the top spot. Courtesy of the Sydney Film Festival screenings; I Am Not Your Negro , Call Me By Your Name and Happy End have entered the top 10. Other newcomers include 20th Century Women and Edgar Wright's Baby Driver . Please check out my lists for January , February , March , April and May . If you agree or disagree with any of the films on my list, feel free to sound off in the comments or come over and play on our Facebook page . - Stu 1. Land of Mine 2. Moonlight 3. Get Out 4. I am Not Your Negro 5.  Call Me By Your Name 6. Baby Driver 7. Happy End 8.  20th Century Women  9. The Salesmen  10. Trip To Spain Films watched this month: 20th Century Women Hounds of Love The Promise  Ana, Mon Amour The Ornithologist Waiting for Giraffes The Nile Hilton Incide...

Get Out  reigns supreme at the end of May. Michael Winterbottom's Trip to Spain waltzes into the Top 10 thanks to the loveable bickering of Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. Sadly Alien: Covenant , Wonder Woman  and  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 haven't been able to muscle their way in despite solid efforts. Next week sees Sydney Film Festival come to town, so hopefully my Top 10 hits some enjoyable/terrifying turbulence. Also please check out my lists for January , February , March and April . Always happy to hear your feel back, so sound off in the comments below.  Top 10 as of May 1. Get Out 2. Moonlight 3. Land of Mine 4. Loving 5. The Salesman 6. Trip to Spain 7. A Man Called Ove 8. Colossal 9. Jackie 10. Edge of Seventeen Films watched this month: Get Out The Trip to Spain Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Alien: Covenant  King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Get Out John Wick: Chapter 2  The Mummy  Wonder Woman  Bayw...

While Get Out doesn't get its official Australian release until May 4; it managed to remain at number one for the second month in a row. Surprisingly John Wick: Chapter 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 both failed to crack my top 10. Trust me, I'm more shocked than you are. Rachel Weisz's Denial has crept into tenth place at the expense of The Lego Batman Movie. As always I'd love to hear your thoughts on my list. Feel free to check out my lists for  January , February and March . If you agree or disagree sound off in the comments below. - Stu Top 10 for April: 1. Get Out 2. Moonlight 3. Land of Mine 4. Loving 5. The Salesman 6. Jackie 7. A Man Called Ove 8. Colossal 9. Edge of Seventeen 10. Denial  Films watched: Zach's Ceremony Chips The Lego Batman Movie The Country Doctor The Boss Baby  John Wick: Chapter 2  The Fate of the Furious  Denial  Going In Style Raw Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 The Osiris Child ...

Every December when compiling my top 10 films of the year, I stress out to the point that I basically swear off watching movies ever again. So this year, i’m adopting a new approaching; I’m going to maintain a top 10 list all year which will be revisited each month to factor in the new things I’ve seen. An ongoing cinematic cage match as it were; where combatants will face wave after wave of new contenders. Each month I’ll list all the films I watch either theatrically or video on demand and rank them accordingly. I’d love it if you played along as the year goes on and of course if you've see any of these films and agree or disagree with their ranking please feel free to yell at me in the comments below. January Top 10: 1. Moonlight 2. Jackie 3. Manchester by the Sea 4. Edge of Seventeen 5. Rosalie Blum 6. Perfect Strangers 7. Live by Night 8. Patriot's Day 9. Split 10. Lion  Check out Episode 31 of We Like to Watch where Billy and I discuss Moonlight   ...

Hooray!! We've finally navigated the craziness which has been 2016. There's been tonnes of highs, some crippling lows; but most importantly we’ve had so much fun discussing films all year. Without further ado, we present our top 10 films for 2016. Please feel free to tell us in the comments below what we go right, but more importantly what we got totally wrong. We’re looking forward to 2017. Stu's Top 10 - Embrace of the Serpent dir - Ciro Guerra - Paterson dir - Jim Jarmusch - Swiss Army Man dir - The Daniels - La La Land dir - Damien Chazelle - The Neon Demon dir - Nicolas Winding Refn - Nocturnal Animals dir - Tom Ford - American Honey dir - Andrea Arnold - Everybody Wants Some!! dir - Richaird Linklater - Hail, Caesar! dir - The Coen Brothers - 13th dir-   Ava DeVernay  Honourable mentions: Hell or High Water,  Chevalier,  Carol, Rams,  Mustang,  Nerve,  The Vvitch,  Queen of Ireland,  Arrival,  Ro...