Lists

Since our inception, the team here at Film School Rejects has always loved researching, assembling, and endlessly debating in list form. From giant genre-themed lists to prompts with a bit more specificity, list-making is one of our most beloved pastimes. We even have several list-centric recurring columns, such as Beat the Algorithm and Movie DNA. Here are a few of our favorites to get you started:

Timely Lists

The Best of All-Time

One Perfect Shot Collections

Ranking Every Episode

Ranking Filmographies

List Projects and Series

Explore our latest lists below

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420 Movie Characters That Should Smoke a Bowl

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In honor of no special holiday in particular, we take a look at a few film characters that need to dance with Mary Jane. I change my name to Dr. Roberts for the day in order to diagnose a few crazed characters and prescribe something good for what ails them.

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10 Movies That Deserve A Sequel

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Too often we bicker and argue about what sequels should never have been made – and there are a lot of them. Now, we’d like to take a look at a few sequels that actually should be made but, for some reason, haven’t been.

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11 Rumors We Wish Had Been April Fool’s Jokes

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There was a lot of fake movie news floating around yesterday, but there’s always a lot of fake movie news floating around. We take a look at eleven rumor stories (some true, some false) that really should have been posted on April 1st.

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10 Cinematic Houses You Don’t Want to Live In

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We know it’s technically a buyer’s market right now, but that doesn’t mean you have to rush into buying a property – especially if the chairs are going to rearrange themselves or you’re going to end up being raped by trees. Be a smart consumer and avoid these listings.

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7 Things the Uninitiated Should Know Before Seeing ‘Watchmen’

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We tow the line between spoiling everything (we don’t spoil anything) and educating (just some slight preparation) in order to give a decent look at what to expect from a film based on a book that you might not have read yet.

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14 Things We Learned From The 2009 Oscars

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Besides the mandatory Defensive Driving Class I had to take, The Oscars was the most educational experience of my year so far. Hopefully, you caught the same things I did. Or we’ll have to fight back behind the playground later.

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The 13 Best Films of Sundance 2009

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Before I made my trip to Park City, Utah for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival I gave you a list of the 13 films I was most interested in seeing. And now that I’ve come and gone, surviving another year in the hustle and bustle of America’s great festival, it is my duty to bookend my coverage with a list of the best films of this year’s fest.

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The 25 Most Anticipated Movies of 2009

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If you ask anyone in the film industry, the year doesn’t begin until we’ve properly dictated to you our most anticipated movies of the next 12 months. Seriously, ask anyone. They will tell you that anticipation cannot exist without a road map. And said map must be provided by the staff here at FSR. It’s science.

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Editor’s Picks: The Ten Best Movies of 2008

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As is customary this time of year, it is my duty (and honor) to present you my list of the Ten Best Films of 2008. And in the past year we’ve seen an interesting range of films, have we not?