{"id":1980,"date":"2020-02-05T19:20:46","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T02:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?page_id=1980"},"modified":"2023-10-11T22:18:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T04:18:15","slug":"favorite-films","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/bmw-the-critic\/movies\/favorite-films\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A five-star movie is a rare find for me. If I watch a movie and am filled with all the awe, wonder, and inspiration that the medium of moving pictures can create, then I know I&#8217;ve found one of my favorite films. Only about 10% of the movies I have reviewed have reached this 5-star pinnacle. The following list of movies (in chronological and alphabetical order) are considered some of my favorites, in my opinion:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Oppenheimer (2023)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/08\/movie-triangle-of-sadness-2022\/\">Triangle of Sadness<\/a> (2023)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/09\/movie-the-menu-2022\/\">The Menu<\/a> (2022)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/24\/movie-coda-2021\/\">CODA<\/a> (2021)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/06\/movie-the-trial-of-the-chicago-7-2020\/\">The Trial of the Chicago 7<\/a> (2020)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/04\/movie-1917-2019\/\"><strong>1917<\/strong><\/a><strong> (2019)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/15\/joker-2019\/\">Joker<\/a> (2019)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/30\/movie-toy-story-4-2019\/\">Toy Story 4<\/a> (2019)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/05\/movie-green-book-2018\/\">Green Book<\/a> (2018)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/29\/movie-mortal-engines-2018\/\">Mortal Engines<\/a> (2018)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/14\/movie-spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-2018\/\">Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse<\/a> (2018)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/19\/movie-the-current-war-directors-cut-2017\/\">The Current War: Director&#8217;s Cut<\/a> (2017)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/01\/movie-darkest-hour-2017\/\">Darkest Hour<\/a> (2017)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/13\/movie-get-out-2017\/\">Get Out<\/a> (2017)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/13\/movie-three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri-2017\/\">Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri<\/a> (2017)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/14\/movie-arrival-2016\/\">Arrival<\/a> (2016)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/15\/movie-the-jungle-book-2016\/\">The Jungle Book<\/a> (2016)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2017\/02\/28\/movie-la-la-land-2016\/\">La La Land<\/a> (2016)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2016\/09\/07\/movie-the-martian-2015\/\">The Martian<\/a> (2015)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/04\/movie-little-boy-2015\/\">Little Boy<\/a> (2015)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/26\/movie-spotlight-2015\/\">Spotlight<\/a> (2015)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/25\/movie-guardians-of-the-galaxy-2014\/\">Guardians of the Galaxy<\/a> (2014)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/18\/movie-interstellar-2014\/\">Interstellar<\/a> (2014)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2016\/07\/24\/movie-x-men-days-of-future-past-2014\/\">X-Men: Days of Future Past<\/a> (2014)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2016\/10\/11\/movie-the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty-2013\/\">The Secret Life of Walter Mitty<\/a> (2013)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/25\/movie-skyfall-2012\/\">Skyfall<\/a> (2012)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/24\/movie-hugo-2011\/\">Hugo<\/a> (2011)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/19\/movie-500-days-of-summer-2009\/\">(500) Days of Summer<\/a> (2009)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/15\/movie-the-lives-of-others-2006\/\">The Lives of Others<\/a> (2006)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/01\/movie-oldboy-2003\/\">Oldboy<\/a> (2003)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/24\/movie-secondhand-lions-2003\/\">Secondhand Lions<\/a> (2003)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/07\/movie-dekalog-1989\/\">Dekalog<\/a> (1989)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/29\/movie-blade-runner-1982\/\">Blade Runner<\/a> (1982)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/04\/movie-alien-1979\/\">Alien<\/a> (1979)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2016\/09\/05\/movie-dirty-harry-1971\/\">Dirty Harry<\/a> (1971)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2017\/02\/21\/movie-the-young-girls-of-rochefort-1967\/\">The Young Girls of Rochefort<\/a> (1967)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a 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If I watch a movie and am filled with all the awe, wonder, and inspiration that the medium of moving pictures can create, then I know I&#8217;ve found one of my favorite films. Only about 10% of the movies I have reviewed have reached this 5-star [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":44,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1980","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1980"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3668,"href":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1980\/revisions\/3668"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}