Vi Khi Nao, author of the most recently published Sheep Machine from Black Sun Lit (among many other fabulous titles) shares a huge list of to-watch titles! If you know Vi or her work at all, this will not surprise you. Her epic list:
163. Chef’s Table [2018 ]: Volume 4: Pastry, starring Christina Tosi, Corrado Assenza, Jordi Roca, Will Goldfarb
162. Terrorism Close Calls [2018]: Season 1
161. Bodyguard [2018]: series 1, starring Keeley Hawes, Richard Madden, written by Jed Mercurio
160. Our Love Story (Hangul: 연애담; RR: Yeon-ae-dam) [2016] : South Korean lesbian film written & directed by Lee Hyun-ju[2], starring Lee Sang-hee and Ryu Sun-young.
159. Now You See Me [2013]: heist thriller film directed by Louis Leterrier & written by Ed Solomon , Boaz Yakin, and Edward Ricourt
158. Daniel Sloss [2018] : Dark & Jigsaw
157. SACRIFICE [2018] : Derren Brown
156. The Carbonaro Effect (TV Series 2014 –]: Michael Carbonaro
155. 211: [2018] directed by York Shackleton and written by York Shackleton and John Rebus, starring Nicolas Cage, Cory Hardrict
154. Death in Paradise [2011—] : All Seven Series, a detective inspector is transferred from London to the island of Saint-Marie in the Caribbean.
153. Three Wives, One Husband (Channel 4): Enoch Foster, a fundamentalist Mormon
152. The Dead Pool [1988]: directed by Buddy Van Horn, written by Steve Sharon, and starring Clint Eastwood as Inspector “Dirty” Harry
151. White Lily (ホワイトリリー) [2016] : apanese, directed by Hideo Nakata.
150. Molly’s Game [2017] : Aaron Sorkin
149. Hurricane Heist [2018] : Rob Cohen
148. Bleach [2018] : Directed by Shinsuke Sato. With Miyavi, Hana Sugisaki, Sôta Fukushi, Erina Mano.
147. Magic For Humans [TV Series 2018—] : Magician, Justin Willman
146. Hostiles [2017] : written & directed by Scott Cooper, based on a story by Donald E. Stewart, starring Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike
145. Car Masters [TV Series 2018 –] : Rust to Riches
144. Disobedience [2017] : directed by Sebastián Lelio and written by Lelio and Rebecca Lenkiewicz
143. Snowden [2016] : Directed by Oliver Stone, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt
142. Miss Sherlock (ミス・シャーロック) [2018] : Japanese, starring Shihori Kanjiya and Ken’ichi Takitô
141. Jack Ryan [2018 ]: Season 1, based on Tom Clancy, starring John Krasinski
140. Star Wars: The Last Jedi [2017] : epic space opera film written & directed by Rian Johnson
139. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves [1991] : starring Kevin Costner, directed by Kevin Reynolds
138. Zion Clark [2018] : wrestler, caudal regression syndrome, directed by Floyd Russ
137. Meshes of the Afternoon [1943] : is a short experimental film directed by wife-and-husband team Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid
136. Mission Impossible : Fallout [2018] : Christopher McQuarrie
135. Paterson [2016] : written and directed by Jim Jarmusch
134. Barely Lethal [2015 ] : Kyle Newman
133. Under the Skin [2013] : Jonathan Glazer, starring Scarlett Johansson
132. Blue Bloods [2010— ] : Season 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
131. Hellboy II : The Golden Army [2008 ] Guillermo del Toro
130. Liz a Septiembre [2015] : Fina Torres
129. Fragmentos de Amor [2016] : Fernando Vallejo
128. Zipper [2005] : Mora Stephens
127. Penelope [2006] : Mark Palansky
126. Manhattan Romance [2015] : Tom O’Brien
125. Me, Myself, and Her [2015 ]: Maria Sole Tognazzi
124. Lovesong [2016] : So Young Kim
123. La Luciernaga [2013] : Ana Maria Hermida (Olga Segura and Carolina Guerra)
122. The Feels [2017] : Jenée LaMarque
121. Vengeance [2017] : A Love Story: Johnny Martin, starring Nicolas Cage
120. The Comedy Lineup [ 2018 ] : MichelleJohnny Martin Buteau, Ian Karmel, Taylor Tomlinson, Sabrina Jalees
119. Kathleen Madigan [2013] : Madigan Again
118. The Honeymoon Standup [2018] : Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher
117. Lynne Koplitz [2017]: Hormonal Beast
116. Mike Epps [2015] : Don’t Take It Personal
115. Christina P [2018] : Mother Inferior [Christina Pazsitzky]
114. Intelligence [2005—] : a Vancouver-based crime drama television series created and written by Chris Haddock
113. Birthmarked [2018] : Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais
112. Derren Brown [2018] : Miracle
111. Secret City [2018] : season 1: Australian drama series
110. Closed Circuit [2013] : John Crowley (reality doesn’t make good plots)
109. Kiss Me First [ 2018] : miniseries, Misha Manson-Smith
108. Ocean’s 8 [2018]: Gary Ross and written by Ross and Olivia Milch (not enoglugh problems or conflicts)
107. The Eichmann Show [2015]: Paul Andrew Williams (superficial)
106. 3000 Miles to Graceland [2001] : Damien Lichtenstein (terrible, too many guns and bullets)
105. Waffle Street [2015] : Eshom Nelms and Ian Nelms (slow and tedious)
104. Luther [2010 – ] : Crime Series 1
103. The Negotiator [1998] : F. Gary Gray
102. 6 Days [2017] : Toa Fraser (boring and pointless, has no depth)
101. Humanity [2018] : Ricky Gervais
100. Henry Poole is Here [2008] : Mark Pellington
99. Merlí [2018]: Season 1 : Catalan, starring Francesc Orella
98. iZombie [2015]: Season 1 : developed by Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero-Wright
97. Sliding Doors [1998] : Peter Howitt
96. Marcella [2016— ] : Crime Series, starring Anna Friel
95. Okja [2017] : Bong Joon Ho
94. Stone [2010]: John Curran
93. Psychokinesis (Hangul: 염력; Hanja: 念力; RR: Yeom-lyeok) [2018] : South Korean superhero film written & directed by Yeon Sang-ho
92. Sherlock [2010-2017] : Crime Series, All four series, starring Benedict Cumberbatch
91. Reboot: The Guardian Code [2018] : created by Michael Hefferon
90. Hannah Gadsby: Nannett [2018]: on sensitivity: “A nose being lectured by a fart”
89. The Most Hated Woman in America [2017] : Tommy O’Haver
88. They Called Me Jegg [2015] : Italian, directed by Gabriele Mainetti
87. Alex Strangelove [2018] : Craig Johnson
86. The Breadwinner [2017] : animated drama film by Cartoon Saloon directed by Nora Twomey
85. Bad Genius [2017] : Nattawut Poonpiriya
84. The Sniffer: TV Series [2013] : starring Kirill Käro
83. Blue Jasmine [2013] : Woody Allen
82. Red Sparrow [2018 ] : Francis Lawrence
81. Fantastic: Korean Romantic Drama Series [2016]
80. Tig Notaro [2018]: Happy To Be Here
79. Blade Runner 2049 [2017]: Denis Villeneuve and written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green “Sometimes to love someone, you got to be a stranger” -Deckard
78. ALI WONG [2018]: Hard Knock Wife
77. Thi Mai [2017] : Spanish/ directed by Patricia Ferreira
76. Grand Hotel [2011] : directed by Carlos Sedes and starring Yon Gonzalez and Amaia Salamanca
75. The Saint [ 2017 ] : Ernie Barbarash
74. Anon [2018] : directed and written by Andrew Niccol
73. Burnt [2015 ] : John Wells
72. The Post [2017] : Steven Speilberg/ screenwriter Liz Hannah
71. I, Tonya [2017 ] : Craig Gillespie
70. The Commuter [2018]: Jaume Collet-Serra
69. The Iceman [ 2012 ] : Ariel Vromen
68. To Rome With Love [2012] : Woody Allen
67. Infinity Chamber [2016] : Travis Milloy
66. Jack Whitehall: At Large [2017]
65. 24 Hours To Live [2017]: Brian Smrz (“I don’t want to kill you. I want the fish to like me.” Travis – Ethan Hawke)
64. The Out List [2013] : Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
63. Kiss Me [2011] : Alexandra-Therese Keining
62. Lost Girl [2010 ]: Season 1
61. Playing It Cool [2014] : Justin Reardon
60. LA Confidential [1997] : Curtis Hanson
59. Gad Elmaleh : American Dream [2018]
58. Catwoman [2004] : Pitof
57. Fracture [2007] : Gregory Hoblit
56. The Titan [2018] : Lennart Ruff
55. Black Cat, White Cat [ 1998] : Emir Kusturica
54. Last Train to Lisbon [2013]: Bille August
53. Ugly Delicious [2018] : David Chang
52. House of Cards [ 2013] : Beau Willimon
51. Stardust [2007]: Matthew Vaughn
50. Operation Chromite [2016] : John H. Lee
49. American Dream [2018] : Gad Elmaleh
48. Aeon Flux [2005] : Karyn Kusama
47. Imposters [2017] : Inbar Lavi
46. Collateral [2018] : Miniseries / starring Carey Mulligan
45. Transporter [2012- 2014] : All Series
44. Below Her Mouth [2017] : April Mullen
43. Wind River [2017] : Taylor Sheridan
42. Mute [2018] : Duncan Jones
41. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-sec [2013] : Lux Besson
40. I Am Number 4 [2011] : directed by D. J. Caruso
39. When We First Met [2018] : Ari Sandel
38. Get Out [2017] : Jordan Peele (couldn’t finish)
37. Norwegian Wood [2010 ]: Tran Anh Hung / couldn’t finish, too boring
36. Black Panther [2018] : Ryan Coogler
35. Father Dowling Mysteries [1987, 1989] : Tom Bosley & Steve Oskowski as Tracy Nelson
34. After the Thin Man [1936] : W.S. Van Dyke
33. Certain Women [2016] : Kelly Reichardt
32. Call Northside 777 [1948] : Henry Hathaway
31. The Great Debaters [2007] : Denzel Washington
30. Begin Again [2016] : John Carney
29. Battle of the Sexes [2017]: Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton
28. Beginners [2010] : Mike Mills
27. Robin Hood [1938]: Starring Errol Flynn & Olivia de Havilland
26. Clouds of Sils Maria [2014] : Juliette Binoche / Kristen Stewart /drama film written and directed by Olivier Assayas
25. Man in the Vault [1956] : Andrew V. McLaglen
24. The Man Who Knew Infinity [2016 ]: on Srinivasa Ramanujan, directed byMatthew Brown
23. Desk Set [1957] : Spencer Tracy & Katharine Hepburn
22. Plainsman [1937] : Gary Cooper & Jean Arthur
21. Robin Hood [2010] : Ridley Scott
20. The Phenom [2016] : Noah Buschel
19. The Magnificent Seven [1960]: John Sturges
18. The Lunchbox [2014] : a film by Ritesh Batra
17. Loving [2016] : Mildred & Richard Loving: Jeff Nichols
16. Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them [2016] : David Yates
15. The Accountant [2016] : Gavin O’Connor
14. Steve Jobs [2015] : Danny Boyle
13. Eva [2011] : Kike Maíllo
12. Falling In Love with Soon Jung/ Beating Again [2015] : All 16 episodes, directed by Ji Young-soo, StarringJung Kyung-ho, Kim So-yeon, Yoon Hyun-min
11. La Casa de Papel/Money Heist [2017] : Spanish heist television series created by Álex Pina
10. Strong Girl Bong-soon [2017] : South Korean television series starring Park Bo-young
9. So Undercover [2012] : Tom Vaughan
8. La Mante [2017] : French thriller miniseries/ directed by Alexandre Laurent
7. What Happened to Monday [2017]: dystopian science fiction thriller film, written by Max Botkin and Kerry Williamson, directed by Tommy Wirkola
6. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby [2017]: Season 1
5. Erased [2017]: Erased, known in Japan as Boku dake ga Inai Machi (僕だけがいない街, lit. The Town Without Me), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kei Sanbe
4. David Chappelle: Equanimity & the Bird Revelation [2017]
3. Beauty and Beast: [2017]: Bill Condon, starring Emma Watson
2. Travelers: Complete Season 2: [2017]: Travelers is a science fiction television series created by Brad Wright
1. OtherLife [2017]: Australian science fiction thriller film directed by Ben C. Lucas
My spooky stack that keeps growing, yet feels paltry in comparison (to my relief):
– NEWIES –
Dear Angel of Death, Simone White
Amity and Prosperity, Eliza Griswold
I Mean, Kate Colby
A Plate of Chicken, Matthew Rohrer
Fruit of the Drunken Tree, Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Something for Everybody, Anselm Berrigan
Preserving Fire, Philip Lamantia
Xoeteox, Edwin Torres
To Float in the Space Between, Terrance Hayes
Baby, I Don’t Care, Chelsey Minnis
Sprawl, Danielle Dutton
Frail Sister, Karen Green
The Future Has an Appointment with the Dawn, Tanella Boni (trans. Todd Fredson)
Xamissa, Henk Rossouw
Attendance, Rocío Carlos & Rachel McLeod Kaminer
God Was Right, Diana Hamilton
Our Rimbaud Mask, Anna Vitale
Alphabet for the Entrants, Vasilisk Gnedov
Feed Me Weird Things, Lisa Rogal
Selected Essays of Montaigne, trans. John Florio
Red Clocks, Leni Zumas (in-progress)
The Shutters, Ahmed Bouanani (trans. Emma Ramadan)
Before Lyricism, Eleni Vakalo (trans. Karen Emmerich)
I Have Never Been Able to Sing, Alexis Almeida
Warden, Rebecca Wolff
– OLDIES –
Conference of the Birds, Farid Ud-din Attar; Confessions, St. Augustine; On Lies, Secrets, and Silence, Adrienne Rich; Spit Temple, Cecilia Vicuña ed. Rosa Alcalá; Vise and Shadow: Essays on the Lyric Imagination, Poetry, Art, and Culture, Peter Balakian; Angels of the Americlypse: An Anthology of Latin@ Writing, ed. Carmen Giménez Smith and John Chávez; The Noonday Demon, Andrew Solomon; from unincorporated territory: [lukao], Craig Santos Perez; All Roads Lead to Blood, Bonnie Chau; The Incendiaries, R.O. Kwon; Be With, Forrest Gander; Atrophy, Jackson Burgess
