Updates

Jan 2026 Added mini-previews for A. I. Artificial Intelligence (7★), Airport (7★), All About Eve (9★), Battle of Britain (7★), The Boy and the Heron (7★), Bugonia (8★), Captains Courageous (8★), Cheaper By the Dozen (6★), City Lights (9★), Dazed and Confused, (8★), Diamonds Are Forever (8★), The Founder (8★), Frankenstein (2025), (8★), The Greatest Show on Earth (7★), Joshua (7★), The Little Foxes (8★), Meet Joe Black (7★), Mudbound (8★), My Man Godfrey (8★), Neptune's Daughter (7★), Only Angels Have Wings (8★), Pearl Harbor (6★), Perfect Blue (8★), The Power of the Dog (8★), Quantum of Solace (7★), The Red Shoes (9★), Sinners (8★), Sixteen Candles (7★), Sleepless in Seattle (7★), Spectre (7★), The Sting (9★), Train Dreams (9★), Trouble Along the Way (7★), Vice (7★), Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) (8★), Wicked (7★), The Witch (7★).

Added a new section entitled "Movies By Year". Seems self-explanatory from where I'm sittin'.
 

Dec 2025 Added mini-previews for 1984 (8★), And Then There Were None (7★), The Bishop's Wife (8★), Cabaret (8★), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (8★), Collateral (8★), Companion (7★), Destination Tokyo (7★), Dodsworth (8★), Fantastic Planet (8★), Grave of the Fireflies (9★), The Greatest Story Ever Told (7★), High and Low (9★), The Hustler (9★), The Island (7★), The Killing (8★), Laura (8★), Pet Sematary (7★), Reservoir Dogs (9★), The Seventh Seal (9★), The Shakiest Gun in the West (7★), Shazam! (7★), Stalingrad (8★), Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (7★), Twilight Zone: The Movie (7★).

Added two new Dad's Genre Lists: Do Not Disturb (disturbing films) and Road Trip (journeys and quests)

I just started my 2026 DML Project: I am expanding Dad's Top 50 into the long-awaited Dad's Top 100!. I'll be rolling out the next 50 films one each week. With that I will be creating a much more detailed page for each movie containing Dad's Full (Spoiler) Review and Deep Dive. And the cost to each subscriber? Zero dollars! In fact, the whole site is free! My payment is bringing my love of film to the world!
 

Nov 2025 Added mini-previews for 10 Cloverfield Lane (7★), Brief Encounter (9★), Casino Royale (8★), Chisum (7★), Coherence (8★), Freaks (8★), Halloween II (7★), Howl's Moving Castle (8★), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (8★), The Prince of Egypt (7★), Saturday Night Fever (7★), Staying Alive (5), The Train Robbers (7★), The Way We Were (7★), Who's Minding the Mint? (7★), You Can't Take It with You (8★).

Added a new Drama Genre List: Slice of Life.

Oct 2025 Added mini-previews for American Hustle (9★), Blow (8★), Disorder in the Court (8★), Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde 1920 (7★), Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde 1941 (7★), How the West Was Won (7★), The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1923 (7★), The Hurt Locker (8★), Mask (8★), Keeper of the Flame (8★), Marty (8★), Meet John Doe (8★), Mighty Joe Young (7★), Mildred Pierce (8★), Mud (8★), The Mystery of the Wax Museum (7★), Saw (8★), Separate Tables (7★), Son of Frankenstein (7★), The Substance (7★), Sweet Home Alabama (6★), Your Name (9★), Zulu (8★).

Added color-coded borders to all movie poster images.

Sep 2025 Added mini-previews for 10 Things I Hate About You (8★), 28 Days Later (9★), America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys (9★), Attack the Block (8★), Castle in the Sky (8★), Coco (9★), Doctor Strange (8★), Encanto (8★), The Evil Dead (8★), The Fifth Element (8★), The Graduate (8★), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (8★), Hobson's Choice (8★), In Cold Blood (9★), Last of the Dogmen (7★), Madonna: Truth or Dare (7★), The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (8★), Revenge of the Nerds (7★), Shrek 2 (8★), The Vampire Lovers (6★), The Wicker Man (8★), The Woman in Red (6★).
July 2025 Added mini-previews for Angel and the Badman (7★), Birds of Prey (6★), Bowling for Columbine (8), The Boys from Brazil (8), Brother's Keeper (9★), Dead Ringers (7★), Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (7★), Double Indemnity (9★), The Fantastic Four: First Steps (9★), The Flash (7★), The Four Feathers (8), Grey Gardens (9★), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (9★), The Impossible Voyage (8), Jeremiah Johnson (9★), JFK (8), Justice League (6★), Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (8), Justice League: Doom (8), Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (8), Limitless (8), The Longest Day (8), Midsommar (7★), Night and Fog (9★), Nomadland (9★), Nosferatu (2024) (8), Nosferatu the Vampyre (9★), Overlord (7★), The Queen's Gambit (9★), Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (7★), Spider-Man: No Way Home (8), Superman (9★), Superman Returns (6★), Support Your Local Gunfighter (7★), They Were Expendable (7★), The Times of Harvey Milk (8), Train to Busan (8), The Wild Bunch (9★).

Added two new Dad's Genre Lists: Document, (Documentaries), Queer Tier (LGBTQia+ films).

Completely revamped the Genre Lists section to reflect more industry-specific main and sub genre categories. Don't worry, the original Dad's Genre Lists are still out there, too. Enjoy!

Jun 2025 Added mini-previews for The Banshees of Inisherin (8), The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest (9★), A Bug's Life (8), Space Cowboys (8), Fight Club (9★), The General (9★), The Green Mile (9★), How to Train Your Dragon (9★), Inside Out 2 (9★), Legend of the Lost (5), Loving Vincent (9★), MacKenna's Gold (7★), Memphis Belle (7★), Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (8), Ocean's Eleven (8), Okja (8), Pixels (7★), Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (7★), Superman: Man of Tomorrow (6★), The Third Man (10★), The Town (8), The Wild Robot (9★).
May 2025 Added mini-previews for 13th (9★), Bambi (8), Big Hero 6 (9★), Birdman of Alcatraz (8), A Bridge Too Far (8), A Bug's Life (8), Charlie Wilson's War (9★), Chronicle (8), The Eiger Sanction (7★), The Florida Project (8), Hercules (1997) (7★), It Came from Outer Space (7★), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (8), The Man With the Golden Gun (7★), My Octopus Teacher (9★), The Purple Rose of Cairo (9★), Robin Hood (9★), Southern Comfort (8), Step Brothers (7★), The Sweet Smell of Success (8), The Thing from Another World (8), Valdez Is Coming (8), The Vietnam War (9★).
Apr 2025 Added mini-previews for American Fiction (8), Cat People (1942) (7★), Deadpool (8), Deadpool & Wolverine (7★), Into the Wild (9★), Where the Sidewalk Ends (8).
Mar 2025 Added mini-previews for The Andromeda Strain (8), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (8), The Batman (8), Breaker Morant (8), Les Diaboliques (8), The Manchurian Candidate (9★), The Menu (8), The Night of the Hunter (10★), Poor Things (8), Touch of Evil (9★).
Feb 2025 Added mini-previews for... About Time (10★), An Affair to Remember (8), Ball of Fire (8), Blade (8), Body Heat (8), Burn After Reading (8), Charade (8), The Children's Hour (9★), The Civil War (10★), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (8), The Eagle Has Landed (7★), Emperor of the North (8), Fantastic Four (6★), Here (9★), King Solomon's Mines (7★), The Portrait of Dorian Gray (8), The Professionals (8), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (7★).

Added these new genre lists: Sweet Revenge, (revenge is key).

Jan 2025 Added mini-previews for Cloud Atlas (9★), Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (9★), Fort Apache (8), Hombre (8), The House That Dripped Blood (7★), John Wick (8), The Lion in Winter (8), Looper (8), The Maltese Falcon (8), McLintock! (7★), Metropolis (10★), Modern Times (10★), Oldboy (9★), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (8), Oppenheimer (10★), Rob Roy (7★), Sands of Iwo Jima (7★), Support Your Local Sheriff! (8), Taken (8), A Trip to the Moon (9★), The Usual Suspects (9★), Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (8), The World's Fastest Indian (8), The War Wagon (7★).

Added these new genre lists: Drama Class, (pure drama) Dramedies (dramatic comedies), Old Farts (like me), Pure Laughs (comedy films), Sci-Fi Pie (science fiction).

Dec 2024 Added mini-previews for After Hours (8), Baby Driver (8), Bicycle Thieves (9★), Cat Ballou (7★), Children of Men (9★), Christmas in Connecticut (7★), Cinderella Man (9★), Die Hard 2 (7★), Foreign Correspondent (8), Godzilla Minus One (9★), Gremlins (7★), Hell Is for Heroes (7★), Judy (7★), The Lady Vanishes (8), Marnie (7★), A Quiet Place (8), A Quiet Place Part II (7★), The Reader (8), The Sons of Katie Elder (8), Still Alice (9★), Uncle Buck (7★), Zero Dark Thirty (8).

Moved page navigation bar from left side to top. This is more mobile-friendly. Changed genre lists as follows: 1) Removed Date Night in lieu of adding these two - Rom-Combos (romantic comedies), Rom-Drams (romantic dramas), 2) added The Beat (films centered around music), and 3) Split out the Top 20 for each genre into its own page, with a countdown from #20 to #1.

Nov 2024 Added mini-previews for Black Sunday (7★), Black Swan (9★), The China Syndrome (8), Destroy All Monsters (7★), Fail-Safe (8), The Final Countdown (7★), Godzilla's Revenge (6★), Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (7★), Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (6★), Green Book (9★), Harlan County, U.S.A. (8), Heavy Metal (7★), Hellfighters (7★), I Am Legend (7★), I, Tonya (8), The Land That Time Forgot (6★), The Last Man on Earth (7★), The Last Samurai (8), Life Itself (8), The Omega Man (7★), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (9★), The Song Remains the Same (8), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (9★), Strange World (7★), Suicide Squad (6★), Whiplash (9★), Wonder Woman 1984 (6★), X-Men: Days of Future Past (8), X-Men: First Class (8).

Added these new genre lists: Black & White (racial interactions), Dark Laughs (black comedies), Head Games (psychological films), History Lesson (historial topics), Kiddie Rides (for children, mostly), Mocks & Spoofs (mockumentaries and satirical films), SNL Alum (films with Saturday Night Live actors)

Oct 2024 Added mini-previews for Altered States (7★), American Gigolo (7★), The Amityville Horror (7★), Avergers: Age of Ultron (7★), The Bad News Bears (7★), Batman & Robin (5★), Batman Forever (6★), The Big Country (8★), Bullitt (8★), Chernobyl (9★), Cross of Iron (8★), Death Wish (7★), Elmer Gantry (7★), The Iron Claw (7★), Mackintosh and T.J. (7★), McQ (7★), Midway (7★), Modern Problems (6★), Neighbors (6★), The Omen (8), Phantasm (7★), The Pit and the Pendulum (7★), Planet Terror (7★), Super Size Me (7★), Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! (7★), The Swimmer (8), Tarzan (7★), Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 (7★), Wages of Fear (8★), Wolfen (6★).

Added these new genre lists: Cops and Crooks (Crime), Game Day (Sports), Totally Epic, (film epics)... and for Halloween - Oh, The Horror!

Sep 2024 Added mini-previews for A Boy and His Dog (6★), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (8★), Conan the Destroyer (6★), Creepshow (7★), Dick Tracy (6★), Friday the 13th (7★), The House of Usher (7★), Ikiru (9★), James and the Giant Peach (7★), The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (6★), Quatermass and the Pit (7★), Quest for Fire (7★), Red Beard (8★), Sense and Sensibility (8★), Top Gun (7★), True Lies (7★), What Women Want (7★), The Whale (8★).
Aug 2024 Reorganized, breaking each mini-preview into its own page. Altered page design to be more mobile-friendly. Made left navigation bar an Inline Frame, so I only have to update it in one place. Whew!

Added mini-previews for Alien 3 (
7★), Alien Resurrection (7★), The American President (7★), Batman Returns (8★), Broken Arrow (7★), Brubaker (7★), From Here to Eternity (9★), Grease (7★), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (7★), Iron Man 2 (7★), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (7★), Superman III (5★).
July 2024 Added mini-previews for Cinema Paradiso (10★), Jumanji (7★), The Last Picture Show (8★), Molly's Game (8★), Moonlight (8★), The Mountain (7★), Nightmare on Elm Street (7★), Scent of a Woman (8★), School of Rock (7★), Star Trek: The Final Frontier (6★), Star Trek: The Motion Picture (7★), Star Trek: The Search for Spock (7★), Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (6★), Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (7★), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (7★), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (5★).
May 2024 Major site overhaul, changed to 10-star rating system; added several genre lists.

Added mini-previews for 101 Dalmatians (
6★), The Alamo (7★), American Graffiti (7★), Alladin (8★), The Big Lebowski (8★), The Born Losers (6★), Casualties of War (7★), Chato's Land (7★), Enron: The Smartest Men in the Room (8★), The Fabelmans (9★), A Fistful of Dollars (8★), From Russia With Love (7★), My Neighbor Totoro (9★), Norma Rae (7★), One Hundred and One Dalmatians (7★), Paris, Texas (9★), The Passion of Joan of Arc (10★), Robin Hood: The Prince of Thieves (6★), Seven (8★), Suicide Squad (7★), Swiss Family Robinson (7★), Spider-Man 3 (7★), The Stand (7★), Temple Grandin (8★), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (7★), Up in Smoke (7★), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (9★).

 

 

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