Not a mainstream kinda guy

Nathaniel at The Film Experience had made mention of this in a recent blog entry. He talked of Engin's great filmsite (collecting all those critic's Top 10 Lists and compiling a master list - exhaustive and I am damn glad I don't have to do it, because if he hadn't, my OCD and list-making obsession would probably have forced me to attempt it, and in the meantime go comepletly insane). Nathaniel made mention of how often his own Top 10 has "matched up" with the overall Top 10. Engin has been doing the list since 2001 and here is my take on the whole thing (aka: how I matched up year for year):

2004: just 2 (Before Sunset & Kill Bill 2)
2003: 2 again (Lost in Translation & Kill Bill 1)
2002: 3 (Far From Heaven, Y Tu Mama & Spirited Away)
2001: 3 (Mulholland Dr., Memento & In the Mood for Love)

I suppose I'm not very "mainstream" eh?

Here are my match-ups on the annual Village Voice Poll (a much more selective group):

2005: five
2004: four
2003: three
2002: six
2001: five
2000: five
1999: five

Anyway, there you have it.

In other news, coming sometime tonight will be my Best of 2005 column on my site. Stay tuned.