Friday, June 5, 2026

American Film Institute Best 10 Films: Boyhood, Imitation, Whiplash, Foxcatcher– No Theory

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AFI Top 10: Does not include “Theory of Everything.” That’s a surprise, but I can see it. The movie falls apart. The performances are more than the film. No “Most Violent Year”– even though the National Board of Idiots picked it. I think this is a very good list, and good work on the part of the AFI. If this group of 10 went to the Oscars, I’d be happy.

American Sniper

Birdman

Boyhood

Foxcatcher

The Imitation Game

Interstellar

Into the Woods

Nightcrawler

Selma

Unbroken

Whiplash

AFI Top 10 TV shows:

more surprising is that 8 of them are on cable or other media. Only “How to Get Away with Murder” is on ABC. “Jane the Virgin” is on the barely existent CW Network.  No “House of Cards” or “Good Wife” or “Downton Abbey” (oh wait, that’s British).

The Americans

Fargo

Game of Thrones

How to Get Away with Murderr

Jane the Virgin

The Knick

Man Men

Orange is the New Black

Silicon Valley

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