Tassoula E. Kokkoris

Tassoula is a Seattle-based film critic who also co-hosts the podcast Cinebanter. You can find her reviews at Tassoula's Movie Review Blog and her show at Cinebanter. She also writes for the award-winning Web site @U2.com

  1. Gone With the Wind (1939) .. Victor Fleming
    Epic, beautiful, timeless

  2. A Hard Day's Night (1964) .. Richard Lester
    The greatest band stars in the greatest musical film

  3. Back to the Future (1985) .. Robert Zemeckis
    A perfect concept, expertly executed

  4. American Beauty (1999) .. Sam Mendes
    The best writing of our time

  5. Before Sunrise (1995) .. Richard Linklater
    The best love story in existence

  6. Pulp Fiction (1994) .. Quentin Tarantino
    It changed the landscape of independent film

  7. The Sound of Music (1965) .. Robert Wise

  8. In the Mood for Love (2000) .. Wong Kar Wai

  9. Toy Story (1995) .. John Lasseter

  10. Glory (1989) .. Edward Zwick
    The greatest film about the horrors of war

  11. Goodfellas (1990) .. Martin Scorsese
    Yes. I think it has aged better than The Godfather

  12. In the Name of the Father (1993) .. Jim Sheridan

  13. Junebug (2005) .. Phil Morrison
    The characters live on in your mind long after the film concludes

  14. Annie Hall (1977) .. Woody Allen

  15. Citizen Kane (1941) .. Orson Welles

  16. Titanic (1997) .. James Cameron
    Big budget brilliance

  17. Little Children (2006) .. Todd Field

  18. The Birds (1963) .. Alfred Hitchcock
    One of the scariest films ever made

  19. Brokeback Mountain (2005) .. Ang Lee
    A heartbreaking unconventional love story

  20. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) .. John Hughes

  21. Mermaids (1990) .. Richard Benjamin

  22. Jaws (1975) .. Steven Spielberg
    Still scary after all of these years

  23. Lolita (1962) .. Stanley Kubrick

  24. Moulin Rouge (2001) .. Baz Luhrmann
    A beating pulse of creativity and splendor

  25. Life is Beautiful (1997) .. Roberto Benigni

  26. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) .. Frank Darabont

  27. Schindler's List (1993) .. Steven Spielberg

  28. The Doors (1991) .. Oliver Stone
    One of the finest lead performances in film history

  29. The Sixth Sense (1999) .. M. Night Shyamalan

  30. A Christmas Story (1983) .. Bob Clark

  31. Scream (1996) .. Wes Craven

  32. Grease (1978) .. Randal Kleiser

  33. Yellow Submarine (1968) .. George Dunning

  34. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) .. Steven Spielberg

  35. Before Sunset (2004) .. Richard Linklater
    The greatest sequel ever made

  36. Ghostbusters (1984) .. Ivan Reitman

  37. The English Patient (1996) .. Anthony Minghella

  38. All the President's Men (1976) .. Alan J. Pakula

  39. The Godfather (1972) .. Francis Ford Coppola

  40. Frozen River (2008) .. Courtney Hunt

  41. Rosemary's Baby (1968) .. Roman Polanski

  42. Forrest Gump (1994) .. Robert Zemeckis

  43. The Princess Bride (1987) .. Rob Reiner
    Has there ever been a more quotable comedy?

  44. Psycho (1960) .. Alfred Hitchcock

  45. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) .. Kurt Kuenne

  46. Dolphins (1999) .. Farhad Yawari
    A hypnotic, insanely beautiful journey

  47. The Wizard of Oz (1939) .. Victor Fleming

  48. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) .. Julian Schnabel

  49. Fight Club (1999) .. David Fincher

  50. Tell No One (2006) .. Guillaume Canet
    An instant classic

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