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Here's Jesse Walker's latest list, from 1982.

https://jessewalker.blogspot.com/2022/12/mostly-on-edge-i-have-reeled-off-my.html

As he notes, a good year, though not for Hollywood.  Let's see if he's right:

1. Fanny And Alexander

2. Danton

3. Blade Runner

4. Fitzcarraldo

5. Dimensions Of Dialogue

6. Say Amen, Somebody

7. Veronika Voss

8. Forbidden Zone

9. The Draughtman's Contract

10. The Thing

I just caught a bit of Fanny And Alexander last week.  While I like it, I don't consider it the best of Bergman or of 1982.

Still haven't seen Danton or Forbidden Zone.  I have no excuse.

Blade Runner is like [fill in blank for joke]--dumb but good-looking.

Fitzcarraldo is okay.  I prefer Burden Of Dreams, the documentary about the making of the film--I'm guessing we're going to see that title below.

Dimensions Of Dialogue is great, but a short.

Say Amen, Somebody is a fine documentary.

I like Veronika Voss and The Draughtsman's Contract, though I haven't seen them in years.  Really need to see them again.

I've got problems with The Thing, but it looks better today than it did then.

Here are his honorable mentions:

11. Burden Of Dreams

12. Moonlighting

13. Liquid Sky

14. The Verdict

15. Honkytonk Man

16. Down To The Cellar

17. The Atomic Cafe

18. Vincent

19. The Return Of Martin Guerre

20. Fast Times At Ridgemont High

Re 11--what did I tell you?  I like 12. I like 13. Don't like 14.  Don't like 15. 16--a short, but wow, what a year for Svankmajer.  I like 17.  18 is another short, this one announcing a new talent. I kind of like 19.  I like parts of 20, but it's no classic.

Here are some other films of 1982 that would make my top ten:

Diner

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

Shaolin Temple

Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan

Tootsie

Here are some other film of the year I liked:

48 Hrs., Eating Raoul, Ladies And Gentlemen The Fabulous Stains, Koyaanisqatsi, Monty Python Live At The Hollywood Bowl, The Night Of Shooting Stars, Night Shift, Privates On Parade, Rocky III, The Secret Policeman's Other Ball, Swamp Thing, Smithereens, The Sword And The Sorcerer, Tempest, That Night In Varennes, Tron

Other 1982 films of note:

Airplane II: The Sequel, Android, Annie, The Beastmaster, Le Beau Marriage, Best Friends, The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, The Best Of Friends, Brimstone And Treacle, Cafe Flesh, Cat People, Chan Is Missing, Class Of 1984, Come Back To The Five And Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, Conan The Barbarian, Creepshow, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, Death Wish II, Deathtrap, The Escape Artist, Evil Under The Sun, Firefox, First Blood, Flight Of The Eagle, Frances, Friday The 13th Part III, Gandhi, Grease 2, The Grey Fox, Hanky Panky, Human Highway, I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can, It Came From Hollywood, It's Your Move, Jinxed!, Kiss Me Goodbye, The Last American Virgin, A Little Sex, Lookin' To Get Out, Making Love, The Man From Snowy River, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, Missing, The Missionary, My Favorite Year, Neil Simon's I Ought To Be In Pictures, Not A Love Story, An Officer And A Gentleman, Partners, Personal Best, Pink Floyd--The Wall, The Pirate Movie, Poltergeist, Porky's, Richard Pryor: Live On The Sunset Strip, Savannah Smiles, The Secret Of NIMH, The Shaolin Drunken Monk, Shoot The Moon, Some Kind Of Hero, Sophie's Choice, Still Of The Night, Tex, That Championship Season, They Call Me Bruce?, The Toy, Tragedy Of A Ridiculous Man, Trail Of The Pink Panther, The Weavers: Wasn't That A Time!, White Dog, The World According To Garp, The Year Of Living Dangerously, Yes, Giorgio, Young Doctors In Love, Zapped!