2017
These are the 68 titles from the top250 that I hadn’t seen yet, on January 29th, 2017.
- 28. Spirited Away (2001)
- 31. La La Land (2016)
- 35. City Lights (1931)
- 39. The Intouchables (2011)
- 40. Modern Times (1936)
- 55. The Great Dictator (1940)
- 59. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
- 65. Princess Mononoke (1997)
- 83. Like Stars on Earth (2007)
- 88. Amadeus (1984)
- 89. My Father and My Son (2005)
- 93. Dangal (2016)
- 94. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
- 95. Bicycle Thieves (1948)
- 97. The Kid (1921)
- 102. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
- 111. A Separation (2011)
- 112. Metropolis (1927)
- 124. Children of Heaven (1997)
- 131. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
- 133. Room (2015)
- 135. The Gold Rush (1925)
- 136. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
- 139. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
- 141. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
- 143. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
- 145. The Bandit (1996)
- 146. Incendies (2010)
- 148. A Wednesday (2008)
- 150. The General (1926)
- 155. Arrival (2016)
- 156. Sunrise (1927)
- 157. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
- 158. Manchester by the Sea (2016)
- 160. Rang De Basanti (2006)
- 165. Tokyo Story (1953)
- 170. The Thing (1982)
- 172. Hera Pheri (2000)
- 175. Andaz Apna Apna (1994)
- 176. How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
- 177. Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)
- 178. Sholay (1975)
- 184. Come and See (1985)
- 186. Life of Brian (1979)
- 187. Rush (2013)
- 191. Network (1976)
- 194. Wild Tales (2014)
- 196. Spotlight (2015)
- 198. The Nights of Cabiria (1957)
- 199. The 400 Blows (1959)
- 203. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
- 207. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
- 210. The Princess Bride (1987)
- 211. Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
- 213. Stalker (1979)
- 214. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
- 215. Drishyam (2015)
- 217. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
- 218. Before Sunrise (1995)
- 221. The Message (1976)
- 223. Gandhi (1982)
- 224. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 226. Diabolique (1955)
- 238. Barry Lyndon (1975)
- 242. Udaan (2010)
- 247. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
- 248. Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)
- 250. Song of the Sea (2014)
In the end I watched these:
- Blade Runner 2049
- 12 Dates of Christmas
- The Last Stand
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Murder on the Orient Express
- Paddington 2
- The Great Waldo Pepper
- The Last Unicorn
- Dries
- Von Ryan’s Express
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines
- Ghost in the Shell
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
- The Fate of the Furious
- Here Comes the Boom
- Chinatown
- S.W.A.T.: Firefight
- Lion
- Dunkirk
- Road House
- Red Dawn
- The Brothers Grimm
- The Sweeney
- Super 8
- Green Lantern
- U-571
- Priest
- Loser
- The Founder
- Only God Forgives
- The Purge: Election Year
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- The Legend of Hercules
- The Family
- Rango
- The Watch
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- The Emperor’s New Groove
- Logan
- Dark Passage
- Hector and the Search for Happiness
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
- Gun Crazy
- Silence
- Only God Forgives
- The 400 Blows
- John Wick: Chapter 2
- Shadow of a Doubt
- 12 Years a Slave
- Barry Lyndon
- My Neighbor Totoro
- The Bridge at Remagen
- X-Men: Apocalypse
- Kramer vs. Kramer
- Kagemusha
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Throne of Blood
- The Suicide Shop
- The Hidden Fortress
- Harakiri
- In a Lonely Place
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Hacksaw Ridge
- Ant-Man
- The Longest Day
- Hell or High Water
- Justice League: Doom
- The Pledge
- Cross of Iron
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Kelly’s Heroes
- Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
- The Theory of Everything
- Magnus
- A Brilliant Young Mind
- Ichi the Killer
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Inferno
- Heartbreakers
- Somers Town
- The Raven
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
- Gone Girl
- His Girl Friday
Gigs
- Oathbreaker, AB, Brussels
- Oathbreaker, Stuk, Leuven
- Oathbreaker, Het Bos, Antwerp
- Deftones, 013, Tilburg, NL
- Amenra, The Black Heart Rebellion, Vooruit, Ghent
- The Dillinger Escape Plan, AB, Brussels
- Ieperfest, Ypres
- No Turning Back
- Slapshot
- Sheer Terror
- Napalm Death
- Hatebreed
- Malevolence (I strongly dislike this)
- Link
- Billy Club Sandwich (I need a shirt like the frontman)
- Arkangel
- 88 Fingers Louie
- Turnstile (holy shitballs, this was madness)
- Defeater
- Nasty (strongly disliked this one as well)
- Crowbar
- Die My Demon
- Svetlanas
- Bonecrusher
- First Blood
- Fallujah (last song only)
- Terror
- Madball
- Converge, 013, Tilburg, NL
- Wiegedood, Link, Het Bos, Antwerp
- Stray From The Path, Obey The Brave, Capsize, Renounced, Kavka, Antwerp
- Mogwai, AB, Brussels
- Jagmonkx, Cfou, Antwerp
- Amenra – Mass VI try out, De Kreun, Kortrijk
- Amenra – Mass VI release show, AB, Brussels
- Wiegedood, AB, Brussels
New albums
My favorites were Converge, AYS, and Amenra, in that order.
- Wiegedood – De Doden Hebben Het Goed II
- Brutality Will Prevail – In Dark Places
- AYS – Worlds Unknown
- Incendiary – Thousand Mile Stare
- The Acacia Strain – Gravebloom
- Hundredth - Rare
- Poseidon – Prologue
- Counterparts – You’re Not You Anymore
- END – From the Unforgiving Arms of God
- Forced Order – One Last Prayer
- Kublai Khan – Nomad
- Stick to your Guns – True View
- Motorpsycho – The Tower
- Stray From The Path – Only Death Is Real
- The Bronx - V
- August Burns Red
- Amenra – Mass VI
- Kid Koala – Music to Draw To: Satellite
- Converge – The Dusk In Us
- Lustre - Still Innocence
- Lionheart – Welcome to the westcoast II
- Adimiron – Et Liber Eris
- The Black Dahlia Murder – Nightbringers
- Toxic Shock – 20Lastcentury
- Clearing Path – Watershed Between Firmament and the Realm of Hyperborea
Newly discovered albums
- Amenra – Alive
- The Black Heart Rebellion – People, when you see smoke do not think it is fields they’re burning
- Vader – The Empire
- Kamchatka – Kamchatka
- Knocked Loose – Laugh Tracks
- Oathbreaker – S/T
- Casey – Love is not enough
- August Burns Red – Messengers
- Xibalba - Tierra y Libertad
- The complete Turnstile discography
- Primordial – The Gathering Wilderness
- Animals As Leaders – The Madness Of Many
- This is Hell – Bastards Still Remain
- This is Hell – Black Mass
- Cruel Hand – Lock & Key
- Stoned Jesus – The Harvest
Year of the band shirt
Never really got into this but I bought way too many band shirts this year.
- Oathbreaker
- The Dillinger Escape Plan
- Converge: 2
- Amenra: 6
And I got one from MF Doom for my birthday! Hat tip to Malik.
Theater
- Abattoir Fermé – Het Proces
- Tg Stan – Alles Rustig
- SKaGeN – Uw Rijk Kome
- Tg Stan × Olympique Dramatique – Poquelin II
- Jan Lauwers – Oorlog en Terpentijn
- Wim Vandekeybus & Ultima Vez – Mockumentary of a Contemporary Saviour
Books
I’ve set my 2017 reading challenge to 18 books, I didn’t hit that mark.
- The Clean Coder
- Nick Cave: Mercy on me
- The Gunslinger
- How to create typefaces, from sketch to screen
- Tender is the night
- Swimming with sharks
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2
- Atlas Shrugged
- The Pearl
- Stijlboek
- Stoner
- Over de Esthetiek
- Tegen verkiezingen
- The trial
What is in store for 2018?
Gigs
- Wiegedood, De Klinker, Aarschot
- Ieperfest, Ypres
Albums
- I’d say a new Tool album, one can dream
- Wiegedood – De Doden Hebben Het Goed III
- Turnstile – Time & Space
02 January 2018