The Meta-Lists Website
Most people call it football (or fútbol), but for some reason, we in the US call the game played all over the world soccer. Although I won t be going to any of the matches, it is exciting to have some World Cup games being played right here in the Boston area where I live. It [ ]
A regular reader of the Make Lists, Not War website recently suggested that I create a meta-list of the Best Musicals of All Time. I thought it was a great idea, but I realized immediately that one list would not be sufficient. Stage musicals and movie musicals are very different genres (although many musicals have [ ]
I ve added four recent best novels lists to the Best Novels meta-lists. As you will see, the definition of novel is flexible. Some listers have included books that don t fit within the most strict definitions of the form, such as, for example, A Thousand and One Nights, a collection of stories with a framing story. [ ]
The Guardian newspaper recently published its latest list of 100 Best Novels of All Time. I ll be adding the list to my own meta-list of best novels. The Guardian s list was created by soliciting ranked lists of 10 best novels from authors, critics, and academics from around the world. I ve read 72 of the 100 [ ]
I ve updated the meta-list of documentary films by adding seven best documentaries lists that were published on the Internet in the last few years. I have included every film that was on at least three of the over 25 original source lists, for a total of 169 films and one television series. The oldest documentary [ ]
I’ve updated the lists of the Most Important People of All Time. This list contains the names of the people in world history who have had a significant influence on the course of our civilization, or changed the world or their culture in some important way. In addition to adding five new lists to the [ ]
MOVIES It was a slow year for moviegoing. I watched fewer movies than usual, either in the theaters or streaming. I’m not sure why, but family health issues and national politics may each have played a part. Early in the year we caught up on some of the acclaimed movies from 2024, and about halfway [ ]
It s that time of year again, when various publications and individuals publish their best of the year lists. It seems like these lists come out earlier every year. (I only hope that the listmakers go back to the prior December to find any gems they ve missed in their eagerness to get their list out in [ ]
There s nothing quite as infuriating as someone hating something you love. It feels personal in a way that s different than someone loving something you hate. So it is with some trepidation that I have compiled a list of my least favorite films of the 21st Century so far. I rate every movie I see from [ ]
The New York Times recently published a list of the top 100 films of the 21st Century so far (actually, films made from January 1, 2000 to the present). Here is the list (unfortunately, you may reach a paywall at the NYT site). I have added the list to my meta-list of best films of [ ]