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Chay gives their top 25 films of the year. (And it's completely unedited because I'm so late with this)

Chay gives their top 25 films of the year

Chay gives their top 25 films of the year

Chay discusses on-screen penis representation.

Chay discusses how Soderbergh's style serves story. Films mentioned in order: Contagion (Steven Soderbergh, 2011)

Chay discusses theories of comedy. Films mentioned in order: Happiness (Todd Solondz, 1998)

Chay discusses cinema snobs. Films mentioned in order: 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968) Embrace of the Serpent (Ciro Guerra, 2015)

Chay discusses a moment in A Ghost Story that reminds them of how they feel about film. Films mentioned in order: A Ghost Story (David Lowery, 2017) Baby Driver (Edgar Wright, 2017) Three Colours: Blue (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1993) Heat (Michael Mann, 1995) 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)

Chay talks about world building. Films mentioned in order: Wet Hot American Summer (David Wain, 2001) They Came Together (David Wain, 2014) The One I Love (Charlie McDowell, 2014) Dunkirk (Christopher Nolan, 2017)

Chay has anxieties about watching films. Films Mentioned in order: Baby Driver (Edgar Wright, 2017)

Chay discusses Kevin Smith films and the sincerity of Smith's voice. Films mentioned in order: Cop Out (Kevin Smith, 2010) Jersey Girl (Kevin Smith, 2004) Yoga Hosers (Kevin Smith, 2016) The Neon Demon (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2016) Zach and Miri Make a Porno (Kevin Smith, 2008) Clerks (Kevin Smith, 1994) Tusk (Kevin Smith, 2014) Dogma (Kevin Smith, 1999)

Chay discusses trailers. Films mentioned in order: Night on Earth (Jim Jarmusch, 1991) The Other Side of Hope (Aki Kaurismäki, 2017) Spider-man: Homecomeing (Jon Watts, 2017)

Chay compares Little Miss Sunshine to Seven Samurai. Films mentioned in order: Little Miss Sunshine (Johnathan Dayton & Valerie Faris, 2006) Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)

Chay discusses why they're watching films on an exercise bike... technically it's an eliptical. Films mentioned in order: Ice Age: The Meltdown (Carlos Saldanha, 2006) Cars 2 (John Lasseter & Brad Lewis, 2011) Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Carlos Saldanha, 2009) Ice Age (Chris Wedge & Carlos Saldanha, 2002) Cars (John Lasseter & Joe Ranft, 2006) Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)

Chay discusses how the desaturation of a film highlights its formal excellence.

Chay discusses briefly how underrated loveliness is.

Chay discusses how their whiteness affects their view on story. Films mentioned in order: Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017)

Chay discusses falling into traps when trying to tell a progressive message. Films mentioned in order: The Handmaiden (Chan-wook Park, 2016)

Chay discusses why the frame of mind you approach a film is important. Films mentioned in order: Magic Mike XXL (Gregory Jacobs, 2015) Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh, 2012)

Chay discusses intertextuality. Films mentioned in order: The LEGO Batman Movie (Chris McKay, 2017) The LEGO Movie (Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, 2014)

Chay discusses how Moonlight's structure emphasises the films motifs. Films mentioned in order: Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016)

Chay discusses how Do the Right Thing's structure works and how it's similar to a Netflix TV show. Films mentioned in order: Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)

Chay discusses how nice it is to see a 2D animation tradition in 3D. Films mentioned in order: The Lion King (Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff, 1994) Aladdin (Ron Clements & John Musker, 1992) Dumbo (Ben Sharpsteen, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Bill Roberts, Jack Kinney & Samuel Armstrong, 1941) Moana (Ron Clements & John Musker, 2016) The Little Mermaid (Ron Clements & John Musker, 1989)

Chay compares The Intern to Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance Films mentioned in order: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Park Chan-wook, 2002) The Intern (Nancy Meyers, 2015)

Chay talks about film's themes and the engagement it can give you. Films mentioned in order: Arrival (Denis Villeneuve, 2016) Money Monster (Jodie Foster, 2016) Nerve (Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman, 2016)

Chay, out of breath, tries to finally get rid of 2016 with a top ten list.

Chay is excited by the creation of cinematic language. Films mentioned in order: Napoleon (Abel Gance, 1927)

Chay discusses the #52filmsbywomen project. Films mentioned in order: What Happened, Miss Simone? (Liz Garbus, 2015) Butter on the Latch (Josephine Decker, 2013) Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (Josephine Decker, 2014) Jupiter Ascending (Lana & Lilly Wachowski, 2015) Money Monster (Jodie Foster, 2016) Mustang (Deniz Gamze Ergüven, 2015) Cleo from 5 to 7 (Agnès Varda, 1962) Losing Ground (Kathleen Collins, 1982) No Home Movie (Chantal Ackerman, 2015)

Chay discusses jump scares. Films mentioned in order: Nocturnal Animals (Tom Ford, 2016)

Chay escapes for a moment. Films mentioned in order: Maverick (Richard Donner, 1994) The Blues Brothers (John Landis, 1980) Van Helsing (Stephen Sommers, 2004) The Purple Rose of Cairo (Woody Allen, 1985)

Chay discusses the narrative of failure. Films mentioned in order: Doctor Strange (Scott Derrickson, 2016) Monsters University (Dan Scanlon, 2013) Don't Think Twice (Mike Birbiglia, 2016)

Chay talks about narratives outside of films. Films mentioned in order: The Wizard of Oz (George Cukor, 1939)

Chay talks about why diversity in children's media is so important. Films mentioned in order: Space Jam (Joe Pytka, 1996)

Chay tries to define dynamic in relation to the Wachowskis Films mentioned in order: Bound (Lana & Lilly Wachowski, 1996)

Chay talks about cinemas offering validation through audiences. Films mentioned in order: Mustang (Deniz Gamze Ergüven, 2015)

Chay talks taste as an essential empathetic tool. Films mentioned in order: Our Little Sister (Hirokazu Koreeda, 2015)

Chay talks about why crowds are better with real people rather than CGI. Films mentioned in order: Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985) The Warriors (Walter Hill, 1979) Up (Pete Doctor & Bob Peterson, 2009)

Chay discusses how the Wachowskis are aware of their style being called formally different. Films mentioned in order: Speed Racer (Lana & Lilly Wachowski, 2008) The Horse in Motion (Eadweard Muybridge, 1878)

Chay discusses an experience of a theatre beyond just a big screen. Films mentioned in order: 2001, A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968) Anomalisa (Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson, 2015)

Chay discusses a debut capturing energy and youth. Films mentioned in order: A Fistful of Fingers (Edgar Wright, 1995)

Chay discusses the most basic of film language - Cuts. Films mentioned in order: Oki's Movie (Sang-soo Hong, 2010)

Chay discusses a want for a film to be a TV series. Films mentioned in order: Mad Detective (Johnnie To & Ka-Fai Wai, 2007) Starbuck (Ken Scott, 2011)

Chay went to the ICO's event The 'D' word on diversity in film programming. They briefly rambles about that and the democratisation of film production. Films mentioned in order: Beyond the Lights (Gina Prince-Bythewood, 2014) Tangerine (Sean Baker, 2015)

Chay discusses their dislike for how the film form of Formula 1 has evolved. Films mentioned in order: Senna (Asif Kapadia, 2010)

Chay discusses the truley shocking end of Masculin féminin Films mentioned in order: Masculin féminin (Jean-Luc Godard, 1966)

Chay's back, they're saying yes. Films mentioned in order: Yes Man (Peyton Reed, 2008)

Chay talks about feeling down. (Taking a small break whilst I move and reorganise and thought I'd end for the time being on a nice down note, like all the best films) Films mentioned in order: Salesman (Albert Maysles, David Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin, 1968) In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-Wai, 2000) 8 1/2 (Federico Fellini, 1963) An Autumn Afternoon (Yasujirô Ozu, 1962) News from Home (Chantal Ackerman, 1977) Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (William Greaves, 1968) Persona (Ingmar Bergman, 1966) Juno (Jason Reitman, 2007)

Chay tries to discuss what keeps Symbiopsychotaxiplasm together Films mentioned in order: Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (William Greaves, 1968)

Chay discusses feeling mediative. News from Home (Chantal Ackerman, 1977) Samsara (Ron Fricke, 2011) Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015)

Chay discusses choreographed office scenes. Films mentioned in order: Anna Karenina (Joe Wright, 2012) Brazil (Terry Gilliam, 1985) One, Two, Three (Billy Wilder, 1961) The Producers (Susan Stroman, 2005)

Chay discusses how you can hate a director’s style and then love it. Films mentioned in order: Tokyo Story (Yasujirô Ozu, 1953) An Autumn Afternoon (Yasujirô Ozu, 1962) Rashômon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950) Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985) 8½ (Federico Fellini, 1963) City of Women (Federico Fellini, 1980) Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959) The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)