We’ve complained so often about Hollywood’s destruction of our childhood memories that it seemed appropriate to point out the happy exceptions.
Cinema
Top 10 Quotable Movies
This is not ‘Nam, there are rules. It’s only a flesh wound. And there’s no place like home. TIME picks the films with the most memorable lines.
Top 10 Macho Movie Posses
From The Wolfpack to the Dirty Dozen, TIME takes a look at cinema’s most testosterone-fueled posses.
Top 10 Movie Wedding Scenes
Lars von Trier’s Melancholia has one of the longest movie wedding scenes we can recall. TIME looks at cinema history’s most memorable matrimonial moments.
Top 10 Sloppiest Movie Drunks
From Arthur to Withnail, TIME has picked the drunkest in a long line of film alcoholics.
Top 25 Movie Soundtracks
Some of cinema’s greatest scenes can be attributed to the music that accompany them. TIME picks the best movie albums.
Top 10 Historically Misleading Films
No one ever said that movies—even those about historical events—were obligated to reflect fact. Still, some have taken a few too many liberties.
Top 10 Sundance Hits
As the 2012 Sundance film festival kicks off, TIME’s Richard Corliss reflects on more than three decades worth of hits from the indie conclave.
Top 10 Movie Sequels Better than the Originals
Movie sequels generally get a bad rap. Still, we at TIME were able to find the rare follow-ups that bested their predecessors.
Top 10 Movie Dance Scenes
Dance involves movement across space and time—something that the cinema does very well. TIME presents the most memorable dance scenes in film history.
Top 10 Movies That Shouldn’t Have Made It to Broadway
There are few examples of movies making a successful transition to the Great White Way. TIME looks at Broadway shows that should never have been.
Top 10 Hollywood Remakes
Many Americans can’t be bothered to watch foreign films. The subtitles, you know. Luckily, Hollywood is always ready to jump in with an unnecessary remake. TIME picks the best of the bunch.
Top 11 Worst Movie Sequel Titles
A new addition to our hall of shame: the just-announced title for the followup to ‘Sharknado’