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PopGap #34: Potluck Film Fest, Month Ten, Completed

PopGap #34: Potluck Film Fest, Month Ten, Completed

Written by dorrk
01 December 2017

Twelve movies closer to The Ascension.

Despite landing one movie in the top three for the entire year, and only two movies in the bottom half of my Flickchart, November's Potluck Film Festival was made up of, mostly, small pleasures from modest films. The average ranking for November was 62%, making it only the seventh most successful month, out of ten. Jandy Hardesty, who brought one movie that made it into my Top 250 Movies of All-Time with a 94% ranking, and two more that squeaked into my Top 1000, averaged 66% overall. Most of Ryan Hope's picks huddled closely together in the 50-65% range of my Flickchart, giving him an average of 53%.

Monthly wildcards, Nigel Druitt and Ty Tag, who have brought one movie each to every month of the Potluck Film Festival this year, both beat their averages with movies that landed in the top third of my Flickchart, improving their overall percentages to 55% and 43% respectively.


HOW NOVEMBER'S MOVIES RANKED

Review: Westward the Women (1951)

WESTWARD THE WOMEN (1951)

DIR: WILLIAM A. WELLMAN
My rank: #235 / 4010 (94%)
Jandy's rank: #433 / 3979 (89%)
Review: This is Not a Film (2011)

THIS IS NOT A FILM (2011)

DIR: MOJTABA MIRTAHMASB & JAFAR PANAHI
My rank: #987 / 4010 (75%)
Jandy's rank: #490 / 3979 (88%)
Review: Lady for a Day (1933)

LADY FOR A DAY (1933)

DIR: FRANK CAPRA
My rank: #994 / 4010 (75%)
Jandy's rank: #130 / 3982 (97%)
Review: All is Lost (2013)

ALL IS LOST (2013)

DIR: J.C. CHANDOR
My rank: #1003 / 4010 (75%)
Nigel's rank: #98 / 1758 (94%)
Review: Bad Boys (1983)

BAD BOYS (1983)

DIR: RICK ROSENTHAL
My rank: #1076 / 4010 (73%)
Ty's rank: #97 / 2838 (97%)
Review: Dick Tracy (1990)

DICK TRACY (1990)

DIR: WARREN BEATTY
My rank: #1448 / 4010 (64%)
Ryan's rank: #659 / 3019 (78%)
Review: Alfie (1966)

ALFIE (1966)

DIR: LEWIS GILBERT
My rank: #1500 / 4010 (63%)
Ryan's rank: #180/3019 (94%)
Review: Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

LAVENDER HILL MOB (1951)

DIR: CHARLES CRICHTON
My rank: #1762 / 4010 (56%)
Ryan's rank: #663/3019 (78%)
Review: Girl Shy (1924)

GIRL SHY (1924)

DIR: FRED C. NEWMEYER & SAM TAYLOR
My rank: #1961 / 4010 (51%)
Jandy's rank: #120/3979 (97%)
Review: Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)

MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW (1937)

DIR: LEO MCCAREY
My rank: #2003 / 4010 (50%)
Ryan's rank: #137 / 3019 (95%)
Review: Mr. Nobody (2009)

MR. NOBODY (2009)

DIR: JACO VAN DORMAEL
My rank: #2713 / 4010 (32%)
Jandy's rank: #117 / 3979 (97%)
Review: Sergeant York (1941)

SERGEANT YORK (1941)

DIR: HOWARD HAWKS
My rank: #2808 / 4010 (30%)
Ryan's rank: #123 / 3019 (96%)

Previews for the November 2017 Potluck Film Fest