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I surprised myself several times during its compilation (and it will surely change) but ended up with as accurate a list as I’m able to make. Movies are arranged in chronological order instead of trying to make impossible decisions. Also, I limited myself to one movie per director, which creates a somewhat misleading list because I value Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut (1999) (which is not listed) more than, say, Siegel’s Charley Varrick—but if I don’t then the list will be full of Buñuel, Bresson and other usual suspects. And this way offers just-below-the-cut folks (Denis, Linklater, Godard, Ozu, W. Anderson…among...