- Shelby Cadwell
30 for 30: My 30 Fave Films Since 1988

I turned 30 this year, back in May. It was a pretty unceremonious birthday, especially since it happened just a few weeks before my big, stressful qualifying exams for my Ph.D program. At the time I said that I'd celebrate in a few weeks once the exam passed, but here it is, two months later...and I still have done nothing at all to celebrate my 30 years of existence. In an effort to remember what an awesome thirty years its been, I present to you my top 30 film picks - one for each year that I've been alive.
Note: this list isn't the BEST film for each listed year, but my FAVORITE films based on criteria like how rewatchable they are, how memorable they are, how much they influenced me, etc. Don't @ me.
1988 - Die Hard
1989 - The Little Mermaid
1990 - Misery
1991 - Beauty and the Beast
1992 - Singles
1993 - Tie: True Romance & Last Action Hero
1994 - The Shawshank Redemption
1995 - Strange Days
1996 - Fargo
1997 - Tie: Con Air & Face/Off
1998 - The Truman Show
1999 - The Matrix
2000 - Almost Famous
2001 - Ghost World
2002 - Catch Me If You Can
2003 - Elf
2004 - Kung Fu Hustle
2005 - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2006 - Stranger than Fiction
2007 - The Mist
2008 - The Dark Knight
2009 - Star Trek
2010 - Scott Pilgrim vs the World
2011 - Attack the Block
2012 - The Cabin in the Woods
2013 - Man of Steel
2014 - Snowpiercer
2015 - Mad Max: Fury Road
2016 - Moana
2017 - Get Out
2018 (so far) - Sorry to Bother You