The Personal Canon - By the Numbers

Before we get started with a quick statistical analysis of the Personal Canon, a small update - The Personal Canon now holds 65 films. The updated list is as follows (films in blue have been added since 9/5/16):

Duck Soup (1933)

Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

Citizen Kane (1941)

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Casablanca (1942)

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Adam's Rib (1949)

Stalag 17 (1953)

12 Angry Men (1957)

Inherit the Wind (1960)

Psycho (1960)

Goldfinger (1964)

The Godfather (1972) / The Godfather, Part II (1974)

Annie Hall (1977)

Star Wars (1977)

Superman (1978) / Superman II (1980)

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Batman (1989)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Goodfellas (1990)

The Rocketeer (1991)

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

Groundhog Day (1993)

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Toy Story Trilogy (1995-2010)

The Usual Suspects (1995)

Hamlet (1996)

Air Force One (1997)

The Big Lebowski (1998)

The Mummy (1999)

American Psycho (2000)

Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy (2003-2008)

The Incredibles (2004)

The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005-2012)

The Departed (2006)

Stranger than Fiction (2006)

Charlie Bartlett (2007)

No Country for Old Men (2007)

Ratatouille (2007)

There Will Be Blood (2007)

Burn After Reading (2008)

Iron Man (2008)

Taken (2009)

Black Swan (2010)

Easy A (2010)

Inception (2012)

The Avengers (2010)

Skyfall (2012)

Man of Steel (2013)

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Not too many updates to explain - just the addition of Burn After Reading, which had been excised during the old "limit 50" days, and the other two films in Gore Verbinski's Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, which were on cable the other day and likewise were considered "encompassed" by the 2003 film. With that out of the way, let's get on to crunching the numbers.

Personal Canon (9/5/16 Update)

Happy Labor Day, all. While we're in a little bit of a lull for major motion picture releases, I thought it was the opportune moment to revisit the Personal Canon.

First, a reminder:

It's a list of fifty films that mean the most to me, for one reason or another. I don't purport that these are necessarily the fifty objectively greatest films of all time or the most important films. They're not even ranked in order of favorite-ness, nor do I suggest that they're better than a film that doesn't appear here. Instead, these are my movies. In fact, you might call them perfect movies - at least, as I define perfection, because these movies don't do anything wrong. They don't miss a beat. [. . .] These are the films that reach the pinnacles and plumb the depths of the human condition. They're films that represent my ideals of the best humanity and the aesthetic community have to offer, films I'd put in a time capsule or a Voyager-esque space probe. They're films I can't wait to introduce to my children, contenting myself in the meanwhile to stop and watch them any time they're on television. They're films that, if someone close to me hasn't seen, I take it upon myself to share with them. I get angry if you haven't seen these, sad for the wasted years you've gone without these. Indeed, for one reason or another, the reason I love movies so much is this collection of fifty movies.

As you'll see shortly, part of that definition doesn't hold up any longer. After careful consideration, the limiter of fifty films is gone. It was an arbitrary designation - I could have easily gone with ten, twenty-five, or one hundred - useful as a thought experiment to get my list organized, but I'm realizing that very few of us limit ourselves in that way. If I only had fifty films, suppose a film knocks me out of the water; would that mean excising one of the entries? In the interest of egalitarianism, then, the Personal Canon is henceforth open-ended.

For those playing the home game, last time we had fifty films. This time, we're up to 62, including two new favorites from 2016. Last time, I had said the jury's still out on 2016 movies, but I'm pretty confident in these two.

Next, pairs and trios. And really, this one is all the fault of one film: The Godfather Saga, which joins The Godfather and The Godfather, Part II, rearranges its parts in sequential order, and expands with deleted scenes. But really, how can I separate the two in my memory? Ditto for the Toy Story Trilogy, whose holy trinity of animated movies is now together again on the Personal Canon - to be perfectly honest, Toy Story 2 was only cut because of the 50-film limit.

Finally, one cut: Father of the Bride. I had just watched the movie the night I finalized my Personal Canon, and it was a hasty decision. Now that I've had a few months to mellow, I'm not sure it's Personal Canon material. That's not to say it isn't a fantastic film, but it's just not up there for me.

With that said, on with the list! (Films listed in blue have been added since June 2016.)

Duck Soup (1933)

Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

Citizen Kane (1941)

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Casablanca (1942)

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Adam's Rib (1949)

Stalag 17 (1953)

12 Angry Men (1957)

Inherit the Wind (1960)

Psycho (1960)

Goldfinger (1964)

The Godfather (1972) / The Godfather, Part II (1974)

Annie Hall (1977)

Star Wars (1977)

Superman (1978) / Superman II (1980)

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Batman (1989)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Goodfellas (1990)

The Rocketeer (1991)

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

Groundhog Day (1993)

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Toy Story Trilogy (1995-2010)

The Usual Suspects (1995)

Hamlet (1996)

Air Force One (1997)

The Big Lebowski (1998)

The Mummy (1999)

American Psycho (2000)

Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)

The Incredibles (2004)

The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005-2012)

The Departed (2006)

Stranger than Fiction (2006)

Charlie Bartlett (2007)

No Country for Old Men (2007)

Ratatouille (2007)

There Will Be Blood (2007)

Iron Man (2008)

Taken (2008)

Black Swan (2010)

Easy A (2010)

Inception (2010)

The Avengers (2012)

Skyfall (2012)

Man of Steel (2013)

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

The Personal Canon - Revisited

Last week, we debuted "The Personal Canon," a list of fifty films near and dear to the heart of your Cinema King. For those who missed it, be sure to look at one of the old posts for a fuller justification for how the list came together, and check out the full list below:

1. Duck Soup (1933)

2. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

3. Citizen Kane (1941)

4. The Maltese Falcon (1941)

5. Casablanca (1942)

6. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

7. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

8. Adam's Rib (1949)

9. Father of the Bride (1950)

10. Stalag 17 (1953)

11. 12 Angry Men (1957)

12. Inherit the Wind (1960)

13. Psycho (1960)

14. Goldfinger (1964)

15. The Godfather (1972)

16. Annie Hall (1977)

17. Star Wars (1977)

18. Superman (1978)

19. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

20. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

21. Batman (1989)

22. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

23. Goodfellas (1990)

24. The Rocketeer (1991)

25. Groundhog Day (1993)

26. Pulp Fiction (1994)

27. Toy Story (1995)

28. The Usual Suspects (1995)

29. Hamlet (1996)

30. The Big Lebowski (1998)

31. The Mummy (1999)

32. American Psycho (2000)

33. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

34. Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)

35. The Incredibles (2004)

36. The Departed (2006)

37. Stranger than Fiction (2006)

38. Charlie Bartlett (2007)

39. No Country for Old Men (2007)

40. Iron Man (2008)

41. The Dark Knight (2008)

42. Taken (2008)

43. Black Swan (2010)

44. Easy A (2010)

45. Inception (2010)

46. Toy Story 3 (2010)

47. Skyfall (2012)

48. Man of Steel (2013)

49. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

50. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

It's been said that the best way to find errors is to submit a manuscript, and in this case it's entirely true. Though I wracked my brain for the fifty, inevitably a few slipped through the cracks, and so I'll address a few "notable omissions" that you the readers identified:

• Gone With the Wind (1939) - This one's probably on a lot of other people's lists, and it's a cinematic accomplishment, to be sure. But is it more meaningful to me than any of the other movies? I'd have to say no. Remember, this isn't a list of the greatest or most important movies of all time - just the personal favorites of yours truly.
• A Hard Day's Night (1964) / Scarface (1983) - Never seen them. In fact, these are going to be installments in an upcoming new feature, "How'd He Miss That?!" in which I review movies that you and I are surprised that I've never seen.
• The Godfather, Part II (1974) / Superman II (1980) - Both of these were on an early draft of the Personal Canon, but I cut them because the original films are already on the list, and I actually do like The Godfather (1972) and Superman (1978) ever so infinitesimally more than their sequels. Furthermore, I tried to avoid putting first films and sequels on the Personal Canon, but in the cases of Toy Story and Star Wars I couldn't choose. In the case of one, I think a future iteration of this list will change in that respect. In other words, the next draft will either have only one Toy Story film or only one Star Wars film. Stay tuned!
• Taxi Driver (1976) / Raging Bull (1980) / Gangs of New York (2002) / The Aviator (2004) - Great films, to be sure, but some consideration went into this list not being dominated by any one actor/director/genre/era, and while it's certainly true that Martin Scorsese is a god among directors, I had to restrain myself. Even including two of his films, Goodfellas (1990) and The Departed (2006), felt like an indulgence. But how could I choose between those two?
• Air Force One (1997) - This was my first R-rated movie as a kid, and it holds a special place for me. It's in the caliber of The Rocketeer (1990) and The Mummy (1999), in that I concede your mileage may vary with it but I can't help loving it. No Personal Canon of mine is complete without it.
• There Will Be Blood (2007) - This is a masterpiece, and I have no excuse for leaving it off the list. In hindsight, I could say that it's very much of a piece with No Country for Old Men (2007) and that of the two from the same year I prefer No Country ever so slightly, but neither you nor I believe it. It'll have to be renegotiated onto the list.
• Burn After Reading (2008) - I agonized over this one, I really did. For Coen Bros. representation, it was a toss-up between this and The Big Lebowski (1998), and it really could have gone either way. Having just looked at Burn After Reading once again this weekend, maybe the pendulum is shifting. Stay tuned.
• Literally any superhero movie ever - Look, this entire list could have been superhero movies and Star Wars. Those movies are my bread and butter, occasionally even the reason I get up in the morning. But for the sake of diversity, The Personal Canon should be an accurate representation of who I am as a moviegoer. And while Supermen and Skywalkers are a very significant portion of that, it's not all I am. Indeed, Captain America: Civil War very nearly made it onto this list, but it's too fresh. Let me see how it holds up on home video. Heck, if the "Ultimate Cut" of Batman v Superman (2016) is as good as I'm hearing, maybe it'll supplant Man of Steel (2013).

Long story short, there's more to come with The Personal Canon. In its present state, it demands revision because of a few glaring omissions, but I'm imagining this might be a document to which I come back for the rest of my life, a curated collection of "Me in 50 Filmic Nutshells." Stay tuned, loyal reader: once a stable list exists, we can start running reports on it. Until then, keep dropping those notes about omissions, and feel free to share your Personal Canon!

The Personal Canon - #41-50

This week on "The Cinema King," the moment you've all been waiting for - the debut of what we're calling The Personal Canon. It's a list of fifty films that mean the most to me, for one reason or another. I don't purport that these are necessarily the fifty objectively greatest films of all time or the most important films. They're not even ranked in order of favorite-ness, nor do I suggest that they're better than a film that doesn't appear here. Instead, these are my movies. In fact, you might call them perfect movies - at least, as I define perfection, because these movies don't do anything wrong. They don't miss a beat.

Every day this week, it's ten films in chronological order of release. These are the films that reach the pinnacles and plumb the depths of the human condition. They're films that represent my ideals of the best humanity and the aesthetic community have to offer, films I'd put in a time capsule or a Voyager-esque space probe. They're films I can't wait to introduce to my children, contenting myself in the meanwhile to stop and watch them any time they're on television. They're films that, if someone close to me hasn't seen, I take it upon myself to share with them. I get angry if you haven't seen these, sad for the wasted years you've gone without these. Indeed, for one reason or another, the reason I love movies so much is this collection of fifty movies.

Today, #41-50 take us up through 2015 (jury's still out on 2016, folks).

#41 - #50

41. The Dark Knight (2008)

42. Taken (2008)

43. Black Swan (2010)

44. Easy A (2010)

45. Inception (2010)

46. Toy Story 3 (2010)

47. Skyfall (2012)

48. Man of Steel (2013)

49. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

50. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

That does it, folks, for The Personal Canon. Sound off in the comments - what movies made 2008-2015 are in your personal canon? What'd I miss?

I'll revisit this list in the coming days, weeks, months, and years, letting you know if a new find comes along or if an old favorite falls from grace. I'll do some number-crunching, too, and start to meditate on what the metadata says about me - for example, that more than half are films released within my lifetime. Am I a presentist? Which actor appears most on this list? What else can we learn about The Cinema King?

Stay tuned, true believers! And maybe one of these days we'll get around to posting a movie review or two...

The Personal Canon - #31-40

This week on "The Cinema King," the moment you've all been waiting for - the debut of what we're calling The Personal Canon. It's a list of fifty films that mean the most to me, for one reason or another. I don't purport that these are necessarily the fifty objectively greatest films of all time or the most important films. They're not even ranked in order of favorite-ness, nor do I suggest that they're better than a film that doesn't appear here. Instead, these are my movies. In fact, you might call them perfect movies - at least, as I define perfection, because these movies don't do anything wrong. They don't miss a beat.

Every day this week, it's ten films in chronological order of release. These are the films that reach the pinnacles and plumb the depths of the human condition. They're films that represent my ideals of the best humanity and the aesthetic community have to offer, films I'd put in a time capsule or a Voyager-esque space probe. They're films I can't wait to introduce to my children, contenting myself in the meanwhile to stop and watch them any time they're on television. They're films that, if someone close to me hasn't seen, I take it upon myself to share with them. I get angry if you haven't seen these, sad for the wasted years you've gone without these. Indeed, for one reason or another, the reason I love movies so much is this collection of fifty movies.

Today, #31-40 take us up through 2008.

#31 - #40

31. The Mummy (1999)

32. American Psycho (2000)

33. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

34. Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)

35. The Incredibles (2004)

36. The Departed (2006)

37. Stranger than Fiction (2006)

38. Charlie Bartlett (2007)

39. No Country for Old Men (2007)

40. Iron Man (2008)

Come back tomorrow, same Bat-time, for the final ten, and sound off in the comments - what movies made 1999-2008 are in your personal canon? What'd I miss?

The Personal Canon - #21-30

This week on "The Cinema King," the moment you've all been waiting for - the debut of what we're calling The Personal Canon. It's a list of fifty films that mean the most to me, for one reason or another. I don't purport that these are necessarily the fifty objectively greatest films of all time or the most important films. They're not even ranked in order of favorite-ness, nor do I suggest that they're better than a film that doesn't appear here. Instead, these are my movies. In fact, you might call them perfect movies - at least, as I define perfection, because these movies don't do anything wrong. They don't miss a beat.

Every day this week, it's ten films in chronological order of release. These are the films that reach the pinnacles and plumb the depths of the human condition. They're films that represent my ideals of the best humanity and the aesthetic community have to offer, films I'd put in a time capsule or a Voyager-esque space probe. They're films I can't wait to introduce to my children, contenting myself in the meanwhile to stop and watch them any time they're on television. They're films that, if someone close to me hasn't seen, I take it upon myself to share with them. I get angry if you haven't seen these, sad for the wasted years you've gone without these. Indeed, for one reason or another, the reason I love movies so much is this collection of fifty movies.

Today, #21-30 take us up through 1998.

#21 - #30

21. Batman (1989)

22. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

23. Goodfellas (1990)

24. The Rocketeer (1991)

25. Groundhog Day (1993)

26. Pulp Fiction (1994)

27. Toy Story (1995)

28. The Usual Suspects (1995)

29. Hamlet (1996)

30. The Big Lebowski (1998)

Come back tomorrow, same Bat-time, for #31-40, and sound off in the comments - what movies made 1981-1998 are in your personal canon? What'd I miss?

The Personal Canon - #11-20

This week on "The Cinema King," the moment you've all been waiting for - the debut of what we're calling The Personal Canon. It's a list of fifty films that mean the most to me, for one reason or another. I don't purport that these are necessarily the fifty objectively greatest films of all time or the most important films. They're not even ranked in order of favorite-ness, nor do I suggest that they're better than a film that doesn't appear here. Instead, these are my movies. In fact, you might call them perfect movies - at least, as I define perfection, because these movies don't do anything wrong. They don't miss a beat.

Every day this week, it's ten films in chronological order of release. These are the films that reach the pinnacles and plumb the depths of the human condition. They're films that represent my ideals of the best humanity and the aesthetic community have to offer, films I'd put in a time capsule or a Voyager-esque space probe. They're films I can't wait to introduce to my children, contenting myself in the meanwhile to stop and watch them any time they're on television. They're films that, if someone close to me hasn't seen, I take it upon myself to share with them. I get angry if you haven't seen these, sad for the wasted years you've gone without these. Indeed, for one reason or another, the reason I love movies so much is this collection of fifty movies.

Today, #11-20 take us up through 1981.

#11 - #20

11. 12 Angry Men (1957)

12. Inherit the Wind (1960)

13. Psycho (1960)

14. Goldfinger (1964)

15. The Godfather (1972)

16. Annie Hall (1977)

17. Star Wars (1977)

18. Superman (1978)

19. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

20. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Come back tomorrow, same Bat-time, for #21-30, and sound off in the comments - what movies made 1953-1981 are in your personal canon? What'd I miss?

The Personal Canon - #1-10

This week on "The Cinema King," the moment you've all been waiting for - the debut of what we're calling The Personal Canon. It's a list of fifty films that mean the most to me, for one reason or another. I don't purport that these are necessarily the fifty objectively greatest films of all time or the most important films. They're not even ranked in order of favorite-ness, nor do I suggest that they're better than a film that doesn't appear here. Instead, these are my movies. In fact, you might call them perfect movies - at least, as I define perfection, because these movies don't do anything wrong. They don't miss a beat.

Every day this week, it's ten films in chronological order of release. These are the films that reach the pinnacles and plumb the depths of the human condition. They're films that represent my ideals of the best humanity and the aesthetic community have to offer, films I'd put in a time capsule or a Voyager-esque space probe. They're films I can't wait to introduce to my children, contenting myself in the meanwhile to stop and watch them any time they're on television. They're films that, if someone close to me hasn't seen, I take it upon myself to share with them. I get angry if you haven't seen these, sad for the wasted years you've gone without these. Indeed, for one reason or another, the reason I love movies so much is this collection of fifty movies.

Today, #1-10 take us up through 1953.

#1 - #10

1. Duck Soup (1933)

2. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

3. Citizen Kane (1941)

4. The Maltese Falcon (1941)

5. Casablanca (1942)

6. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

7. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

8. Adam's Rib (1949)

9. Father of the Bride (1950)

10. Stalag 17 (1953)

Come back tomorrow, same Bat-time, for #11-20, and sound off in the comments - what movies made before 1953 are in your personal canon? What'd I miss?

The Personal Canon

What is the Personal Canon?
It’s a list of films that mean the most to me, for one reason or another. I don’t purport that these are necessarily the objectively greatest films of all time or the most important films. They’re not even ranked in order of favorite-ness, nor do I suggest that they’re better than a film that doesn’t appear here. Instead, these are my movies. In fact, you might call them perfect movies - at least, as I define perfection, because these movies don’t do anything wrong. They don’t miss a beat.

These are the films that reach the pinnacles and plumb the depths of the human condition. They’re films that represent my ideals of the best humanity and the aesthetic community have to offer, films I’d put in a time capsule or a Voyager-esque space probe. They’re films I would gladly introduce to my children, contenting myself in the meanwhile to stop and watch them any time they’re on television. They’re films that, if someone close to me hasn’t seen, I take it upon myself to share with them. I get angry if you haven’t seen these, sad for the wasted years you’ve gone without them. In most cases, I have very strong memories of seeing these movies for the first time, seeing them over and over, or coming to them with fresh eyes and realizing I missed something. Indeed, for one reason or another, the reason I love movies so much is this collection of movies.

THE LIST

Duck Soup (1933)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

Citizen Kane (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Casablanca (1942)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Adam’s Rib (1949)

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Stalag 17 (1953)
12 Angry Men (1957)

Inherit the Wind (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Goldfinger (1964)
Planet of the Apes (1968)

The Godfather (1972) / The Godfather, Part II (1974)
Star Wars (1977)
Superman (1978) / Superman II (1980)

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Batman (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Uncle Buck (1989)

Goodfellas (1990)
The Rocketeer (1991)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Groundhog Day (1993)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Toy Story Trilogy (1995-2010)
Hamlet (1996)
Air Force One (1997)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Mummy (1999)

American Psycho (2000)
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
John Q (2002)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy (2003-2008)
The Incredibles (2004)
The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005-2012)
The Departed (2006)
Stranger than Fiction (2006)
Charlie Bartlett (2007)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Ratatouille (2007)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Burn After Reading (2008)
Iron Man (2008)
Taken (2008)
Watchmen (2009)

Black Swan (2010)
Easy A (2010)
Inception (2010)
The Avengers (2012)
Skyfall (2012)
Man of Steel (2013)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Tomorrowland (2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
La La Land (2016)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Avengers: Infinity War / Endgame (2018-2019)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

(total 76)

Updates 
04.01.21 - Added Planet of the Apes (1968), John Q (2002), Watchmen (2009), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Avengers: Infinity War/Endgame (2018-2019), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019); removed Annie Hall (1977); total 76

10.15.19 - Added The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Uncle Buck (1989), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018); removed The Usual Suspects (1995); total 70

11.06.18 – Added Tomorrowland (2015); total 67

01.30.17 – Added La La Land (2016); total 66

09.19.16 – Added Dead Man’s Chest (2006) and At World’s End (2007) to the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy; added Burn After Reading (2008); total 65

09.05.16 – Added The Godfather, Part II (1974), Superman II (1980), Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993); added Toy Story 2 (1999) and Toy Story 3 (2010) to the Toy Story trilogy; added Air Force One (1997); added The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012) to The Dark Knight trilogy; added Ratatouille (2007), There Will Be Blood (2007), The Avengers (2012), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Captain America: Civil War (2016); removed Father of the Bride (1950)

06.27.16 – Collated Personal Canon with fifty films.

06.20.16 - 06.24.16 – Introduced fifty Personal Canon films, ten at a time.