Why does the master list contain so few films from the last couple of years?
Part of the reason is, as mentioned above, many of the lists used by this site were compiled before many recent films were released. Also, some people who compile lists prefer to wait before adding new films to their best film lists. The webmaster has been concerned with this issue and has tried to tweak the system in order to get new films on the list quicker. He eventually concluded that only a few films will appear on the master list within a few months of release unless they have Hobbits, although Serenity (2005), The Departed (2006), No Country for Old Men (2007), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), and The Wrestler (2008) also appeared on the Master List within a few months of their initial release. Most of the best films are released in the United States at the end of the year to gain Academy Award eligibility, so an update early in the year should capture most of the best films from the Oscar season of a year before. For example, early 2009 is probably the earliest time in which an upd
Part of the reason is, as mentioned above, many of the lists used by this site were compiled before many recent films were released. Also, some people who compile lists prefer to wait before adding new films to their best film lists. The webmaster has been concerned with this issue and has tried to tweak the system in order to get new films on the list quicker. He eventually concluded that only a few films will appear on the master list within a few months of release unless they have Hobbits, although Serenity (2005), The Departed (2006), No Country for Old Men (2007), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), and The Wrestler (2008) also appeared on the Master List within a few months of their initial release. Most of the best films are released in the United States at the end of the year to gain Academy Award eligibility, so an update early in the year should capture most of the best films from the Oscar season of a year before. For example, early 2010 is probably the earliest time in which an upd
