This list has all the cited movies from this blog in chronological order for those who would like to watch them in this context. I somewhat recommend it and then you can read the articles after viewing them all.
Lumiere Brothers' First Films- c. 1895 (view)
A Trip to the Moon- September 1, 1902 (view)
The Birth of a Nation- February 8, 1915
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari- February 26, 1920
The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks- April 27, 1924
Strike- April 28, 1925
The Gold Rush- June 26, 1925
Battleship Potemkin- December 24, 1925
Mother- October 11, 1926
Metropolis- January 10, 1927
The Jazz Singer- October 6, 1927
October- January 20, 1928
The Passion of Joan of Arc- April 21, 1928
Steamboat Bill, Jr.- May 12, 1928
Un Chien Andalou- June 6, 1929 (view)
Man with a Movie Camera- January 8, 1929
King Kong- March 7, 1933
L'Atalante- April 24, 1934
Becky Sharp- June 13, 1935
Swing Time- August 27, 1936
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs- December 21, 1937
Alexander Nevsky- November 25, 1938
The Rules of the Game- July 7, 1939
Citizen Kane- May 1, 1941
Yankee Doodle Dandy- May 29, 1942
Casablanca- November 26, 1942
Detour- November 7, 1945
It's a Wonderful Life- December 20, 1946
La Terra Trema- August 18, 1948
Rope - August 23, 1948
The Bicycle Thief- November 24, 1948
Diary of a Country Priest- February 7, 1951
Umberto D.- January 20, 1952
Singin' in the Rain- March 7, 1952
The Robe- September 16, 1953
Tokyo Story- November 3, 1953
Seven Samurai- April 26, 1954
On the Waterfront- June 24, 1954
Pather Panchali- August 26, 1955
Origins of the Motion Picture (view)- 1956
The Searchers- March 13, 1956
A Man Escaped- November 11, 1956
Yantra- 1957 (view)
Mother India- February 14, 1957
Pyaasa- February 19, 1957
3:10 to Yuma- July 1957
Jailhouse Rock- October 17, 1957
Touch of Evil- April 23, 1958
The 400 Blows- May 4, 1959
Hiroshima Mon Amour- June 10, 1959
Breathless- March 16, 1960
Lawrence of Arabia- December 10, 1962
8 1/2- February 13, 1963
The Gospel According to St. Matthew- September 4, 1964
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly- December 23, 1966
Romeo and Juliet- March 4, 1968
2001: A Space Odyssey- April 2, 1968
Rachel, Rachel-August 26, 1968
Funny Girl- September 18, 1968
Oliver!- September 26, 1968
The Lion in Winter- October 30, 1968
The Sorrow and the Pity- September 18, 1969
Tout va bien - April 28, 1972
Cartesius- February 20, 1974
The Mirror- April 1975
The Rocky Horror Picture Show- August 14 1975
Sholay- August 15, 1975
King Kong- September 8, 1976
Silent Movie- June 16, 1976
Rocky- November 21, 1976
Amar Akbar Anthony- January 7, 1977
Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope- May 25, 1977
Holocaust- April 16, 1978
Apocalypse Now- May 10, 1979
Star Trek: The Motion Picture- December 6, 1979
Star Wars: Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back- May 17, 1980
Fade to Black- October 14, 1980
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark- June 12, 1981
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial- May 26, 1982
Tron- July 9, 1982
Gandhi- November 30, 1982
A Nightmare on Elm Street- October 1984
Castle in the Sky- August 2, 1986
O.G. Original Gangster (view)- January 1, 1991
Thelma and Louise- May 1991
Boyz n the Hood- July 2, 1991
Sister Act- May 29, 1992
Maria Mercedes- September 14, 1992
Rudy- September 18, 1993
Schindler's List- November 30, 1993
Sabotage (view)- January 28, 1994
Dumb and Dumber- December 6, 1994
Braveheart- May 18, 1995
Pocahontas- June 15, 1995
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge- October 19, 1995
Casino- November 14, 1995
Life is Beautiful- December 20, 1997
The Matrix- March 31, 1999
Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace- May 19, 1999
Rosetta- May 23, 1999
The Vertical Ray of the Sun- May 18, 2000
Boyz in the Hood (view)- May 23, 2000
The Mexican- March 2, 2001
Black Hawk Down- December 18, 2001
Russian Ark- May 22, 2002
The Pianist- May 24, 2002
Collateral Damage- February 4, 2002
The Last Samurai- November 22, 2003
Miracle- February 2, 2004
The Notebook- May 20, 2004
And the Darwin Award Goes To... (view)- Fall 2004
National Treasure- November 8, 2004
Into Great Silence- September 4, 2005
King Kong- December 5, 2005
Superman Returns- June 21, 2006
Facing the Giants- September 29, 2006
Pondering the Existence of God (view)- July 2007
3:10 to Yuma- August 21, 2007
A Secret- September 3, 2007
One Day You'll Understand- February 11, 2008
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas- August 28, 2008
Adam Resurrected- August 30, 2008
The Death and Life of Saint Faustina (view)- Fall 2008
Twilight- November 17, 2008
The Reader- December 10, 2008
Defiance- December 31, 2008
Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions (view)- May 31, 2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen- June 19, 2009
Up in the Air- September 5, 2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox- October 14, 2009
The Blind Side- November 17, 2009
Avatar- December 10, 2009
She's Out of My League- March 11, 2010
Snowmen- April 24, 2010
A Nightmare on Elm Street- April 27, 2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World- July 27, 2010
Secretariat- September 30, 2010
Skyline- November 11, 2010
The Least of These- December 2010
Friday (view)- March 14, 2011
My Moment (view)- July 19, 2011
Hugo- October 10, 2011
Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap- January 21, 2012
Prom (view)- January 24, 2013
iContact (view)- February 16, 2013
Sexy Lederhosen (view)- November 23, 2013
Fort Bliss- April 29, 2014
Left Behind- October 2, 2014
Army Dog- January 12, 2016
Lumiere Brothers' First Films- c. 1895 (view)
A Trip to the Moon- September 1, 1902 (view)
The Birth of a Nation- February 8, 1915
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari- February 26, 1920
The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks- April 27, 1924
Strike- April 28, 1925
The Gold Rush- June 26, 1925
Battleship Potemkin- December 24, 1925
Mother- October 11, 1926
Metropolis- January 10, 1927
The Jazz Singer- October 6, 1927
October- January 20, 1928
The Passion of Joan of Arc- April 21, 1928
Steamboat Bill, Jr.- May 12, 1928
Un Chien Andalou- June 6, 1929 (view)
Man with a Movie Camera- January 8, 1929
King Kong- March 7, 1933
L'Atalante- April 24, 1934
Becky Sharp- June 13, 1935
Swing Time- August 27, 1936
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs- December 21, 1937
Alexander Nevsky- November 25, 1938
The Rules of the Game- July 7, 1939
Citizen Kane- May 1, 1941
Yankee Doodle Dandy- May 29, 1942
Casablanca- November 26, 1942
Detour- November 7, 1945
It's a Wonderful Life- December 20, 1946
La Terra Trema- August 18, 1948
Rope - August 23, 1948
The Bicycle Thief- November 24, 1948
Diary of a Country Priest- February 7, 1951
Umberto D.- January 20, 1952
Singin' in the Rain- March 7, 1952
The Robe- September 16, 1953
Tokyo Story- November 3, 1953
Seven Samurai- April 26, 1954
On the Waterfront- June 24, 1954
Pather Panchali- August 26, 1955
Origins of the Motion Picture (view)- 1956
The Searchers- March 13, 1956
A Man Escaped- November 11, 1956
Yantra- 1957 (view)
Mother India- February 14, 1957
Pyaasa- February 19, 1957
3:10 to Yuma- July 1957
Jailhouse Rock- October 17, 1957
Touch of Evil- April 23, 1958
The 400 Blows- May 4, 1959
Hiroshima Mon Amour- June 10, 1959
Breathless- March 16, 1960
Lawrence of Arabia- December 10, 1962
8 1/2- February 13, 1963
The Gospel According to St. Matthew- September 4, 1964
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly- December 23, 1966
Romeo and Juliet- March 4, 1968
2001: A Space Odyssey- April 2, 1968
Rachel, Rachel-August 26, 1968
Funny Girl- September 18, 1968
Oliver!- September 26, 1968
The Lion in Winter- October 30, 1968
The Sorrow and the Pity- September 18, 1969
Tout va bien - April 28, 1972
Cartesius- February 20, 1974
The Mirror- April 1975
The Rocky Horror Picture Show- August 14 1975
Sholay- August 15, 1975
King Kong- September 8, 1976
Silent Movie- June 16, 1976
Rocky- November 21, 1976
Amar Akbar Anthony- January 7, 1977
Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope- May 25, 1977
Holocaust- April 16, 1978
Apocalypse Now- May 10, 1979
Star Trek: The Motion Picture- December 6, 1979
Star Wars: Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back- May 17, 1980
Fade to Black- October 14, 1980
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark- June 12, 1981
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial- May 26, 1982
Tron- July 9, 1982
Gandhi- November 30, 1982
A Nightmare on Elm Street- October 1984
Castle in the Sky- August 2, 1986
O.G. Original Gangster (view)- January 1, 1991
Thelma and Louise- May 1991
Boyz n the Hood- July 2, 1991
Sister Act- May 29, 1992
Maria Mercedes- September 14, 1992
Rudy- September 18, 1993
Schindler's List- November 30, 1993
Sabotage (view)- January 28, 1994
Dumb and Dumber- December 6, 1994
Braveheart- May 18, 1995
Pocahontas- June 15, 1995
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge- October 19, 1995
Casino- November 14, 1995
Life is Beautiful- December 20, 1997
The Matrix- March 31, 1999
Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace- May 19, 1999
Rosetta- May 23, 1999
The Vertical Ray of the Sun- May 18, 2000
Boyz in the Hood (view)- May 23, 2000
The Mexican- March 2, 2001
Black Hawk Down- December 18, 2001
Russian Ark- May 22, 2002
The Pianist- May 24, 2002
Collateral Damage- February 4, 2002
The Last Samurai- November 22, 2003
Miracle- February 2, 2004
The Notebook- May 20, 2004
And the Darwin Award Goes To... (view)- Fall 2004
National Treasure- November 8, 2004
Into Great Silence- September 4, 2005
King Kong- December 5, 2005
Superman Returns- June 21, 2006
Facing the Giants- September 29, 2006
Pondering the Existence of God (view)- July 2007
3:10 to Yuma- August 21, 2007
A Secret- September 3, 2007
One Day You'll Understand- February 11, 2008
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas- August 28, 2008
Adam Resurrected- August 30, 2008
The Death and Life of Saint Faustina (view)- Fall 2008
Twilight- November 17, 2008
The Reader- December 10, 2008
Defiance- December 31, 2008
Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions (view)- May 31, 2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen- June 19, 2009
Up in the Air- September 5, 2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox- October 14, 2009
The Blind Side- November 17, 2009
Avatar- December 10, 2009
She's Out of My League- March 11, 2010
Snowmen- April 24, 2010
A Nightmare on Elm Street- April 27, 2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World- July 27, 2010
Secretariat- September 30, 2010
Skyline- November 11, 2010
The Least of These- December 2010
Friday (view)- March 14, 2011
My Moment (view)- July 19, 2011
Hugo- October 10, 2011
Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap- January 21, 2012
Prom (view)- January 24, 2013
iContact (view)- February 16, 2013
Sexy Lederhosen (view)- November 23, 2013
Fort Bliss- April 29, 2014
Left Behind- October 2, 2014
Army Dog- January 12, 2016
Black Panther- January 29, 2019
