175: Wes Anderson Ranked

Our first director ranked episode since episode 134: David Fincher Ranked, we look at the films by Wes Anderson as we celebrate his tenth feature film release, The French Dispatch. Joining the show is Stephanie Prior, who was last heard on episode 162: Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2021

For more information on the rise of Wes Anderson and how he got his first film made, check out the You Must Remember This season of Polly Platt the Invisible Woman.

Listen to Dakota guesting on Please Watch This as he talked about The Life Aquatic. 

Here are our rankings for Wes Anderson:

10. The French Dispatch

9. Bottle Rocket

8. The Grand Budapest Hotel

7. Isle of Dogs

6. Rushmore

5. The Royal Tenenbaums

4. Moonrise Kingdom

3. Fantastic Mr. Fox

2. The Life Aquatic

1. The Darjeeling Limited

We also gave out our own awards

Best Picture: The Life Aquatic (D), The Darjeeling Limited (S)

Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe – The Life Aquatic (D), Edward Norton – Moonrise Kingdom (S)

Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett – The Life Aquatic (D), Tilda Swinton – The French Dispatch (S)

Best Actor: Adrian Brody – The Darjeeling Limited (D), Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel (S)

Best Actress: Olivia Williams – Rushmore (D+S)

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About the author

Dakota Arsenault is the creator, host, producer and editor of Contra Zoom Pod. His favourite movies include The Life Aquatic, 12 Angry Men, Rafifi and Portrait of a Lady on Fire. He first started the podcast back in April of 2015 and has produced well over 250 episodes. Dakota is also a co-founder of the Cascadian Film and Television Critics Association.

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