Every year, NeoGAF has a 50 books and 50 movies challenge, in which you have to read 50 new books and watch 50 new movies before the start of the next year. There is also a game equivalent, in which you have to beat 52 new video games. These challenges provide that extra motivation to do/finish the things you already wanted to anyway and can lead you to checking out stuff you otherwise may not have (this is especially true with books).
The movie challenge was the only one I completed, watching a total of 58 throughout the year of 2016.
My ratings are done on a 5-star scale (no halfsies).
★ - Hated it
★★ - Disliked it
★★★ - Liked/enjoyed/didn't actively dislike it
★★★★ - Really liked it
★★★★★ - Loved it
Here are the 58 movies I watched in 2016:
The Good Dinosaur - ★★★★★
World of Tomorrow - ★★★★★
The Revenant - ★★★★★
Triumph: The Primary Election Special 2016 - ★★★★★
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie - ★★★★
Mortdecai - ★★★
The Martian - ★★★★★
Deadpool - ★★★★★ - February 27
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) - ★★★
RoboCop (2014) - ★★★
Project Almanac - ★★★
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - ★★★★ - March 26
Lemonade (Beyoncé) - ★★★★★ - April 24
Kingsman: The Secret Service - ★★★★★ - April 28
Lucy - ★★★ - April 29
Ant-Man - ★★★★ - May 6
Captain America: Civil War - ★★★★★ - May 6
Room - ★★★★★ - May 11
Zoolander 2 - ★★★ - May 26
X-Men: Apocalypse - ★★★ - June 7
Finding Dory - ★★★★★ - June 16
The BFG - ★★ - July 2
10 Cloverfield Lane - ★★★★★ - July 8
The Secret Life of Pets - ★★★ - July 9
Big Hero 6 - ★★★★★ - July 10
Keanu - ★★★ - July 22
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot - ★★★★★ - July 23
Green Room - ★★★★★ - July 23
Paper Towns - ★★★★★ - July 23
Batman: The Killing Joke - ★★ - July 24
Triple 9 - ★★★★ - July 24
Hardcore Henry - ★★★ - July 26
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition - ★★★★★ - July 28
Star Trek Beyond - ★★★ - August 1
Suicide Squad - ★★ - August 4
Sicario - ★★★★★ - August 10
John Wick - ★★★★ - August 10
Black Mass - ★★★★ - August 11
Pete's Dragon - ★★★★ - August 17
Karolyi - ★★★★ - August 18
Whiplash - ★★★★★ - August 25
The Fundamentals of Caring - ★★★★ - August 26
Enemy - ★★★ - August 27
The Nice Guys - ★★★★★ - August 28
Triumph: Summer Election Special 2016 - ★★★★★ - August 30
Don't Think Twice - ★★★★ - September 9
Zootopia - ★★★★★ - September 10
Shin Godzilla - ★★★★ - October 12
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back - ★★ - October 26
The Wicker Man - ★★ - November 1st
Doctor Strange - ★★★★★ - November 3rd
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV - ★★★ - November 14
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - ★★★★ - November 20
Me Before You - ★★★ - November 22
Sausage Party - ★★★ - December 13
Ghostbusters: Answer the Call - ★★★ - December 16
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - ★★★★ - December 21
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates - ★★★ - December 31
And though it isn't part of the challenge, I decided to also keep track of the television I watched:
Marvel's Jessica Jones (Season 1)
iZombie (Season 2)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Seasons 2 and 3)
Saturday Night Live (Season 41)
Broad City (Seasons 1-3)
You're the Worst (Seasons 1 and 2)
Seinfeld (Whole Series)
The Walking Dead (Seasons 4-6)
Stranger Things (Season 1)
Futurama (Season 10)
Love (Season 1)
The Get Down (Part 1)
Daredevil (Season 2)
Black Mirror (Season 3)
Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV (Whole Series)
Comedy Bang! Bang! (Season 3)
South Park (Season 20)
Westworld (Season 1)
Baskets (Season 1)
I should be able to complete the movie challenge again this year, though I will give more time to reading books in 2017.
