Sean made a good Top 25 films of the 21st century list.
Here's my problem...
For the past few years, when one of these comes out I get annoyed that mainstream critics’ list don’t contain enough Chinese films, and that the ones they do list are the most boring, obvious choices.
This is a terrible place to start from because you're already discounting the list on a personal bias. For those that don't know Sean he was one of the most persuasive writers on the Boards and if you are a regular reader on his website, which I am, he remains a persuasive voice even though I can find some of his reasoning frustrating. For a list like this to have weight, a person must step outside of themselves and avoid filling a quota. A great movie is a great movie and great movies don't require a certain amount of geography or gender.
2007 was may favorite year this decade, yet only two films make my Top 25 of the Century. My list contains no Horror films even though I am clearly a big fan of the genre, and while 8 Animated films seems a bit much, two are by Hayao Miyazaki and I've thoroughly defended my position on Pixar's run from 2003 - 2010 as an anomaly created by a unique combination of talent.
I would rather read a list by Sean of the 25 Best Chinese Films of the 21st Century. So much more of a positive approach and a list I would take as coming from an authority. Heck, I'd probably Marathon the list.