After years of critical dictatorship, we at The A.V. Club have seen
democracy flower on our message boards and blogs, and we want to hear more from
our readers. So rather than slag our Top Ten lists, you now have an opportunity
to submit your own in The 1st Annual A.V. Club Film Poll. Here’s
how it works:
1. Come up with a Top Five list in preferential order and submit it to [email protected].
2. For simplicity’s sake, each submission will be allotted points on the
following scale: 5 for #1, 4 for #2, 3 for #3, etc.
3. Though it’s not required, you’re encouraged to include your thoughts
on individual entries or the year in general. The most interesting comments
will be included with proper attribution when the results are posted. We’d
prefer actual names and locations, but if you’d like to use an alias,
that would be okay, too.
4. Deadline for submissions is January 22nd, 2006. This should
give you plenty of time to catch up with those end-of-the-year prestige pictures
that are currently trickling around the country.
Because I’m a glutton for punishment, I’ll be tabulating the results myself
and I can assure you that I have all the integrity of those chumps at Price Waterhouse. In the
meantime, queue yourself up at Netflix and your local multiplex, and don’t be shy about
lobbying for your favorites on the message boards. We look forward to seeing the results.