ScreenAge Wasteland has always had one goal, and that is to bring back the cinema conversations of old. We’re dedicated to growing and harvesting a community that discusses every genre of film and TV whether it’s new, old, or obscure.
It’s the reason why we have recurring series like Question of the Day, Power Rankings, What to Stream, That Pairs Nicely, and Five Films for…Birthday. We’re a team of individuals that love film and want to discuss all aspects of it.
This brings us to The SAW Canon. During the last few months of 2019, our team worked together to select over 200 films from the dawn of cinema to the present day that we considered to be worthy of entering a sacred canon. In the event of Earth being completely nuked, these are films we would want the survivors to find safely locked away in a vault.
Our picks may not be as universally beloved as AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies, but that was never the idea. We picked films that aren’t just classics but damn good films. Films that changed and shaped us into the human beings we are today. And we want to share our thoughts with you on why these films feel like a part of us.
VAULT I | VAULT II | VAULT III
Below are the 35 films that will comprise Vault Four.
VAULT IV
1920s
- The General (1926)
- The Passion of Joan Arc (1928)
1930s
- The Thin Man (1934)
- The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
1940s
- The Maltese Falcon (1941)
- Casablanca (1942)
- It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
1950s
- Roman Holiday (1953)
- The War of the Worlds (1953)
1960s
- Cool Hand Luke (1967)
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
1970s
- The Exorcist (1973)
- Taxi Driver (1976)
1980s
- An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- Ghostbusters (1984)
- Brazil (1985)
- Aliens (1986)
- Evil Dead 2 (1987)
- RoboCop (1987)
- Die Hard (1988)
1990s
- American History X (1998)
- Fight Club (1999)
- The Matrix (1999)
2000s
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- The Incredibles (2004)
2010s
- The Raid (2011)
- Holy Motors (2012)
- Dunkirk (2017)
2020s
- Promising Young Woman (2020)
- Titane (2021)
Vault Four begins on March 14th when Marmaduke Karlston offers his thoughts on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
See you in the trenches, screenagers.
