Movies of 2019

1. Bird Box - Tense, amazing acting, social commentary, homages. It lived up to the hype!
2. Marvel: The Avengers - Fun, tons of action, corny humor. Comic book comes to life
3. Avengers: Age of Ultron - nowhere near as much fun as The Avengers.
4. Spider-Man: Homecoming - Great fun despite the lack of a bigtime villain.
5. Avengers: Infinity Wars - Action-packed, decent humor early on, but lacks depth. 
6. Annihilation - Trippy, but wondering if it is really as shallow as Ex Machina
7. The Night Manager (series) - Hiddleston's best work. Bier's direction is incredibly tight!
8. A Scandal in Belgravia - Lare Pulver's Irene Adler is worth the rewatch. Sherlock S2 E1
9. Watchmen - Revisited one of my favorite comic book movies. Still amazing and relevant.
10. The Truth About Alcohol - Silly documentary dispelling myths that were already dispelled.
11. Russell Brand: Rebirth - I like Brand. He's smart, funny, and charming. This was a snoozefest.
12. Tumbbad - Slow burn, literally. The ending may make it worth it. May have to try again. 
13. Lucero - Solo descent into madness. No dialogue. At a brief 69 minutes, it works. 
14. Treasure Planet - Animated Disney adaptation of R.L. Stevenson classic. Works well.
15. The Long Good Friday - Epic Hoskins, plus solid, as always, Mirren, makes for a fun ride.
16. Ted Bundy Tapes - Not much new information, so a bit of a waste. Surprisingly stale.
17. Sebastian Maniscalco: Stay Hungry - One of the worst standup acts I've ever seen.
18. Bill Hicks: One Night Stand - Still relevant and always hilarious
19. Bill Hicks: Reflections - Great social commentary and always that biting wit!
20. Morgan - Amazing cast makes up for a dull script and missed opportunities. 
21. Venom - Great fun and often quite funny. Hardy is perfect and good chemistry with Williams.
22. Morvern Callar - Morton is tops, but feels disjointed. Influenced by Varda, Influenced Korine!
23. Polar - Graphic novel comes to life. Comic book feel, Mads is good, Hudgens is better. 
24. Frozen River - Melissa Leo & Misty Upham shines in this simple story of desperation. 
25. River - Exquisitely written, incredibly acted British drama with a dazzling cast. Amazing! 
26. Neruda - Horrible script and acting with gimmicks that simply don't work. Bernal is trash! 
27. Winter Sleep - Caylan does it again with an epic film about those rich and poor; in every way.
28.  Inside the Mossad - Fascinating documentary inside Israel's incredible intelligence outfit
29. What Makes A Psychopath - Average documentary with tiny glimpses that are scary. 
30. Cargo - Feature adaptation of brilliant short horror film. Not as good, but acting is good.
31. Ron White: If you quit listening, I'll shut up: Often hilarious, but pretty much standard Ron.
32. Ant-Man and The Wasp - Good fun, but not as good as the original. 
33. Leave No Trace - Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie are amazing. Film just misses greatness.
34. Zodiac - Revisited this for 4-5th time. It gets better each and every time. Amazing cast!
35. Jim Gaffigan: Beyond the Pale - rewatched for hot pockets. Hilarious!
36. Three Monkeys - Ceylan's early work is tedious but shows glimmers of his vision.
37. The Emperor's New Groove - Fun Disney film. Familiar funny voices make it better.
38. First Man - Exceptional look at Neil Armstrong, the man, and the struggle. Foy is superb!
39. Hold the Dark - Consistently misses the mark. Riley Keough needed a bigger part.
40. The Innkeepers - Ti West norms: Bad direction, bad writing, bad story.
41. Sixteen Candles - Hard to not cringe in today's climate and that doesn't excuse the 80's.
42. Only Lovers Left Alive - Only my second viewing since 2015 and I still adore this film.
43. Mandy - Over-hyped Nic Cage horror flick that tries to look unique, but fails miserably
44. Eighth Grade - Wonderful coming-of-age story. Elsie Fisher and Josh Hamilton are perfect
45. The Kirlian Frequency - Animated short miniseries starts strong, fades, then ends well.
46. The Silence of the Lambs - Yes, again! I love this movie more each time! Foster! Hopkins!
47. Solo: A Star Wars Movie - Much better than the last six movies. Interesting side characters.
48. The Age of Shadows - Another epic adventure by Jee-woon Kim. Stunning, as expected. 
49. Forgotten - Korean drama. Starts off slow, gets interesting, then somewhat silly.
50. Broadchurch (Season One) - Solid acting saves it from red herrings and predictable end.
51. Broadchurch (Season Two) - Absolute rubbish, saved (almost) by Jodie Whitaker.
52. Broadchurch (Season Three) - The best of the lot, despite no likable male character.
53. Martial Arts of Shaolin - Standard Shaw Brothers fare, with very young, charismatic, Jet Li.
54. Jim Gaffigan: Beyond The Pale - And the world was given "Hooooot Pockets!"
55. Jim Gaffigan: Cinco - Hilarious as usual.
56. Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed - Gaffigan in Boston talking about what he talks about best.
57. Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe - Not my favorite of his, but still better than most
58. Close - Noomi Rapace action flick is much better than it's getting credit for.
59. The Favourite - Acting, music, and Cinematography is A+, but the story is painfully dull.
60. Marie Kondo
61. The Bride with White Hair - One of the best martial movies ever made. Huge surprise.
62. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen's music is the star in flawed film that feels like a TV docudrama.
63. Friday the 13th (2009) - Not bad for a remake with 80's staples, bongs, blood, and boobs!
64. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie - My least favorite Bunuel to date, but not bad.
65.  A Star Is Born - Lady Gaga is incredible. Cooper got robbed, especially for directing! Great!
66. A Star Is Born (1939) - Have to finish
67. Aparajito - Second installment in Ray's Apu trilogy. Pales to Pather Panchali. Skipped third.
68. Overlord - Inglorious Basterds with zombies, sort of. Polished, but weak. Ollivier shines.
69. White Material - Denis uses a white family in Africa as a perfect metaphor for today's world.
70. Snatch - Revisited this one and always forget just how great Brad Pitt is in this. 
71. The Silence of the Lambs - Hopkins gets much of the credit, but is Foister's performance #1?
72. The Highwaymen - Bonnie and Clyde pursued by Harrelson and Costner. Good fun!
73. A Bittersweet Life - Good, but not great. Expected more from Jee-woo Kim!
74. Logan Lucky - Riley Keough is the only reason to watch this. 
75. Mayhem - Fun action/comedy/horror with Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving.
76. Infernal Affairs - The much better original of the Scorcese remake, The Departed.
77. Phantasm: Ravager - Atrocious from start to finish. A silly addition to the franchise. 
78. Clerks - It's been a long time since I've seen it and it's still one of the greatest comedies ever.
79. Death House - Great concept and an all-star cast are wasted on purposely being a B-movie.
80. Suspiria (2018) - On par with the original but for completely different reasons. Dakota shines!
81. Chris D'Elia: Man on Fire - Tells a joke, then builds on it, ending just at the right time on each.
82. Two Graves - I watched it for Katie Jarvis, the most underutilized actress ever! Flimsy!
83. Chris D'Elia: Nonstop - 30-minute set which hits often. Good fun!
84. Seoul Station - Animated prequel to Train to Busan. Gripping, but a little repetitive.
85. The Dark - Fresh spin on the zombie genre. Leaves you with a lot to the think about; quickly!
86. Jim Gaffigan: King Baby - As always JG delivers lots of laughs, mostly about food.
87. Maria - Revenge film about hitwoman brought back into life. Beautiful star can't save it.
88. Iliza Shlesinger: Elder Millennial - One of the funniest stand-up acts I've ever seen.
89. Iliza Shlesinger: Confirmed Kills - Watching in reverse of release. Not as strong as EM
90. Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot - Signs she was just warming up
91. Iliza Shlesinger: Elder Millennial - Yep, watched it again with a friend.
92. Memories of Murder - Revisited this one. Liked it even more than the first time.
93. RBG - Fabulous Documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsburg who IS a superhero!
94. Koyaanisquatsi - Beautiful look at nature vs modernization aka Life out of Balance
95. Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint - Her first was definitely a sign of things to come.
96. Valley of Shadows - Norwegian gothic tale. Cinematography is amazing, but slow, so slow. 
97. Vice - Bale, Adams, and Rockwell shine in McKay's Big Short-style look into Dick Cheney.
98. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg - Directorial masterpiece lacks something that La La Land found.
99. Ju Dou - Beautiful cinematography, gripping story, but falls apart slightly at the end.
100. Japon - Wonderful story ruined by animal cruelty and an awful ending.
101. Glass - Better than Unbreakable, but not Split. McAvoy was brilliant. Needed more Anya-Joy!
102. Captain Marvel - Average in most ways, but Brie Larson is perfectly cast. Humor helps it.
103. Give It Up For Greg Giraldo - Short doc about the brilliant comedian's rise and fall.
104. Curse Of The Golden Flower - Beautiful, but not on the level of Hero or Flying Daggers.
105. Green Book - Viggo got robbed! Wonderful performances trump any historical inaccuracies.
106. Citizen X - I seem to watch this every two years, liming it more each time.
107. Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse - Animated gem may be the best Marvel movie in years.
108. Doug Stanhope - Hilarious with a style that is as blunt as a hammer to the back of the head.
109. The Silence of the Lambs - YES! AGAIN!
110. Stranger Things 3 - Pales to Season 2, which paled to Season 1, it's still enjoyable.
111. This Sporting Life - Harris and Roberts dazzle under Anderson's deft touch and style. 
112. The Poughkeepsie Tapes - Different, but not different enough. Found footage never works.
113. Becket - First time in over 20 years and oh the joy it brought me. Language is so beautiful!
114. Revenger - Action-packed Korean film entertains despite cliche-filled plot.
115. Furie - The all too familiar nad guy/girl turned good, kidnapped kid, but with super fights!
116. Ikiru - Age has made me appreciate Shimura's performance and Kurosawa's brilliance more.
117. High Life - Claire Denis directing Robert Pattinson is enough, but there's so much more.
118. Three Different Doug Stanhope Specials - Amazing!
119. 7 Assassins - The title is a little misleading, but it's slightly better than I anticipated.
120. Across 110th Street - Had to revisit this gritty classic. Despite amateurish feel, it still works!
121. Loving Vincent - Amazingly beautiful and an artistic masterpiece. So much effort and love.
122. Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream - Fascinating! So wonderful seeing dreams attained.
123. The Wolf Mountains - Short, beautiful, and at times educational documentary. Well worth it.
124. Hanna - Series doesn't quite reach the levels of the movie, but charisma between actors works.
125. Mindhunter - Revisited the entire first season in anticipation of Season 2. Loved it again.
126. Colin Quinn: Red State Blue State - Brilliant, but scary when a comedian gets it more.
127. Lady Snowblood - Revisited so I could set up the sequel. So few knew what Tarantino did.
128. Lady Sbowblood: Love Song of Vengeance - pales in comparison, but still fun
129. They Shall Never Grow Old - Impressed by the effort, but the same impact as in B&W.
130. We Have Always Lived In The Castle - I think my expectations were way too high
131. Mindhunter Season 2 - Nearly as good as Season 1, with a slight let down in the finale.
132. Jim Gaffigan Quality Time - Gaffigan's first standup act on Prime has very few laughs.
133. Avengers Endgame - Possibly the worst of the MCU and definitely worst Avengers film.
134. Saving Sharks - Ocean Ramsey's message at times gets lost, but important work. 
135. Hotel Artemis - Hard to believe Jodie Foster did this one. Abysmal. 
136. Dave Chappelle: Sticks and Stones - Blunt, edgy, and uncomfortable, but genius is undeniable.
137. Dave Chappelle: Sticks and Stones: Epilogue - Must see 
138. The Reflecting Skin - Goes for Malick or Haynes beauty, but the story is a dud. 
139. Project Gutenberg - Will draw a "usual" comparison, but overly long for a single twist. 
140. Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia - Excellent storytelling, but at times the comedy lags. 
141. The Dark Crystal - I tried twice, but couldn't get through it.
142. Bubba Ho-Tep - One of the worst movies I've ever seen. Sorry, Bruce Campbell fans!
143. The Prophecy - It's a bit hokey, but a stellar cast seems to be having fun. 
144. Bill Burr: Paper Tiger - Offensive, especially if you don't get what he's trying to do.
145. Godzilla 2: King of the Monsters - Didn't think the sequel could be worse. I was wrong. 
146. Colin Quinn: Mew York Story - So good I had to revisit.
147. Cold War - Pavel does it again. It's no Ida, but it's close. Kulig is mesmerizing.
148. True Detective: Season 3 - Acting is very good, especially Dorff, but way too convoluted.
149. Searching For Ingmar Bergman - Pales in comparison to Trespassing Bergman.
150. Oharu - Mizogushi's tale is so beautifully shot and despite some lags, poignant and powerful.
151. Violent Cop - Early "Beat" Tikano. Feels repetitive, but also influential.
152. Sound and Fury - Animated apocalyptic take. Beautiful, but unmemorable.
153. X-Men: Apocalypse - One of the better superhero franchise sequels I've seen. Minus Isaac!
154. The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice - Ozu's simple tale is slow, but powerful ending.
155. What Did The Lady Forget - Early Ozu is a glimpse at how simplicity can be wonderful.
156. 31 - Rob Zombie proves, once again, he should stick to music. Took me 3 attempts to finish.
157. Lady Macbeth - Florence Pugh is amazing, as always! A different look at the period.
158. Shin Godzilla - So much social commentary it feels like a documentary with Godzilla. 
159. Criminal: UK: Edgar - David Tennant added to it, but nicely done, if not a bit of the norm.
160. Criminal: UK: Stacey - Not as good as the first one, but nicely done little twist. 
161. Deadpool 2 - Far better than the original in every way. 
162. The Game Changers - Veganism is showcased in a positive light, but who doesn't know this?
163. The Ballad of Narayama 1983 - Slow, brutal, but the final third is powerful as film gets. 
164. True Detective - S1 - After my dislike of the next two seasons, had to revisit this masterpiece.
165. X-Men: Dark Phoenix - One of the weaker superhero films in recent memory. 
166. OldBoy - Had to rewatch the original. One of my top 25 all-time, still!!!
167. Kingpin - Was in the mood for a familiar old laugh.
168. Rounders - Has me itching to play Texas Hold'em again.
169. Shark Night 3D - This was about as good as the title suggests. Stay for the credits!
170. White: The Melody of the Curse - Oddly filmed about cursed KPop song. Didn't work at all.
171. Summer of 84 - Well done, if not predictable and simple.
172. Us - Blunt, simply stated metaphors throughout; from the title to the poster, to the film. 
173. Midsommar - Is it a horror film, a breakup film, or a slightly misogynistic view of dating?
174. Unbelievable - Unflinching drama covering rape, reaction, and rape culture. Carefully done!
175. Master Z Ip Man Legacy - Fun, over-the-top action, plus a beautiful trio of co-stars.
176. Iliza Shlesinger: Unveiled - Not her best, but still some outrageously funny bits.
177. Game of Throne Season 1 - Softcore porn or fantastical version of European history?
178. Zodiac - Yes, again. Still amazing.
179. Mike Birbiglia: What I Should Have Said Was Nothing - The title mirrors my feelings on this
180. Blood and Black Lace - Bava's masterpiece is wonderful in what it was and what it created.
181. The Garden of Words - Japanese anime is so incredibly beautiful, despite abrupt, odd finish.
182. Game of Thrones Season 2 - Very dull, but the coming season's reputations have me intrigued.
183. Game of Thrones Season 3 - Wow! The best season so far and by far.
184. Spiderman: Far From Home - Silly from beginning to end, but the side stories are a ton of fun.
185. Noma - Documentary about the "best" restaurant in the world. The chef seemed like a dick!
186. Game of Thrones Season 4 - A bit of a letdown based on the fact it's viewed as the second-best.
187. Michelle Wolf: Joke Show - Cringe-worthy and vulgar, just the way I like it. 
188. Game of Thrones Season 5 - Comes very close, if not better than Season 3.
189. Game of Thrones Season 6  - Battle scenes are insane, but I fear it's getting too crazy
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