What an ending to the decade. From comeback vehicles for beloved actors (Dolemite is My Name, The Irishman) to bold indie powerhouses (Uncut Gems, Honey Boy) to franchise-capping blockbusters (Avengers: Endgame, Toy Story 4) that delivered beloved characters the proper farewells they deserved, 2019 featured a diverse, ridiculously loaded slate that was among the finest in recent memory. Below you'll find a plethora of lists celebrating this banner, largely dud-free year for the cinematic artform including my picks for the top performances, a worst to best ranking of every movie I saw with grades and much, much more. Enjoy!
Haven't seen, but plan to watch in the future:
21 Bridges
3 from Hell
A Vigilante
Avengement
Black and Blue
Black Christmas
Clemency
Corporate Animals
Dark Waters
The Day Shall Come
Doctor Sleep
Dragged Across Concrete
Earthquake Bird
El Chicano
The Fanatic
First Love
The Good Liar
Harriet
High Flying Bird
The Highwaymen
Hotel Mumbai
The Hummingbird Project
I Am Mother
Klaus
Last Christmas
The Laundromat
Little Monsters
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Midsommar
The Mustang
Night Hunter
Pain and Glory
Primal
Replicas
The Report
Richard Jewell
The Two Popes
Under the Silver Lake
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Wine Country
Wounds
116.Joker (D-)
115.Arctic (D)
114.Captive State (D)
113.Velvet Buzzsaw (D+)
112.Miss Bala (D+)
111.Gloria Bell (D+)
110.The Kitchen (D+)
109.The Lion King (D+)
108.Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (C-)
107.Glass (C-)
106.Brightburn (C-)
105.It: Chapter Two (C-)
104.Motherless Brooklyn (C)
103.The Last Black Man in San Francisco (C)
102.Pokemon Detective Pikachu (C)
101.Teen Spirit (C+)
100.The Kid Who Would Be King (C+)
99.Hellboy (C+)
98.JT Leroy (C+)
97.The Best of Enemies (C+)
96.Triple Threat (C+)
95.Unicorn Store (C+)
94.Murder Mystery (C+)
93.Five Feet Apart (C+)
92.Alita: Battle Angel (C+)
91.Shazam! (C+)
90.Someone Great (C+)
89.Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (B-)
88.Serenity (B-)
87.Wild Rose (B-)
86.Angel Has Fallen (B-)
85.Late Night (B-)
84.The Hustle (B-)
83.The Dead Don't Die (B-)
82.Godzilla: King of the Monsters (B-)
81.Pet Sematary (B-)
80.The Peanut Butter Falcon (B-)
79.Men in Black: International (B-)
78.How High 2 (B-)
77.Waves (B-)
76.Aladdin (B-)
75.Anna (B-)
74.Queen & Slim (B-)
73.Fighting with My Family (B)
72.Point Blank (B)
71.Paddleton (B)
70.Charlie's Angels (B)
69.The Farewell (B)
68.A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (B)
67.Ready or Not (B)
66.Climax (B)
65.Cats (B)
64.Isn't It Romantic (B)
63.Stuber (B)
62.Gemini Man (B)
61.Ad Astra (B)
60.Spider-Man: Far from Home (B)
59.Escape Room (B)
58.1917 (B)
57.Crawl (B)
56.Shaft (B)
55.The Dirt (B)
54.6 Underground (B)
53.The Art of Self-Defense (B)
52.The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (B)
51.Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly (B)
50.The Upside (B)
49.Polar (B)
48.Happy Death Day 2U (B)
47.Hail Satan? (B)
46.The Perfection (B)
45.Rambo: Last Blood (B)
44.Brian Banks(B)
43.Ma (B)
42.Hustlers (B)
41.Little Women (B)
40.Always Be My Maybe (B)
39.Family (B)
38.Jexi (B+)
37.Captain Marvel (B+)
36.Dark Phoenix (B+)
35.Between Two Ferns: The Movie (B+)
34.The Irishman (B+)
33.Little Woods (B+)
32.The Lighthouse (B+)
31.Bombshell (B+)
30.Terminator: Dark Fate (B+)
29.Brittany Runs a Marathon (B+)
28.Us (B+)
27.Cold Pursuit (B+)
26.Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (B+)
25.Child's Play (B+)
24.Ford v. Ferrari (B+)
23.Luce (B+)
22.Rocketman (B+)
21.Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (B+)
20.Triple Frontier (B+)
19.Knives Out (B+)
18.Toy Story 4 (A-)
17.Good Boys (A-)
16.Avengers: Endgame (A-)
15.Hobbs & Shaw (A-)
14.Honey Boy (A-)
13.Jumanji: The Next Level (A-)
12.Parasite (A-)
11.Booksmart (A-)
10.The Beach Bum (A-)
9.Zombieland: Double Tap (A)
8.Just Mercy (A)
7.Dolemite is My Name (A)
6.Long Shot (A)
5.Uncut Gems (A)
4.Jojo Rabbit (A)
3.Once Upon a Time in.. Hollywood (A)
2.Marriage Story (A)
1.John Wick: Chapter 3-Parabellum (A)
Awards:
Best Picture: John Wick: Chapter 3-Parabellum
Best Actor: Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Best Actress: Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Best Supporting Actor: Shia LaBeouf, Honey Boy
Best Supporting Actress: Billie Lourd, Booksmart
Best Director: Benny and Josh Safdie, Uncut Gems
Best Original Screenplay: Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
Best Adapted Screenplay: Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit
Best Cinematography: Jarin Blaschke, The Lighthouse
Best Score: Michael Abels, Us
Best Visual Effects: Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Best Animated Movie: Toy Story 4
Best Documentary: Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
Best Subtitled Movie: Parasite
Best Directorial Debut: Olivia Wilde, Booksmart
Best Villain: Mark Hamill, Child's Play
Best Performance in a Bad Movie: Melissa McCarthy, The Kitchen
Worst Performance in a Good Movie: Emma Watson, Little Women
Best Performance by a Suspect Actor: Lily James, Little Woods
Worst Performance by a Good Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Best Overacting: Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse
Worst Overacting: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
The 2nd Annual "Carry a Movie on Your Back" Award presented by Greg Jennings: Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Most Delightfully Insane Plot Twist: Serenity
Most Egregious Use of Netflix's Deep Pockets: 6 Underground
Best Theater Experience: John Wick-Chapter 3: Parabellum
Worst Theater Experience: Joker
Best Action Sequence: Antique Weapon Museum Fight, John Wick-Chapter 3: Parabellum
Worst Action Sequence: Final Battle, Shazam!
Most Enjoyable Remake: Child's Play
Most Useless Remake: The Lion King
Best Blockbuster: Jumanji: The Next Level
Worst Blockbuster: The Lion King
Finest Hidden Indie Gem: Honey Boy
Most Insufferable Indie Trash: Velvet Buzzsaw
Biggest Piece of Shit to Ever Receive the Most Oscar Nominations in a Given Year: Joker
Hack Director of the Year: Todd Phillips, Joker
Directors That Made Movies That Were Released in the United States in 2019 That Are More Deserving of a Best Director Nomination than Todd Phillips: All of them
Biggest Surprises:
1.Child's Play
2.Terminator: Dark Fate
3.Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
4.The Perfection
5.Escape Room
Biggest Letdowns:
1.Joker
2.Velvet Buzzsaw
3.It: Chapter Two
4.The Kitchen
5.Hellboy
Most Underrated Movies:
1.Just Mercy
2.Honey Boy
3.Triple Frontier
4.Luce
5.Child's Play
Most Overrated Movies:
1.Joker
2.The Peanut Butter Falcon
3.Shazam!
4.1917
5.Waves
Top Performances:
1.Shia LaBeouf, Honey Boy
2.Adam Driver, Marriage Story
3.Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
4.Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems
5.Billie Lourd, Booksmart
6.Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood
7.Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
8.Kelvin Harrison Jr., Luce
9.Matthew McConaughey, The Beach Bum
10.Margot Robbie, Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood
Breakthrough Performances:
1.Taylor Russell, Waves
2.Ana de Armas, Knives Out
3.Julia Fox, Uncut Gems
4.Keith Williams Richards, Uncut Gems
5.Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit
6.Keith L. Williams, Good Boys
7.Brady Noon, Good Boys
8.Natalia Reyes, Terminator: Dark Fate
9.Rosa Salazar, Alita: Battle Angel
10.DeWanda Wise, Someone Great
Top Acting Ensembles:
1.Marriage Story
2.Once Upon a Time in.. Hollywood
3.Jojo Rabbit
4.Booksmart
5.Uncut Gems
6.The Beach Bum
7.Dolemite is My Name
8.Knives Out
9.Jumanji: The Next Level
10.Zombieland: Double Tap
10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2020:
1.Tenet
2.Those Who Wish Me Dead
3.The Gentlemen
4.Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
5.Fast & Furious 9
6.Last Night in Soho
7.King of Staten Island
8.Next Goal Wins
9.Bad Boys for Life
10.Army of the Dead
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