In 2018 I watched 5 films; in 2019 I watched 32.
All right, only one of them was from 2019 (Fighting With My
Family); I've never been a big cinema-goer, so I don't see a film
quickly enough to participate in conversation about it at release
time, and so I don't feel any great rush to see it later.
I'm not going to rank them any more than I do anything else – how can
I meaningfully compare The Final Girls with the original The Thomas
Crown Affair? – but several that are still particularly memorable in
a good way are:
Wreck-It Ralph: unexpected character depth from the Disney monolith.
_Ocean's 8:_strip out the macho posturing and a caper film becomes
much more fun.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: superheroes that I actually liked.
Le grand méchant renard et autres contes: charming and whimsical
animation in the tradition of Miyazaki.
The Void: no-budget horror that manages to say something a bit more
interesting than "rar, brains".
Destination Wedding: put Keanu and Winona in a room, turn on the
camera, and don't muck about. Superb.
and some that are memorable for the other reason:
Ralph Breaks the Internet: how could this share a writer with the
first film? Throws away all the progress that was made there, recycles
the plot, crudely ties in Disney marketing… no, no, no.
Spy: har har har fatty fall down. For over two hours.
The Mummy (2017): fine if Tom Cruise's mesmerism works on you and
carries you over the rough spots, but if it doesn't you'll notice that
it's nothing but rough spots.
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