Category: Movies 2019

8.5/10 I put last year’s incredible documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” as the 2nd best film of 2018 and it was probably the most moving film of that year as well. This film excels in the sense that it doesn’t solely focus on Fred Rogers and those directly around him like the documentary did, … Continue reading #114 Film in 2019: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

7.5/10 Film studios love to throw the word “timely” around when describing their films to often make them seem more important than they actually are but “Dark Waters” truly is a timely film that I have a feeling will be an interesting opposite end of the coin to “Richard Jewell”. We have seen true David … Continue reading #113 Film in 2019: Dark Waters

9/10 “Waves” was a film that I knew almost nothing about before seeing it, which is a rare pleasure for me to have. All I knew was that it came from the best independent film studio, A24, and it looked very emotional. After having watched it I can happily report that this is one of … Continue reading #112 Film in 2019: Waves

9.5/10 After Noah Baumbach creating the best film of his entire career with “Marriage Story”, now we get another film maker, Bong Joon Ho, create his masterpiece and the crowning achievement of his career. The less you know going into “Parasite”, the better. There are a few things I really loved about this film. First … Continue reading #111 Film in 2019: Parasite

6/10 A film that came and went from theaters in what felt like a time period shorter than how long the running time of this is, “Motherless Brooklyn” is a well made, well acted film that ultimately slogs its way along, leaving much to be desired. Sometimes acclaimed novels don’t always translate perfectly to the … Continue reading #110 Film in 2019: Motherless Brooklyn

3.5/10 After re-watching the first two films in the Terminator franchise (this sequel ignores #3, #4 and #5 and acts as a direct sequel to “Terminator 2: Judgement Day”), I was actually pretty excited for this film due to ignoring the muddled sequels, maintaining its R rating and bringing back Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor … Continue reading #109 Film in 2019: Terminator: Dark Fate

9.5/10 Before watching this film I watched every film from writer/director Noah Baumbach in anticipation for this since I realized I hadn’t seen any of his films before. To be completely honest, I can’t say I am a fan of his artistic output. Granted his filmography (like most directors) ranges from bad (“Frances Ha”, “Mistress … Continue reading #108 Film in 2019: Marriage Story

3/10 McG’s first “Charlie’s Angels” movie was cheesy but tons of fun if you turned your brain off. His second movie took things way too far and was so over the top and unrealistic that it really put a damper on the fun aspect. Now 16 years later, this reboot/sequel totally changes the tone but … Continue reading #107 Film in 2019: Charlie’s Angels

6/10 I had fairly low expectations for “21 Bridges” due to its mediocre trailers and lackluster critical reception. I was pleasantly surprised that although this is a rather bland, forgettable movie that I still found myself enjoying it. The story is nothing new that we haven’t seen before. There are some really cheesy lines of … Continue reading #106 Film in 2019: 21 Bridges

6.5/10 Embarrassingly enough, this is the first film I have ever watched from acclaimed Spanish writer/director Pedro Almodóvar. The talk of Antonio Banderas as a Best Actor contender is the main reason I wanted to check this out. Billed as a fairly auto-biographical film, “Pain and Glory” does have many similarities with Almodóvar’s life and … Continue reading #105 Film in 2019: Pain and Glory