OK, a top 50. With apologies to the docs I haven't watched (which is all of them) plus TOP GUN: MAVERICK, FUNNY PAGES, TURNING RED, BURNING DAYS, CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH, METRONOM, WOMEN TALKING, EMILY THE CRIMINAL and, indeed, EMILY which all landed just outside, merry Christmas! 50. MOONFALL (Emmerich)
The dumbest film I saw all year apart from DON'T WORRY DARLING, but unlike DON'T WORRY DARLING, a hoot. Here's an inspired @JustinCChang suspecting "that the science behind some of these developments is less than 100% sound." latimes.com/entertainment-…
Jan 7, 2020 • 42 tweets • 17 min read
Fuck it, I'm doing a top films of 2019 thread, now that they're no longer the rage. It's bloody long, but I wanted to give some shine to the many underseen or as-yet-unreleased festival titles that I loved across a very busy year. Get yer mutin' finger ready!
40. THE BURIAL OF KOJO: Magic realism often gives me acid reflux. Not so Blitz Bazawule's captivating debut. variety.com/2019/film/revi…