top twenty and change, 2019

THE TOP TWENTY (in order seen)

The Image Book
Us
An Elephant Sitting Still
High Life
The Hidden City
The Nightingale
Asako I & II
The Souvenir
The Cleaning Lady
Anima

Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood
Amazing Grace
Pain And Glory
Give Me Liberty
In Fabric
Parasite
The Lighthouse
Black Circle
Zombi Child
Uncut Gems

HONORABLE MENTION TO A PAIR OF GENRE MOVIES THAT MAY NOT BE GREAT YET HIT ME RIGHT WHERE I LIVE:
Doctor Sleep
Knives Out

A COUPLA MOVIES I CAUGHT UP WITH ON VIDEO AND KICKED MYSELF FOR MISSING THEATRICALLY:
Serenity
Alita Battle Angel

SIX VERY GOOD MOVIES TO ADD TO ABOVE TWO MINI-LISTS FOR THE TOP 21-30:
Little Women
Crawl
Bit
Desolation Center
Luz
First Love

AN EXQUISITE CORPSE:
The VHS intros and opening dance number CLIMAX
+ the “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting” sequence ROCKETMAN
+ the midpoint gun battle PROJECT GUTENBERG
+ the “Rocket Man” sequence ROCKETMAN

MOVIES I MISSED THAT I HAVE NO DOUBT WOULD BE CONTENDERS:
Ash is Purest White
Atlantics
Hustlers
Portrait of a Lady on Fire