2019 was a trying year. The
movies have always reflected that state of the world, the state of ourselves.
It's no wonder that some of the year's finest films (A Hidden Life, Waves, One
Child Nation) deal with trauma through acts of forgiveness. This isn't a
rah-rah moment for the world. We are hurting. But through these gestures of
introspection and attempting to understand what could manifest such negativity
in our lives, we become a new kind of strength.
The cinema, once again, invigorates us.
35. Atlantics Directed by Mati Diop
The cinema, once again, invigorates us.
35. Atlantics Directed by Mati Diop
33. The Souvenir Directed
by Joanna
Hogg
32. The Report Directed
by Scott Z.
Burns
31. Pain and Glory Directed
by Pedro
Almodóvar
30. High Flying Bird Directed
by Steven
Soderbergh
29. American Factory Directed
by Steven
Bognar and Julia Reichert
28. Little Women Directed
by Greta
Gerwig
27. Toy Story 4 Directed
by Josh
Cooley
26. Diane Directed
by Kent Jones
25. Us Directed
by Jordan
Peele
24. Ad Astra Directed
by James Gray
23. Parasite Directed
by Bong
Joon-ho
22.
21. The Nightingale Directed
by Jennifer Kent
19. Ford v Ferrari Directed
by James
Mangold
18. One Child Nation Directed
by Nanfu
Wang and Zhang
Lynn
17. Dark Waters Directed
by Todd
Haynes
16. Mike Wallace Is Here Directed
by Avi Belkin
15. Birds of Passage Directed
by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra
14. Marriage Story Directed
by Noah
Baumbach
13. Climax Directed
by Gaspar Noé
12. Joker Directed
by Todd Phillips
11. Dragged Across
Concrete Directed by S. Craig Zahler
10. Transit Directed
by Christian
Petzold
9. Waves Directed
by Trey
Edward Shults
8. The Farewell Directed
by Lulu Wang
7. Once Upon A Time In...Hollywood Directed
by Quentin Tarantino
6. Uncut Gems Directed
by The Safdie Brothers
5. The Irishman Directed
by Martin
Scorsese
4. The Image Book Directed
by Jean-Luc
Godard
3. 1917 Directed
by Sam Mendes
2. Honeyland Directed
by Tamara
Kotevska and Ljubomir
Stefanov
1. A Hidden Life Directed
by Terrence
Malick
