Top 25 Movies of 2019
I've done these end-of-the-film-year blog posts since 2016, and I have to say, 2019 may have been the best year of the bunch. Sure, as always there were a handful of major disappointments ( Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Joker, The Lion King ), but overall 2019 was supremely satisfying. I even had to bump my typical top 20 to a top 25 this year! Superhero movies continued to reign supreme in 2019, with one taking Avatar's mantle as highest-grossing movie of all time. Acclaimed new horror directors of the last few years came back with sophomore films and did not disappoint ( Midsommar, The Nightingale, The Lighthouse, Us ). Foreign films found their way onto my list more than in past years, reflecting the increasing influence of international cinema on American filmgoers. Streaming services like Netflix appear to have finally earned enough clout to be taken seriously by the film establishment, garnering Oscar nominations for The Irishman , Marriage Story and The Two Pope...