TheInSneider's Top 10 Movies of 2019
I already released a video about my Top 6 films of the year, so click here to watch that -- but fair warning, there are SPOILERS, especially for The Farewell, so don't watch until you've seen that beautiful film! Without further ado...
1. MARRIAGE STORY
2. WILD ROSE
3. THE FAREWELL
4. JOKER
5. (tie) TOY STORY 4 and THE NIGHTINGALE
7. JOJO RABBIT - Taika Waititi thread an absolute needle here, carefully navigating the tricky tone of the source material, and balancing both heart and humor with the more serious themes of the book. This is a brilliant film about war as seen through the eyes of a child, a child who is just trying to fit in before he has his eyes opened to the atrocities and indignities of war and its propaganda.
8. A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD - A minor miracle of a movie. This Mister Rogers movie is totally different than the documentary, starting out as one thing before becoming something else entirely. It lives up to the adjective in its title.
9. BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON - An inspirational true story featuring a breakout performance from Jillian Bell, who proves herself as a gifted dramatic actress.
10. LATE NIGHT - It was between this, Long Shot and The Peanut Butter Falcon here for me, and in the end, I went with the movie that made me cry the most. I was just really impressed with the story Mindy Kaling was telling here, and maybe that's because I'm more interested in the drama behind a fictional writer's room than most people, but yeah, Emma Thompson was great and so was the entire supporting cast.
And now for the Worst 10 Movies of 2019. Apologies in advance...
10. SERENITY - How Steven Knight thought this was a good idea, and then found a group of normally talented actors who also thought this was a good idea, boggles the mind. Misguided on a fundamental level.
9. HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U - The first one was a guilty pleasure of sorts, but this sequel, which some found superior to the original, wears out its welcome early on. The premise is exhausting and worst of all, this alleged horror movie fails to be scary on nearly every level.
8. SHAFT - One of the most homophobic films in recent memory, this movie was ridiculous on one too many levels, with a sense of humor that felt more appropriate for the early '90s. Just a horrific miscalculation on numerous levels.
7. FRACTURED - This instantly forgettable Sam Worthington "thriller" was Netflix's stupidest movie in a month (October) full of sub-par releases, which was really saying something.
6. VILLAINS - I should've loved this movie but I found it grating, and even though I'll always love Maika Monroe for her turns in The Guest and It Follows, I'm still not sure she can act. The tone of this movie was all over the place.
5. BLACK CHRISTMAS - I felt bad for the filmmakers watching this train wreck, because I know they meant well, but the decision to introduce a supernatural angle late in the game was one of the single biggest screenwriting mistakes of the year. I didn't mind how feminist it was, I was expecting that and had prepared myself accordingly. There's actually a kernel of a good idea in this movie, which is why it was so disappointing.
4. MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL - The most embarrassing studio release of the year, although to be fair, I didn't see Charlie's Angels. Despite having chemistry in Thor: Ragnarok, Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson displayed no chemistry here. None. Zero. I might even call it Negative Chemistry. What was this script? My goodness, this was awful.
3. STATE LIKE SLEEP - Just sooooo boring. Like, why am I watching this film? Such a downer, and barely comprehensible to boot.
2. WRINKLES THE CLOWN - A waste of time, pure and simple. This documentary is a wank. A brilliant marketing opportunity without a movie behind it.
1. RELAXER - The single grossest, most obnoxious movie of the year, which I'm sure would be quoted in the trailer if I'd seen it early enough. Joel Potrykus would wear that quote like a badge of honor. I couldn't stand spending 5 minutes with these disgusting characters, let alone 80, but hey, I'm a professional. Let me know how long you last on that gross couch with that odd-looking man...
Dishonorable Mention: 6 UNDERGROUND - Remember when Michael Bay made good movies? Jesus Christ...
9. HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U - The first one was a guilty pleasure of sorts, but this sequel, which some found superior to the original, wears out its welcome early on. The premise is exhausting and worst of all, this alleged horror movie fails to be scary on nearly every level.
8. SHAFT - One of the most homophobic films in recent memory, this movie was ridiculous on one too many levels, with a sense of humor that felt more appropriate for the early '90s. Just a horrific miscalculation on numerous levels.
7. FRACTURED - This instantly forgettable Sam Worthington "thriller" was Netflix's stupidest movie in a month (October) full of sub-par releases, which was really saying something.
6. VILLAINS - I should've loved this movie but I found it grating, and even though I'll always love Maika Monroe for her turns in The Guest and It Follows, I'm still not sure she can act. The tone of this movie was all over the place.
5. BLACK CHRISTMAS - I felt bad for the filmmakers watching this train wreck, because I know they meant well, but the decision to introduce a supernatural angle late in the game was one of the single biggest screenwriting mistakes of the year. I didn't mind how feminist it was, I was expecting that and had prepared myself accordingly. There's actually a kernel of a good idea in this movie, which is why it was so disappointing.
4. MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL - The most embarrassing studio release of the year, although to be fair, I didn't see Charlie's Angels. Despite having chemistry in Thor: Ragnarok, Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson displayed no chemistry here. None. Zero. I might even call it Negative Chemistry. What was this script? My goodness, this was awful.
3. STATE LIKE SLEEP - Just sooooo boring. Like, why am I watching this film? Such a downer, and barely comprehensible to boot.
2. WRINKLES THE CLOWN - A waste of time, pure and simple. This documentary is a wank. A brilliant marketing opportunity without a movie behind it.
1. RELAXER - The single grossest, most obnoxious movie of the year, which I'm sure would be quoted in the trailer if I'd seen it early enough. Joel Potrykus would wear that quote like a badge of honor. I couldn't stand spending 5 minutes with these disgusting characters, let alone 80, but hey, I'm a professional. Let me know how long you last on that gross couch with that odd-looking man...
Dishonorable Mention: 6 UNDERGROUND - Remember when Michael Bay made good movies? Jesus Christ...
But hey, at least I made it through those films, which is more than I can say for Showtime's navel-gazing Julian Edelman documentary... and I'm a Patriots fan! Go figure.
And now for the Top 10 Movies I Missed in 2019...
2. Pain and Glory
3. Diane
4. Maiden
5. Transit
6. Atlantics
7. Fast Color
8. Gloria Bell
9. Her Smell
10. Mickey and the Bear
Honorable Mention: Cats, lolz
And finally, my Top 20 Most Anticipated Movies of 2020...
1. Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch
2. (3-way tie between racially and/or politically-charged horror movies) Candyman, Antebellum, The Hunt
3. Judd Apatow's Untitled Pete Davidson Movie
4. (4-way tie between VFX-driven blockbusters) Christopher Nolan's Tenet, Dune, No Time to Die and Marvel's Eternals
5. (tie between two very different serial killer movies) Halloween Kills and Lost Girls
6. David Fincher's Mank
7. (tie between psychological thrillers from Focus) Edgar Wright's Last Night in Soho and Promising Young Woman
8. The Lovebirds
9. (tie between Netflix thrillers) The Devil All the Time and Charlie Kaufman's I'm Thinking of Ending Things
10. (3-way tie between long-delayed sequels) Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Top Gun: Maverick and Bill & Ted Face the Music
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And now for the TELEVISION portion of this year-end list!
The InSneider's Top 20 TV Shows of 2019
1. Chernobyl (HBO)
2. When They See Us (Netflix)
3. Unbelievable (Netflix)
4. Too Old to Die Young (Amazon)
5. Watchmen (HBO)
6. The Loudest Voice (Showtime)
7. Mindhunter S2 (Netflix)
8. The Act (Hulu)
9. Barry S2 (HBO)
10. The Boys (Amazon)
11. Euphoria (HBO)
12. The Devil Next Door (Netflix)
13. Don't Fuck With Cats (Netflix)
14. Living With Yourself (Netflix)
15. City on a Hill (Showtime)
16. After Life (Netflix)
17. You S2 (Netflix)
18. True Detective S3 (HBO)
19. The Righteous Gemstones (HBO)
20. Black Monday (Showtime)
Top 20 Most Anticipated New Scripted* TV Shows of 2020 - An asterisk indicates my apologies to Netflix's Aaron Hernandez documentary and HBO's McMillion$, while a double asterisk indicates that I've already seen six episodes. There were some tough cuts here, let me tell ya...
1. Hunters (Amazon)
2. The Outsider (HBO)**
3. Utopia (Amazon)
4. Impeachment: American Crime Story (FX on Hulu)
5. Dispatches From Elsewhere (AMC)
6. Lovecraft Country (HBO)
7. Ratched (Netflix)
8. Little America (Apple TV+)**
9. The Stand (CBS All Access)
10. Manhunt: Lone Wolf (Spectrum)
11. Zero Zero Zero (Amazon)
12. Tokyo Vice (HBO Max)
13. Run (HBO)
14. Devs (FX on Hulu)
15. Space Force (Netflix)
16. I Know This Much Is True (HBO)
17. Your Honor (Showtime)
18. Inventing Anna (Netflix)
19. Tales From the Loop (Amazon)
20. (tie) Hollywood (Netflix) and Gone Hollywood (FX on Hulu)
Top 10 Most Anticipated Returning TV Shows of 2020
1. Curb Your Enthusiasm S10 (HBO)
2. Fargo S4 (FX on Hulu)
3. Narcos: Mexico S2 (Netflix)
4. Killing Eve S3 (Hulu)
5. Homeland S8 (Showtime)
6. The Boys S2 (Amazon)
7. Barry S3 (HBO)
8. Euphoria S2 (HBO)
9. The Mandalorian S2 (Disney+)
10. City on a Hill S2 (Showtime)
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