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So in Part One<\/a><\/strong>, I listed everything I caught in the theater last year. And now I’m sure that you’re all eager to know which movies I enjoyed the most…and the least. Once more, I feel that I should remind everyone that I didn’t catch everything I wanted to see (go back to part one for that list<\/em>), so some may not be on here that would have otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For my top pics, I will provide a quick comment on each movie, but for the bottom four (no, not five, I actually only have four movies I really disliked this year. I’m shocked as well<\/em>), I’m just going to list them, again, in release order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Top 10 Movies of 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bumblebee<\/strong>: I did not expect to enjoy this flick, I quit watching all the Transformer movies after Bay’s first one. But this flick had heart, a great cast, and I could go for an entire movie of the Cybertron section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Captain Marvel<\/strong>: Loved this movie. Brie kicked ass, loved seeing a young Nick Fury. Seeing a woman realize her power, then her taking out the Kree ship, followed by the fist-into-palm threat, was just amazing. “I don’t have to prove anything to you<\/em>.” YES.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shazam!<\/strong>: Not only was this a moving story, with great laughs and surprising poignancy, it’s nice to see the DC movies getting their crap together. Even if I’m not a fan of what they did to Sivana, this movie still makes the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avengers: Endgame<\/strong>: The capstone to 10 years of a wild movie experiment, creating true serialized storytelling\/building a universe in a way that had never really been done before. And they stuck the landing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Godzilla: King of the Monsters<\/strong>: Best Godzilla movie since Destroy All Monsters<\/em>. Great Kaiju action, passable human drama, and LOTS OF GODZILLA. If you didn’t see this on the big screen, you missed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spider-Man: Far From Home<\/strong>: Tom Holland continues to be a great Peter Parker and Spider-Man. They nailed Mysterio. We gained Night Monkey. A great capstone to Phase Three of the MCU. Plus: JK is back!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ready or Not<\/strong>: Biggest surprise of the year, and most fun movie of the year. A delightful black comedy, a cross between Clue <\/em>and You’re Next<\/em>, two of my favorite films. More people should have gone out to see this. If you haven’t, fix that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doctor Sleep<\/strong>: Atmospheric. Scary. Thoughtful. Solid performances. Fantastic villain. And they managed to thread the needle of honoring both versions of The Shining<\/em>, the Kubrick movie, and King’s novel. I’m still shocked that this movie didn’t do better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knives Out<\/strong>: Just a pure joy. A great cast that is obviously having a ball making the movie, and the plot is a nice, twisty ride. It’s as good as you’ve heard, check it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jojo Rabbit<\/strong>: To be honest, I was apprehensive about this one. The trailers made me think it was going to be too silly\/goofy, which is how I felt about Thor: Ragnarok<\/strong> (don’t @ me<\/em>). Instead, it’s smart, thoughtful, funny, and powerfully moving in places. It’s a near perfect film. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

JoJo Rabbit is, hands down, my top movie of 2019. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable Mentions<\/strong>: Alita: Battle Angel<\/em>, Happy Death Day 2U, Us<\/em>, John Wick 3<\/em>, Crawl<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bottom Four<\/strong>: Hellboy, Dark Phoenix, The Dead Don’t Die, Rambo: Last Blood <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special Call Out<\/strong>: Cats<\/em>. Oh my god, Cats<\/em>. This movie is not the worst. It’s not the best. It’s an experience. And I recommend that everyone check it out for themselves. It’s indescribably wild. I still have bits of “Magical Mr. Mistoffelees” rattling around in my head weeks later. I may go see it a second time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s bonkers. It’s gloriously weird. It’s … Cats<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it got me writing again, so it’s got that going for it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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