Out of all the movies I’ve seen that were released in 2019, I’ve seen 145 of them. That’s 17 less than in 2018, so I think I’m slacking a little bit. I may blame that to the switch overs from Moviepass (RIP), AMC Stubs A-List, Sinemia (RIP), and then finally to Regal Unlimited. In truth there are two reasons I’ve seen less movies, life reasons and laziness. Maybe it’s because there actually weren’t enough films for me to get excited to go to the movies for. Now with that said, to be fair, there were actually a lot of good films released in 2019, but not as many that I would consider great when compared to previous years. Either way, quality or not, I love going to the movies, so I’m sure I’ll get back that spark to see even more films in 2020.
Although 2019 is over, there are still “Oscar-bait” prestigious films that I haven’t seen yet at this time, like “Just Mercy,” “Clemency,” “Pain and Glory,” “Portrait Of A Lady On Fire,” “Harriet,” “I Lost My Body,” “The Laundromat,” “The Last Black Man In San Francisco,” and several more. Some of those were either because they were only playing in limited locations that were inconvenient for me to get to, or I just couldn’t find the time to watch them on Netflix or Amazon Prime Video. That brings me to another point, I’m loving the fact that there are more and more prestigious films being released online; and ON PURPOSE and not some bootleg! How great is that?
As for this list below, I’m only sharing 80 titles out of those 145 I’ve seen. The top 75 are movies that I gave a grade of either B, B+, A-, or an A (no A pluses this year). So I either “Enjoyed It” or “Loved It,” as I normally would grade them on my no-spoilers “isawthatmovie” blog. The other 5 listed after that 75, are the movies that I do not recommend seeing. Don’t see it as me completely saying they are horrible films that should never be made or are just a waste of time, but me saying…
Alright, here’s the big list of movies released in 2019 that I recommend checking out. Not necessarily based on film making qualities, but more on the “would I watch X movie over X movie as opposed to X movie.” It’s a subjective list, so don’t take some of the positions personally. Click on the hyperlink and read what I said, to get an idea on what I thought of the movie.
Dolemite Is My Name
The Amazing Johnathan Documentary
Where’d You Go Bernadette?
Freaks
Okay, don’t take it personally, but here are the bottom 5 movies on my list…
141. Black Christmas
142. Cats
143. Men In Black International
144. Rambo: Last Blood
145. Captive State
Until 2020. Remember to watch all different kinds of movies, and not just the blockbusters. Support cinema. There are original films out there worth checking out.