2019 Movies

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We haven't posted a "favorite movies of the year" since the launch of our blogspot era. 2019 might be our new best personal record for new movies we saw within the release of their calendar year, although we have decided to count everything since Quar into this equation.

It was also an interesting year since the consensus on its best films felt stronger than almost any other point in the past decade, or at least since around 2007-2011 era. We've been considering the possibility that lack of any consensus might indicate a weaker year. That said, it's the first time in a while when our personal favorites -- especially the top 5 -- almost identically matched those of the most popular film reviewers.

Top Movies From 2019
1. The Lighthouse
2. Uncut Gems
3. Parasite
4. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
5. Knives Out
6. Leaving Neverland
7. The Irishman
8. The Beach Bum
9. What Did Jack Do? (David Lynch short)
10. One Cut of the Dead

Bubbling under...
Narrowsburg
Knock Down the House
Us
Honey Boy (Shia Labeouf autobiography)
The Vast Of Night

So bad it's good...
Or "for fans of bad movies..."
The Fanatic (Directed by Fred Durst, starring John Travolta)
The Dirt (Motley Crue biopic)
Lords of Chaos (Mayhem/Burzum biopic)
Verotika (Directed by Glenn Danzig)

Worst...
Or "don't see these because they're bad..."
1. Cats
2. Daniel Isn't Real
3. The Death of Dick Long
4. Extremely Wicked Shockingly Evil and Vile
5. Booksmart
6. Come To Daddy
7. Color Out Of Space

Note: #2, 6 and 7 are all suspense/horror/thrillers produced by Elijah Wood and other affiliates who worked on Mandy, our pick for 2018's "Movie of the year." (Nic Cage stars in both Mandy and Color Out Of Shape.) We incorrectly assumed a few of their related projects might have been good; sadly, no hidden uncut gems were found.

Other stuff we remember seeing...
...In approximate order of how much we enjoyed it...
Fighting with My Family (The Paige movie)
Placenta (30 second movie. We saw it at Slamdance, and now it's on YouTube somewhere.)
The Rat (short)
Greener Grass
The Inventor: Out For Blood In Silicon Valley (The Elizabeth Holmes doc)
Good Boys
Slave To The Grind (Grindcore doc)
Shoplifters
Heavy Trip
Fyre
Fyre Fraud (Fyre was a little better because it was the one with the dick sucking story.)
David Crosby: Remember My Name
The Amazing Jonathan Documentary
Hail Satan?
The Dead Don't Die
Squirrel (short)
The Lodge
VHYes
Who Let The Dogs Out (Documentary about the origin of the song "Who Let The Dogs Out." It's on Hulu now and it's kinda dumb.)

Other stuff we don't remember seeing...
Yeah we don't remember or else it would be here lol.