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Top Ten Films of 2019 (2019)

Drama Rated NR

This was the year the movies fought back.

Atlantics (2019)

Drama Rated NR

“…a spooky thrill.”

Uncut Gems (2019)

Drama Rated R

“I wanted out, even as I couldn’t look away.”

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Action/Adventure Rated PG-13

“With Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars limps to a close, but there’s still good in it.”

A Hidden Life (2019)

Drama Rated PG-13

“…thrums with a spiritual vigor.”

Queen & Slim (2019)

Drama Rated R

“The style is arresting and the leads are strong, but the story runs out of steam.”

Frozen II (2019)

Family Rated PG

“…a torturously convoluted extension of an already complicated narrative.”

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

Drama Rated R

“Should a painting capture its subject or liberate her?”

Black Mother (2019)

Documentary Rated NR

“It’s as if Allah’s subjects are soaking up the power of being seen.”

Knives Out (2019)

Thriller Rated PG-13

“Deception—or, rather, misperception—is built into the film’s very form.”

Recent Reviews

Toy Story 5 (2026)

Family Rated PG

“If Toy Story 5 doesn’t quite rise to the challenge of its conceit, it still offers plenty of familiar fun.”

Rose of Nevada (2026)

Horror Rated NR

“…a work of oblique horror, a ghost story that’s something of an apparition itself.”

Z (1969)

Drama Rated NR

“. . . a bitter, brilliant pill to swallow.”


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