It's September 2019, so it's time for another movie ranking list. Hopefully it'll be a good season.
So apparently this film isn't very good, but I won't lie, I thought the trailers were pretty intriguing. Plus, Noah Hawley is directing it. Can't be that bad, right?
39. Sound of Silence
An IFC film centered on a "house tuner," (Peter Sarsgaard) working on the sonic environment of homes.
38. Little Monsters
A zombie comedy starring Lupita Nyong'o and Josh Gad
37. Gemini Man
Okay, this looks pretty bad...but it's Ang Lee. It can't be too awful, can it?
36. Motherless Brooklyn
A noir crime film directed by and starring Edward Norton. His character has Tourette's so we'll see if that works well or goes horribly wrong.
35. Frozen 2
No comment.
34. Low Tide
An A24 crime drama about a group of friends who find treasure on the Jersey Shore.
33. Bombshell
The second dramatization of Fox News to come out this year after Showtime's The Loudest Voice, starring Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, Margot Robbie, and John Lithgow. Directed by Jay Roach who also directed the HBO political dramas Recount, Game Change, and All the Way.
32. The Current War
The Current War first premiered at TIFF two years ago to mostly negative reviews. Now it's finally getting a theatrical scene, with new scenes added and other scenes cut out. Whether or not this new version will get a better reception remains to be seen.
31. The Aeronauts
Hey it's Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones working together again after The Theory of Everything. That's kinda cool, right?
30. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
No Comment.
29. Judy
Renée Zellweger is Judy Garland.
28. Just Mercy
Directed by Daniel Dustin Cretin (Short Term 12), Just Mercy stars Michael B. Jordan as lawyer Walter Stephenson as he fights cases for the wrongly convicted in Alabama. Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson co-star.
27. The Good Liar
Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren star as an aging conman and his mark respectively.
26. Hustlers
A recently released true crime film that's received critical and box office success, telling the story of strippers robbing stock traders and CEOs who visit their club. Stars Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu.
25. The Laundromat
Stephen Soderbergh's latest film which has received mixed reviews. It stars Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, and Antonio Banderas and dramatizes the Panama Papers scandal.
24. Joker
A film that has already received much controversy prior to its wide release, the R-rated film stars Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker in an origin story separate from any larger cinematic universe.
23. Doctor Sleep
Following the success of The Haunting of Hill House, Mike Flanagan's new film is an adaptation of Stephen King's novel, which is a sequel to The Shining.
22. Ford v. Ferrari
I am not especially familiar with the Ford v. Ferrari story, but Christian Bale is usually reliable and I like James Mangold (Walk the Line, Logan, 3:10 to Yuma).
21. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Tom Hanks is Fred Rogers, but Matthew Rhys (The Americans) is in it too and more people should be appreciating that fact.
20. Clemency
Alfre Woodard stars as a prison warden dealing with a couple recent executions and issues in her personal life.
19. 1917
Directed by Sam Mendes with cinemtography by Roger Deakins, 1917 is set in...1917 and tells the story of British soldiers during the First World War.
18. Queen & Slim
Based on a screenplay by Lena Waithe (Master of None, The Chi), the film tells a sort of modern day Bonnie and Clyde story, as a couple on their first date goes on the run after accidentally killing a police officer. The film's cast includes Daniel Kaluuya, Bokeem Woodbine, Chloë Sevigny, and Flea.
17. The King
Directed by David Michod (Animal Kingdom) with a screenplay by Michod and Joel Edgerton, The King stars Timothee Chalamet in a really bad haircut as King Henry V
16. Dark Waters
New film from Todd Haynes and the second film starring Mark Ruffalo to deal with the DuPont family after Foxcatcher.
15. Knives Out
Rian Johnson's follow up to the divisive Last Jedi is very different, a whodunit with a big ensemble cast. The film has been acclaimed by critics but I'm curious if he'll make a film that's divisive with audiences again.
14. Ad Astra
James Gray's space adventure movie starring Brad Pitt. Film seems to be a bit divisive but there's a percentage of people who really LOVE it.
13. Little Women
Greta Gerwig's second film after Lady Bird said to be more focused on themes than a straightforward narrative.
12. Jojo Rabbit
Called an "anti-hate satire", Taika Waititi's controversial new film centers on a young boy growing up in Nazi Germany who begins questioning the beliefs he's been taught after meeting a Jewish girl.
11. Harriet
Biopic about Harriett Tubman starring Cynthia Erivo, who had a minor breakout last year with Bad Times at the El Royale and Widows.
10. The Report
Adam Driver, Annette Bening, and Jon Hamm star in this film that follows the Senate Intelligence Committee as they investigate the CIA's use of torture following the September 11 attacks.
9. Pain and Glory
A Spanish drama directed by Pedro Almodóvar and starring Antonio Banderas, following "A film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as the past and present come crashing down around him."
8. A Hidden Life
Terrence Malick's latest film features the final performances of the late Michael Nyqvist and Bruno Ganz. The film tells the story of Franz Jägerstätter, a German conscientious objector who refused to fight for the Nazis.
7. Honey Boy
Shia LaBeouf wrote the screenplay for this film that is clearly based on his own life, telling the story of a child actor over many years. LaBeouf portrays the father of the actor.
6. Waves
The new Trey Edward Shults film stars Kelvin Harrison Jr. (who he previously worked with in "It Comes at Night"), Sterling K. Brown and Lucas Hedges, following a family in Florida navigating loss.
5. Marriage Story
Noah Baumbach's new film stars Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson. All 3 of them have gotten some of the biggest raves of their career in the story of a marriage falling apart. Two trailers were released simultaneously, each one focusing on a different character.
4. The Irishman
Martin Scorcese's passion project is finally happening with Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci highlighting the cast. The mob film is set over many decades with CGI being used to de-age the actors. How this will look in the final project remains to be seen but the project is certainly ambitious, said to be 209 minutes total.
3. Uncut Gems
Good Time was one of my favorite movies of 2017. Adam Sandler is an actor who I think rarely picks good projects but I also know that he can be excellent when working with directors who actually care. So this collaboration has certainly caught my interest.
2. The Lighthouse
The Witch was a film I liked quite a bit but didn't love. That said, it was clear that Robert Eggers had a lot of potential as a filmmaker. By all accounts, The Lighthouse is ansflfmls improvement over The Witch, with many going so far as to label it a masterpiece.
1. Parasite
Bong Joon-Ho is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. That's all.
