20 years ago, I began keeping track of the movies I watched in a theater. Since then, I’ve seen 844 movies at the cineplex (73 since last year’s Oscars). Below is my annual list of every movie I saw ranked from best to worst. As always, I look forward to hearing your thoughts and debating cinema (one of my favorite things in the world!
5 Stars
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
The Friend
1917
Free Solo
Clemency
Joker
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Judy
Ready for War
Ad Astra
4 Stars
Marriage Story
The Mustang
Song without a Name
Sophie’s Choice
Avengers: End Game
The Two Popes
Richard Jewell
Ford v. Ferrari
Little Women
Jojo Rabbit
Parasite
The Soloist
Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse
Booksmart
Blinded by the Light
The Art of Self-Defense
The Farewell
Brittany Runs a Marathon
Honey Boy
Knives Out
Queen & Slim
Antigone
Citizen K
Western Stars
Bombshell
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Late Night
Rocketman
The Goldfinch
The Best of Enemies
Captain Marvel
The Sterile Cuckoo
AFI Fest Showcase 4
Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts
Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Shorts
Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts
3 Stars
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Shazam
Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Long Shot
Gloria Bell
Terminator: Dark Fate
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
After the Wedding
The Lion King
Tolkein
The Last to See Them
The Body Remembers When the World Broken Open
Dark Phoenix
The Truth
Searching Eva
Woman at War
Zombieland: Double Tap
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Forman v. Forman
AFI Shorts Program 3
2 Stars
Son-Mother
Men in Black: International
Zilla and Zoe
1 Star
Knives and Skin
High Life
Liberte
Be good to each other,
Nathan
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