1917 (2019)

Sam Mendes’ breathtaking wartime drama, 1917 , resembles one continuous take - unrelenting in its intensity and suspense.

Michael WardJanuary 10, 2020George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong, Richard Madden, Daniel Mays, 2019, 1917, Action, Drama, Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Cairns, Robert Maaser

Just Mercy (2019)

Slow and steady attempts to win the race in Destin Daniel Cretton’s Just Mercy, a film based on the true story of Walter MacMillian, a black man wrongfully convicted for the 1986 murder of a white women in southern Alabama.

Michael WardJanuary 10, 20202019, Drama, Just Mercy, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Lindsey Ayliffe, Karan Kendrick, C.J. LeBlanc, Ron Clinton Smith., Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham, Bryan Stevenson

Uncut Gems (2019)

Adam Sandler gives a performance unlike any in his storied career in the Safdie Brothers manic, careening suspense/thriller Uncut Gems.

Little Women (2019)

Greta Gerwig’s wonderful updating of Little Women is a perfect marriage of Louisa May Alcott’s story and themes present in society today. One of 2019’s best films.

Michael WardJanuary 4, 2020Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, Chris Cooper, Louis Garrel, James Norton, Meryl Streep, Louisa May Alcott, Greta Gerwig, 2019, Little Women, Drama, Yes You Should!!!

Parasite (2019)

South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho has made his signature film. Parasite is a blistering, shocking, and unsettling look at class, capitalism, and human decency that transcends all languages and locations.

Bombshell (2019)

Women come forward at Fox News with allegations of sexual harassment, leading to the ouster of CEO Roger Ailes in Bombshell, a dramatization of true events which preceded the #MeToo movement.

Richard Jewell (2019)

A terrific movie exists in Clint Eastwood’s Richard Jewell, if only an ugly subplot didn’t threaten to derail everything good about the 89-year-old director’s latest effort.

Michael WardJanuary 4, 2020Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, Nina Arianda, Ian Gomez, Drama, 2019, Richard Jewell, Clint Eastwood, Billy Ray, Marie Brenner, Kevin Salwen, Kent Alexander

Knives Out (2019)

Rian Johnson’s old school murder mystery, Knives Out, is a riotous comedy featuring a brilliant cast, compelling twists and turns, and countless memorables lines and moments.

Marriage Story (2019)

Noah Baumbach’s searing and visceral Marriage Story stars Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson as a couple attempting to have an amicable divorce, while co-parenting their young son.

Michael WardJanuary 4, 2020Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Azhy Robertson, Laura Dern, Alan Alda, Ray Liotta, Julie Hagerty, Merrit Weaver, Martha Kelly, Wallace Shawn, Robert Smigel, Bashir Salahuddin, 2019, Drama, Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

Tom Hanks is as perfect as you can imagine in Marielle Heller’s sweet-tempered A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, a look at how the iconic Mr. Rogers helped a journalist work through difficult challenges in his personal life.

Michael WardJanuary 4, 2020Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper, Susan Kelechi Watson, Maryann Plunkett, Enrico Colantoni, Tammy Blanchard, Noah Harpster, Christine Lahti, Maddie Corman, Daniel Krell, Jessica Hecht, 2019, Drama, A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, Marielle Heller, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Tom Junod

The Irishman (2019)

Martin Scorsese’s three-and-a-half hour epic, The Irishman, on Netflix dramatizes the alleged events which resulted in the demise of union boss Jimmy Hoffa in the 1970s.

Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Taika Waititi’s provocative satire Jojo Rabbit details a 10-year-old Nazi boy, with Adolf Hitler as an imaginary friend, who learns of a secret being kept by his mother that could have dire effects for his family.

Michael WardJanuary 4, 2020Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Taika Waititi, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Alfie Allen, Stephen Merchant, Archie Yates, Jojo Rabbit, 2019, Comedy, Drama, Christine Leunens

Pain and Glory (2019)

A career-topping performance from Antonio Banderas makes Pedro Almodóvar’s 8th collaboration with the actor, Pain and Glory, one of his most personal and telling films to date.

Michael WardJanuary 4, 2020Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Penélope Cruz, Asier Flores, Julieta Serrano, Nora Navas, César Vicente, Cecilia Roth, Pedro Casablanc, Rosalía, 2019, Pain and Glory, Pedro Almodovar, Foreign, Drama, Spain

Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

Eddie Murphy delivers one of the year’s best performances in DOLEMITE IS MY NAME, the hilarious, heartfelt story of Rudy Ray Moore (a/k/a Dolemite) and his unlikely rise to stardom in the 1970s.

Queen & Slim (2019)

Andie reviews Melina Matsoukas’ highly anticipated QUEEN & SLIM - a terrific, provocative film sure to be one of the most talked about movies of the fall.

Andie PittsNovember 27, 2019Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, Bokeem Woodbine, Chloë Sevigny, Flea, Sturgill Simpson, Indya Moore, Benito Martinez, Queen and Slim, 2019, Drama, Melina Matsoukas, Lena Waithe, James Frey

Waves (2019)

Writer/director Trey Edward Shults has delivered a powerful, devastating drama with WAVES, which features some of the finest acting performances of 2019.