Best Movies of 2019
My rankings of the movies I’ve seen from the year 2019 and where and who I saw them with.
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- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoLee Sun-kyunCho Yeo-jeongGreed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.I watched this movie on the flight to Melbourne. I predicted everything that would happen within the first hour until the script really flipped. This movie left me disturbed but it was honestly such a good movie. Doesn’t matter it’s all in Korean.
- DirectorAnthony RussoJoe RussoStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansMark RuffaloAfter the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.Saw this opening night at Broadway Newmarket Event Cinemas with my dad. We didn’t buy tickets in advance but the 2nd row wasn’t that bad. Yes, I did cry but this is no doubt the best movie of 2019.
- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsKotaro DaigoNana MoriTsubasa HondaSet during a period of exceptionally rainy weather, high-school boy Hodaka Morishima runs away from his troubled rural home to Tokyo and befriends an orphan girl who can manipulate the weather.This is a movie where you’ll either cry and really enjoy it or it won’t be your cup of tea. I was lucky enough to see this in IMAX and it was definitely worth it. Super interesting and funny and emotional, I definitely recommend it. I saw this at IMAX Queen St with my brother.
- DirectorBob PersichettiPeter RamseyRodney RothmanStarsShameik MooreJake JohnsonHailee SteinfeldTeen Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe and must join with five spider-powered individuals from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities.I saw this movie twice actually. First time was on New Years Day with my family and cousin. I honestly loved it, the animation style, the story, (Miles’s Air Jordan 1s)... The second time I went with my friends Raffy, Niko and Jalen. Both times were at Broadway Newmarket.
- DirectorLulu WangStarsShuzhen ZhaoAwkwafinaX MayoA Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.Always wanted to see this movie but never got around to it. So I managed to watch it on my flight to Melbourne. I loved this movie so much and it highlights how Chinese people can reconnect with their heritage I guess and it’s a really good movie if you are Chinese because of that.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsLeonardo DiCaprioBrad PittMargot RobbieAs Hollywood's Golden Age is winding down during the summer of 1969, television actor Rick Dalton and his stunt double Cliff Booth endeavor to achieve lasting success in Hollywood while meeting several colorful characters along the way.This is probably Tarantino’s best work since Pulp Fiction. A love letter to the 1960s and the tale of two best friends and their random stories over 2 days and 1 night. Super funny, quite extreme and a must see. I was lucky enough to get invited to the premiere by Flicks NZ and saw it with my Dad at Rialto Cinemas Newmarket.
- DirectorJon WattsStarsTom HollandSamuel L. JacksonJake GyllenhaalPeter Parker, the beloved superhero Spider-Man, faces four destructive elemental monsters while on holiday in Europe. Soon, he receives help from Mysterio, a fellow hero with mysterious origins.I ended up seeing this with my family at Queen St Event Cinemas. Thoroughly enjoyed it and thought it was a great finish to the Infinity saga. Twist was expected but you definitely need to see the end credits scenes. A high-school coming of age story with a superhero story subplot.
- DirectorChad StahelskiStarsKeanu ReevesHalle BerryIan McShaneJohn Wick is on the run after killing a member of the international assassins' guild, and with a $14 million price tag on his head, he is the target of hit men and women everywhere.I honestly loved this movie with all its expertly crafted action sequences and all that. I saw this on one of my half days at school and ended up rushing to the cinemas with my friend Adam. Went to Broadway Newmarket to see this.
- DirectorSasie SealyStarsTsai ChinHsiao-Yuan HaMichael TowSet in New York City's Chinatown, an ornery, chain-smoking Chinese grandma goes all in at the casino, landing herself on the wrong side of luck - and in the middle of a gang war.
- DirectorTaika WaititiStarsRoman Griffin DavisThomasin McKenzieScarlett JohanssonA young German boy in the Hitler Youth, whose hero and imaginary friend is the country's dictator, is shocked to discover that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.Taika Waititi’s winning streak continues with Jojo Rabbit. A deep, funny and thought provoking movie about a boy living in Nazi Germany. I saw this at Berkeley Cinemas in Mission Bay with my family and my brother’s friend Jack.
- DirectorOlivia WildeStarsKaitlyn DeverBeanie FeldsteinJessica WilliamsOn the eve of their high-school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.
- DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsDaisy RidleyJohn BoyegaOscar IsaacThe surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again in the conclusion of the Skywalker saga.A mostly satisfying end to the Skywalker Saga. One thing I did note about this movie was that the pacing felt incredibly off, it felt as if I was trying to watch a 3 hour movie in 2 hours which means everything happened quite fast. I managed to see this on opening day with my friend Finn at Event Cinemas Broadway.
- DirectorJake KasdanStarsDwayne JohnsonJack BlackKevin HartIn Jumanji: The Next Level, the gang is back but the game has changed. As they return to rescue one of their own, the players will have to brave parts unknown from arid deserts to snowy mountains, to escape the world's most dangerous game.I loved this and it was just as good if not even better than the original. Lots of fun and an easy story. I saw this at Broadway Event Cinemas with my brother and his friend Daniel.
- DirectorTodd PhillipsStarsJoaquin PhoenixRobert De NiroZazie BeetzArthur Fleck, a party clown and a failed stand-up comedian, leads an impoverished life with his ailing mother. However, when society shuns him and brands him as a freak, he decides to embrace the life of chaos in Gotham City.I’ve never sat in a cinema where I could feel that everyone in it was uncomfortable... until I saw this. I wouldn’t exactly recommend this movie however it is a incredible film that highlights the cracks in society. I saw this with my friend Adam at Event Cinemas Queen St.
- DirectorDavid LeitchStarsDwayne JohnsonJason StathamIdris ElbaLawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity.As my first movie of the Fast & Furious franchise I enjoyed how easy it was to follow the movie without having seen anything else. I enjoyed the simple story and hilarious comedy of the dynamic duo and creative action sequences. I saw this at Event Cinemas Queen St with my brother and his friend Jack.
- DirectorNahnatchka KhanStarsAli WongRandall ParkJames SaitoEveryone assumed that Sasha and Marcus would wind up together, except for Sasha and Marcus. Reconnecting after 15 years, the two start to wonder--maybe?Even though it’s a Netflix movie I absolutely loved this one. In my opinion it was kinda better than Crazy Rich Asians in it’s own special way. I laughed a lot watching this one and found it extremely relatable and funny. Watched this on my phone...
- DirectorAnna BodenRyan FleckStarsBrie LarsonSamuel L. JacksonBen MendelsohnCarol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.I was gonna see this with my friends for my birthday party but everyone bailed. I still got to see it on my birthday but I went with my family and we saw it at Event Cinemas Broadway. I quite enjoyed this movie as a solo story and thought it was pretty funny and did a good job at telling a story good enough to keep me entertained until Endgame rolled around.
- DirectorJosh CooleyStarsTom HanksTim AllenAnnie PottsWhen a new toy called "Forky" joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy.After watching all 3 Toy Story movies on repeat as a child the adventures and stories that each of the characters had been on will always be held close in my heart. I didn't really know what to expect from this movie as I felt that the franchise had had the perfect ending with Toy Story 3 already. But nonetheless I was impressed that it still had the will to be an emotional and powerful film. I saw it at Event Cinemas Queen St with my family.
- DirectorDanny BoyleStarsHimesh PatelLily JamesSophia Di MartinoA struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate reality where they never existed.After seeing the trailer for this movie I had such high expectations for it. It seemed like such a unique, interesting and fun concept of a film to explore the music of The Beatles without actually being about any members of the band. However after I finally got around to seeing it at Event Cinemas Queen St with my family I felt a little underwhelmed by the whole story. The middle was slow but the ending was satisfying at least.
- DirectorDavid F. SandbergStarsZachary LeviMark StrongAsher AngelA newly fostered young boy in search of his mother instead finds unexpected super powers and soon gains a powerful enemy.
- DirectorPhil JohnstonRich MooreStarsJohn C. ReillySarah SilvermanGal GadotOn a quest to save the video game 'Sugar Rush' and to find a replacement, Ralph and his best friend Vanellope travel to the World Wide Web through a Wi-Fi router they find at the arcade.This movie was really different from the original and I loved it just as much. A fairly simple movie to follow with as many pop culture and internet references as Ready Player One. I saw it at Broadway Event Cinemas with my dad and brother and his friend Jack.
- DirectorMike MitchellStarsChris PrattElizabeth BanksWill ArnettIt's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing the huge new threat of Lego Duplo, invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.Saw this in Queen St Event Cinemas with my brother and his friend Jack. We went to an advance screening so we could get the polybags for free. Loved this movie.
- DirectorRob LettermanStarsRyan ReynoldsJustice SmithKathryn NewtonIn a world where people collect Pokémon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking Pikachu who seeks to be a detective.I mean not gonna lie the plot was kinda predictable but who really cares when there’s adorable and awesome Pokémon in the real world and Ryan Reynolds is Pikachu! I loved this movie and saw it with my friend Jalen at Event Cinemas in Queen St.
- DirectorRian JohnsonStarsDaniel CraigChris EvansAna de ArmasWhen renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate.Go into this movie with an open mind. It was actually a really good whodunnit with a satisfying ending and all sorts of twists. I saw this at Rialto Newmarket with my brother and his friend Jack.
- DirectorMichael DoughertyStarsKyle ChandlerVera FarmigaMillie Bobby BrownThe crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah.“Too many monster fights. Not enough story” but what the critics don’t realise is that’s what a Godzilla movie needs to be good. I saw this with my buddy Louis in Newmarket Broadway Event Cinemas.
