If All Is Lost is an existential crisis, Styx is a commentary on one of the biggest world issues today. Styx – Unbelievably this is just Wolfgang Fischer second feature, and more than a decade after his debut.
A masterpiece by a true master of cinema, the three and a half hour runtime is justified! This is not Goodfellas part 2, it is more thoughtful and sombre film than Scorsese’s previous entries into the gangster genre. The Irishman – Martin Scorsese’s epic tale of mob hitman Frank Sheeran based on the novel I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt. I didn’t particularly enjoy Quentin Tarantino’s last film, The Hateful Eight, do we really need another movie about Charles Manson, and most significantly, is he capable of the sensitivity needed to tell the story of the horrendous murder of actress Sharon Tate? Once Upon A Time In Hollywood – The film I was most concerned about turned out to be my favourite of the year. The criteria for selection: All films to have been released in the UK during 2019, and seen by me in a cinema. It’s that time of year again, my top ten movies of the year.
