Special: 2019 In Review: Best Movies of 2019

89. The Hustle
88. The Professor And The Madman
87. Wine Country
86. The Last Laugh
85. Angel Has Fallen
84. The King
83. Little
82. The Dead Don't Die
81. Missing Link
80. The Dirt
79. Child's Play
78. The Kid Who Would Be King
77. See You Yesterday
76. The Two Popes
75. Hustlers
74. Dragonball Super: Broly
73. Annabelle Comes Homes
72. The Laundromat
71. Glass
70. Uglydolls

69. Hellboy
68. The Kitchen
67. Judy
66. Us
65. Parasite
64. Yesterday
63. The Curse Of Llorona
62. Dark Pheonix
61. The Secret Life Of Pets 2
60. Triple Frontier
59. Fyre
58. Rambo: Last Blood
57. Lady And The Tramp
56. The Highwaymen
55. Late Night
54. The Addams Family
53. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile
52. Men In Black International
51. The Angry Birds Movie 2

50. Let It Snow
49. Brightburn
48. 6 Underground
47. Pet Sematary
46. The Irishman
45. Klaus
44. Blinded By The Light
43. Point Blank
42. Wonder Park
41. Crawl
40. Teen Titans Vs. Teen Titans Go!
39. 1917
38. Good Boys
37. The Lion King
36. Ford v Ferrari
35. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
34. Justice League Vs. The Fatal Five
33. Dumbo
32. Fighting With My Family
31. Wonder Woman: Bloodlines

30. Frozen II
29. It: Chapter 2
28. Godzilla: King Of The Monsters
27. Long Shot
26. Reign Of The Supermen
25. Jumanji: The Next Level
24. Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark
23. Toy Story 4
22. Booksmart
21. Happy Death Day 2U
20. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
19. Screwball
18. John Wick 3: Parabellum
17. How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
16. Togo
15. Batman Vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
14. Alita: Battle Angel
13. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
12. Abominable

11. Stuber
10. Noelle
9. Ready Or Not
8. Dora And The Lost City Of Gold
7. Spider-Man: Far From Home
6. Avengers: Endgame
5. Knives Out
4. Aladdin
3. Captain Marvel
2. Detective Pikachu
1. Shazam!

Special: Aladdin, The Last Laugh, Reign Of The Supermen Mini-Reviews

Aladdin:

Synopsis: A street rat frees a genie from a lamp, granting all of his wishes and transforming himself into a charming prince in order to marry a beautiful princess. But soon, an evil sorcerer becomes hell-bent on securing the lamp for his own sinister purposes.

My thoughts: Aladdin was quite the spectacle to experience. Will Smith did great as his own version of the Genie (RIP RW). Aladdin and Jasmine (Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott respectively) had great chemistry and did extremely well. I expected a bit of Guy Ritchie flair that was not included and I really wish they did away with Jafar's creepy wedding to Jasmine that makes zero sense but all in all my complaints are minimal as Disney added enough to not make this feel like a simple retelling of the classic story (a la Cinderella and Beauty & The Beast) even if they didn't do a complete 180 like Maleficent that remains the gold standard of Disney live-action remakes.

Final verdict: 5 lion-shaped caves out of 5.

The Last Laugh:

Synopsis: When retired talent manager Al Hart is reunited with his first client, Buddy Green, a comic who quit show business 50 years ago, he convinces Buddy to escape their retirement community and hit the road for a cross-country comedy tour.

My thoughts: The last laugh appears to have happened before the film starts since there is very little that is actually funny in this movie. Near the end they pivot to a sweet endearing angle and it would've worked had Chase and Dreyfuss or the writers give us a single reason to care. In the end we get a senior citizen buddy comedy that relies on viagara/erection jokes to get by. Perhaps the target audience, old men who feel like their life passed them by, would find something of value in this film, but where I'm sitting I just don't see it. Ask me again in 40 years I guess?

Final verdict: 2 creepy old men out of 5.

Reign Of The Supermen:

Synopsis: It's been months since the unfathomable death of Superman, and the world is still shaken when four Super Heroes arrive in Metropolis, all battling to be the reincarnation of the Man of Steel. Even Metropolis isn't big enough for these brawlers, it's only a matter of time until dark forces make their moves from the shadows

My thought: Part two of the Death of Superman storyline is just as good as the first even if they didn't stray too far from the storyline everyone knows and loves but they give us enough easter eggs to get excited about the future of the DCAU even if they started skirting away from it more and more in every passing year I'd rather have this then just a barrage of Batman and Justice League films every few months.

Final verdict: 4 clones out of 5.