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: It Chapter 2, Dora And The Lost City Of Gold, Men In Black International Mini-Reviews

It: Chapter 2

Synopsis: Evil resurfaces in Derry as director Andy Muschietti reunites the Losers Club in a return to where it all began with "IT Chapter Two," the conclusion to the highest-grossing horror film of all time. Twenty-seven years after the Losers Club defeated Pennywise, he has returned to terrorize the town of Derry once more. Now adults, the Losers have long since gone their separate ways. However, kids are disappearing again, so Mike, the only one of the group to remain in their hometown, calls the others home. Damaged by the experiences of their past, they must each conquer their deepest fears to destroy Pennywise once and for all...putting them directly in the path of the clown that has become deadlier than ever.

My thoughts: It's not nearly as strong as the first, partly because the scares were minimized to (likely) appeal to the surprising number of smaller children that seen the 1st part and although a lot has been made of the length it did not seem long and was expected with them needing to shoehorn time for the younger cast into part 2.

Final verdict: 4 happy dancing clowns out of 5.

Dora And The Lost City Of Gold:

Synopsis: Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, nothing could prepare Dora (Isabela Moner) for her most dangerous adventure ever -- High School. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego (Jeffrey Wahlberg), a mysterious jungle inhabitant (Eugenio Derbez), and a rag tag group of teens on a live-action adventure to save her parents (Eva Longoria, Michael Peña) and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost city of gold.

My thoughts: I never really watched Dora in my life, I was too old when it came out and although I babysat cousins that watched it I wasn't really paying attention. That being said, this was an excellent movie. They kept out the really weird parts of the cartoon that wouldn't work in a live action film but they were still able to give them nods. A tamed down tomb raider with more laughter and even, dare I say, more adventure? Dora is definitely worth your time.

Final verdict: 4.5 poo songs out of 5.

Men In Black International:

Synopsis: The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.

My thoughts: As far as Men In Black movies go, this one didn't have the same heart as the others. They had the opportunity to make a good story with Tessa's characters backstory but they never really did anything for it other than giving her a reason to show up. The humour was definitely the scripts focus and it worked but not sure it was worth the downgrade in other departments. Kumail's voicework was more than enough comedy that they didn't need to lead Hemsworth into "funny" territory (with mixed results at that). In the end International is solid but certainly the weakest in the franchise.

Final verdict: 3.5 neuralizers out of 5.