These films (a remake, a passion project and a studio-mandated reboot) are proof that you can fail across all boards when not kept in check, or when your screenplays are hacky. Worst Films: Pet Semetary, Captive State, Men in Black: Internationalīoring, boring and more boring. “Booksmart” was criminally underseen and “Triple Frontier” may have been buried in Netflix’s ever-growing collection of “original” material, but thought both were smarter than the average output of their respective genres. I really enjoyed “Yesterday” and have seen “Endgame” seven times in theaters despite my issues with its handling of Thor and Hulk. So without further adu, here is how my 2019 breaks down so far.īest Films: Booksmart, Triple Frontier, Yesterday, Avengers: Endgame While we haven’t seen many great films, there are plenty of solid ones and guilty-pleasures, and a surprisingly few amount of (complete) stinkers. Updated March 22, 2022: We'll be updating this page all year long, so check back often to see what's new and what's worth watching.We’re officially more than six months into 2019 and it’s time to recap what has happened so far in the world of cinema.

Films that were put on hold for safety reasons are now back on the board, and there's a steady stream of exciting cinema expected from major and boutique studios alike in 2022. Regardless of where or how audiences choose to watch movies, the drought of new releases brought on by the pandemic has seemingly come to an end. Whether or not the return of MoviePass can draw mass audiences back out as the COVID-19 pandemic (hopefully) subsides remains to be seen, but one thing's for sure - there's no going back to 2019.

Even Disney, whose films have topped the US box office for seven of the past 10 years, now prioritizes streaming content and considers theaters to be a 'legacy platform.' There's a fair chance that a movie released by Netflix or Apple brings home Best Picture this year. has put an end to their controversial strategy of releasing all of their new films simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max, but the window between theatrical release and availability on streaming platforms has shrunk across the industry, averaging a mere 45 days. After one year in total lockdown and another in limbo, 2022 is the year in which the Hollywood film industry expects to establish a new normal.

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