On the eve of the Actor Awards (nee SAG-AFTRA), it’s time to rank the best movies I saw this year. Often my taste differs from the voting boards Try my choices in order and perhaps you’ll agree with me, but every film on this list, in my opinion, deserves to be seen.
1. Sinners
2. 40 Acres
3. Phoenician Scheme
4. Companion
5. Mickey 17
6. Twinless
7. Black Bag
8. Nouvelle Vague
9. Hamnet
10. Ugly Stepsister
11. Weapons
12. Frankenstein
13. Fantastic 4
14. One Battle After Another
15. Together
16. Caught Stealing
17. Song Sung Blue
18. Good Boy
19. Relay
20. Deep Cover
21. She Rides Shotgun
22. The Friend
23. Sketch
24. The Surfer
25. Gladiator 2
26. M.I.: Dead Reckoning
27. Bugonia
28. Tron: Ares
29. Sovereign
30. Marty Supreme
31. Toxic Avenger
32. Thunderbolts
33. Life of Chuck
34. Predator: Badlands
35. Final Destination: Bloodlines
36. Blue Moon
37. Jay Kelly
38. Train Dreams
39. Peter Hujar’s Day
40. The Materialists
Films I haven’t seen yet: Eddington. Keeper. Sentimental Value. Man Finds Tape. Secret Agent. Splitsville. No other choice. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. The Mastermind. Testament of Ann Lee. Rental Family. The Long Walk.
