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IT’S A TOUGH job trying to choose the best films of 2019. For starters, it felt like a really bumper year on screen – every month brought another bunch of excellent films.
Irish films terrified us (Hole in the Ground), scared us while making us snort through our nose (Extra Ordinary) and made us weep, and believe in platonic love (Papi Chulo).
internationally, we loved the Wicker Man-style Scandi horror Midsommar; the wickedly smart female-led comedy Booksmart; and the nail-biting Avengers:Endgame.
Hearts were broken by Souvenir and Marriage Story, bums were numbed by the 3.5 hour-long epic The Irishman.We met men searching for their dads in space (Ad Astra), men searching for reason among the madness (Joker), and women searching for the best way to get one over the men who’d wronged them (Hustlers).
Here are our favourite films from the past year – but what were yours?
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Tell us your picks in the comments…
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I honestly haven’t heard about any of the movies mentioned in the above article, let alone saw any of them.
@Michael Donnelly: Cheers Mars.
@Michael Donnelly: same me…probably we are in a different world
@Michael Donnelly: Joker, Hustlers or The Irishman? Really? I would have thought they were pretty mainstream
@Michael Donnelly: me neither, not one of them. Not surprising tho, i haven’t been to the cinema in a few years as most of it is written in a boardroom for an existing audience. Film makers are no longer risk takers.
Midsommar was terrible.
@MitchConnor: midsommar was absolutely atrocious
@MitchConnor: Midsommar was brilliant.
Unfortunately they don’t make good moves anymore
@Tony O Neill: wow I bet you’re absolutely gas craic at a party. You provably think there is no good music made anymore as well don’t you
@Tony O Neill: ok boomer
@Cathal: yep, it’s all shiiiite since Roy Orbison died.
Joker surely
@Kieran Stafford: Definitely the most re watchable film of the year.
Has to b bohemian rhapsody
@Michael Holland: that came out in 2018
Once upon a time in Hollywood
@The only INFP in Ireland: absolute tripe
@The only INFP in Ireland: That was abs garbage
@Dougal67: Each to their own..
Donald Trump
Midsommar was immense, probably my film of the year, not for the Marvel / DC crowd though, no explosions.
Really recommend ‘Laundromat’ on Netflix with Streep, Oldman and Bandares. So enjoyable.
Booksmart was excellent.
“Us” was a good movie. A bit of a change from the normal Hollywood tripe.
The Irishman
“The Peanut Butter Falcon” went way under the radar. My favourite of 2019. In a year that was just reboots and sequels, it was something at least mildly original.
The Irishman hands down, good mentions for Avengers end game….John wick 3…Zombieland 2….Downton abbey…
Joker one of the worst!! Bore fest from start to finish,how it gets 8.7 on IMDB I have no idea?
The Irishman. Perfect. Watched it. Then watched it again straight away.
No shout for little women, saw it today and it’s brilliant!!
Avenger’s Endgame, Knives Out and Joker for me.
Irishman is very good, but a little gem can be found in Earthquake Bird. Check it out.
what about Ad Astra? only joking that was the worst movie ive ever seen in my life.
Dear God.the hole in the ground was one of the worst horror movies ive ever seen.scary me arse.
Joker, dolemite is my name and knives out.
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