We didn't unfortunately have anything quite as brilliant as Roma or Once Upon a Time.. in Hollywood this year but nevertheless there were many interesting successes, like:
The Personal History of David Copperfield.
1917. A technical marvel, winning Roger Deakins his second Oscar - and his fifth BAFTA!
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Sorry, Hanks should have won the Oscar for this.
The Queen's Gambit. Very classy Walter Tevis / Scott Frank mini-series.
Wild Rose. Jessie Buckley.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. Completely missed this great war correspondents satire.
Queen and Slim. It was that kind of a year.
The Eddy. Very interesting Jack Thorne Paris nightclub saga.
Little America. Inspiring true tales of American immigrants.
This Is Us - Season 4. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Journeyman. Paddy Considine great both in front of and behind camera.
Chaplin - the Writer's Cut. With all the 'Oh Charlie, stop mucking about' bits removed!
Oldies:
Que La Bête Meure. Chabrol's great.
The Quiet Man / How Green Was My Valley. Thanks, Peter Bogdanovich, for helping me 'get' the great John Ford.
Wild Strawberries / The Seventh Seal / Smiles of a Summer's Night. Fifties Bergman was really fun.
The Outlaw Josey Wales. Hadn't watched Clint's Fordian western for ridiculously long.
The Last Flight. Impressive 'lost generation' early talkie.
Ceiling Zero. Lesser-known Hawks, a trial run for Only Angels Have Wings. And his hugely influential Scarface.
Steamboat Bill, Jr. The astonishing Buster Keaton. Safety Last. The astonishing Harold Lloyd.
Sam Fuller's incendiary sixties double bill Shock Corridor and The Naked Kiss.
Special mention: Steven Merchant as super-efficient butler in Modern Family.
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