Here are my picks for the best films since Jan. 1, 2019 in alphabetical order:
1. Amazing - A doc. of an Aretha Franklin concert filmed in LA Jan. '72 over 2 days
2. Arctic - Brazilian dir. Joe Penna's film based on a true story of survival
3. Booksmart - Written by Emily Halpern & directed by Olivia Wilde.
4. Fighting with My Family Based on a true story of Prof. Women's Wrestling with Dwayne Johnson
5. If Beale Street Could Talk - Based on James Baldwin's novel
6. Late Night - Mindy Kaling writes & co-stars with Emma Thompson
7. On the Basis of Sex - based on Ruth Bader Ginsburg
8. The Biggest Little Farm - A doc. written/filmed/starring John Chester; CA organic farming
9. They Shall Not Grow Old - A WWI doc. with restored original footage
10. Yesterday - A musical fantasy homage to The Beatles
Special commendation to Spanish dir. Pedro Almodovar's doc. The Silence of Others
HBO - Two doc. films not to be missed
FOSTER - the Foster System in LA
On Tour with Aspergers are US - 4 comics with Aspergers on a road trip
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