2020

  • Reel Film Snobs: Best Films of 2019, #5-1

    Angela and Bryan’s Top 10 films from 2019.
    Angela’s List 1. Pain and Glory. Director: Pedro Almodovar
    2. Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Director: Céline Sciamma
    3. A Hidden Life. Director: Terrence Malick
    4. Parasite. Director: Bong Joon-ho
    5. Uncut Gems. Director: The Safdie Brothers
    6. The Last Black Man in San Francisco. Director: Joe Talbot
    7. The Irishman. Director: Martin Scorsese
    8. Birds of Passage. Directors: Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra
    9. Honeyland. Directors: Ljubomir Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska
    10. The Lighthouse. Director: Robert Eggers

    Bryan’s List 1. Once Upon a Time in America. Director: Quentin Tarantino
    2. Parasite. Director: Bong Joon-ho
    3. Booksmart. Director: Olivia Wilde
    4. Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Director: Céline Sciamma
    5. A Hidden Life. Director: Terrence Malick
    6. Monos. Director: Alejandro Landes
    7. Little Women. Director: Greta Gerwig
    8. The Biggest Little Farm. Director: John Chester
    9. Pain and Glory. Director: Pedro Almodovar
    10. Avengers: End Game. Director: Anthony & Joe Russo

  • Best Films of 2019

    Angela’s Top 10

    1. Pain and Glory. Director: Pedro Almodovar

    2. Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Director: Céline Sciamma

    3. A Hidden Life. Director: Terrence Malick

    4. Parasite. Director: Bong Joon-ho

    5. Uncut Gems. Director: The Safdie Brothers

    6. The Last Black Man in San Francisco. Director: Joe Talbot

    7. The Irishman. Director: Martin Scorsese

    8. Birds of Passage. Directors: Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra

    9. Honeyland. Directors: Ljubomir Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska

    10. The Lighthouse. Director: Robert Eggers

    Honorable Mentions: Monos, For Sama, Us, Toy Story 4, The Heiresses, One Child Nation, It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

    Bryan’s List

    1. Once Upon a Time in America. Director: Quentin Tarantino

    2. Parasite. Director: Bong Joon-ho

    3. Booksmart. Director: Olivia Wilde

    4. Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Director: Céline Sciamma

    5. A Hidden Life. Director: Terrence Malick

    6. Monos. Director: Alejandro Landes

    7. Little Women. Director: Greta Gerwig

    8. The Biggest Little Farm. Director: John Chester

    9. Pain and Glory. Director: Pedro Almodovar

    10. Avengers: End Game. Director: Anthony & Joe Russo

    Honorable Mentions: The Lighthouse, The Irishman, 63Up, Honeyland, For Sama, Uncut Gems, Shadow, Toy Story 4, The Joker

  • Reel Film Snobs: Best of 2019, #10-6

    Angela’s 10-6
    10. The Lighthouse. Dir: Robert Eggers
    9. Honeyland. Dirs: Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov
    8. Birds of Passage. Dirs: Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra
    7. The Irishman. Dir: Martin Scorsese
    6. The Last Black Man in San Francisco. Dir: Joe Talbot

    Bryan’s 10-6
    10. Avengers Endgame, Dirs: Anthony and Joe Russo
    9. Pain & Glory. Dir: Pedro Almodovar
    8. The Biggest Little Farm. Dir: John Chester
    7. Little Women. Dir: Greta Gerwig
    6. Monos. Dir: Alejandro Landes

  • Reel Film Snobs: Our Favorite Actresses

    Angela’s Favorite, Past: Barbara Stanwyck
    Bryan’s Favorite, Past: Katharine Hepburn
    Angela’s Favorite, Present: Juliette Binoche
    Bryan’s Favorite, Present: Tilda Swinton

  • Sundance 2020: Brian Hart’s Picks

    • Feels Good Man
    • Minari
    • Never Rarely Sometimes Always
    • Social Dilemma
    • Us Kids

  • Reel Film Snobs: Epic Films for Isolation

    Angela’s Picks: The Leopard (1963) Director: Luchino Visconti
    Reds (1981) Director: Warren Beatty
    Once Upon a Time In America (1984). Director: Sergio Leone

    Bryan’s Picks: Godfather Part II (1974) Director: Francis Ford Coppola
    The Right Stuff (1983) Director: Phillip Kaufman
    Amadeus (1984) Director: Milos Forman