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Dec 29, 2019 · What are the most outstanding Netflix Originals of 2019? Our list includes major movies along with some hidden gems you may have missed.
- The Irishman. If Goodfellas made gangsters cool, The Irishman makes them sad. It’s quieter, almost placid compared to Goodfellas’ manic brashness. In some ways, watching this film is like witnessing Martin Scorsese come of age and mature.
- Dolemite Is My Name. I think that film-saturated folks who see every new release, religiously check sites like this one, and are eager to debate all things movies can sometimes feel cynical about the inherently childlike joy that comes from creation and sharing.
- Velvet Buzzsaw. In Velvet Buzzsaw, writer/director Dan Gilroy offers up a sharp indictment of the Los Angeles art world - following a hyper-competitive group of critics and dealers who make their living off of art without actually creating any themselves.
- Marriage Story. What is there to say about Noah Baumbach's achingly tender and beautifully-wrought 2019 film (and awards season frontrunner) Marriage Story which hasn't already been said?
- “I Lost My Body” These days, Netflix’s strategy appears to be outspending the competition to enable ambitious auteur’s dream projects, like “Roma” and “The Irishman,” but the bigger budgets don’t necessarily make for better movies.
- “The Two Popes” Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins both deserve Oscar nominations as the impressive pair of papal protagonists who make Fernando Meirelles’ crackling two-hander the season’s most unexpected delight.
- “Girl” A tender, thought-provoking coming-of-gender story, this stunning Belgian drama puts audiences in the shoes — or rather, the ballet slippers — of a teenager in transition.
- “Marriage Story” Noah Baumbach made a big stink when Netflix bought “The Meyerowitz Stories,” only to become a convert when it went on to become the most widely seen movie of his career.
- “The Irishman” (Netflix) Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” was crowned the best picture of 2019 by the National Board of Review and the New York Film Critics Circle before landing five Golden Globe nominations (including Best Picture and Best Director) and four Screen Actors Guild nominations (including Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture).
- “Marriage Story” (Netflix) Noah Baumbach’s divorce drama “Marriage Story” emerged as one of 2019’s defining cinematic achievements immediately after it world premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
- “Dolemite Is My Name” (Netflix) Eddie Murphy’s film career came roaring back to life thanks to “Dolemite Is My Name,” an uproarious biographical drama about musician, stand-up comedian, and blaxploitation icon Rudy Ray Moore.
- “High Flying Bird” (Netflix) Netflix has top Oscar contenders this year thanks to Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” and Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story,” but Steven Soderbergh’s nifty corporate sports drama “High Flying Bird” deserves some attention as well.
- I Think You Should Leave. Point Total: 12. I honestly can't remember the last time a show scored as many genuine laughs-out-loud than I Think You Should Leave, a sketch comedy masterpiece that combines absurdity, surrealism, and a healthy dose of mudpies into art.
- Russian Doll. Point Total: 9. Russian Doll stands as one of the most satisfying and compelling pieces of television we’ve seen all year. The series takes an intriguing premise—a somewhat aimless woman keeps dying, only to wake up on the same night at the same party over and over again—and executes it to perfection.
- When They See Us. Point Total: 9. Created, co-written and expertly directed by Ava DuVernay, the four-part Netflix limited series When They See Us chronicles the notorious case of the five teenagers of color from Harlem – Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise – who became labeled the Central Park Five, after being accused of a violent rape in New York in the spring of 1989.
- The Chef Show. Point Total: 9. The most delightful surprise of the year so far, The Chef Show is a heaping serving of pure joy, culinary creativity, and an endless stream of enthusiastic curiosity from Jon Favreau.
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