HFCS Members Present: Our Best Films of 2019

January 1, 2020 Awards Season, Member Highlights

Hundreds of films released in 2019, but are all of them great? Or cut the mustard, cure the bacon, limed the Corona, smoked the brisket — you get the idea? We take the question to each of our critic and have them give us five titles that they think define this year, in other words what you should set eyes on as soon as possible.

Take a look below!

Adam Sanders

The Irishman
Parasite
Waves
Ad Astra
First Love

Alan Cerny

Parasite
Uncut Gems
Knives Out
Once Upon A Time... in Hollywood
Jojo Rabbit

Brooke Corso

Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood
1917
Parasite
Us
The Last Black Man In San Francisco

Cary Darling

Parasite
Marriage Story
Pain & Glory
The Farewell
Waves

Chris Sawin

Weathering with You
Parasite
Marriage Story
The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil
In the Shadow of the Moon

Cody Villafana

Marriage Story
Parasite
The Farewell
Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood
Jojo Rabbit

Craig Lindsey

The Farewell
Amazing Grace
Parasite
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Once Upon A Time.. In Hollywood

Dave Morales

Avengers: Endgame
1917
The Peanut Butter Falcon
The Irishman
Knives Out

Donna Copeland

Motherless Brooklyn
Parasite
Joker
Jojo Rabbit
The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Dustin Chase

The Aeronauts
The Farewell
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Joker
Where'd You Go, Bernadette?

Doug Harris, aka Jr. Mintz
James Cole Clay

Uncut Gems
Little Women
Marriage Story
The Farewell
Once Upon A Time... in Hollywood

James Roberts

Marriage Story
The Lighthouse
Midsommar
Knives Out
Us

Jason Escamilla

Knives Out
Marriage Story
Parasite
Booksmart
Good Boys

Joe Friar

Parasite
The Souvenir
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Uncut Gems
Little Women

Joshua Starnes

For Sama
The Farewell
Last Black Man in San Francisco
Apollo 11
Booksmart

Kevin Ranson, aka Grim D. Reaper

Jojo Rabbit
Doctor Sleep
Knives Out
Harriet
Us

Kiko Martinez

Marriage Story
Parasite
The Farewell
Once Upon a Time … In Hollywood
1917

Lisa Wellington

Hotel Mumbai
1917
Joker
Motherless Brooklyn
The Mustang

Mark Schumann

Parasite
Marriage Story
The Irishman
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
1917

Michael Bergeron

Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood
The Irishman
Marriage Story
Dragged Across Concrete
Greener Grass

Nguyen Le

Parasite
The Farewell
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Tigers Are Not Afraid
Us

Peter Vonder Haar

Parasite
Once Upon A Time... in Hollywood
Knives Out
Crawl
Apollo 11

T.J. Callahan

Joker
The Farewell
Marriage Story
Rocketman
Toy Story 4

Travis Leamons

Waves
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood
Parasite
The Last Black Man in San Francisco

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