Category Archives: 2019 Films

My Top Ten Films of 2019

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Sartaj Govind Singh

10) Stan & Ollie Stan & Ollie is a delightful and gentle tribute to the famed comedic duo. Told in the pair’s twilight years of fame, the film wonderfully depicts their relationship as though its a marriage in its last … Continue reading →

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Review: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Sartaj Govind Singh

In A New Hope, when Han Solo describes the Millennium Falcon, he says “she’s got it where it counts.” The same could be said of The Rise of Skywalker- an occasionally frustrating and erratic film. However, in its best moments, … Continue reading →

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Review: The Irishman (2019)

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Aside from his independent films in the 70s and 80s, Martin Scorsese has become a celebrated director for his reinvention of the gangster picture; turning them from smoky backroom family dramas to seedy, fast-moving and ultra-violent thrill rides. The Irishman … Continue reading →

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Review: Midsommar (2019)

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Sartaj Govind Singh

As far as cinematic debuts go, Hereditary was impressive; terrifying with the tensions of its familial angst and underhanded supernatural aspects. Ari Aster’s sophomore effort, Midsommar- is an ambitious and often engrossing experience. However, it’s marred by thematic confusion and the director’s … Continue reading →

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Editorial: Interpreting Joker (2019)

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Whether you think Joker is a potent social parable for our times or a toxic slog, there’s no denying its power to linger and spark conversation (no matter what side of the debate you fall on). While the first viewing … Continue reading →

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Review: Joker (2019)

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Joker is a genuinely startling experience. It’s the sort of film that’s been pitched and promised when most comic book movies are in development but never delivered. It doesn’t reinvent the mass popular sub-genre. Instead, it shows new colours the … Continue reading →

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Review: It Chapter Two (2019)

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Sartaj Govind Singh

It (2017) was a grown-up Amblin film that did not use the popular eighties studio ascetic as an excuse for a nostalgic harkening back of the era. Rather it was a film that blurred the line between the real-world fears … Continue reading →

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Further Consideration: Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019)

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Sartaj Govind Singh

It’s an absolute testament to Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood that even after seeing it a second time, I still have more things to say about it. The first viewing provided plenty to discuss but my subsequent viewing was a … Continue reading →

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Review: Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019)

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood is a majestic and mature work. It’s the sort of film that feels like an intimate confession is being delivered on a grand stage. Taking place over the course of several months in 1969: the … Continue reading →

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Brief Consideration: The Lion King (2019)

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Much like the Psycho (1998) remake, the live-action Lion King exists more as a conceptually interesting counterpoint to its source material, than an engaging work on its own terms. Although the film is inspired by the broadway musical and presented … Continue reading →

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