No Country for Old Men
A film that refuses to give you what you came for, which turns out to be exactly what it needed to give you.
The Departed
Scorsese at full throttle: a crime epic about loyalty, identity, and who people really are when no one knows.
Parasite
A genre-defying masterpiece about class and architecture that earned every award it received.
The Notebook
The defining modern tearjerker: executed with enough conviction to earn every emotion it chases.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The most honest film ever made about why we love people who are wrong for us, and why we would again.
Call Me by Your Name
A summer romance of extraordinary sensory richness: heat, longing, and the particular pain of first love.
Before Sunrise
A film made of almost nothing except conversation, and somehow one of the most romantic films ever made.
Crazy Rich Asians
A joyful romantic comedy that also carries genuine cultural weight: Hollywood representation done right.
La La Land
A musical about dreams and what we sacrifice to pursue them, ending in precisely the right note.
Game Night
A brilliantly constructed comedy thriller that plays its visual concept with complete commitment.