As is the end-of-year tradition, here are my cat's favourite films of the past 12 months. Note that this list used to be compiled to be submitted to the SBS Movie Show (with David and Margaret), as part of their viewers' top ten list. But with the demise of that show, the list lives on.
The Lonely Spirits Variety Hour – unexpected Australian joy
Bullet Train – hilarious action The King’s Men – excellent fun scenes with Rasputin and goats
Everything Everywhere All at Once – unexpected but excellent performance from Jamie-Lee Curtis, funny, complex
The Banshees of Inisherin – hilarious, tragic, beautiful scenery
Amsterdam – loved the first half, second half not so much, as the story doesn’t maintain the same level of interest, but great casting
White Noise – hilarious, stream of consciousness
Belli Ciao – hilarious Italian film
Kompromat – brilliantly suspenseful
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent – Nicholas Cage at his hilarious finest
Lost Illusions – great story, costumes, period piece, and satirical commentary on the media that is as true today as it was for the era depicted
And some honourable mentions:
Fire of Love – documentary on a couple studying volcanos, romantic, visually brilliant
Spencer - under-rated
The Drover’s Wife – feminist take on Australia’s colonial, racist past
Freaks Out – funny and surprising
Navalny – compelling documentary
Emily – moody period piece
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