My favorite movie of the year was filmmaker Lulu Wang’s debut feature, The Farewell. (Photo: A24)

TOP 5
Booksmart / dir. Olivia Wilde
The Farewell / dir. Lulu Wang
The Last Black Man in San Francisco / dir. Joe Talbot
Parasite / dir. Joon-ho Bong
The Souvenir / dir. Joanna Hogg

HONORABLE MENTION
Ash is Purest White / dir. Zhangke Jia
Little Women / dir. Greta Gerwig
Ms. Purple / dir. Justin Chon
Queen & Slim / dir. Melina Matsoukas
Us / dir. Jordan Peele

LOOKING FORWARD TO
Portrait of a Lady on Fire / dir. Cèline Sciamma
Varda by Agnès / dir. Agnès Varda

Complete lists of films I’ve watched