In “I Lost My Body,” Naoufel and Gabrielle could be a study in fate or a study in stalking. (Photo: Netflix)

22. I Lost My Body (2019) / Jérémy Clapin
Netflix

21. Share (2019) / Pippa Bianco
HBO Go

20. Vitalina Varela (2019) / Pedro Costa
Virtual Cinema (Film at Lincoln Center, NYC)

19. Agnès Varda: From Here to There, 5-part TV mini-series (2011) / Agnès Varda
Kanopy

18. And Then We Danced (2019) / Levan Akin
Screener copy

17. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2013) / Felix Herngren
Kanopy

16. Man with a Movie Camera (1929) / Dziga Vertov
Kanopy

15. CMAC Youth Voices, short film program (2019) / various directors
Maya Cinemas, Fresno

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History teacher Adam Bell (as played by Jake Gyllenhaal) has a lot of biblical shit going on, if you look beneath the surface of his life in filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s “Enemy.” (Photo: A24)

FEBRUARY 2020
Year to date: 14 films in 60 days, or 1 film every 4.28 days

14. Enemy (2013) / dir. Denis Villeneuve
Netflix

13. Honey Boy (2019) / dir. Alma Har’el
Amazon Prime

12. Blade Runner 2049 (2017) / dir. Denis Villeneuve
Fresno County Public Library

11. Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2020, Animation (2019) / various directors
Tower Theatre, Fresno

10. Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2020, Live Action (2019) / various directors
Tower Theatre, Fresno

9. 1917 (2019) / dir. Sam Mendes
Sierra Vista Cinemas, Clovis

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I was mesmerized by Hino as the weather girl in Makoto Shinkai’s anime drama Weathering with You. (Photo: GKids)

8. Weathering with You (2019) / dir. Makoto Shinkai
Regal Manchester Stadium, Fresno

7. Mother (2009) / dir. Joon-ho Bong
Fresno County Public Library

6. The Wicker Man (1973) / dir. Robin Hardy
Fresno County Public Library

5. Long Day’s Journey into Night (2018) / dir. Gan Bi
Kanopy

4. Varda by Agnès (2019) / dir. Agnès Varda
Tower Theatre, Fresno

3. The Beach Bum (2019) / dir. Harmony Korine
Redbox

2. Knives Out (2019) / dir. Rian Johnson
Regal Visalia Stadium

1. Exhibition (2013) / dir. Joanna Hogg
Amazon Prime

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A wild performance by Adam Sandler in the Safdie Bros. crime thriller Uncut Gems. (Photo: A24)

DECEMBER 2019

94. Uncut Gems (2019) / dir. Josh and Benny Safdie
Sierra Vista Cinemas (Clovis)

93. Queen & Slim (2019) / dir. Melina Matsoukas
Manchester Stadium (Fresno)

92. Little Women (2019) / dir. Greta Gerwig
Manchester Stadium (Fresno)

91. Jane B. by Agnès V. (1988) / dir. Agnès Varda
Kanopy

90. Ash is Purest White (2018) / dir. Zhangke Jia
Kanopy

89. Machete (2010) / dir. Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis
HBO Go

88. The Image Book (2018) / dir. Jean-Luc Godard
Kanopy

87. Waves (2019) / dir. Trey Edward Shults
Edwards Stadium (Fresno)

86. Us (2019) / dir. Jordan Peele
HBO Go

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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

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