The best — and worst — movies of 2019
The most astounding performance on film in 2019 came from Lupita Nyong'o, whose double act as Adelaide and her underworld doppelganger, Red, in the thriller "Us" dazzled even those who found themselves lost in the tunnels of writer-director Jordan Peele's creation.
Such were this movie year's riches that "Us" ended up #11 on a Top 10 list assembled with my usual angst and conflicted feelings and apples-vs.-oranges regrets, counterbalanced by the memories of so much to think about, and see. And see again.
In the shadow of Lord Disney's corporate blockbusters, some pretty good ("Avengers: Endgame"), others straight-up recycling jobs ("The
