5 best Hollywood movies of 2019

Here is the list of 5 best movies of 2019 (so far)

Avengers: End Game

Avengers: End Game was an epic conclusion to Marvel's long-running saga, but (despite appearances) cinema is about more than when the next comic book movie is out. Our look at the best films of 2019 is a mixture of well-worn blockbusters and a few surprises you may not know.

Jocker

Surely the most talked about film of the year – one that has inspired a thousand op-eds, reviews running the gamut from one to five stars, moral panic and a warning from the US Army. For all the fevered discussion, Joker – ostensibly part of the Marvel universe but more of a gritty character study than your typical superhero film – weaves a deceptively simple tale, about a sad, mentally ill clown, who is cast out by society and finds a taste for violent retribution, culminating in a joyously anarchic apex. 

Apollo 11

The term “awe-inspiring” may be overused in critical circles, but it roundly applies to Todd Douglas Miller’s Apollo 11, a definitive documentary about the United States’ first trip to the moon. Premiering on the 50th anniversary of that momentous event, it utilizes a treasure trove of recently discovered 65mm footage and audio recordings to afford an up-close-and-personal view of the preparations for launch, the men and women toiling behind the scenes to ensure its safety, the crowds gathering to witness history, and the outer-space flight itself, shot by cameras accompanying (and sometimes manned by) Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins.

Detective Pikachu 

Detective Pikachu only exists because of the success of Pokémon Go – the hit location and augmented reality game launched in July 2016. The live-action Pokémon film stars Ryan Reynolds as the voice of the electric character, with an accompanying deerstalker hat. There are perhaps one too many twists in the tale, but it's an easy-to-watch fun, family-oriented film. It also did surprisingly well at the box office, becoming one of the biggest gaming-related movies of all time.

Climax

Gaspar Noé’s cinema routinely traces the line from harmony to chaos, and that’s once again true in Climax, the inspired-by-real-events tale of a dance party descending into hellish madness. Beginning, portentously, with interviews seen on a television set surrounded by the director’s favorite VHS horror films, the French auteur’s latest is arguably his least provocative to date.