Nick Schager: 20 Best Movies of 2019 (So Far), as published by Esquire
[see also 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011]
- Transit — Christian Petzold
- Under the Silver Lake — David Robert Mitchell
- Climax — Gaspar Noé
- The Beach Bum — Harmony Korine
- Hagazussa: A Heathen's Curse — Lukas Feigelfeld
- Gloria Bell — Sebastián Lelio
- An Elephant Sitting Still — Hu Bo
- The Souvenir — Joanna Hogg
- Apollo 11 — Todd Douglas Miller
- Long Day's Journey Into Night — Bi Gan
- Diane — Kent Jones
- Shadow — Zhang Yimou
- Her Smell — Alex Ross Perry
- Ash is Purest White — Jia Zhang-ke
- Birds of Passage — Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra
- High Life — Claire Denis
- John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum — Chad Stahelski
- Plus One — Jeff Chan and Andrew Rhymer
- Avengers: Endgame — Anthony and Joe Russo
- Greta — Neil Jordan