1. Wake Up Dead Man
Director: Rian Johnson
You are forgiven for your sin (The Last Jedi).
2. No Other Choice
Director: Park Chan-wook
Nobody is filmmaking harder than Park.
3. Marty Supreme
Director: Josh Safdie
4. Bugonia
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
This feels like back to Yorgos prior to The Favorite, which is the Yorgos I prefer.
5. One Battle After Another
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
When Benicio is on screen, things become 50% more Wes Anderson (complimentary).
6. Warfare
Director: Alex Garland, Ray Mendoza
7. Sentimental Value
Director: Joachim Trier
8. Hamnet
Director: Chloe Zhao
9. The Phoenician Scheme
Director: Wes Anderson
Finally answers the question, “does Wes Anderson know ball?” The answer is no.
10. Roofman
Director: Derek Cianfrance