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Best films of 2019. Sarah Watt, William Chen and Jeremy Downing discuss their top films of the year, in the following categories: Biggest surprise, biggest disappointment, most anticipated film yet to come out (this episode was recorded in mid-November), wildcard, runner up films and each of our film of the year.

Biggest Surprise:
William: Midsommar
Sarah: The Cameraman (1928)
Jeremy: Doctor Sleep

Biggest Disappointment:
Sarah: Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
William: Us
Jeremy: Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Most anticipated film yet to come out:
Jeremy: Jumanji: The Next Level
William: Klaus
Sarah: The Irishman

Wildcard:
Sarah: Family Romance, LLC.
William: Crazy Alien
Jeremy: Mary Poppins Returns

Runner up films to Film of the Year, in order from 4th to 2nd:
William: Toy Story 4, The Nightingale, Parasite
Jeremy: Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé, Toy Story 4, Midsommar
Sarah: Les Misérables (2019), Joker, Bacurau

Film of the Year:
Sarah: Parasite
Jeremy: Parasite
William: Apollo 11

Cinema in Context overall Film of the Year:
Parasite