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It’s the end of the year… but it’s the end of this year, so rather than a usual best-of list, I bring you: the top five movies I saw this year—from any era—that gave me the most
enjoyment. Because goodness gracious, we’ve needed to find that where we could.
All the way back on New Year’s Day, I watched the Aretha Franklin concert film
Amazing Grace, made up of footage of Franklin and a gospel choir in 1972, but not released until 2018. It’s flat-out stunning, about as genuinely thrilling as a concert film can get.