By Rev Dr Richard Leonard SJ, Australian Catholic Office for Film & Broadcasting
Rev Dr Richard Leonard SJ, film critic for the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has compiled a list suggesting some of the finest movies from the past four years to get sunk into.
While Australia is not officially in a full COVID-19 “home lockdown”, many people find themselves with more time on their hands, unable to carry out their regular hobbies what with the vast array of temporary recreational closures.
View below some of the best films in recent years – most of which should be found on various streaming services.
Please check out the film first for its rating for language, violence and content and search for our Office’s review of that title at https://www.catholic.org.au/film-reviews so that you make the best decisions for you and your family.
N.B. While there is a good range of genres here, there are those titles that some people would find offensive or difficult to watch.
Jesuit priest Fr Richard Leonard is the director of the Australian Catholic Office for Film & Broadcasting.
2019
- By the Grace of God
- Captain Marvel
- Emu Runner
- Ford v Ferrari
- Green Book
- Hotel Mumbai
- Joker
- Late Night
- Marriage Story
- Palm Beach
- Parasite
- Rocketman
- Stan & Ollie
- The Farewell
- The Irishman
- The King
- The Two Popes
- Toy Story 4
- Downton Abbey
- Tolkien
2018
- A Star is born
- An Interview with God
- Beautiful Boy
- BlacKkKansman
- Boy Erased
- Capernaum
- Chappaquiddick
- Darkest Hour
- First Man
- I, Tonya
- Ladies in Black
- Shoplifters
- The Children Act
- The Post
- Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
- The Wife
2017
- Manchester by the Sea
- Loving
- Loving Vincent
- Silence
- Jackie
- Hidden Figures
- Beatrix at Dinner
- The Killing of a Sacred Deer
- The Promise
- Lion
- Moonlight
- Denial
- Beauty and the Beast
- Fences
- Viceroy’s house
- Victoria and Abdul
- Wonder
- Wonder Woman
- Borg vs McEnroe
- Dunkirk
- Get Out
- La La Land
- The Big Sick
2016
- Carol
- Spotlight
- Brooklyn
- A United Kingdom
- I, Daniel Blake
- Arrival
- Nocturnal Animals
- Sully
- Rosalie Blum
- Man who knew infinity
- Pie in the Sky
- Snowden
- Remember
- Hunt for Wilderpeople
- Son of Saul
- The Lady in the Van
- Room
- Like Crazy
- The Accountant
- God Willing
- Life, Animated
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
- Marguerite
- Mia Madre