![]() There were a few movies this year that were just so good and so watchable that it feels too easy to select them. It is immensely rewatchable, funny and quotable, with a career best performance from Scarlett Johansson and a brilliant Margot Robbie cameo. The play within a play conceit of Wes Anderson’s “ Asteroid City ” is perhaps his most self-conscious film, made in his signature style but also about his style and the artifice of it. That the Elvis estate wasn’t on board just means she did her job as an independent artist. It provides a singular showcase for her very capable actors, Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi, that’s about all the small things - the moments that might be imperceptible were it not for her quiet gaze. Sofia Coppola’s “ Priscilla ” is so beautiful to look at, it’s easy not to notice its rigorous restraint and minimalism in storytelling. This image released by Focus Features shows Scarlett Johansson in a scene from "Asteroid City." Credit: AP Glazer’s film is a masterclass in atmosphere: A chilling, artful representation of the not so grey areas of complicity. In “The Zone of Interest,” it’s only a wall that separates one Nazi family from the gas chambers of Auschwitz. Depiction bubbled up as a hot topic this year, as though audiences aren’t intelligent enough to imagine the worst. Like “Oppenheimer,” the horror in Jonathan Glazer’s “ The Zone of Interest ” is what is unseen. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy.
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