[N] – Netflix UK, [A] – Amazon Prime Video UK, [C] – Cinema release, [D] – DVD/Other release, [*] – Not first viewing, (F) – Foreign language film.

19. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975): The one with the treasure hunt. An outdated slapstick comedy effort which hasn’t aged brilliantly. It felt more like a stage show than a film. However, I did laugh more than six times and on the whole, the film was innocent and endearing.[N]

18. The Hate U Give (2018): My sister chose this DVD and the choice wasn’t that bad. Starr is a young black American girl who lives in a poverty stricken neighbourhood but goes to an affluent white school. You see how she has to act different in both and this becomes more prevalent when a police man shoots her friend. While the social dynamic is a powerful watch, it loses its focus with a gang story (lead by Anthony Mackie’s King) attempts to take the lead. This saturates the film. However, full credit to young Amandla Stenberg who gives a powerful performance [D]

17. Back to The Future (1985): One of the most famous family films in existence, BTTF is the epitome of 1980s. With Huey Lewis’ “The Power of Love” blasting out, we see everyone talk and dress in a way that screams out over 30 years ago. With every cliche in existence, this film still keeps its charm. [N]

16. Citizen Kane (1941): The twenty-fifth film I watched this summer and the oldest, Citizen Kane is about journalists finding out what media mogul Charles Foster Kane’s dying word meant. It flicks through his life with some extraordinary shots and ideas for 1941 standards. While it doesn’t quite hold up to the same level today, its still an important movie which paved the way for those above it in this list. Just a shame that The Simpsons spoiled it. [D]

15. The Revenant (2015): The one where Leo wins an Oscar for eating raw bison liver and sleeping in a horse. As well some great method acting in what essentially boils down to a typical survival story, the cinematography is stunning with some brilliant single shot takes and some beautiful landscapes. [N]

14. Green Book (2018): The most recent Best Picture oscar winner in which Tony Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen) drives black pianist Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) on his tour of the Deep South. It hardly makes any great cinematic leaps. Yet this film, which focuses on race and identity, is still made to be an endearing watch with the chemistry of the two leads shining through. At the very least, it’s a light-hearted watch for an easy evening. [D]

13. Cold War (2018): Think A Star is Born meets Roma. Cold War is about a love affair that never quite works as a music teacher flees communist Poland for France while his singing girlfriend decides to stay in the Communist block. We see where their affair goes from here. Stylistically, the film is beautiful and I would recommend watching with headphones as it sounds lovely. There may not be enough substance for the average movie goer and the first thirty minutes feel rushed lowering the pay out later on. [A] (F)

12. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016): A beautifully animated film about a boy trying to defeat his evil grandfather. Stylistically on point with some funny and some poignant moments. Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey both perform brilliantly as well. [D]

11. The Matrix (1999): With iconic script writing, great character design, legendary world building and some top notch action scenes, its little wonder that The Matrix is so embedded in pop culture. The one where we’re all in the simulation, you know what happens. [C] – (See Full Review)

10. Moon (2009): A one man psychological mind-bender in which astronaut Sam Bell, brilliantly played by Sam Rockwell, is working in isolation to harvest energy on the moon. However, once he makes a startling discovery, getting home is going to be a lot more difficult. The story is rather Black-Mirror-esque and I’m being vague for your benefit. Well worth a watch. [D]