Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair combines both Kill Bill movies into one long, well, affair. It's how Quentin Tarantino originally envisioned the project and requires some patience, if I'm being honest. However, seeing volumes 1 and 2 presented together cohesively is a viewing "must" for martial arts fans, Tarantino fans or simply fans of exciting cinema. 

• Director: Quentin Tarantino
• Stars: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Vivica A. Fox, Sonny Chiba
• Runtime: 253 min

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park is a benchmark in sci-fi blockbuster moviemaking. I really don't know what else to say about the movie, which was based on Michael Crichton's book of the same name and directed by the Steven Spielberg. The film is packed with iconic moments, quotes and no matter how many times I watch it, the thing never feels old. 

• Director: Steven Spielberg
• Stars: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Joseph Mazzello, Ariana Richards, Sir Richard Attenborough, BD Wong
• Runtime: 122 min

Girls Trip

Tiffany Haddish made her mark in Girls Trip, the raunchy comedy about four friends who take a trip to Essence Fest in New Orleans. She's just one piece of the puzzle, though, as Queen Latifah, Regina Hall and Jada Pinkett Smith are all wonderful in the movie. It's unfortunate we never got a sequel.

• Director: Malcolm D. Lee
• Stars: Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tiffany Haddish
• Runtime: 122 min

Freaky

Freaky takes a note from body swap films like Freaky Friday and Vice Versa and puts a horror spin on the genre. Happy Death Day director Christopher Landon brings his unique sensibilities to the story, which finds Vince Vaughn playing a serial killer who swaps bodies with a girl named Millie. The result is a movie that is campy, gory and surprisingly heartwarming. You've never seen Vaughn like this.

• Director: Christopher Landon
• Stars: Kathryn Newton, Vince Vaughn, Celeste O'Connor, Misha Osherovich, Emily Holder, Nicholas Stargel
• Runtime: 102 min

Paddington

When someone mentions the movie Paddington to me, I'm immediately delighted, which is saying something because I rarely am. But there's something simply joyful about the movie that follows the anthropomorphic bear as he moves from his rain forest home to the big city. After you're done watching, just go ahead and click play on Paddington 2 -- they're both great.

• Director: Paul King
• Stars: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Tim Downie
• Runtime: 95 min

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Steven Spielberg strikes again. It's fitting there's so much of his work on this list considering how synonymous his name is with must-watch blockbusters. Two years after he made his mark with Jaws, the director released Close Encounters -- a grandiose film about the discovery of UFOs and the power of curiosity and humanity's enduring need for connection. It's the first film he made about alien contact, and I argue it's still his best.

• Director: Steven Spielberg
• Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Bob Balaban, Lance Henrickson
• Runtime: 138 min

Wicked: For Good

This is the second half of the two-part movie adaptation of the Wizard of Oz-inspired Broadway musical hit Wicked. Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo return as former besties Glinda and Elphaba -- now known as The Wicked Witch of the West. It's been five years since the events of the first film, and their paths must cross again to expose the fraudulent ways of the Wizard of Oz.

• Director: Jon M. Chu
• Stars: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Jeff Goldblum
• Runtime: 137 min

Hamnet

Hamnet, which is adapted from the book of the same name, imagines the life and family trauma of William Shakespeare before he gains fame as a poet and playwright. It's a beautifully acted tragedy that will sneak up on you in the final act. Have a box of tissues nearby.

• Director: Chloé Zhao
• Stars: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Noah Jupe, Jacobi Jupe, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn
• Runtime: 125 min

Song Sung Blue

Song Sung Blue shares the name with the documentary it's inspired by. The movie follows a couple who find love and inspiration through their Neil Diamond tribute band. It's based on a true story, and Kate Hudson's performance earned her an Oscar nomination -- her first in 25 years.

• Director: Craig Brewer
• Stars: Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Ella Anderson
• Runtime: 132 min

The Fabelmans

Director Steven Spielberg drew on his own childhood to bring to life this semi-autobiographical film about a boy who falls in love with cinema. It's a coming-of-age story about the power of movies and how his parents' difficult divorce helped inform his art.

• Director: Steven Spielberg
• Stars: Michelle Williams, Gabriel LaBelle, Paul Dano
• Runtime: 151 min

The Commitments

The Commitments follows music promoter Jimmy Rabbitte, who takes it upon himself to create an R&B group to address a void in the Dublin music scene. He has one problem: The group he assembles consists entirely of Irish folks with no experience in that specific music genre. Well, they do it anyway. The result is a surprisingly energetic, heartfelt and uplifting movie.

• Director: Alan Parker
• Stars: Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Andrew Strong, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy
• Runtime: 118 min

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is the first full-length feature starring the legendary comedy group. The movie takes place during the time of King Arthur and follows the group as they embark on a quest to find the Holy Grail. This is one of those movies that should be considered required viewing for comedy fans. 

• Directors: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
• Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin
• Runtime: 91 min

Point Break

In Point Break, a gang of renegade surfers don the masks of ex-presidents and rob banks. And they're pretty good at it, too. Enter FBI agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves), a young and brash law enforcement officer who goes undercover and infiltrates the group and cozies up to its leader, Bodhi (Patrick Swayze), to take them down. Kathryn Bigelow directed this over-the-top action movie, which was a memorable role for Swayze and a star-making turn for Reeves.

• Director: Kathryn Bigelow
• Stars: Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Gary Busey, Lori Petty
• Runtime: 122 min

Shrek

Shrek was the first movie to win the Academy Award for best animated feature. It's sort of crazy to think that animated movies weren't recognized by the Oscars until 2001, but Shrek deserved the win. The voice performances of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy are on point and deliver delightful comedy and memorable pop culture moments. The movie helped usher in a new era of CGI effects and put DreamWorks on the map. More than two decades later, it's still a thoroughly enjoyable watch.

• Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
• Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
• Runtime: 90 min