Collider selects recent films it considers near-perfect examples of cinema, arguing that the past five years have produced ambitious work across genres, from studio comedy to Japanese monster films and Park Chan-wook thrillers.

– Barbie (2023): Greta Gerwig’s hugely successful comedy uses Margot Robbie’s doll character entering the real world to explore womanhood, identity, mortality and patriarchy.
– Godzilla Minus One (2023): The Japanese kaiju film follows former kamikaze pilot Shikishima as Godzilla threatens post-war Tokyo, and is praised for its human drama, writing and effects.
– No Other Choice: Park Chan-wook reunites with Lee Byung-hun for a film adapted from Donald Westlake’s novel The Ax, with an acknowledged influence from Costa-Gavras’ adaptation.