With the double 00s nearing the finish line, the inevitable Best of the Decade lists have started to surface. Now, I’m sure you’d all love another ten-year summary, but - and you’re going to have to excuse the first person here - Bill Frat doesn’t live in the past. We look ahead Dammit. So, because Hollywood is wonderfully predictable with their scheduling, we decided to pick the best movies of the next decade. Here are the top eight flicks you will ‘probably’ see from 2010-2020.

Tim Burton's the Nutcracker

Hollywood loves giving timeless stories new blood. Sometimes it fails – Beowulf - sometimes it succeeds - Where the Wild Things Are. Eventually, a studio will think about giving The Nutcracker the blockbuster treatment and hopefully it will fall into Burton’s hands. There’s enough weird, twisted stuff in this story - the rat / wood soldier battle - that it could it definitely register cinematically I’m sure Helena Bonham Carter would do wonders with the Sugar Plum Fairy and that the Rat King would be terrifying.

The Movie that Inevitably Pairs Johnny Depp with Robert Downey Jr.

Eventually, Hollywood will find a way to get these two on the screen together. They’re the only actors that have found a way to make quirkiness universally appealing. They also inject mindless blockbusters with a hint of critical credibility (which goes a long way). I don’t know what will unite these two, I just know that whatever it is, it will probably be one the best movies of the next ten years.

The Avengers (This is Real)

In the summer of 2012, a movie about the super group, The Avengers, is scheduled to drop. This movie will feature a collection of comic book heroes, including Iron Man (Downey Jr.) the Hulk (Edward Norton), Captain America (To Be Determined), Thor (a New Guy Named Chris Hemsworth), and a handful of others. Basically, all of these franchises have been green-lit with the intention of uniting all of the actors somewhere down the road in an Avengers movie. This is unprecedented. And should result in a Decade’s Best. 

The Railroad

Every decade will produce a couple of Oscar winners that are impossible to find fault in; every scene, moment, and line is just spot on. They’re difficult to really ‘love,’ but no one with a pulse can dislike it – think Saving Private Ryan or Million Dollar Baby. The movie of the 10s that will fit into this category will be the historical epic on Frederick Douglas and the Underground Railroad. Denzel Washington will be Denzel and no one will say a thing. It’ll be above average from start to finish. 

The Reality Star

The best biops examine a person or group of people that the audience has a misconceived perception of.  The Wrestler functioned because Mickey Rourke’s character was more relatable and sensitive than anyone thought a fleshy, washed-up punching bag could be. It also helped that the movie exposed the depths of world that is purposefully surface level. So, that’s why the biop of the next decade will focus on a ‘retired’ reality star that is desperately hanging on to his or her fifteen minutes of fame. Think ‘Wes’ from Real World / Road Rules Challenges playing Golden Tee tournaments at local dives for $75. A tight script and a good actor will nail this. I also like the idea of this movie serving as a career resurrection for a struggling star, a la Rourke. My money’s on Van Der Beek killing this. (Not a lot of money, just 5 or 6 bucks).

James Cameron’s Move in 2019

J.C ended the aughts with a bang. Avatar was as impressive as advertised and, in my opinion, better than anticipated. I don’t know how much technology will improve in ten years, but the most ‘visually stunning’ movies of the 90s, The Matrix and Jurassic Park, are average and dated, respectively. So, taking that in consideration, you can guess that in 10 years Transformers will seem clunky and Avatar will just be – effects-wise – just one of many. That’s why the movie that Cameron release in December of 2019, with moving seats, head sets, and full body ruble packs, will be a movie of the decade.

Clint’s Swan Song

Keep in mind that, outside of the Avengers, everything in this piece is fiction. It’s satirical – read:  not to be taken seriously. So, having said that, one of the best movies of the decade will the one released following Eastwood’s death. Here’s where I’m coming from with this: He’s currently banging out, at least, a movie a year. They’re all, for the most part, critically acclaimed. He’s 80 years old. So, if Dirty Harry passes away sometime in the next ten years, there’s a damn good chance that it’ll be before the release of a movie or in the middle of production (which will be finished by a colleague, like what Spielberg did with Stanley Kubrick’s A.I). If this is the case, this flick will be regarded as a top ten film of the 10s. We love posthumous productions and performances (The Joker, This Is It) and this, whatever it is, will be no different. 

Quentin Tarantino’s The Osama Assassination

Tarantino re-wrote history with Inglourious Basterds. Right or wrong, a group of Jewish soldiers murdering Hitler offers a much more ‘cinematic’ ending to WWII than a suicide. If he’s done it once, what’s to stop him from doing it again. That’s why one of the best and most controversial films of the decade will be Tarantino’s epic about American mercenaries that successfully smoke out and assassinate Bin Laden following 9/11. It’ll be violent, funny, and eerily satisfying. (Don’t shoot the messenger, Q.T’s making it).

Hope you enjoyed the list and if any one of these comes out in the next ten years – other than the super hero orgy – just remember where you heard it first. (And just for the record, I’m not rooting for Clint’s death. It’s a prediction. Am hoping for that Depp / Downey Jr. pairing though). 

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