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- “Small Axe: Lovers Rock” It’s hard to believe that British filmmaker Steve McQueen gave us not one, not two, not three … but five new movies this year through his dazzling “Small Axe” anthology.
- “Nomadland” Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland” unfolds as a deliberately paced series of observations. As the camera drinks in the gorgeous, sometimes ostentatious views of the outdoors, Zhao allows us to nonchalantly visit the characters who inhabit this small corner of the universe.
- “ David Byrne’s American Utopia” "American Utopia" shows what happens when two pop culture giants at the tops of their respective games finally collaborate, bringing a lifetime of experience to bear, and treating their shared love of live performance as a common language.
- “First Cow” “First Cow” opens in the world of today, and a discovery both unsettling and of some archeological/sociological interest. The narrative is then borne back into the past, and eventually it dawns upon the viewer that the discovery is also a giant spoiler, and wishes it weren’t.
Feb 27, 2021 · The Best Films of 2020. Amazon/A24/Searchlight. Nominations for the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the Critics Choice Awards have turned the likes of “Nomadland,” “Mank ...
- Small Axe: Lovers Rock. - Metascore: 95. - Reviews: 25. This installment of Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology tells the story of two young lovers (played by Michael Ward and Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn) who meet and fall in love over the course of a 1980s West London reggae party.
- Collective. - Metascore: 95. - Reviews: 23. “Collective” follows several Romanian journalists as they expose the secret health care fraud behind a 2015 Bucharest nightclub fire that claimed multiple lives.
- David Byrne’s American Utopia. - Metascore: 93. - Reviews: 26. Filmmaker Spike Lee directed this recorded version of beloved musician David Byrne’s Broadway show of the same name.
- Never Rarely Sometimes Always. - Metascore: 91. - Reviews: 34. In “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” Pennsylvania teenager Autumn heads on a treacherous journey to New York City with her cousin Skylar to receive an abortion.
Synopsis:At a defining moment in American history, a scrappy team of heroic ACLU lawyers battles for abortion rights, immigrant rights,... [More] Starring:Brigitte Amiri, Lee Gelernt, Brett Kavanaugh, Chase Strangio. Directed By:Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman, Eli B. Despres. #27. On the Record(2020) 99%. #27.
We may have watched more films at home then ever before, but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been memorable cinematic experiences in 2020. The market is changing but quality will always matter. These are the best films and mini-series of 2020, as chosen by the writers of RogerEbert.com, all given 3.5 or 4 stars by the assigned writer.
Dec 2, 2020 · 21. “Red, White, and Blue”. The third of McQueen’s “Small Axe” films is based on the real life of Leroy Logan (played by John Boyega), a young Black scientist who, in 1983, joined the ...
Jun 25, 2020 · Matt Zoller Seitz. June 25, 2020. 10 min read. “Irresistible,” about a political campaign manager who helps a salt-of-the-earth small-town Democrat unseat a Republican mayor, is a conceptually fascinating, deeply annoying film by writer/director Jon Stewart, formerly the host of “The Daily Show.”. The story begins on Election Night ...
