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- 'Killers of the Flower Moon' (2023) Director: Martin Scorsese. Martin Scorsese has been making feature films for well over half a century at this point, and 2023's Killers of the Flower Moon shows that the legendary filmmaker - now in his early 80s - is still capable of greatness.
- 'Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)' (2021) Director: Questlove. With the well-received re-release of Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense, as well as the huge success of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, it's possible to see the 2020s as one where the concert film is making a comeback.
- 'Poor Things' (2023) Director: Yorgos Lanthimos. Yorgos Lanthimos was very prolific from the mid to late 2010s, putting out three films in relatively quick succession: 2015's The Lobster, 2017's The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and 2018's The Favourite.
- 'Drive My Car' (2021) Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi. The 2020s has, so far, been a particularly great decade for Japanese cinema, as demonstrated by the aforementioned The Boy and the Heron and Godzilla Minus One.
Early in 2020, we saw the likes of The Invisible Man, Emma., and Birds of Preyconnect with critics. At one point, January’s Bad Boys for Lifehitting Certified Fresh seemed like that was going to be the craziest story of the year. As theaters shut down two weeks into Onward‘s release, audiences turned to streaming.
In this list you’ll find the best of the best – limited and wide theatrical releases, plus streaming titles. Céline Sciamma’s searing romance, Portrait Of A Lady On Fire, which got a lot of love last award’s season but was technically released in February of 2020, tops the category, followed by One Night In Miami, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Soul, and The Invisible Man.
A new decade, a new year for watching incredible films. We got an Edgar Wright movie coming, a new James Bond film, and a new Christopher Nolan film. Let us have a great year for film.- I have to point out this was written back in January. Best Picture: Sound of Metal Best Director: Eliza Hittman for Never Rarely Sometimes Always Best Director Debut: Darius Marder for Sound of Metal Best Lead ...
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- Tenet: Tenet was the Great Experiment that illustrated how the power of an unbranded tentpole movie was no match for the pandemic. Making less than $50M in U.S. theaters, Tenet also called into question whether the name “Christopher Nolan” was a big enough draw to overcome jitters about venturing out to those theaters that were open at the time.
- Pieces of a Woman: A Netflix release, Pieces of a Woman falls into that end-of-the-year “gray area” that makes it eligible for consideration in either 2020 or 2021, depending on the critic’s choice.
- Ammonite: Ammonite may feature Kate Winslet’s career-best performance; it’s certainly deserving of consideration alongside Jude and The Reader (for which she won her Oscar).
- The Trial of the Chicago 7: Aaron Sorkin’s direct-to-Netflix account of the 1968 Democratic Convention riot and the subsequent trial of the “ringleaders” makes not only for a fascinating courtroom drama but provides an opportunity for the writer/director to sharpen his quill and create something that’s equal parts historical chronicle and political allegory.
Dec 16, 2020 · 2020 was a strange year for movies, as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down movie theaters, paused productions, and shifted the entire year’s movie release schedule. Many of the year’s biggest ...
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Dec 7, 2020 · These 2020 movies are the best of the best from the past year. It's safe to say 2020 was an unprecedented, uncommonly challenging year for Hollywood. Still, there were some great new movies ...
