This year has been turbulent for the movie industry, as much of the world has been at a standstill since March due to COVID-19. Movies haven't really been released in theaters since then, but luckily we have other ways of watching them in this day and age. Streaming services have provi...
Regardless of whether they came for the action or the political insight,The Eight Hundredis certainly the most commercially successful Chinese movie not just in 2020, but in history. It pulled in over US$400 million at the box office, making itnot only top China’s box office this year, b...
First Cowis like a cake. It first appears like nothing is going on, just a mixture of different liquids swirling together. But left to bake over 2 hours, what you get is a scrumptious concoction that is sure to leave a smile on your face. What a lovely, lovely movie. (Redmond Bacon)...
Lee’s movie of David Byrne’s American Utopia isa glorious thing. It takes Byrne’s stage show – a gently political jukebox musical that reshuffles four decades of the ex-Talking Heads frontman’s music into a new narrative about despair and compassion in today’s America – and amplifies...
Table of ContentsIf there’s one thing we can all agree on in 2020, it’s that we could use a laugh! If you’re feeling the pandemic stress, overwhelmed by the news, or missing your get-togethers during the holiday season, taking a break from the world with a lighthearted movie is ...
Not technically a new movie, but still technically the freshest independent release of 2020. Produced and abandoned in 1982, Horace B. Jenkins’sCane Riverwas rediscovered and restored in 2014 by a crowd-funded preservation collective. Because Jenkins died shortly after finishing his debut, the film...
1. Wife of a Spy Japanese Title: スパイの妻 | Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Starring: Issei Takahashi, Yu Aoi, Masahiro Higashide | Genre: Drama, Espionage, Historical Our selection for the very best Japanese movie of 2020 isWife of a Spy. This WWII espionage drama won director Kiyoshi Ku...
2020 has been huge for movies from streaming sites. Critics raved about Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti in Hulu's "Palm Springs." Spike Lee's Netflix movie "Da 5 Bloods," starringthe late Chadwick Boseman, was hailed by one critics as "one of the greatest Spike Lee films ever made."...
Look, let’s not beat around the bush here: 2020 sucked. A good portion of 2021’s gonna suck too, if not the whole damn thing, which is why Pixar’sSoulis such a welcome movie right now. Pete Docter’s fantastical tale about an aspiring jazz pianist (voiced by Jamie Foxx) who acc...
Caught in the middle of this madness is Crystal (Betty Gilpin), a blonde-haired ex-soldier from Mississippi. Making fun of both sides of the political aisle and fiercely so, “The Hunt” works as both comedy and action flick, delivering a hot slice of B-movie joy. This film is smart....