Best Movies of 2020 – Underrated and Underseen Movie Performances of 2020

Best Movies of 2020 – Underrated and Underseen Movie Performances of 2020

Every movie year offers what feels like dozens of great performances.  Some go on to win Academy Awards and other accolades while other performances get no love at all.  This list is dedicated to the latter group.  2020 was a great year for performances.  I was making my “Best Performance of 2020” list and was really struggling to narrow the list down, so that’s where this list comes in.  This is a list of performances…

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Best Movies of 2020 – Best of the Genres

Best Movies of 2020 – Best of the Genres

Continuing my look at the best movies of 2020 these are my picks for the best movies from each genre.  This will categories such as Best Animated Film, Best Action Film, and Biggest Surprise.       BEST ANIMATED FILM WOLFWALKERS SOUL ONWARD THE WILLOUGHBYS  OVER THE MOON – Though Soul has the making of a new Pixar classic, Wolfwalkers’ gorgeous 2D animation mixed with its beautiful and cultural story blew me away.   BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM…

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Best Movies of 2020 – Best of the Techs

Best Movies of 2020 – Best of the Techs

Continue our look back of the best movies of 2020, here are my picks for the best technical aspects in the movies of 2020.  These categories include Best Original and Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Sound, and Best Original Song. Each category will have a top five, with the number one spot being what I consider to be the winner.       BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY MANK PALM SPRINGS MINARI DA 5 BLOODS ANOTHER ROUND…

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Top 5 – 2020 Movies I Wish I Saw On The Big Screen

Top 5 – 2020 Movies I Wish I Saw On The Big Screen

COVID-19 really put a damper on the cinematic experience in 2020.  In March the theaters closed down, then they reopened later in the summer with a very limited number of movies being shown, and then, depending where you lived, the theaters closed down again.  Though 2020 was still a really great year for movies, thanks to virtual film festival, virtual theaters, and studios making their films available on-demand, there were still some movies that I…

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What’s Steaming This Month? – December

What’s Steaming This Month? – December

Here are my picks for the best movies coming to Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, Criterion Channel, and HBOMax in December.  This month has Netflix coming strong with original content that they hope will garner awards attention and HBOMax growing its strong library and releasing Wonder Woman 1984 on Christmas Day, which is huge for streaming.         NETFLIX Full list of everything coming to Netflix in December can be found here.   E.T. THE…

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What’s Streaming This Month? – November

What’s Streaming This Month? – November

Here are my picks for the best movies coming to Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, Criterion Channel, and HBOMax in November.  Though one of the more weaker months, Hulu and HBOMax offer up the strongest lineups this month.       NETFLIX Full list of everything coming to Netflix in November can be found here.     A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (Stanley Kubrick, 1971) Stanley Kubrick’s classic about experiments performed on an imprisoned sadistic gang leader.  …

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56th Chicago International Film Festival – Films To Be Excited About

56th Chicago International Film Festival – Films To Be Excited About

The 56th Chicago International Film Festival kicks off this week and it is a film festival near and dear to my heart.  This was the first festival that I attended back in 2008 and it is one I have attended every year since.  The Chicago International Film Festival is a wonderful film festival.  One that highlights so many unique movies from all around the world and showcases some of the best filmmakers working today.  Though…

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What’s Streaming This Month? – October

What’s Streaming This Month? – October

Check out my picks for the best things coming to Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, Criterion Channel, and HBOMax in October.  This month offers up a lot of great options, but the highlights include some of the most intriguing and exciting titles of 2020, which at this point are few and far between.           NETFLIX Full list of everything coming to Netflix in October can be found here.     CAPE…

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What’s Streaming This Month? – September

What’s Streaming This Month? – September

Here are my picks for the movies coming to Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, Criterion Channel, and HBOMax in September.  This month offers up many unique choices, from original films to Hollywood classics.           NETFLIX Full list of everything coming to Netflix in September can be found here.   THE BACK TO THE FUTURE TRILOGY (Robert Zemeckis, 1984/1989/1990) A trilogy that is full of life, fun, and originality.   THE DEVIL ALL…

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