Here are the best movies I saw in 2020.
- Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
- This was just a thrill ride, and it was a great example of what a small stakes comic book movie can be. The characters were smartly written and developed and I'm looking forward to what director Cathy Yan does next.
- Selah and the Spades
- The debut feature from writer/director Tayarisha Poe, about what happens when you know you have to cede your power when you move on, but you can't allow yourself to.
- Palm Springs
- A great romantic comedy starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti. One of the best uses of the Groundhog Day time loop in recent memory.
- Yes, God, Yes
- Oh, Catholic guilt.
- Soul
- Thank you Pixar and Pete Docter, for my latest existential crisis. It was brilliant. It also had some of Pixar's best animation, seamlessly mixing 2D into it's 3D world.
- Promising Young Woman
- I know this one is divisive, but I got what it was going after, and I would say more but this is a movie you should go in as cold as possible for.
- I'm Your Woman
- We finally get an answer to "what happens to the wife in gangster movies when the man has to go on the run?" And this is a pretty great answer.
And for fun, movies I saw for the first time this year:
- Booksmart
- Drinking Buddies
- When Harry Met Sally
- Ford v Ferrari
- Skate Kitchen
- Paddington 2
- Bumblebee
- Share
- Dirty Dancing
- The Fugitive
- Monsters (2010)
- The Other Guys
- Fighting With My Family
