Top 25 Movies of 2020
So here’s my absolutely lukewarm take: 2020 was a weird year for movies. The COVID-19 pandemic proved cataclysmic to the entertainment industry, delaying the release of most major tentpole franchise films, and only time will tell how Hollywood will recover. Still, if you knew where to look, there were plenty of cinematic gems to enjoy, and more than ever they streamed straight to our homes. The Oscars came a few months late this year, and so my list is similarly late, but I’m grateful to have gotten a little extra time to gestate and consider my favorites. As ever, this list is deeply subjective, but I think it represents what turned out to be an inexplicably solid year in film. Honorable mentions: Soul (Disney +) - some convoluted worldbuilding on the front end makes way for an ultimately life-affirming Pixar story Kid Detective (VOD) - a neo-noir pastiche/dark comedy starring Adam Brody! Yes please! I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Netflix) - Charlie Kaufman is off the ra...