https://youtu.be/XW2E2Fnh52w 3/10 Some of the most anticipated films of 2020 sure did end up disappointing and right before a garbage year’s end, we get a garbage movie, which is such a shame considering I gave “Wonder Woman” an 8/10 back in 2017 and that film was a much needed boost for struggling DC films. I … Continue reading #65 Film in 2020: Wonder Woman 1984
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#64 Film in 2020: The Croods: A New Age
https://youtu.be/GkXeVIfbJOw 7/10 It has been seven years since “The Croods” hit theaters, making this follow up quite a while in the making. The good news is that I actually enjoyed this sequel more than the original, which can be a rarity in animated films outside of Pixar releases. The first Croods adventure was fine but … Continue reading #64 Film in 2020: The Croods: A New Age
Jessica Jones Season 1
https://youtu.be/nWHUjuJ8zxE 4.5/10 After watching “Daredevil” season 1 and giving it a 7/10, I figured it was time to continue on with the Netflix Marvel TV shows and next up chronologically was the debut season of “Jessica Jones”. While I found a few aspects to admire, this ended up being a disappointing follow up to Netflix/Marvel’s … Continue reading Jessica Jones Season 1
#63 Film in 2020: Buddy Games
https://youtu.be/jDW2AUrTq-E 8/10 Two and a half years ago, the best comedy of 2018 and underrated gem, “Tag” was released. “Buddy Games” has shades of “Tag” where you have a predominantly male cast of grown-ups still playing childish games to keep their friendships alive. Comedy is obviously subjective but if you saw and enjoyed “Tag” like … Continue reading #63 Film in 2020: Buddy Games
#62 Film in 2020: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
https://youtu.be/ord7gP151vk 5.5/10 Adapted from August Wilson’s stage play, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” falls short of the previous Wilson film adaption, “Fences”, which came out four years ago. One problem both movies have is that the stage serves as a much better medium for these kinds of stories than a celluloid screen. By transferring the medium … Continue reading #62 Film in 2020: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
#61 Film in 2020: Assassins
https://youtu.be/LNkmnVd9wHM 9/10 One of, if not the best documentary of 2020, “Assassins” is the fascinating and enthralling look at two women charged with assassinating the half-brother of Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-nam. Are the two women actual assassins, working for the North Koreans and playing dumb or victims who were set up with what they thought … Continue reading #61 Film in 2020: Assassins
I Am the Night Season 1
https://youtu.be/KcknCCOlH-E 6/10 It’s a shame that for a show with such high production values and an incredible cast that the overall product would feel underwhelming, lack an emotional payoff and leave the viewer wanting more but ‘tis the case with “I Am the Night”, an interesting but ultimately disappointing limited series from TNT. On all … Continue reading I Am the Night Season 1
#60 Film in 2020: Fatale
https://youtu.be/tPWURGgKJ7o 4.5/10 Not to be confused with the 2002 movie, “Femme Fatale”, “Fatale” is a pretty standard thriller that doesn’t accomplish anything new, yet is still a rather fun time, making the movie fall into the “guilty pleasure” category. On one hand, we’ve seen plenty of movies like this before but better (“Fatal Attraction” comes … Continue reading #60 Film in 2020: Fatale
#59 Film in 2020: Monster Hunter
https://youtu.be/3od-kQMTZ9M 0.5/10 Perhaps the worst movie in an absolutely awful year, it feels fitting to close out a garbage year with a garbage movie. “Writer/director” (and I use those terms loosely) Paul W.S. Anderson seems to have actually gotten worse over the course of his career, having devolved from the “Resident Evil” movies which were … Continue reading #59 Film in 2020: Monster Hunter
#58 Film in 2020: Wild Mountain Thyme
https://youtu.be/kadUgcIxODM 2/10 In March of 2019, I reviewed “Serenity” with Matthew McConaughey and gave it a 3/10. Near the end of the review I wrote, “I almost want to recommend it just so everyone can lose their minds at how insane this movie is…” Which brings us to “Wild Mountain Thyme”, a movie where I … Continue reading #58 Film in 2020: Wild Mountain Thyme
