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
#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
#57 Film in 2020: The Last Vermeer
https://youtu.be/-0FU8z_1Arc 7.5/10 With audiences waiting for big budget blockbusters to return to cinemas, I am thankful for smaller, less advertised films such as this one being able to have a spot in theaters and let people have the chance to check it out in the meantime. “The Last Vermeer” is a film I didn’t know … Continue reading #57 Film in 2020: The Last Vermeer
#56 Film in 2020: All My Life
https://youtu.be/mWyJvohEFj8 3.5/10 All my life I’ve been waiting for true love…and a romantic film that isn’t full of clichés. Unfortunately for me, I am still waiting for both. “All My Life” has its heart in the right place and has some great chemistry between our two leading actors, Jessica Rothe (Jennifer) and Harry Shum Jr. … Continue reading #56 Film in 2020: All My Life
#55 Film in 2020: Dreamland
https://youtu.be/agn4t4SOB_0 6.5/10 “Dreamland” is filled with dreamy aspects to draw you in but whose story falls too closely with “Bonnie and Clyde” and similar films to allow it to achieve greatness. Most of the film works well with the always reliable Margot Robbie giving a tremendous performance that sucks you in. You aren’t sure if … Continue reading #55 Film in 2020: Dreamland
#54 Film in 2020: Black Bear
https://youtu.be/D7XVArQc7z8 3.5/10 A meta, multi layered movie, “Black Bear” feels like an experiment that is ambitious but falls short as it becomes a chore to watch and incoherent. Just because a movie doesn’t make much sense and leaves itself open for interpretation doesn’t make it a deep or thought provoking movie. Sometimes it just comes … Continue reading #54 Film in 2020: Black Bear
