2020 has been a very strange year, due to a global pandemic resulting in the pushing back of big names movies, closing cinemas or forcing some movies to get released on streaming platforms for a premium price. So watching movies hasn’t been as simple or as accessible as we’ve been used to. During the year […]
Top Ten movies 2020
2020 was a year of extraordinary challenges, but also one which has emphasised the importance of independent cinema. With cinemas regularly shut, or open at reduced capacity, many of the industry’s biggest studios pulled the release of their latest blockbusters. As people were deprived of new content in theatres, many turned to online content to […]
The top 10 films on Indy Film Library in 2020
Over the last few days I’ve been looking back at the best acting performances from the year 2020. Yesterday we began the Lead categories by looking at five incredible female performances. We wrap it up today with Lead Actor and without question there are some really strong contenders. So without further delay here are my […]
Best of 2020 – Lead Actor
One of my favorite scenes in cinema is a rare moment of levity in Jean-Pierre Melville’s otherwise bleak WWII drama Army of Shadows. Lino Ventura’s character, a prominent member of the underground resistance to the Nazi occupation of France, takes in a screening of Gone With the Wind while on assignment in London. Emerging from […]
The Best Films of 2020
If Tom Hardy is determined to play only inaudible characters from now on, might I suggest he grab a corncob pipe and reboot Popeye? Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: I saw four (4) whole movies in theaters in 2020, the Purgatory That Only Pretended to Be a Year on the Calendar. For those of us […]
2020 at the Movies at My House
Considering the way 2020 went with the cinema closed for most of the year, even when they reopened the new films being offered were few and far between. Although I cannot really complain too much with getting to see all three Lord of the Rings extended editions twice something I had wanted to do for […]
Top 10 – Best Films of 2020
Chadwick Boseman in MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM. Photo courtesy of Netflix. In the Year of Pandemic, I somehow managed to watch one hundred and fifteen 2020 movies (and another one hundred and forty-nine movies from earlier years). Here are the Best Movies of 2020. Every year, I keep a running list of the best movies […]
Best movies of 2020
I’m not going to lie—I almost didn’t make a top ten list of my favorite films released in 2020. It was a weird year with a lot of movies that I enjoyed but wasn’t frequently blown away by, not to mention the fact that I have a pile of films I haven’t gotten to watch […]
Best Movies of 2020
It’s a scary and uncertain time for the movie industry, especially anyone invested in the survival of the theatrical experience. 2020 sure as hell brought on a lot of the bad, but a weird, earth-shattering year for movies isn’t necessarily a bad one. In fact, you could argue that the shake-up and implosion of the […]
The Top 25 Films of 2020
It’s hard to keep track of all the TV shows available to us, but 2020 did treat us to some gems. This post won’t necessarily be highlighting shows released solely in 2020 but shows that caught my attention throughout the year. Here are the best TV shows I watched in 2020. The Boys (Season 2): […]
TV Talk: Best of 2020
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking. I should admit that, despite the title of this post, I’m not really […]
4 Shots From 4 Films: The Best of 2020 Edition
What successes and failures matter most to Netflix, Disney+, and others moving forward? Here’s an early look at 2021 after a landmark 2020.
Every Major Streaming Service’s Key Original Series of 2020 — and 2021
With Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters shelved, our living rooms were treated to a rich year of cinema.
Top 25 Films of 2020
This year’s non-fiction highlights pushed boundaries and captures a world at odds with itself.
The Best Documentaries of 2020
This wasn’t an easy year to make a first feature, but there was no shortage of debuts worthy of celebration.
The Best First Films of 2020
In a year filled with many distribution challenges, these memorable movies still deserve homes.
The Best Undistributed Films of 2020
