September 9, 2020

Greyhound (2020) ***

Tense war drama about the Battle of the Atlantic.

I Care A Lot (2020) ***

Pieces Of A Woman (2020) ***

Emma. (2020) ***

United States Vs Billie Holliday (2020) ***

Wolfwalkers (2020) ***

An Irish "Princess Mononoke".

Mank (2020) ***

Jusqu'au declin (2020) ***

Speak Love (2020) ***

Love And Monsters (2020) ***

Hamilton (2020) ***


The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (2020) ***

The Trial Of The Chicago 7 (2020) ***

A film about young political activists accused of inciting a riot in Chicago in 1968, released shortly before President Donald Trump was accused of inciting a riot in Washington in January 2021.

Enola Holmes (2020) ***


Promising Young Woman (2020) ***

Surprising revenge drama with crafty plot twists.

The White Tiger (2020) ***

Pinocchio (2020) ***

Eurovision Song Contest The Story Of Fire Saga (2020) ***

The Mauritanian (2020) ***

Excellent film about an innocent man imprisoned in Guantanamo.

Collective (2020) ***

Nomadland (2020) ***

Quo Vadis Aida (2020) ***

My Octopus Teacher (2020) ***

South African nature documentary about a unique relationship between a diver and an octopus.

News Of The World (2020) ***

David Byrne's American Utopia (2020) ***


Tenet (2020) ***

Wintopia (2020) ***

Music (2020) ***

Musical numbers include:

"Oh Body" **
"1+1" ***
"Insecure" **
"Beautiful Things Can Happen" *
"Could I Love With No Fear" **
"Easy" *
"Music" *
"Mountains" *
"Together" ***

Palm Springs (2020) ***

A very entertaining variation on "Groundhog Day".

Onward (2020) ***

Another Round (2020) ***

Soul (2020) ***

Horse Girl (2020) ***

Better Days (2020) ***

Chinese drama about bullying and murder. A coproduction with Hong Kong (which submitted it for the Oscars).

The Forbidden Reel (2020) ***

Fascinating documentary about the Afghan film industry before the Soviet invasion and before the Taliban.

The Father (2020) ***

Touching and sad film about an old man losing his memory.

Dave Not Coming Back (2020) ***

The Man Standing Next (2020) ***

Excellent, very tense drama about the assassination of a South Korean dictator in 1979.

The Little Things (2020) ***

The Devil All The Time (2020) ***