March 3, 2021
Jimmy Carr: His Dark Material (2021) ***
This Netflix stand-up comedy show by Jimmy Carr includes probably the most infamous joke of all times. Carr himself has referred to this joke as a "career-ender" and it has been cited by the British government as an example of speech that should be forbidden by law. But while this joke might seem racist and insensitive at a first glance, what it really does is to condemn the hypocrisy and the double standards of people who denounce some genocides but deny others.
Heaven's Gate (2021) *****
Dave Chappelle: The Closer (2021) ***
The Underground Railroad (2021) *
Emily In Paris: Season 2 (2021) ***
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February 2, 2021
Pleasure (2021) **
A disappointingly conventional portrait of the American adult film industry, as seen through the eyes of a naive Swedish newcomer. Except for nudity, the film is so tame and predictable in every respect that it makes even Coleen Moore's gentle 1926 comedy "Ella Cinders" look daring and transgressive by comparison.
Locked Down (2021) **
January 1, 2021
Dune (2021) *
House Of Gucci (2021) *
Even Lady Gaga's Golden Globe-nominated performance cannot save this boring film directed by Ridley Scott.
Don't Look Up (2021) *
Hollywood's (and nobody else's) idea of a "woke" movie. Atrocious comedy that tries very hard to be completely unfunny, and succeeds splendidly. Meryl Streep gives the worst performance of her career, and yet she still steals the movie from everyone else.
Spencer (2021) *
Dreadful and depressing film about Lady Di. It makes Ingmar Bergman's "Cries And Whispers" look like a light comedy.
December 12, 2020
Top 10 Films of 2020
1. "Dear Comrades" (Andrey Konchalovsky, Russia)
2. "Rifkin's Festival" (Woody Allen, Spain)
3. "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (George C. Wolfe, Netflix)
4. "Felicita" (Bruno Merle, France)
5. "Cocoon" (Leonie Krippendorff, Germany)
6. "DAU Natasha" (Jekaterina Oertel, Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, Ukraine)
7. "I Care A Lot" (J Blakeson, Netflix)
8. "Palm Springs" (Max Barbakow, Hulu)
10. "Quo Vadis Aida" (Jasmila Žbanić, Bosnia)
Other great films:
Adieu les cons (France)
Another Round (Denmark)
Beans (Canada)
Better Days (China)
Collective (Romania)
Come To Daddy (Canada)
DAU Degeneration (Ukraine)
DAU New Man (Ukraine)
Dave Not Coming Back (Canada)
La Déesse des mouches à feu (Canada)
Drowsy City (Vietnam)
Ete 85 (France)
The Forbidden Reel (Canada)
Guest Of Honour (Canada)
La Hija de un ladron (Spain)
The Island Of Giant Insects (Japan)
Jusqu'au declin (Canada)
The Man Standing Next (South Korea)
The Mauritanian (UK)
Mignonnes (France)
My Octopus Teacher (South Africa)
Nadia Butterfly (Canada)
Pinocchio (Italy)
Speak Love (Canada)
Sugar Daddy (Canada)
Tito (Canada)
Violation (Canada)
Wasp Network (France)
Wintopia (Canada)
Wolfwalkers (Ireland)
Top 10 Guilty Pleasures of 2020:
1. "Mank" (David Fincher, Netflix)
Top 3 Shorts:
1. "Do Not Split" (Anders Hammer, Norway)
2. "Strange Nostalgia" (Alex Proyas, Australia)
3. "Wake Up" (Olivia Wilde, USA)
Other great shorts:
Allo Teta Allo Jedo (Canada)
Hidden (Iran)
Nitrate (Canada)
Top 3 Music Videos:
1. "Love Me Like You Hate Me" (Luke Turner)
2. "The Man" (Taylor Swift)
3. "Rain On Me" (Robert Rodriguez, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande)
Top Commercial:
"Cheers To All" (Heineken)
Other great commercials:
Winona In Winona
Cartoon Top 3:
TV Top 10:
1. "The Queen's Gambit" (Netflix)
2. "Better Call Saul: Season 5" (AMC)
3. "Small Axe: Lovers Rock" (Steve McQueen, BBC)
4. "Love And Anarchy" (Netflix, Sweden)
5. "Tiger King" (Netflix)
6. "Unorthodox" (Netflix)
7. "Westworld: Season 3" (HBO)
8. "Love Life: Season 1" (HBO)
9. "Narcos Mexico: Season 2" (Netflix)
10. "The Great: Season 1" (Amazon Prime)
Other great TV shows:
The Crown: Season 4 (UK)
Dix pour cent: saison 4 (France)
My Brilliant Friend: Season 2 (Italy)
1. "Genius Loci" (Adrien Mérigeau, France)
2. "Once Upon A Snowman" (Dan Abraham, Trent Correy, Disney)
3. "Burrow" (Madeline Sharafian, Pixar)
Other great cartoons:
La Marche (Canada)
Moi Barnabe (Canada)
Opera (South Korea)
Sol Levante (Japan)
Yes People (Iceland)
Top VR film:
"Wiktoria 1920" (Tomasz Dobosz, Poland)
Top 3 Stand-Up Comedy Shows:
1. "Sincerely Louis CK" (Louis C.K.)
2. "Taylor Tomlinson: Quarter-Life Crisis" (Marcus Raboy, Netflix)
3. "Jim Jefferies: Intolerant" (Scott Zabielski, Netflix)
Weak films of 2020:
ADN (France)
Adolescentes (France)
Antoinette dans les Cevennes (France)
Blood Quantum (Canada)
Castle In The Ground (Canada)
Le Club Vinland (Canada)
La Daronne (France)
Death Of A Ladies' Man (Canada)
Deux (France)
Un Divan a Tunis (Tunesia)
Errance sans retour (Canada)
Falling (Canada)
Félix et le trésor de Morgäa (Canada)
Une Femme ma mere (Canada)
Je m'appelle humain (Canada)
Jongué carnet nomade (Canada)
Kid Detective (Canada)
Les Libres (Canada)
The Life Ahead (Italy)
Like A House On Fire (Canada)
La Llorona (Guatemala)
The Man Who Sold His Skin (Tunesia)
The Mole Agent (Chile)
Mon cirque a moi (Canada)
Mont Foster (Canada)
Les Notres (Canada)
La Nuit des rois (Ivory Coast)
Passage (Canada)
Random Acts Of Violence (Canada)
Rustic Oracle (Canada)
Sisters Dream And Variations (Canada)
Souterrain (Canada)
Target Number One (Canada)
Vacarme (Canada)
La Verite (France)
Weak shorts:
Aniksha (Mauritius)
Cayenne (Canada)
CHSLD (Canada)
Colette (France)
Comme une comete (Canada)
Ecume (Canada)
Goodbye Golovin (Ukraine)
Life Of A Dog (Canada)
Lune (Canada)
The Present (Palestine)
Weak cartoons:
Barcelona de Foc (Canada)
The Fourfold (Canada)
In The Shadow Of The Pines (Canada)
La Saison des hibiscus (Canada)
Weak TV shows:
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