Mank,
The Midnight Sky,
Emma – works of impeccable craftsmanship by the cinematographers, production designers, SFX artists, and costume designers alike.
If you re into genre movies, 2020 brought us many impressive horror and science fiction titles like Andrew Patterson s
Possessor, Leigh Whannell s inventive
Color Out of Space. We also got to laugh at Matthew John Lawrence s endearing and energetic
Uncle Peckerhead, were unsettled by Remi Weekes
His House, and charmed by Michael Matthews post-apocalyptic coming-of-age film
Love and Monsters. Egor Abramenko s Soviet-era creature feature
Sputnik made us squirm, and Justin G. Dyck s wildly entertaining satanic shocker
Anything for Jackson took us for an unforgettable ride.
February 26, 2021 You are being considered for the amazing opportunity of life. Another year, another Top 10. Better late than never, as they say! Though this usually happens with me, getting this list out takes a lot of time… It was a tough year to keep writing during 2020, despite watching films all the time. I saw over 400 films during the year, trying to watch as much as I could despite the lockdowns and the shut downs, and everything else going on. But here it is anyway - my personal list of my
Top 10 Favorite Films of 2020. Most of all, I just want to share my love for these glorious works of cinema. It s not that surprising that many of my favorite films are films about how magical and mesmerizing
The arts and culture stars who died in 2020
By BBC Culture Editors30th December 2020
BBC Culture editors pay tribute to the luminaries of the arts and culture world who we sadly lost this year.
Elizabeth Wurtzel (Credit: Getty Images)
January to March
On 7 January, Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of infamous 1994 memoir Prozac Nation, died aged 52. Her groundbreakingly candid book covered her parents divorce, depression, self-harm and sex – and deeply divided critics at the time, while inspiring a generation of female writers and helping to destigmatise the public discussion of mental illness. The 77-year-old British comedian and Python Terry Jones died on 22 January. As well as acting and co-writing, he also directed both The Meaning of Life and Life of Brian, the irreverent Biblical romp which caused outrage upon release.