Twenty-twenty has been a year of disappointment for all of us except for Jeff Bezos, who gets to make money during a pandemic by exploiting his workers and avoiding taxes. Much has been said about the state of cinema this year and just how much of a disaster releases have been, what with arthouses and multiplexes alike having to close down for the safety of their workers and audiences alike. But this isn’t to say that there hasn’t been a lot of beauty in the world of film amid all the garbage we’ve faced.
With all of us stuck at home and new streaming options like the glorious HBO Max and the disastrous Quibi, the lines between what cinema actually is and isn t have started to blur together. Is watching a miniseries the same as watching a movie if you binge it all and there are no plans for a bad expansion? (See
Here are 10 excellent movies (and 25 runners-up) from a not-so-excellent year
By Ty Burr Globe Staff,Updated December 18, 2020, 9:58 a.m.
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Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn and Micheal Ward in Lovers Rock. Parisa Taghizedeh/Associated Press
This is my 19th Ten Best Movies list for this newspaper and it comes out in a social and cultural landscape more transformed than any in my two decades at the Globe. Because of the pandemic, theaters have been closed for much of the year and sparsely attended when theyâve been open. Because of the pandemic, millions of people have stayed indoors watching entertainments streaming through their TV sets and laptops.
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The Boston Society of Film Critics names its winners for 2020
By Ty Burr Globe Staff,Updated December 14, 2020, 2:44 p.m.
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Frances McDormand in Nomadland. Searchlight Pictures via AP
âNomadland,â a drama about van life, the gig economy, and the modern American underclass, was named the best film of 2020 by the Boston Society of Film Critics on Sunday. The film, which stars Frances McDormand and opens nationwide in February after having swept the fall film festival circuit, also won for the direction by Chloe Zhao (âThe Riderâ) and for Joshua James Richardsâs widescreen cinematography.
Sidney Flanigan in Never Rarely Sometimes Always. Focus Features