Top 5 Most Underrated Movies of 2020: The (very) UnPopular Opinion
January 1, 2021 by:
Well Schmoes, as 2020 fnally draws to a close we reflect on a year unlike any other in our lifetimes. Thanks to COVID-19, a limited number of movies made it to the big screen. With films debuting everywhere from drive-ins to streaming services, cinema still found a way to entertain us from the comfort of our homes. It remains to be seen what 2021 will bring but, if there is one thing for certain, there are always movies that are highly overrated and underrated by critics and fans alike. As the UnPopular Opinion Guy, I felt it was only fitting to issue my list of the movies I felt that the masses got wrong. Some of these may shock you and some may just piss you off, but these are my honest to goodness perspective of the movies of 2019. If you disagree with any of the choices, please voice your own opinion in the talkback below
I sure as heck can’t.
As Caity Weaver writes for
The New York Times Magazine, “movies, ordinarily vehicles to transport us out of our quotidian existence, became in 2020 the means to escape from our new science-fiction reality.”
I, like countless others, spent this year diving into many fictitious worlds, indulging both in new releases and nostalgic favorites. I swiftly avoided
Contagion as they hit far too close to home.
As we wrap up 2020, a year that will surely be adapted into many future sci-fi films, we’d like to take a moment to look back at some of the top new releases in 2020 while also rounding up 2021 movies that we can’t wait to watch in theaters––just like old times.
Birds of Prey (2020) vs. Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
If these were Star Trek mirror images, which one would have the goatee?
Posted: Dec 27, 2020 11:58 AM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
Sometimes life is all about the little things. A kind word. A thoughtful gesture. A gentle hand. Sometimes all the little things in life don’t matter if the big things have gone wrong. Being the kindest, gentlest, and most thoughtful prison guard in 1940 Auschwitz didn’t really add up to much. This edition of KIMT’s Super-hero Throwdown looks at how getting many or even most of the little things right in a film doesn’t matter if you get the big thing wrong and vice versa.
20 Great Movies Directed By Women in 2020
From new features by beloved directors to under-the-radar indies and thought-provoking documentaries.
This article is part of our 2020 Rewind.
Follow along as we explore the best and most interesting movies, shows, performances, and more from this very strange year.
In this entry, we highlight essential movies from 2020 directed by women.
It’s obvious by now that the gender of a filmmaker, writer, lead actor, or anyone else involved doesn’t determine a movie’s greatness. But it’s also obvious that women filmmakers still face industry hurdles that their male peers don’t chief among them dramatic under-representation in the field and that one way to combat this issue is by showing up consistently for talented women filmmakers.
Contributed image/Netflix Freya Allan, above, played Princess Cirilla in Netflix s The Witcher. The popularity of the series and her performance helped propel her onto IMDb s list of the Top 10 Breakout Stars of 2020.
IMDb, the popular all-encompassing resource for information on movies and television released its Top 10 Breakout Stars of 2020 a round up of fresh talent along with long-time supporting characters who are getting their time in the spotlight.
Those who made the list were chosen for their placement on IMDb s STARmeter, which tracks the most-searched and most viewed actors on the site. Among the select group of stars who charted on IMDb s annual Top 100 list for the first time in their careers in 2020, these 10 stars consistently ranked the highest on the IMDbPro s weekly STARmeter chart throughout the year, IMDb said.