The 10 Best International Movies of 2020
By Paste Movies | December 28, 2020 | 1:27pm
The Golden Globes’ racist disqualification of filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung’s American-made
Minari from its Best Picture categories will not be the last debacle from the embarrassing awards body one that shouldn’t be given the time of day by anyone that enjoys movies nor screen time on a major network but it does at least provide a jumping-off point to highlight the best movies of the year that were
actually produced outside the United States.
Though, of course, all genres were well-represented this year in the global film industry, documentaries from around the world should be given special consideration. After all, in a year when virtual cinemas, streamers and online festivals overran traditional theatrical moviegoing, docs saw increases in audience and distribution possibilities. You might note that our larger Best Documentaries list features more non-U.S. entries than any other
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM: 4 STARS It’s hard not to watch “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” the vibrant adaptation of August Wilson’s play of the same name, now streaming on Netflix, without feeling a sense of loss. It’s Chadwick Boseman’s last performance and the life he brings to the role of ambitious trumpet player Levee acts as a poignant reminder of a career cut tragically short. Set in the roaring 1920’s Chicago, Viola Davis plays the titular character, a real-life musical trailblazer known as Mother of the Blues. On a sweltering day in a dank basement recording studio, the band, pianist Toledo (Glynn Turman), trombonist Cutler (Colman Domingo), and string bassist Slow Drag (Michael Potts) and Levee, rehearse as they wait for the fashionably late Ma to arrive.
Linguistic scholars will not be happy with the English translation for the title of this Danish film. When it was released in Denmark, it was called âDruk,â a Danish term for binge drinking. American audiences are getting it as âAnother Round,â a happier-sounding, more celebratory version of the term. There are funny moments, but this is also a dark drama.
Suggesting that a relationship with alcohol is an everyday kind of thing in Denmark, and that it starts early on, the film opens with high school seniors taking part in beer-drinking and foot race competitions. Teachers who have heard about these gatherings of âdrunk studentsâ meet to discuss instituting a zero-alcohol policy.
Updated: 5:52 PM CST December 14, 2020
ST. LOUIS The ageless question still stands tall. Does drinking alcohol make you a more fun person to be around?
It s a theory that four middle-aged friends put to the test in Thomas Vinterberg s Another Round, an uproarious and quite joyous celebration of life and all it has to offer. Martin (Mads Mikkelson, working in top gear here) has a beautiful wife and two kids, but feels hollow enough to ask his wife if he has become boring to his family. Tommy (Thomas Bo Larsen) loves teaching young kids how to play soccer, but the daily doldrums of everyday life are starting to weigh on him.
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