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Don’t trust anyone who says it’s impossible to make a best movies list in 2020. There were plenty of films to like and even love over this dark, strange, unprecedented year. Just ask the 12 contributors to
The A.V. Club’s list. Each made a ranked ballot of their 15 favorites of 2020, and while there’s certainly overlap on all of them, you’ll also find passion picks sprinkled throughout: the movies that spoke, powerfully and singularly, to one critic in particular. We call those the outliers the films that appeared on one ballot and no others and they’re among the five superlatives affixed to each individual list. Keep reading to get a look behind the scenes of our best-of process, a sense of how our contributors aligned and diverged in their tastes, and maybe a few extra titles to add to your catch-up list as 2020 cycles over to 2021.
HBO sets Alicia Vikander for Olivier Assayas limited series Irma Vep Irma Vep, a limited series from writer-director Olivier Assayas (
Personal Shopper,
The Danish Girl,
Loosely based on Assayas’ 1996 feature film,
Irma Vep will follow Mira (Vikander), “an American movie star disillusioned by her career and a recent breakup, who comes to France to star as Irma Vep in a remake of the French silent film classic,
Les Vampires. Set against the backdrop of a lurid crime thriller, Mira struggles as the distinctions between herself and the character she plays begin to blur and merge.
Irma Vep reveals to us the uncertain ground that lies at the border of fiction and reality, artifice and authenticity, art and life.”
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Knives Out. Among Evansâ costars in the Rian Johnson-directed flick was
Blade Runner 2049âs Ana de Armas, and wordâs come in that these two will be collaborating again in the new future. Where will the reunion take place? On Evansâ next Netflix movie,
According to Deadline, Ana de Armas has been tapped to join
The Gray Manâs main cast, meaning sheâll not only be acting opposite Chris Evans again, but will also be working with Ryan Gosling. This is the second instance of the Netflix movie serving as a platform for Evans to reunite with familiar faces, as