Lena Wilson’s Best Films Of 2020
I’ve been holed up in Brooklyn since early March, save a few treks across state lines via rental car, and on each of those trips I’ve been sure to visit a drive-in. That’s how I caught “Jaws” on the Fourth of ...
The 20 Best Performances Of 2020
What’s most notable about 2020’s slate of great performances is the element of surprise. Sure, most anybody betting on Frances McDormand being heaped with praise at year-end will likely win their bets. But 202...
The 20 Best Soundtracks & Scores Of 2020
In spite of the general state of the world, 2020 ended up being a pretty great year for films – expectations for long-awaited auteur projects that were supposed to come out this year obviously being exempt fro...
The Best Cinematography Of 2020
Not to exclude stellar photography all the world over, but there’s a common theme here in The Playlist’s picks for Best Cinematography ‘20: America. The year is littered with movies about the red, white, and b...
The 25 Best Films Of 2020
Greetings, fellow exhausteds, and welcome to The Best Films of 2020, a year that, despite being less than 365 days old, has aged so rapidly that Gary Oldman is circling the biopic. Some, uh, unusual stuff happ...
The Best Film Posters Of 2020
We have, it’s safe to say, had a whole lot less to look at this year when it comes to the world of cinema. So many parts of our traditional filmgoing experience have been snatched away, for now, while so many ...
The Best Trailers Of 2020
Reflecting on the best trailers released in 2020 feels at once vital and torturous – would we have reacted differently upon first viewing, had we known we might not actually see these films for months, or even...
The Best Horror Films Of 2020
It’s October, and that means it's the time of year when everyone loves horror movies, even now when horror’s modern mainstream popularity is at a high. So, here's a modest proposal: Stop releasing horror movie...
Brandon Cronenberg Talks ‘Possessor,’ Practical Effects, & Phillip K. Dick [Fourth Wall Podcast]
Being the son of one of Canada's most heralded genre filmmakers casts a large shadow often resulting in tired comparisons between their respective works that might not have been drawn otherwise. The desire for...
10 Movies To See In October: ‘On The Rocks,’ ‘Possessor,’ Chicago 7′ & More
Festival season continues to ebb and flow with the AFI Festival hitting in just a few weeks, making for the discourse around film to stray from the persistent doom and gloom of all of the rescheduling and push...