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Movies of 2020 - January & February

Top 3: City of God, Starred Up, Joker
Bottom 3: The Irishman, Extremely Wicked Shockingly Evil and Vile, The House
Biggest Suprise: Suicide Squad
Biggest Letdown: The Lighthouse
Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Best Actress: Hailee Stanfield, The Edge of Seventeen
Best Supporting Actor: Kang-ho Song, Parasite
Best Supporting Actress - Yeo-jong Jo, Parasite
Best Director: Todd Philips, Joker
Best Screenplay: Agnes Varda, La Pointe Courte
Best Cinematography: Mariel Baqueiro, Hagazussa
Best Documentary: Love, Antosha
  1. Michelle Wolf: The Joke Show - Cringe-worthy, but hilarious.
  2. Theo Von: No Offense - One of the better lesser-known comics. Crosses many lines, well!
  3. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - Well-acted, beautifully shot, and fun. But not great! 
  4. Game of Thrones: Season 7 - A little hectic, but still keeps you enthralled. 
  5. Starred Up - Predictable and familiar, but all-star acting sets this prison drama apart.
  6. Free Fire - Like Shoot Em Up, an all-star cast puts this a notch above silly shoot em ups.
  7. Fritz the Cat - Despite being a huge Crumb and Bakshi fan, this was my first time. Dated!
  8. Eli - Decent plot and cast miss the mark and multiple chances to become really dark. 
  9. Don't F**K With Cats! - Dreadful documentary series about a chilling, fascinating crime. 
  10. The King - Chalamet's Hal and Edgerton's Falstaff are the best parts of this solid production.
  11. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile - They forgot dreadful.
  12. Hagazussa - Beautiful, disturbing, slow burn, channels The Witch, but probably better. 
  13. Chris D'Elia: Incorrigible - I needed a laugh, so I revisited this underrated comic. 
  14. The Edge of Seventeen - Stellar acting gives this familiar trope a huge lift. Woody kills it!
  15. City of God - No film has been in my queue longer. Brilliant in every way. 
  16. Friend - Highly praised Korean film is very good, but works better as a message than a story.
  17. Sarah Silverman: Speck of Dust - Her weaving a story into a joke is masterful. 
  18. Arctic - Mads is impressive in a snowy version of 127 hours, plus a little more.
  19. The House - German soldiers with hostage take refuge in a haunted house. Awful!
  20. Okja - Wonderful, touching, if not upsetting social commentary on the meat industry. 
  21. Game of Thrones: Season 8 - Final season starts strong, but finishes terribly. Overall, fun!
  22. Joker - I'm assuming, a very misunderstood film. Phoenix is superb. Leaves you staggering.
  23. Bottle Rocket - A glimpse of what was to come from both Anderson and the Wilson Bros.
  24. Dracula (Netflix) - The writing is so bad, I couldn't get through two of the three episodes.
  25. Believer - Korean remake of Drug Wars. Slick, but hurt by an obvious plot twist. Great ending!
  26. Suicide Squad - Shocked by this one. Liked everything about it, other than Leto's Joker.
  27. The Lighthouse - Has everything I normally love, but the story is severely lacking.
  28. The Other Guys - Normally, I'm not a Will Ferrell fan, but this was hilarious.
  29. Bert Kreisher: The Machine - Funny, teddy bear-like party and dad jokes.
  30. Christopher Titus: Amerigeddon - Long, but wonderful political humor by a seasoned vet.
  31. Love, Antosha - Beautiful tribute documentary to the extraordinary, brief life of Anton Yelchin.
  32. La Pointe Courte - Varda's dual tale about questioning love and small-town survival. Subtle.
  33. Parasite - Oscar winner hits you over the head with its obvious metaphors. Very good.
  34. The Irishman - Easily the worst big-budget gangster film ever made. Worse than Godfather III

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