Come Play

 Come Play has a concept similar to that of Z, only this isn't quite as creepy. There is more heart in this film but it all feels a bit sappy. Decent jump scares, a good twist and an uplifting ending help make this above mediocre. 

Jiu Jitsu

 

Jiu Jitsu is essentially a martial arts version of Predator told as a comic book but in the style of a video game starring Frank Grillo, Tony Jaa and Nicholas Cage! If that isn't the way to sell a film i don't know what is. It is a past paced, badass, kick ass, action packed bloody knuckle punch to the face! 

Locked Down

 It is a weird time that we now have films about life during covid, but Doug Liman has delivered a super refreshing romantic heist dramedy in Locked Down. In terms of both plot and the visual style it really resembles a Steven Soderbergh film. Anne Hathaway has her best role since Colossal, if not even Havoc, while  Chiwetel Ejiofor has his best since Z for Zachariah. 

Favorite TV Show of the Year

Mandalorian

Hunters 

Room 104 

Lovecraft Country

The Simpsons 

The Wilds 

High Fidelity 

South Park's Pandemic Special 

Fargo 

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

Lucifer

Ted Lasso 

Teenage Bounty Hunters  

Muppets Now

Piccard 

Snowpiercer

Legends of Tomorrow 

Dispatches From Elsewhere

Two Weeks To Live 

Haunting of Bly Manor

Curb Your Enthusiasm 

Run 

Letterkenny 

Warrior Nun

Utopia

F is For Family  

The Midnight Gospel

Solar Opposites  

Rick and Morty 

Close Enough

 

Save Yourselves

 Save Yourselves is one of the funniest, most charming and creative alien movies in recent memory. Sunita Mani and John Reynolds are excellent in  their roles as typical 30 somethings that go off the grid only to find out the world is being taken over by aliens. It's fast paced, cute, and is an adult coming of age tale with one of the best open endings you can ask for. 

Hunted

 Hunted is one of the more unsettling flicks of the past year. A revenge film in the vein as Last House of the Left or I Spit on Your Grave, it truly shows the diabolical nature of men and the courage women need. Creepy throughout, it rarely lets go, and keeps the tension building. The last act goes nuts but it is worth the payoff. 

Synchronic

 Synchronic is Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson's best work since Spring. It is not quite as beautiful as that film but it feels more profound than The Endless did. Anthony Mackie thrives in smaller films like this, every flick he is in it just shows how much more charisma he has than the MCU gives. It is the mind bending, high concept sci fi that people deserved in 2020.