SDIFF 2020: One of These Days
One of These Days is a rather haunting exploration of the American dream
SDAFF 2020: Days
Days might have a powerful emotional core but will be inaccessible to most audiences
AFI FEST 2020: Rival
Rival has all the pieces needed to become a masterpiece
AFI FEST 2020: Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds is a shockingly nuanced and inspired take on the exploration of meteorites
TIFF 2020: Kill It and Leave This Town
Kill It and Leave this Town is one of the boldest and most dreamlike films of the year
Rebecca
Rebecca stands as the first dip in what is otherwise a stellar filmography from director, Ben Wheatley
AFI Fest 2020: The Father
Zeller’s steady hand at the directing wheel keeps the film focused, especially in the latter half, as the narrative purposefully begins to spin out of control
Blood and Money
Perhaps the most distracting elements of Blood and Money come from its comedic moments
Clouds
Luckily, Clouds does not devolve into prime inspiration porn
The War with Grandpa
Not the worst film that has been released in 2020, but it just might be the laziest
LFF 2020: African Apocalypse
One can only hope that African Apocalypse will be counted among heralds of an impending reckoning with the past
Every Time I Die
Every Time I Die serves as a thought provokingly interesting film
VIFF 2020: Chained
Chained lacks subtlety
AFI FEST 2020: My Donkey, My Lover & I
My Donkey, My Lover, and I is far from revolutionary but is a perfectly strong romantic comedy
CIFF 2020: Sylvie’s Love
Sylvie’s Love is a highly stylistic love story that overall works quite beautifully
LFF 2020: New Order
The level of craft that is involved here continuously impresses
GRIMMFEST 2020: Fried Barry
Fried Barry is the embodiment of chaos in the best sense of the word
CIFF 2020: Summer of 85
Summer of 85 is a charming look at adolescence and the pain that can naturally occur over one summer
CIFF 2020: True Mothers
True Mothers fails to make the most of it’s emotional plot
AFI FEST 2020: I’m Your Woman
I’m Your Woman is yet another strong example of Julia Hart’s skill and range as a filmmaker