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As someone who habitually went to the movies at least once a month, it was brutal to watch the cinema-going experience evaporate in 2020 and seeing some highly anticipated releases \u2013 Candyman, A Quiet Place 2, Death on the Nile, Dune<\/em> etc \u2013 completely drop off the release schedule until \u201cTBC 2021\u201d.<\/p>\n

These film are in the can and ready to go but studios are struggling to find a pathway to deliver these films to audiences in a fashion where they can still recover their production costs.\u00a0 Warner and Disney rolled the dice on Tenet<\/em> and Mulan<\/em> by testing the theatrical market and PPV model on Disney+ and neither film performed well enough for others to follow suit.<\/p>\n

2021 remains up in the air.\u00a0 There is a COVID-19 vaccine that has begun distribution.\u00a0 Some countries like New Zealand and parts of Asia (Taiwan, Vietnam etc) are close to resuming normal life pre-COVID.\u00a0 But whether we can expect to walk into a cinema next year to see Spider-man 3<\/em> or Bond<\/em> remains unclear.\u00a0 We shall see.<\/p>\n

In the pandemic climate, the best avenue for seeing new films was of course digital distribution and in that regard, the likes of Netflix and Amazon became the primary avenue to watch some of the best new films of 2020.\u00a0 A small silver lining from this situation is that lesser known, indie film fare such as Relic<\/em> and Crip Camp<\/em> ended up reaching a much wider audience than they otherwise might\u2019ve.\u00a0 As it stands, every single film in my top ten list can easily be found on digital platforms and that is a big win for accessibility.<\/p>\n

With the dearth of new releases, 2020 was also a good year to go back and watch some classic movies from my Hall of Shame.\u00a0 The most egregious omission I fixed up was The Godfather Part I & II<\/em> (don\u2019t ask why I hadn\u2019t got around to seeing these before) but I also enjoyed watch some deep cuts from Akira Kurosawa\u2019s oeuvre including High and Low <\/em>and Kagemusha<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Lastly, despite all the challenges in 2020 for movie lovers, I maintain it was still a really good year quality-wise.\u00a0 I saw over thirty new releases from this year and it was a genuine struggle to whittle down a list of the ten best.\u00a0 Although they didn\u2019t make my top ten, you should absolutely watch Color Out of Space<\/em>, Palm Springs, The Social Dilemma, Hamilton<\/em> and Dick Johnson Is Dead<\/em>.<\/p>\n

These are my ten favourite films of 2020.<\/p>\n

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Host<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Director:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Rob Savage
\nWriters:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Gemma Hurley, Rob Savage
\nCast:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Haley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Emma Louise Webb<\/p>\n

“Don’t freak out.\u00a0 Don’t freak out!”<\/em><\/h3>\n

I think its only fitting that the scariest, most chilling film of 2020 is about a cursed Zoom call.<\/p>\n

Rob Savage’s wonderfully effective\u00a0Host<\/em> runs 50 minutes long.\u00a0 It’s best\u00a0experienced on a laptop or desktop computer so it replicates the exact experience of a Zoom call.\u00a0 Watch it at night with the lights out and enjoy one of the most surprisingly effective horror films in years.\u00a0 It’s currently available on the horror movie service Shudder which has a free one week trial.<\/p>\n

There’s a real cleverness to Savage’s approach.\u00a0 There were so many moments where I thought ‘aha!’ or ‘of course!’ when I saw the film incorporate common Zoom habits, such as people clipping into the background image or using a looping video of themselves as a background, and putting a horror movie spin on it.\u00a0 On what I assume is a shoe-string budget, Savage is able to crank out some absolutely effective scares by using the technology smartly and allowing most of the scariest moments to exist in our minds.<\/p>\n

All the actors are absolute naturals and it only takes a matter of minutes once the cursed s\u00e9ance begins for the hairs to stand up on the back of your neck.\u00a0 I loved this.<\/p>\n

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Lovers Rock<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Director:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Steve McQueen
\nWriter:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Steve McQueen, Courttia Newland
\nCast:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Amarah-Jade St. Aubyn, Michael Ward, Shaniqua Okwok<\/p>\n

“Come stand by me, sis.”<\/em><\/h3>\n

Clocking in at 68 min, the short and sharpish Lovers Rock<\/em> is one of the most enjoyable cinematic experiences of 2020.<\/p>\n

Director Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave, Hunger<\/em>) produced an anthology of films titled Small Axe<\/em> of which Lovers Rock<\/em> belongs to.\u00a0 It tells the story of a single night at a house party organized by black youth in 1980s Britain.<\/p>\n

Lovers Rock<\/em> only loosely has a storyline (think Human Traffic<\/em>).\u00a0 It\u2019s more about soaking in the vibe of the night.\u00a0 Young couples get acquainted on ratty old leathery couches.\u00a0 Some dudes are smoking weed on the back porch.\u00a0 You can practically smell the curry being prepared in the kitchen.\u00a0 A deejay plays a selection of reggae on vinyl to a packed dance floor.<\/p>\n

There is a memorable sequence in which McQueen lets the entirety of the song Silly Games<\/em> play out as we watch the revellers dance and sing acapella.\u00a0 It\u2019ll\u00a0likely be the enduring memory people have of\u00a0this film.<\/p>\n

There are barbs of unpleasantness that lurk around the edges \u2013 racism, toxic masculinity etc \u2013 but the heart of the film is the blossoming relationship between two young lovers.<\/p>\n

Lovers Rock<\/em> is one of the most tactile films of 2020.\u00a0 You can really get a sense of place.\u00a0 The sights, the sounds, the smells.\u00a0 It is a night to remember.<\/p>\n

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Soul<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“You can’t crush a soul here. That’s what life on Earth is for!”<\/em><\/h3>\n

Director:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Pete Docter, Kemp Powers
\nWriter:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Pete Docter
\nCast:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton<\/p>\n

After music teacher Joe lands the jazz gig of a lifetime, he falls down a man-hole and dies, trapping his soul in purgatory.\u00a0 He is assigned as a mentor to Soul #22 who is reluctant to begin life on Earth.\u00a0 Together, Joe and 22 explore the purpose of life itself and how to achieve a meaningful existence.<\/p>\n

This is the kind of crazy, high-concept ambition we’ve come to expect from Pete Docter, who also gave us the wonderful\u00a0Up<\/em> and\u00a0Inside Out\u00a0<\/em>(two of Pixar’s finest IMO).\u00a0\u00a0I’m happy to report that\u00a0his latest film\u00a0Soul<\/em> is just as thought-provoking and beautifully constructed as his past highlights.<\/p>\n

This is such an admirably weird and imaginative production, with interesting visual treatments of the afterlife: the squiggly line soul counsellors; the illuminated pathway to the heavens; the infant souls who jump off a\u00a0celestial plane and literally plummet into existence on Earth.\u00a0 This fascinating imagery is then heightened further by a delightful soundtrack produced by Trent Reznor and Jon Baptiste.<\/p>\n

In a year like 2020,\u00a0Soul<\/em> was the kind of movie people should watch.\u00a0 It’s positive, life-affirming and emotionally enriching.<\/p>\n

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The Invisible Man<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Director:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Whannell
\nWriter:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Whannell
\nCast:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Harriet Dyer<\/p>\n

“If you fight me, I won’t ever hurt you. I’ll find someone you love and hurt them instead.”<\/em><\/h3>\n

The Invisible Man<\/em> was one of the best surprises of 2020.\u00a0 After the absolute shitshow that was the Dark Universe concept which started and ended with Tom Cruise in The Mummy, <\/em>director Leigh Whannell made the absolute most out of the situation by creating this killer modern adaptation of James Whale\u2019s classic horror film.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Moss plays Cecilia, a woman trapped in an abusive relationship with a wealthy, jealous and controlling businessman Adrian Griffin.\u00a0 Cecilia flees from Griffin and tries to restart her life with her daughter.\u00a0 Two weeks later Cecilia receives the unexpected news that Adrian has killed himself and has bequeathed to her his entire estate and fortune.\u00a0 This should be the closing chapter to a traumatic period of Cecilia\u2019s life but instead, a series of inexplicable accidents and near misses have Cecilia questioning whether she is going insane or if Griffin is somehow still alive.<\/p>\n

This movie rules.\u00a0 Flipping the vantage point away from Griffin and onto the Cecilia is an inspired move by Whannell and the perfect way to create a fresh, modern take on the Invisible Man tale whilst sticking with the fundamentals of what make the character so good.\u00a0 Whannell has worked as a solid hand in the horror genre for many years and his excellent sci-fi action film Upgrade<\/em> showed everyone he had the chops to handle this production.<\/p>\n

The Invisible Man<\/em> is a fabulous re-invention of a classic horror tale.\u00a0 It should comfortably cement Moss as a leading actor in future productions (I\u2019d love for her to dabble more in horror, she\u2019s perfect<\/em>) and this film absolutely marks the arrival of Leigh Whannell as a director destined for big things.\u00a0 Whether he gets scooped up by a Marvel Studios or whether he decides to keep working with Blumhouse is anyone\u2019s guess but whatever he makes next, I\u2019m there.<\/p>\n

I can’t emphasize enough how happy I am with how this film turned out.\u00a0 The Whale version would be in my top ten films of all time and I revisit it every year.\u00a0 To see a modern adaptation as good as this is absolutely thrilled me to bits.<\/p>\n

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David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Director:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Alastair Fothergill, Jonathan Hughes
\nWriter:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>David Attenborough, Max Hughes<\/p>\n

“This is not about saving our planet, it’s about saving ourselves.”<\/em><\/h3>\n

A Life On Our Planet<\/em> may sound like the title to a celebratory piece about the career of the world\u2019s most famous naturalist, but it quickly becomes clear in Attenborough\u2019s latest documentary that his intention is to sound an alarm about the precarious state of the natural world.<\/p>\n

This film \u2013 and his book of the same name \u2013 is framed as a \u201cwitness statement\u201d.\u00a0 And who is a more authoritative source on the subject of the natural world than a respected and beloved documentary maker who has been connecting audiences around the world with the animal kingdom for over seventy years.\u00a0 At ninety four years old, Attenborough may not be long for this world but instead of retiring or seeing out his days quietly, he has been acting with increasing urgency to speak with leaders of the world about tackling the effects of climate change.<\/p>\n

I found A Life On Our Planet<\/em> to be a most affecting documentary.\u00a0 I felt knots in my stomach at times and was moved to tears by some of the footage in this film.\u00a0 I\u2019m glad he finishes with a sliver of optimism as otherwise I would have been completely floored.<\/p>\n

This movie is essential viewing.\u00a0 As Attenborough remarks in his closing thoughts, if the worst happens, the planet will still be here and eventually nature will start anew.\u00a0 It is humankind that stands to lose everything and whose future isn\u2019t assured.<\/p>\n

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Relic<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Director:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Natalie Erika James
\nWriter:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Natalie Erika James, Christian White
\nCast:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Robyn Nevin, Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote<\/p>\n

“Do you ever get lonely here out by yourself?”<\/em><\/h3>\n

A first time Australian director creates a brilliant debut horror film that initially has a limited theatrical release before eventually finding a wider audience thanks to streaming services.<\/p>\n

It happened six years ago with Jennifer Kent\u2019s The Babadook<\/em> and here we are again with Natalie Erika James\u2019 fantastic horror drama Relic<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Relic<\/em> is an affecting and well-crafted allegory for dealing with losing a parent to dementia.\u00a0 Kay and her daughter Sam return to Kay\u2019s family home to help look after Kay\u2019s elderly mother Edna who is exhibiting increasingly erratic and concerning behavior.\u00a0 The house is infested with an unexplained black mould and there are moments of eerie supernatural occurrences.<\/p>\n

Relic<\/em> has a lot of the trappings of a conventional horror film but as it unfolds, its clear its made with an underlying fondness for Edna as her illness consumes her.\u00a0 The final moments of the film are chilling, but handled with a humanistic touch.\u00a0 At heart, Relic<\/em> is actually a family drama as much as it is a work of horror.<\/p>\n

This small scale intimate production works in large part thanks to Natalie Erika James\u2019 clever writing and direction.\u00a0 I also think the trio of actors \u2013 Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin and Bella Heathcote \u2013 all do exceptionally well in sparse, minimalist conditions.\u00a0 They don\u2019t really have much to work with other than the house itself and one another.<\/p>\n

Relic is a sombre, thoughtfully made horror film.\u00a0 An underrated gem in 2020.<\/p>\n

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Uncut Gems<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Director:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
\nWriter:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
\nCast:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Adam Sandler, Indina Menzel, Kevin Garnett<\/p>\n

“I made a crazy risk. You gamble and it’s about to pay off.”<\/em><\/h3>\n

Adam Sandler, man.<\/p>\n

I think we knew it way back when he did Punch Drunk Love<\/em>, but Uncut Gems<\/em> confirms it.\u00a0 The man could be of the finest actors of his generation.\u00a0 Capable of completely transforming himself in a role that makes you somehow forget you\u2019re watching Billy Madison or Happy Gilmore.\u00a0 It\u2019s just that he\u2019s largely content with making z-tier comedy trash with his friends and then once every couple of decades dropping an acting masterclass on an unsuspecting audience.<\/p>\n

In the Safdie Brother\u2019s brilliantly tense thriller Uncut Gems<\/em>, Sandler plays Howard, a jewellery store owner and gambling addict who happens across a rare black opal that could clear his debts and make him a fortune.\u00a0 Howard is that guy who is always on the verge of landing the big score but his own compulsive personality is his biggest liability.\u00a0 His fortunes, his marriage, his store\u2026.everything hangs by a thread.\u00a0 Any small win that goes his way is immediately poured into his next big gamble.<\/p>\n

Uncut Gems<\/em> is one of the most chaotically constructed, stressful works of cinema I\u2019ve seen.\u00a0 People talk lightning fast over the top of one another in a way that heightens your anxiety.\u00a0 The damned security door in Howard\u2019s store keeps jamming up and sets off a buzzer that frays at your nerves.\u00a0 All of this discomfort is done by design and at the centre of it all is Howard riding his luck to the very end.\u00a0 We think we know how it\u2019ll end but lady luck both shines and shuns Howard in equal measure in this crazy caper.<\/p>\n

Sandler said he would purposefully return to making shitty films if he didn\u2019t clean up during awards season for his performance in Uncut Gems<\/em>.\u00a0 After he was completely shut out by the Academy Awards, he was true to his word.\u00a0 Hubie Halloween<\/em> arrived on Netflix later that same year and we\u2019re left to ponder the career that could\u2019ve been.<\/p>\n

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Emma.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Director:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Autumn de Wilde
\nWriter:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Eleanor Cotton
\nCast:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Mia Goth<\/p>\n

“Mother, you MUST sample the tart!”<\/em><\/h3>\n

2020 has been a breakout year for Anya Taylor-Joy thanks to her lead performance in Netflix\u2019s hugely popular chess drama The Queen\u2019s Gambit<\/em>.\u00a0 I felt like I got on the bandwagon a little earlier thanks to her entertaining and spirited performance as the wily protagonist in Emma<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Taylor-Joy has a x-factor about her screen presence that anyone would kill for.\u00a0 She has striking facial features and distinctive manner that exudes charm.\u00a0 It is put to fine use in Emma<\/em> as she schmoozes, teases, attracts and leads on hapless gentlemen and socialites around her.<\/p>\n

Even if you\u2019ve seen the BBC series, the Paltrow version or Clueless<\/em> a million times, I can still recommend Autumn de Wilde\u2019s adaptation.\u00a0 It has by far some of the most eye-catching costumes and set designs I\u2019ve seen of an Austen production and the film manages to feel fresh and entertaining without needing to wildly upend its source material.<\/p>\n

I think this film was somewhat overlooked at the start of the year but I suspect with Taylor-Joy\u2019s skyrocketing popularity, it will rightly find the audience it deserves.<\/p>\n

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Da 5 Bloods<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Director:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Spike Lee
\nWriter:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo
\nCast:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Delroy Lindo, Chadwick Boseman, Clarke Peters, Jonathan Majors, Norm Lewis, Isiah Whitlock Jr<\/p>\n

Da 5 Bloods<\/em> is Spike Lee\u2019s latest production.\u00a0 A sprawling 155 minute war drama about African-American Vietnam war vets \u2013 the \u201cBloods\u201d \u2013 returning to Ho Chi Minh in modern day to pay tribute to their fallen leader Norman and to recover a bounty of gold bars.<\/p>\n

Da 5 Bloods<\/em> is a wildly inventive, highly entertaining movie that chops and changes between genres,\u00a0confidently shifting gears betwen comedy, action and politically charged polemic.\u00a0 It’s clear Spike Lee still has a lot to say through his films.<\/p>\n

Da 5 Bloods<\/em> took on extra significance and meaning as it released mere weeks after the death of George Floyd which lead to America undertaking a once in a generation reckoning with institutional racism.\u00a0 Sadly, Chadwick Boseman also passed away from illness soon after the film\u2019s release which gave the scenes of Norm\u2019s heavenly visage an unexpectedly tragic and heartbreaking new significance also.<\/p>\n

Amongst a stacked cast of talented actors, it is Delroy Lindo that leaves a lasting impression with his larger than life performance as Paul, a PTSD-suffering veteran who has become a Trump supporter and is increasingly paranoid of his friends stealing the gold.\u00a0 I expect to see his name in lights come award season next year.<\/p>\n

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I’m Thinking of Ending Things<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Director:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Charlie Kaufman
\nWriter:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Charlie Kaufman
\nCast:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Jesse Plemons, Toni Collette, Jessie Buckley<\/p>\n

A young woman sits in the passenger seat of a car as her boyfriend Jake drives them to meet his parents.\u00a0 They\u2019ve been together for seven weeks and she ponders whether its worth continuing the relationship.<\/p>\n

From this simple premise I\u2019m Thinking of Ending Things<\/em> develops into a tense, uncomfortable psychological thriller before descending into a full blown surrealistic horror where time becomes non linear and the characters travel through multiple dimensions.\u00a0 Well, I say that but I\u2019m not totally sure<\/em>.\u00a0 Months later, I\u2019m still processing what I witnessed.<\/p>\n

Each act in I\u2019m Thinking of Ending Things<\/em> feels like it exists as its own entity, as the film jarringly (by design) shifts between genres and keeps the viewer disoriented.\u00a0 The young woman (played by Jessie Buckley) isn\u2019t even named. \u00a0Nor is anyone else for that matter, except the boyfriend Jake.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m Thinking of Ending Things<\/em> is Charlie Kaufman\u2019s first live action film he\u2019s written in twelve years.\u00a0 In Australia it was released at a time when most of the country was in some state of lockdown.\u00a0 Watching this experience, where time is non-linear and character names don\u2019t matter, was arguably perfectly timed.\u00a0 During the time-stands-still mental haze of lockdown, I\u2019m Thinking of Ending Things<\/em> was probably evoking moods and feelings that Kaufman didn\u2019t intend, but it is to the film\u2019s benefit.<\/p>\n

I can appreciate that when viewed in the wrong mood or mindset, I\u2019m Thinking of Ending Things<\/em> could feel like a shapeless mess.\u00a0 But I can\u2019t deny the film worked for me as a dark, trippy headfuck like the best works of David Lynch.\u00a0 It\u2019s evocative and expressive, a timely work during these strange days.<\/p>\n

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Honourable Mentions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Hamilton<\/strong> – Lin Manuel Miranda’s hugely popular broadway production became available to the masses with this fantastic recording made available on Disney+ with all of the original cast.<\/p>\n

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm\u00a0<\/strong> – an unexpected sequel to 2004’s surprise hit works surprisingly well as both a comedy on its own merits as well as\u00a0a satirical lens on a country that has been wrecked by coronavirus conspiracy theories and politically charged paranoia.\u00a0 Incredibly, a scene in which the President’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani appears to solicit sex from someone he believed to be a teenage journalist wasn’t even in the top three weirdest\/grossest things he did in November.<\/p>\n

Palm Springs\u00a0<\/strong> – one of the most enjoyable films I watched during lockdown this year was Andy Samberg’s time-travelling, multi-dimensional comedy about two wedding guests who fall in love.<\/p>\n

Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga\u00a0<\/strong> – an enjoyable rom-com produced by life long Eurovision fan Will Ferrell about the world’s most popular and enduring music talent contest.\u00a0\u00a0Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga<\/em> is an excellent platform for the comedic talents of Rachel McAdams, who has been killing it in recent years between this and the underrated\u00a0Game Night<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Crip Camp<\/strong> – a fascinating and uplifting Netflix documentary about a group of attendees at a summer camp for disabled teens in the Seventies who\u00a0go on to become activists responsible for leading the modern day disability civil rights movement.<\/p>\n

The Princess Switch 2<\/strong> – an enjoyable and light-hearted Christmas movie in which Vanessa Hudgens plays three identical women (a princess, a baker from Chicago and a con-artist) who trade places with one another.\u00a0 The ending of the film drops the bombshell that all of the Netflix Christmas movies actually exist in the same cinematic universe.\u00a0 It suggests the tantalising possibility of a\u00a0Christmas Princess Switch 3: End Game<\/em> where all the Christmas movie protagonists could unite to fight a common evil.\u00a0 Make it happen, Netflix.<\/p>\n

Top Ten Films of 2019<\/a> | <\/strong>Film of the Year – Parasite<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Top Ten Films of 2018<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Film of the Year \u2013\u00a0BlackKklansman<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Top Ten Films of 2017<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Film of the Year \u2013\u00a0Get Out<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Top Ten Films of 2016<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0<\/strong>Film of the Year\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Hunt For The Wilder People<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Top Ten Films of 2015<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0| \u00a0Film of the Year \u2013\u00a0Mad Max Fury Road<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Top Fifty Films of 2014<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0| \u00a0Film of the Year \u2013\u00a0Grand Budapest Hotel<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n

Top Ten Films of 2013<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0| \u00a0Film of the Year \u2013\u00a0Gravity<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n

Top Ten Films of 2012<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Film of the Year \u2013\u00a0The Descendants<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Top Ten Films of 2011<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0 Film of the Year \u2013\u00a0True Grit<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Top Ten Films of 2010<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0| Film of the Year \u2013\u00a0The Social Network<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Top Ten Films of 2009<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0| Film of the Year \u2013\u00a0In The Loop<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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