The Best Of The Rest Of Film: 2020

It’s become a tradition for me to call out an additional 15 strong films from every year, and since there was plenty more good stuff that didn’t make it into my Top Ten for 2020, I’m carrying on with it. Nearly all of the following films have some political or sociological importance. I didn’t do

The Best Of The Rest Of Film: 2019

Another strong year at the movies means, once again, I can’t stop at ten. Top Ten lists are so limiting! And there are many films in this roster of 15 more that, for me, will be equally defining of the past year in film. We were fairly spoiled in 2019, not just in the quality

The Best Of The Rest Of Film: 2018

Another Academy Awards ceremony has come and gone, driving a nail into the coffin of 2018, cinematically speaking. As usual, it was a night of triumphs and travesties. (More of the latter than the former, probably, but let’s not dwell.) Green Book is our Best Picture for the year, though it was not even crafted

The Best Of The Rest Of Film: 2017

I can’t shut up about movies! Ever. But especially this year.