Well film started out just great in 2020. First week of the year I saw 1917 and nothing bettered it for the year in my opinion. I thought it should have won Best Picture but I was still really happy to see Parasite win. It was a great film. Terrence Malick returned with the incredible A Hidden Life so that was a special pleasure too. Then cinemas closed in March and lots of films got pushed back into 2021. The two I missed the most were Dune and The French Dispatch. Missing out on Marvel films and the new Bond film not such a worry for me though. As cinemas reopened there was still plenty to see. Lots of smaller independent fare that really delivered. The best being the amazing Nomadland which looks like a major Oscar contender in 2021. Lots of films were sold to streaming services or were already headed there. Netflix gave us films from heavyweights Spike Lee, David Fincher, Charlie Kaufman and Aaron Sorkin and all were worth watching especially the latter three. Amazon Prime had many films to recommend too with the truly superb Sound of Metal becoming one of the best of 2020. So a fractured year but still plenty of good stuff. Here's hoping to 2021 being one of full cinemas and great films for everyone.

1.1917

2. A Hidden Life

3. Nomadland

4. Mank

5. I'm Thinking of Ending Things

6. Sound Of Metal

7. Little Women

8. The Last Black Man in San Francisco

9. The Trial of the Chicago 7

10. Beanpole