“COVID-19 came out of nowhere to dominate 2020, but the best movies of the year wrestled with realities we’ve long known.”

“An early starring role for Joan Crawford, Possessed knows where the spotlight belongs.”

“Four icons of the Civil Rights era walk into a hotel room…”

“Instead of a point of view, we get a point of hearing.”

“…imagines what Mrs. Pink might have been doing while the boys were playing around in Reservoir Dogs.”

“A uniquely American struggle is met by an indomitable American spirit in Nomadland…”

“A wild, disturbing sci-fi Western…”

“If Kieslowski’s Decalogue is considered a pinnacle of the art form, McQueen’s Small Axe deserves nothing less.”

“…continues—and closes—the larger project of Steve McQueen’s five-film Small Axe anthology.”

“…reggae as a lifeline.”