FILM OF THE YEAR 2020: Runners Up!

[@8523wsxc]

"These archetypes are so flat they threaten to slide through the numerous cracks in the plot." This was poetry.

[@DIRTY-MERLIN]

that one had me actually gasp irl. lol

[@b0gster]

I was with you 100% right until The Dark and the Wicked, which you must've watched in the wrong mood, because it is actually a great, layered movie.

[@juliancosta7626]

So much effort put into this! Your channel is gonna grow exponentially if you keep up this level of quality.

[@inframeout]

Thank you so much for being so kind

[@thebaccathatchews]

This channel needs way more exposure. People are missing out.

[@inframeout]

Why thank you. Tell a friend, and tell em to say Bacca sent 'em

[@thesii213]

@@inframeout It's very good.

[@stellabelikiewicz1523]

The algorithm just sent me here, and I can’t wait to watch every one of these thoughtful gems!

[@funjuror]

Thank you for this. A very well done and informative count down, with a calm and collective narration. A pleasure to listen to and watch.

[@NunSuperior]

"a teenager swearing at the dinner table" - yeah, yeah I go that too. So much effort shooting off in the wrong direction. I tried watching it twice too.

[@TheDreamerExtreme]

You lost me at Birds of Prey... then you brought me back when you showed that music playlist (Sawayama love is deserved!)

[@waynski1457]

The movie I currently list as my favorite of the year so far is Relic, but I'm a horror buff who usually settles on one for my favorite of the year (The Lighhouse and Suspiria previous 2). With it on this one, I'm really curious how your list is going to shake out. From the good, I loved The Invisible Man, The Assistant, and Swallow. As someone who saw and loved Come and See for the first time this year, The Painted BIrd has jumped to the top of my watchlist. I also now plan to see The Lodge and Bacurau for sure and most likely Driveways. The only bad movie I have a comment on is Tenet, which I completely agree with you on here. So many people I know loved it, and I really have so much trouble seeing what just isn't there in that drab, but easy on the eyes I guess, mess. I definitely predict I'm Thinking of Ending Things being top or near the top of this list. Also, possible others: Nomadland, Kajillionaire, Shiva Baby, or Another Round.

[@inframeout]

Unfortunately - Shiva Baby and Another Round haven't released in the UK yet :(

[@Noeliam85]

Looking forward to the official top and bottom 10 as i thought a couple of these would have made the cut

[@inframeout]

Considering there were so few cinema releases - this was the toughest list I've ever had to narrow down

[@Noeliam85]

@@inframeout i know what you mean. Amazing how many films i thought were 2020 releases and turns out they were released in 2019

[@ultraparanoia]

Awesome mentions to check! Great video :)

[@TheAntiSanta]

Time to play, "Have I Heard Of At Least One Of These Movies?"

[@inframeout]

Ooooooo let us know the final result!

[@TheAntiSanta]

I've heard of Relic and I've even seen Invisible Man. Time to add the rest to the list. Or not, because they kind of sound soul crushing.

[@inframeout]

There's a whole lot of bleak in this bunch (maybe don't watch "The Painted Bird" unless you have a strong drink, a sick bucket and a pillow to cry into)

[@SmartMass]

I know it's getting old, but how the heck has has it already been 11 months since last year's? Thanks for the Ten Best last year, The Farewell & Pain & Glory were the best films I wouldn't have ever seen without you. I look forward to this year's list.

[@inframeout]

So glad we pointed you towards some of our favourites

[@sourpatchkid394]

I could not finish “the lodge”. I was disturbed. “Scare Package” sucked. I was like wtf did I miss! What’s happening?!?

[@inframeout]

It is unrelentingly bleak (and the end knocked me on my ass)

[@jeremyusreevu237]

Scare package looks cool.

[@Jacob-Vivimord]

It's the most wonderful tiiiiime of the yeaaaar!

[@inframeout]

Full of weird indie dramas and time loop dilemmas and no Richard Gere! It's the most wonderful time of the year!

[@bennygerow]

Excellent as always. As a tiny piece of constructive criticism, 8:50 the word "poignant" is not pronounced that way at all.

[@mahmoudgamal8044]

Your videos are awesome keep up the good work

[@Bisaju2]

Eh i liked tenet(i admit not for everybody and i am not gonna pretend to understand all the logistics but i like john david washington and spectacle and score and i guess i had better sound experience but not that different from his other movies in that regard) and birds of prey(you mentioned the positives). I feel like i am the only one sometimes. The new mutants was just average af. I liked invisible man quite a bit.

[@Bisaju2]

I mean best movie i saw this year was uncut gems but that was actually last year.

[@inframeout]

"Uncut Gems" only missed our Best Of list on the technicality that it got a wide release most places last year (even though it only came out in the UK in 2020)

[@juliancosta7626]

@@inframeout Does that mean it's in contention for top 10 of this year?

[@inframeout]

Unfortunately not - although in my heart it's in the top five

[@ZacFrazier]

adding more to my watch list on letterboxd, thank ya

[@inframeout]

Get your eyes around all these immensely grim gems

[@joeabernathy5402]

I thought the twist in The Lodge was painfully stupid. Went from ripping off Ari Aster to ripping off Chris Columbus.

[@songswithchords]

“The only sense of danger here comes from the very real threat of being bored to death” If this is just what you think of your dishonourable mentions, I honestly can’t WAIT for your top 10 worst list 😭😂

[@inframeout]

There are some real doozies this year

[@metrazol]

Whoa whoa whoa, is 'Ava' worse than 'Salt'? I doubt it, sir. I doubt it.

[@inframeout]

At least "Salt" didn't look like a cheap, forgotten pilot episode...which is the faintest praise I can give that

[@TheAntiSanta]

Nah, it's not that impossible to make a movie worse than 'Salt'

[@DIRTY-MERLIN]

it definitely is worse

[@nicwinsteadart5330]

When does he start talking about the dishonorable mentions?

[@inframeout]

Exactly 10:00

[@nicwinsteadart5330]

@@inframeout thanks!!! Listening to you eviscerate bad films makes my day, can't wait for the Worst of 2020

[@DIRTY-MERLIN]

@@nicwinsteadart5330 its so good.

[@RichReviews2]

The Lodge is a vile piece of crap that I can't imagine anyone liking.

[@DIRTY-MERLIN]

i guess I'm the only one who thought Invisible Man was very disappointing

[@inframeout]

Oh I totally get that - and a whole bunch of folks feel the same as you - it just hit me the right way

[@DIRTY-MERLIN]

@@inframeout I feel that. I think I expected too much out of it. I really wanted the gaslighty, stalkery themes to carry it through for me it just lost me when it went scifi actiony.

[@marcomlott9099]

RTJ!

[@inframeout]

The one and only

[@enriquec.5980]

The assistant was pretty Meh, it has a powerful message and performance by Julia Garner, but the slow narrative of the film makes it pretty boring and the story telling is just impactful in 2, 3 moments. Just Meh.

[@jeremyusreevu237]

I love how verbose you are. Every time you review a movie, you paint such a complex picture.

[@FiveSigma72]

Lol poigant.

[@inframeout]

Very good. Thanks for taking the time out of your day to make fun of how I pronounced a word