Movies Archive
Archives for December 2020
Housebound’s surly protagonist is fed up with her house arrest from day one. It’s the perfect 2020 mood.
What 26 Vox staffers consumed this year to get them through the darkness.
Murder, delusions of grandeur, dark rituals, brainwashing — these cults did it all.
Why did Barbara Minerva want to turn into a hot sexy cat lady?
Take a look back at the high highs and low-ish lows of the acclaimed animation studio.
Revealing, inspiring, and mind-bending nonfiction films from an unreal year.
The critic at large (40) and critic at small (5) talk Mickey’s Christmas Carol and The Muppet Christmas Carol.
Your year-end viewing sorted, from Wonder Woman 1984 to Pixar’s latest to Small Axe.
Sometimes they’re just Christmas-adjacent.
Nothing about the beloved Christmas rom-com comes off as romantic — at least, not in a way that doesn’t feel cheap.
The Star Wars spinoff series hides an obsession with spectacle in its stripped-down storytelling.
The newest from the animation studio combines jazz, comedy, and metaphysical inquiry in one glorious package.
What I learned from spending 2020 working, learning, and entertaining on the same screen.
Mads Mikkelsen stars in an exhilarating movie that is far weightier than its premise implies.
The Netflix drama, adapted from August Wilson’s play, is a brilliantly damning tale of the blues and Black power.