Animation… Movie #192 2020: ParaNorman (2012) 5 Jun 20203 Jun 2020 From the animation studio who brought you Missing Link and Coraline comes ParaNorman, a sci-fi, fantasy children's animated thriller... oh, and there's some comedy too. Basically, Laika Studios look like…
Classics… Movie #190 2020: The King of Comedy (1982) 4 Jun 20204 Jun 2020 Before joining the Letterboxd community, I'd never heard of The King of Comedy, and I bet a lot of you haven't either. Imagine my surprise when I realised it was…
Drama… Movie #189 2020: Grey Gardens (2009) 3 Jun 202031 May 2020 Grey Gardens is one of those rare straight-to-TV movies that is far superior than it ever had the right to be. Based on the 1976 documentary of the same name,…
Action… Movie #188 2020: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) 3 Jun 202031 May 2020 HURRAH! The last Fast movie until F9! Actually, hurrah isn't the right word here as it would suggest some sort of relief. But I've actually had a ridiculously fun time…
Comedy… Movie #187 2020: In the Loop (2009) 2 Jun 202030 May 2020 Politics and comedy? Sounds like exactly my cup of tea. In The Loop is a 2009 documentary-style comedy feature from the legend who is Armando Iannucci. With a focus on…
Action… Movie #184 2020: The Fate of the Furious (2017) 1 Jun 202029 May 2020 Other than spin-off Hobbs & Shaw, here is the final Fast movie before the year long wait for the delayed F9. To be honest, I've had a blast with these…
Cerebral… Movie #183 2020: Cube (1997) 31 May 202028 May 2020 You know the sadistic joy you get from watching movies like Saw and Scream? That's exactly what this movie is. With very little context, Cube begins with a group of…
Drama… Movie #182 2020: Force Majeure (2014) 31 May 202028 May 2020 In an effort to watch more World Cinema that isn't Korean or Japanese, Force Majeure came to my attention and is highly recommended by a vast majority of film critics.…
Comedy… Movie #181 2020: Sorry to Bother You (2018) 30 May 202027 May 2020 What an absolute oddity of a movie. Sorry to Bother You takes us to the life of young, black telemarketer Cassius Green (Lakeith Stanfield), who is struggling to keep up…
Comedy… Movie #180 2020: The Lovebirds (2020) 30 May 202027 May 2020 Isn't it insane that no matter what the movie, we're suddenly getting excited about every single one we can claw our way over to? What with one thing and another,…
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