we movie to canada: wmtc annual movie awards, 2020-21 edition
Like everyone in the time of Covid, I'm watching a lot! I'm also reading a lot and walking more than ever, so I have zero qualms about an increase in screen time. The annual recap has started to use too much real estate, so this year, I'm putting it at the end of the post. Last year I used 💉 -- the syringe -- as the rating symbol. This year I'll use perhaps the most enduring symbol of the pandemic: the mask. There are some viewing themes this year, as we completed The Guardian Top 10 Noir Film list, and I became interested in the modern western genre. Also, since I now see movies much closer to their release dates (because I'm not watching baseball), I'm noting the best movies of the year. * * * * * Here are the movies and series I watched from April 2019 to April 2020, alphabetically, ranked on a scale of five. Five = the very best and most memorable of what I saw, flawless (fives include images) Four = excellent, a real stand-out, not to be missed ...