Tenet (2020)
★★ ★ Movies are back! And what better to open movies than the most movie movie ever. Tenet is a mind-bending, fast-paced adventure that demands to be seen on the big screen.
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Hamilton (2020)
★★ ★1/2 When I was in elementary school, one of my favorite shows was an animated series on PBS called Liberty Kids . It followed the American Revolution through the eyes of two teens: one a daughter of a Loyalist family and the other a young man fighting for the revolution. This show got me so excited about the founding of America and the fight for independence in early United States history. What Liberty Kids did for me, Hamilton has done for a generation of young adults. Now, as a Disney + release, Hamilton can even more widely instill this newfound fascination with American history and its parallels to today.
Da 5 Bloods (2020)
★★ With Spike Lee films, you can always expect to come out intrigued. Da 5 Bloods , although not wholly successful, is indeed a fascinating artifact for our time.
Onward (2020)
★ ★1/2 Pixar films hold a special place in my heart. No studio makes movies that appeal to the youngest of kids and can still move adults to tears. I grew up with the Toy Story franchise—Woody was one of my first Halloween costumes—and The Incredibles is still the best animated movie I have ever seen. They have set a high standard for themselves. Its last three films— Coco , Incredibles 2 , and Toy Story 4— all received near-universal critical and popular acclaim. Pixar might be the only studio that is a guaranteed watch for me every time they put out a film. Which brings us to Onward , a film set in a Dungeons and Dragons world where an elf and his older brother embark on a quest to spend one day with their deceased father. Despite failing to reach the heights of its most recent predecessors, the film has plenty of laughs, beautiful animation, and a heart-warming ending.
The Invisible Man (2020)
★★★ What you can see will never be as scary as what you cannot. The Invisible Man goes all-in on this aspect of human nature as it tells the story of a woman haunted by an abusive relationship. The film works well as both a commentary about gaslighting and a plain scary thriller.