JWM’s 2020 Year in Review

I’m a little late here, but Happy New Year everyone! Thanks to all who took the time to check out this humble movie blog of mine in 2020.

Here are a few stats and superlatives from the year that was at Joel Watches Movies:

Number of reviews: 81
Other notable posts:
– JWM’s Favourites of the Decade
– JWM’s Best of 2019 (and Oscar picks)
– Top 10: Best Quarantine Movies
– 5 years of Joel Watches Movies
– Black lives matter.

First review: The Two Popes (2019)
Last review: Kajillionaire (2020)
Most liked review: Interstellar (2014)
Least liked review: Color Out of Space (2019)

Best films watched:
Little Women (2019) (9.5/10)
Gisaengchung [Parasite] (2019) (9.5/10)
1917 (2019) (9/10)
Fruitvale Station (2013) (9/10)
Knives Out (2019) (9/10)
Marriage Story (2019) (9/10)
My Neighbor Totoro [Tonari no Totoro] (1988) (9/10)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind [Kaze no tani no Naushika] (1984) (9/10)

Best classic films (20+ years old) watched:
My Neighbor Totoro [Tonari no Totoro] (1988) (9/10)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind [Kaze no tani no Naushika] (1984) (9/10)
Kiki’s Delivery Service [Majo no takkyûbin] (1989) (8.5/10)

Worst films watched:
The Knight Before Christmas (2019) (3/10)
Rough Night (2017) (4.5/10)
The Old Guard (2020) (5/10)

Looking forward to another year of film in 2021- thanks for following along on my journey 🙂

-Joel