I don’t usually write up my watch list, but in this ‘unprecedented’ year, I wanted to record the films and shows that have entertained me. I don’t have space to record literally everything, but some highlights:
Film
- La Strada (Federico Fellini) – bleak.
- Parasite (Bong Joon-Ho) – this was the last film I saw in the cinema (Peckhamplex) and it was one of my best cinema-going experiences ever. The gasp that ran through the room at that moment!
- Dogs Don’t Wear Pants (J-P Valkeapää) – a very darkly comic Finnish tale of BDSM and grief.
- Paris Qui Dort (René Clair) – a silent film from 1925 that was interesting to watch in locked-down London.
- Make Up (Claire Oakley) – a coming-of-age dressed up as a horror, set in a Cornish caravan park.
- Papicha (Mounia Meddour) – a young woman dares to put on a fashion show in 90s Algeria.
- Arrival (Denis Villeneuve) – a linguist must attempt to communicate with an alien species.
- Knives Out (Rian Johnson) – a classic whodunnit with a modern twist.
- Annihilation (Alex Garland) – a group of women must venture into a mysterious ‘zone’ where mutant creatures roam
- Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky) – three men must venture into a mysterious ‘zone’ where all is not as it seems
- Luxor (Zeina Durra) – a woman returns to Luxor to recuperate after serving as a war medic.
- The Apartment (Billy Wilder) – classic comedy with an edge.
- Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder) – a movie about the movie industry, and an ageing former star descending into madness.
- Pinocchio (Matteo Garrone) – a stunning adaptation of a tale that is rather too dark for kids.
Catherine Queen 