What I Watched in December 2020
Even though there's plenty of time to squeeze in another movie or two in 2020, I think this is going to do it. What a year... My December...
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awolverton77
Dec 27, 20206 min read
My Year in Movies 2020
I initially thought looking back at my year in movies might be a depressing experience, and in a way, it was. For the first time in five...
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awolverton77
Dec 24, 20204 min read
Film Noir New Releases in January 2021
If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD,...
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awolverton77
Dec 23, 20209 min read
The Best Discoveries of 2020: Film Noir Part II
Here’s Part II of the noir I watched this year, good or bad. At least one person has taken issue with some of the films I included on...
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awolverton77
Dec 20, 20207 min read
The Best Discoveries of 2020: Film Noir Part I
My two-part Film Noir Discoveries of 2020 is not really a best-of, but rather the whole kitchen sink of noir that I saw for the first...
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awolverton77
Dec 19, 202011 min read
The Best Discoveries of 2020: Westerns
Man, I had a great time with this genre in 2020! I’ve always enjoyed westerns, but once the pandemic hit, I found myself watching several...
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awolverton77
Dec 18, 20209 min read
The Best Discoveries of 2020: Science Fiction and Horror
Like many of us, I sought out a lot of comfort in my movie-watching, enjoying familiar movies and familiar genres. And sometimes...
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awolverton77
Dec 15, 20205 min read
The Best Discoveries of 2020: The 2000s
For many years, my pre-pandemic modus operandi for the month of December has been this: Catch up on all the new movies I’d missed in the...
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awolverton77
Dec 13, 20204 min read
The Best Discoveries of 2020: The 1980s and 1990s
The mid-1980s and the entirety of the 1990s continue to be a gaping hole in my movie-watching experience. These were the years I was busy...
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awolverton77
Dec 12, 20203 min read
The Best Discoveries of 2020: The 1970s
So many of the movies I watched from the 1970s were genre movies, leaving just a handful of non-genre films. But I hope you’ll find some...
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awolverton77
Dec 11, 20205 min read
The Best Discoveries of 2020: The 1960s
Nobody will be more surprised at this than me: One of the longest lists in my Best of 2020 viewing comes from a decade that typically...
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awolverton77
Dec 10, 20203 min read
The Best Discoveries of 2020: The 1950s
My shortest Best of 2020 list yet covers the 1950s, a decade rich in film noir, westerns, and especially science fiction, all of which...
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awolverton77
Dec 9, 20204 min read
The Best Discoveries of 2020: The 1940s
I frequently tell people who ask that my favorite decade for movies is the 1940s (followed closely by the 1970s). Having said that, you...
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awolverton77
Dec 8, 20204 min read
The Best Discoveries of 2020: The 1930s
Continuing my journey through the decades with the best movies I watched for the first time from the 1930s. I'm a little better versed on...
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awolverton77
Dec 7, 20204 min read
The Best Discoveries of 2020: The 1920s
You’ll find that I have little to say about many of these films from the 1920s, largely because I consider myself a rank beginner in the...
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awolverton77
Dec 6, 20205 min read
The Best Rediscoveries of 2020: Rewatches
When I talk about rewatches, I’m referring not to movies I watch on a regular basis, such as The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Thing (1982),...
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awolverton77
Dec 5, 20205 min read
The Best Discoveries of 2020: Crime Fiction
Looking at last year’s list, my 2020 Crime Fiction list is a bit shorter, but not by much. Despite the title of this post, these are the...
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awolverton77
Dec 4, 20203 min read
The Best Discoveries of 2020: Books on Movies
Today begins my Best of 2020 lists, a series of books and movies I enjoyed during the year in a variety of categories. Today, the best...
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awolverton77
Dec 2, 202012 min read
The Film Noir Holiday Gift Guide
By request (okay, so it was a request from only two people), I’m giving you an updated version of my Film Noir Holiday Gift Guide...
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awolverton77
Dec 1, 20203 min read
Film Noir New Releases in December 2020
Since today is December 1, I’m already behind the eight ball here, so be warned: this will be a whirlwind look at what’s new in film noir...
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