Even though you didn't go to any movies in the last year, the Oscars are still happening on April 25th. Because there hasn't been the usual crush of advertising for coming features, it was pretty easy to not hear of any of them, more so than any other year. Reading reviews and descriptions of them, I am sure they are well imagined, deeply contemplative and expertly crafted. In any other year, I have no reason to doubt that those would have been the best movie.
Last year, however, was 2020. 2020 needed something else.
At really no point was I interested in something dark and brooding, something that made me look inwardly, or something that brought to light a problem that exists in society that might not otherwise get national attention. We had all of those things thrust in our face at all times. Between the news and social media, I was certainly not looking to sink deeper into the more grim portions of my psyche.
And so, with all new movies nearly immediately at my fingertips, I actively avoided these so called good movies, and looked harder for stupid movies that gave me some chuckles, had a generally decent heart, and didn't make me think about it for even a second afterwards.
It wasn't the best movie made in the last year, but for me, the Movie of 2020 is definitely Hubie Halloween.
