It’s been a tough year. Hope you and yours have been safe, and able to enjoy plenty of art, folks. A ton of movies have come out, and I’ve seen plenty, though a lot of awards fare hasn’t really struck...

What a year for the movies, and for intense reflection, both individually and collectively, about filmmaker’s own selves and the crises we are all living through. In composing my list, I tried to talk less about the things most critics...