Twelfth Annual Movie Ratings Recap

Isn't it something that the three most eagerly awaited film events of the year all take place on the same day?  That day is today!  You can place these in any order of importance you feel is justified, but in chronological order they line up as follows:

* The Quentin Chronicle's annual Movie Ratings Recap.

* The Red Carpet entrance into Hollywood's Dolby Theatre, where the Academy Awards ceremony will take place.

* The Academy Awards ceremony itself.

It's kind of like Super Bowl Sunday, Final Four Monday and Game 7 of the World Series all rolled into one.

Last year I lamented the fact that my attendance at movie theaters had sunk to an all time low of thirteen times.  I wrote in my February 28 MRR, "My wish for the coming year is that movie makers become more attuned to the fact that the baby boomer generation has an unquenched appetite for down-to-earth stories without the necessity of super heroes with supernatural powers, comic book characters, over-the-top special effects, locker room humor, one dimensional characters (many of whom are armed), and story lines which don't come close to passing the Logic Test."  The bad news is that, generally, Hollywood and its foreign counterparts have failed to heed the call.  Most of the previews and advertisements I've seen for the past year's films are aimed at a demographic of which, sadly, I am not a part.  The good news is that, notwithstanding my continued disappointment with what the studios have offered for consumption, I did manage to take in fifteen movies during the twelve month period which ended January 31, 2020.  According to my Norf Dakoter high school math, that's a 15% uptick over last year's tally.

Following custom, I have listed those fifteen films in descending order of my ratings, including within each grade level.  I've also listed the month of my review.

A:

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice  (September '19)

Knives Out  (December '19)

A-:

The Highwaymen  (March '19)

Love Them First: Lessons From Lucy Laney Elementary  (June '19)

B+:

Vice  (February '19)

1917  (January '20)

The Lighthouse  (November '19)

B:

Hotel Mumbai  (April '19) 

Rocket Man  (August '19)

The Quiet One  (July '19)

B-:

Booksmart  (June '19)

Uncut Gems  (January '20)

Long Shot  (May '19)

C+:

Little Women  (January '20)

C:

After The Wedding  (August '19)