This week Paul, Sally and Flick wrap up 2020 with their Top 10 New Releases of the year... PLUS having spent many locked down months digging deep into the online streaming vaults and discovering dozens of releases they'd never seen before, they also share their Top 5 Retro Revelations!
Top 10 of 2020:
- UNCUT GEMS (unanimous pick)
- IN FABRIC (unanimous pick)
- THE LIGHTHOUSE (2 votes)
- THE ASSISTANT (2 votes)
- DISCLOSURE: TRANS LIVES ON SCREEN (2 votes)
- HOST (2 votes)
- WELCOME TO CHECHNYA (2 votes)
Equal 8th (all 1 vote each)
ATLANTIS
BAD EDUCATION
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
BORAT: SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
COME TO DADDY
IDIOT PRAYER: NICK CAVE ALONE AT ALEXANDRA PALACE
LA LLORONA
MORGANA: A DOCUMENTARY FILM
SHE DIES TOMORROW
THE TROUBLE WITH BEING BORN
TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG
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Sally's Top 5 Retros:
- MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR LAWRENCE (1983) SBS
- EYES WITHOUT A FACE (1960) Kanopy
- FREEWAY (1996) Prime
- SHOOT THE MOON (1982) VOD rental
- FIST OF FURY (1972) SBS
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Flick's Top 5 Retros:
- KATALIN VARGA (2009) Mubi
- ALWAYS SHINE (2016) SBS/Kanopy
- THE ADDICTION (1994) Prime
- MOTHER (2009) SBS
- SENNA (2010) VOD rental
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Paul's Top 5 Retros:
- BOTTLE ROCKET (1996) VOD rental
- MORVERN CALLAR (2002) Prime/Kanopy
- SLEUTH (1972) Prime/Mubi
- LOLA (1961) Stan
- IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967) Stan
- What A YearAlex Lloyd
- ArrivalMark Korven
About this program
Primal Screen is a show about movies, from the ones on the big screen to the ones you stream. A mix of new release and retrospective film reviews, and occasional interviews with film practitioners. Presented by Paul Anthony Nelson and Flick Ford with regular guest critics.
Co-producer and panel operator: Karl Chapman
Podcast editor: Maudie Osborne
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The podcast intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras.
