Dear readers!

I would like to present you my favourite movies released in 2020. Obviously, I could watch a lot less movies than expected due to the ongoing pandemic. Nevertheless, I was able to put together a list of twenty good to excellent films that I will present you with short descriptions and their respective trailers. You can already find reviews for most of these films on my blog. Several other reviews are going to be following over the next few weeks. Enjoy!

1. The Eight Hundred

Historically accurate military drama with authentic characters, haunting locations and impressive sound and visual effects (92%)

2. Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn

Quirky superhero epic with unique characters and stunning visuals (90%)

3. The Grudge

Surprisingly intense reboot of the franchise and the scariest movie since the first entry in the Insidious franchise (88%)

4. Mulan

Imaginative, emotional and colourful interpretation of a legendary Chinese folk tale (86%)

5. The New Mutants

Inspired coming-of-age fantasy drama with stellar acting performances (84%)

6. Unhinged

Intense action-thriller about a man on the edge inspired by movies such as Falling Down (83%)

7. Let Him Go

Emotional family drama with an explosive finale (82%)

8. Possessor Uncut

Experimental science-fiction film with slow pace and confusing plot intertwined with brutal killings and occasional pornography (81%)

9. The Empty Man

Atmospheric horror movie of epic proportions that gets more surreal as it progresses (80%)

10. Honest Thief

Emotional action-drama about a thief who wants to come clean but gets caught up in a conspiracy (79%)

11. Enter the Fat Dragon

Highly entertaining slapstick martial arts movie inspired by Hong Kong cinema of the seventies and eighties (78%)

12. Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula

Dystopian action film that gets better with every single scene (76%)

13. Vanguard 

Quirky action movie with excellent fights and beautiful locations (75%)

14. The War with Grandpa

Entertaining and sympathetic comedy movie for the whole family (74%)

15. Tenet

Intellectually challenging but emotionally shallow science-fiction drama with stunning special effects (70%)

16. Fantasy Island

Entertaining supernatural adventure movie with mild horror elements (69%)

17. The Invisible Man

Famous horror character reinvented in a contemporary mixture of a social drama and psychological thriller (68%)

18. Save Yourselves!

Quirky science-fiction comedy film with sympathetic characters and an imaginative ending (65%)

19. One Night in Bangkok

Solid action-thriller with some underlying drama aspects (62%) 

20. The Turning

Bleak horror movie with unconventional storytelling that leaves several questions unanswered (60%)

Ladies and gentlemen!

The time has come to pay tribute to one of the greatest football players of all time who has sadly deceased earlier this week: Diego Maradona. Let's revisit the greatest moments of his career but also his troubled personal life. May this Argentinian legend rest in peace!

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Ladies and gentlemen!

Here is a playlist of my twenty favourite songs of the year 2020 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3INdDFK5Yi6DGD2N2NGubD

1. Sinisthra - Closely Guarded Distance

2. Unto Others - It Doesn't Really Matter

3. Ayreon - Get Out! Now!

4. Drakarium - Étoile à tribord

5. Ningen Isu - Mugen no Juunin Butouhen

6. In Extremo - Kompass zur Sonne

7. System of a Down - Protect the Land

8. Leaves' Eyes - Varangians

9. Thy Catafalque - Szélvész

10. Grave Digger & Noora Louhimo - Thousand Tears

11. Mono Inc. & Tanzwut - Right for the Devil

12. Ensiferum - One with the Sea

13. Conception - Of Raven and Pigs

14. AC/DC - Through the Mists of Time

15. Paradise Lost - Hear the Night

16. Solstafir - Akkeri

17. Carach Angren - Operation Compass

18. Alestorm - Treasure Chest Party Quest

19. Testament - City of Angels

20. Therion - Leviathan

Ladies and gentlemen!

Here is a playlist of my twenty favourite albums of the year 2020 on Spotify.

Each album is represented with one song. Some titles have been translated from Russian or Japanese into English for the sake of better comprehension.

Listen to the playlist right here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2g77wfVVgsZHtausmiWdpu

1. Ayreon - Dumb Piece of Rock (taken from the album Transitus)

2. Drakarium - Tournesol (taken from the album Acte II)

3. Carach Angren - Franckensteina Strataemontanus (taken from the album Franckensteina Strataemontanus)

4. Sacred Outcry - Crystal Tears (taken from the album Damned for All Time)

5. Apocalyptica - Cell-O (taken from the album Cell-O)

6. Thy Catafalque - Veto (taken from the album Naiv)

7. Conception - She Dragoon (taken from the album State of Deception)

8. Leviathan - Picture Perfect (taken from the album Words Waging War)

9. Ladybaby - MISOGI island (taken from the album Reburn)

10. Alexy's Square - Higher (taken from the album To Leave a Mark)

11. Loviatar - Lightless (taken from the album Lightless)

12. Schönberg - Nocturnal Sin (taken from the album Baroque Gravity)

13. Ensiferum - The Defence of the Sampo (taken from the album Thalassic)

14. In Extremo - Schenk nochmal ein (taken from the album Kompass zur Sonne)

15. British Lion - Father Lucifer (taken from the album The Burning)

16. Die Ärzte - Ich, am Strand (taken from the album Hell)

17. AC/DC - Shot in the Dark (taken from the album Power Up)

18. Black Crown Initiate - Years in Frigid Light (taken from the album Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape)

19. Grave Digger - Fields of Blood (taken from the album Fields of Blood)

20. Ozzy Osbourne - Under the Graveyard (taken from the album Ordinary Man)

Ladies and gentlemen!

Here is a playlist of my favourite new songs released in November 2020 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Bw08LHwgAcLNqIO7VllZs

1. System of a Down - Protect the Land

2. Moonspell - The Greater Good

3. Therion - Leviathan

4. Leviathan - Compromised by Need

5. In Extremo - Ewig sein

6. Transatlantic - Reaching for the Sky

7. Bring Me the Horizon featuring Babymetal - Kingslayer

8. AC/DC - Through the Mists of Time

9. Thy Catafalque - Zapor

10. Dark Tranquillity - In Truth Divided