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PFS Staff 2020 Film Favorites!

December 29, 2020 by Kait Calabrò

As the wonderful year that was 2020 comes to an end, the staff at the Philadelphia Film Society share their favorite films of year. While 2020 provided a lot of challenges when it came to seeing films, there were a lot of wonderful releases throughout the year – check out our favorites below!

*All lists are done in alphabetical order.*


J. Andrew Greenblatt, Executive Director
ANOTHER ROUND
BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
DA 5 BLOODS
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
MANK
THE MIDNIGHT SKY
NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS
SMALL AXE
THE SOCIAL DILEMMA
THE WHISTLERS

5 Indies You May Have Missed
BLOW THE MAN DOWN
THE CLIMB
I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS
ON THE ROCKS
THE VAST OF NIGHT


Michael Lerman, Artistic Director
1. MANGROVE
2. LOVERS ROCK

The Rest So Far…
AMERICAN UTOPIA
BLACKBIRD
BOYS STATE
HAMILTON
THE INVISIBLE MAN
JALLIKATTU
NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS
NOMADLAND
OUR FRIEND
SOUL
SOUND OF METAL
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
THE VAST OF NIGHT
THE WAY BACK
THE WHISTLERS
THE WILD GOOSE LAKE
YOU CANNOT KILL DAVID ARQUETTE

Still Haven’t Seen (Ask me in a Week):
ALEX WHEATLE
DA 5 BLOODS
EDUCATION
I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
MANK


Alex Gibson, Programs Director
EMMA
THE OLD GUARD
PALM SPRINGS
MANK
NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS


Jordan Hanchulak, Associate Director of Institutional Giving
40 YEARS A PRISONER
BAD EDUCATION
COLOR OUT OF SPACE
DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD
HIS HOUSE
HUBIE HALLOWEEN
JASPER MALL
MY OCTOPUS TEACHER
THE TRIP TO GREECE
YOU CANNOT KILL DAVID ARQUETTE


Kait Calabrò, Communications Manager
BIRDS OF PREY
BLOW THE MAN DOWN
ENOLA HOLMES
GODMOTHERED
THE LOVEBIRDS
ON THE ROCKS
PALM SPRINGS
SOUL
UNPREGNANT
WOLFWALKERS


Zachary Hogan, Ticketing Manager
THE INVISIBLE MAN
PALMS SPRINGS
MINARI
SOUL


Benjamin Marks, General Manager, PFS Roxy Theater & Drive-In
BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC
FATMAN
THE INVISIBLE MAN
ONWARD
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG


Craig Bolton, Membership Associate
GET THE HELL OUT
LA LLORONA
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
ONWARD
TRUE MOTHERS
UNDER THE OPEN SKY

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