138: Best Films of 2020

by Dakota Arsenault | Posted on February 2, 2021May 7, 2023

Normally we share our top films of the year after the Oscars, but with this year’s ceremony being pushed back to April that doesn’t make sense. Joining the show is Royce Benson as he and Dakota each share their top 10 films of 2020. A host of friends of the show also share their picks.

Dakota’s Top 10

10. Promising Young Woman

9. The Assistant

8. I’m Thinking of Ending Things

7. Palm Springs

6. Another Round

3. The Vast of Night

2. Never Rarely Sometimes Always

1. The Trial of the Chicago 7

Royce’s Top 10

8. Palm Springs

7. I’m Thinking of Ending Things

4. Portrait of a Lady on Fire

3. Sound of Metal

1. A Hidden Life

The following friends of the show also shared their favourite films of the past year.

Stephanie Prior – The Vast of Night

Sam Blakeley and Hugh Dempsey of Please Watch This – Soul and Tenet

Calum McNabb of Scaretroducing – Saint Maud

Rachel Ho – Sound of Metal

Naomi Wada Platt – Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Maria Escribano – The Father

John Brody – Wolfwalkers

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About the author

Dakota Arsenault is the creator, host, producer and editor of Contra Zoom Pod. His favourite movies include The Life Aquatic, 12 Angry Men, Rafifi and Portrait of a Lady on Fire. He first started the podcast back in April of 2015 and has produced well over 250 episodes. Dakota is also a co-founder of the Cascadian Film and Television Critics Association.