“Birds of Prey” and the Fantabulous Emancipation from the DCEU
Birds of Prey has some of the best stunt work and choreography of 2020, and was the most fun I’d had in an action film since John Wick 3.

Courtney and her influencer friends are making a horror movie based on an urban legend. Faced with an early start time the next day, the group decides to spend the night in a creepy, old house. But when someone puts on the costume and begins killing them one by one, the remaining survivors must unravel the mystery of the killer’s identity and stop them before it is too late.
Birds of Prey has some of the best stunt work and choreography of 2020, and was the most fun I’d had in an action film since John Wick 3.
White audiences saw Peola’s mixed-race passing as a Black woman’s struggle to be white. Black audiences saw it as the rebellion of a Black woman trying to gain privileges only given to white people.
"There is something going on between us that I cannot unravel."
‘Better Than Chocolate’ isn’t perfect, but it sure has charm! The characters are great. Some took longer to grow on me than others, but ultimately they’re all compelling! I appreciate how a select few help those around them to grow.
The original Mothra is a fun monster movie that has way stronger lore, music, and special effects than most of its contemporaries.
I’m disappointed in The Woman in Cabin 10, but that’s at least in part because of my love of Ruth Ware’s novel.