Well, we’re halfway through one of the strangest movie years we’ve ever had. For someone who sees more than 300 films a year, not having been in a theater since early March is insane. Still, as you all know, I’ve still been seeing plenty of things, so my film count is over 180 overall for 2020. That being said, for most, that’s not the case, and that’s a shame (though hardly the biggest tragedy right now, of course). Still, with it being July 1st, it’s time to look back on the first half of the year, honoring the best movies and performances that I’ve seen. This year, I’m being very open-minded (minus two specific titles), so if I’ve seen it, it’s potentially on the list. Basically, there’s a few festival titles or July releases that I normally would have held back on, but I figured…why not? Let’s get right down to it. Below you’ll find my top ten of the year so far, along with my awards for the first half of 2020. Here you go folks, and enjoy: 10. Crshd 9. The Outpost 8. Buffaloed 7. Da 5 Bloods 6. The Invisible Man 5. Banana Split 4. Palm Springs 3. The King of Staten Island 2. The Way Back 1. Never Rarely Sometimes Always Honorable Mentions: All the Bright Places, Asia, Come as You Are, Endings, Beginnings, Hooking Up, Impractical Jokers: The Movie, Irresistible, Miss Americana, Onward, and Vivarium Special Citation: Bad Education (Technically a TV Movie since HBO picked up and released it on the small screen, but would have made my top ten, otherwise) and Hamilton (not quite sure how to qualify this one, so it goes here) Here also are my top ten performances of the year so far: 10. Cristin Milioti in Palm Springs 9. Hannah Marks in Banana Split 8. Andy Samberg in Palm Springs 7. Zoey Deutch in Buffaloed 6. Pete Davidson in The King of Staten Island 5. Shailene Woodley in Endings, Beginnings 4. Elisabeth Moss in The Invisible Man 3. Delroy Lindo in Da 5 Bloods 2. Sidney Flanigan in Never Rarely Sometimes Always 1. Ben Affleck in The Way Back Honorable Mention: Chadwick Boseman (Da 5 Bloods), Bill Burr (The King of Staten Island), Rose Byrne (Irresistible), Sabrina Carpenter (The Short History of the Long Road), Billy Crystal (Standing Up, Falling Down), Jesse Eisenberg (Resistance), Elle Fanning (All The Bright […]