Share
Low Key
2020 Movies We're Excited for, From Tenet to Black Widow to Saw
2020 movies have a lot to live up to—2019's movies were some of the best in years. On the latest Low Key podcast, my fellow co-hosts and I nerd out on the 2020 movies we hope will live up to 2019's high standards, from Tenet to Birds of Prey to Chris Rock's take on Saw to, uh, Sonic the Hedgehog.
We like all kinds of movies. But on the Low Key, we especially talk about fan-focused films, with a weakness for comic books and sci-fi. So we're very intrigued by 2020 movies including Black Widow, No Time to Die and A Quiet Place 2.
We take some side trips to talk about Star Wars, Uncut Gems, and Parasite, too. And we talk about Memphis roller coaster the Zippin Pippin, God rest its soul.
By the way: For some of the indie 2020 movies the MovieMaker Magazine team is excited about—from Promising Young Woman to The 40-Year-Old Version to The Climb to Never Rarely Sometimes Always —check out the upcoming issue of MovieMaker magazine.
Here are some highlights of our 2020 movies episode, with timestamps:
1:15: Sonic the Hedgehog!
5:16: A quick aside about Jaleel White.
7:15: Morbius! Birds of Prey!
11:30: Black Widow!
12:00: "Look at us with all this action shit."
17:15: Coming to America!
23:40: A Star Wars aside: "At least let the threat be something different."
29:30: "Everybody knows about the Mid-South Fairgrounds outside of Memphis."
30:00: Love for Dollywood and Dolly Parton
34:20: "2019 was my favorite movie year in like 20 years."
36:30: Go watch the trailer for Christopher Nolan's Tenet.
39:57: No Time to Die and James Bond vs. Mission: Impossible's Ethan Hunt.
46:00: Breaking news, to Aaron: Chris Rock is joining the Saw franchise.
49:30: A Quiet Place 2!
52:30: A Bloodshot disagreement.
56: "I like the John Wick franchise more than The Matrix franchise."
57:45: "I can't believe we're mentioning Keanu Reeves without mentioning Bill & Ted."
58:30: Top Gun 2!
Follow us on @thelowkeypod.
More episodes
View all episodes
3 Body Talk
51:15This episode, your pod pals Keith, Aaron and Tim talk about Netflix's the Three Body Problem, how the Game of Thrones guys love killing everyone you love, and how weird it is when supermodels are cast as cops and EMTs. We like the Three Body Problem, based on the novel by Liu Cixin that Tim is not sophisticated enough to understand.
X-Men 97 Can Save Us All
53:40In this episode we talk about our love of the brilliant X-Men 97, dream re-cast the 2000 X-Men movie, and pitch the greatest comic-book story that will never, ever be made. We also imagine a solution to the Logan-Scott-Jean love triangle, talk about past great animated shows, and envision a plan for world peace inspired by Magneto.Come to me, my X-Men (fans).P.S. Tim was wrong about X-Men #168 being the first issue he ever bought. It was #185.
Netflix's Damsel Models Itself After Grendel
38:48Netflix's Damsel flips the typical woman captured by beast narrative on its head, and lets the women take the lead but is it successful? Aaron and Keith talk about Millie Bobby Brown's performance as a fantasy heroine, why Damsel might have the best dragon CGI ever, and the oddness of so many reviewers focusing on gender while completely missing the impactful Grendel parallels for the main antagonist.
Dune 2: The First 2024 Blockbuster
42:33Is the Dune 2 worth the hype, or does the adaptation fail to build on the original film's strengths? Aaron, Keith and Tim talk through the challenges of watching science fiction epics, why the Dune series is flipping the typical hero formula, and how Dune 2 is likely to influence future Hollywood projects.
Is Griselda Goofy?
46:33This episode we talk about Griselda, the story of a woman who can sell drugs and kill people as well as any man.Tim loves it, Keith has some reservations, Aaron finds some things goofy.Also, since we recorded this conversation, the lawsuit filed by Griselda's son has been settled. Hooray!
True Detective: Night Country Works Even If You've Never Heard of the Yellow King
24:58Writer-director Issa Lopez enlists The Greatest Actress Ever, Jodie Foster, and rising star Kali Reis to reinvent HBO's gloriously gloomy crime series.Also: Check out Sonya Alexander's terrific interview with Issa Lopez for Moviemaker Magazine right here.
What If Season 2 Review
16:59
Going Cold Into Fargo
29:47This is a true story. We discuss the first four episodes of the magnificent Fargo Season 5.Also here's the deal with the nipple rings.