The 10 Best Films of 2020, Now Available to Stream Critic Jason Shawhan rounds up his favorites of the year, from American Utopia to Tweet As a lead-up to this year’s installment of the Scene's annual Jim Ridley Memorial Film Poll — coming in print and online Jan. 14 — here’s my own personal "Best Of" for the cinema of 2020, as well as where they can be streamed, rented or bought. So many things can be said about 2020, most of them unpalatable to delicate sensibilities. But despite major studio release plans getting scuttled, dumped or punted ahead to 2021, it has been a superb year for film. Dig in and enjoy — it’s still safe to do so.