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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is the story of a recording session with Ma, her band, and the management team trying to control the process. Brendan Wahl joins the show. The Best Movies of the Year so far is a podcast from John Ellis. Subscribe below: * Apple * Spotify * Google Join the conversation online: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllisOnMovies * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellismovies/ Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom movie review

Nomadland is the story of Fern, Frances McDormand, traveling the American West after losing her job and her husband. Kate Stewart joins the show. We are talking 2020 Oscar contenders on the Best Movie of the Year so far, from John Ellis. Subscribe below: * Apple * Spotify * Google Join the conversation online: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllisOnMovies * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellismovies/ Nomadland movie review

Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar is the story of two friends leaving their small Midwestern town to go on a trip of a lifetime. Kate Littleton joins the show. The Best Movies of the Year so far is a podcast from John Ellis. Subscribe below: * Apple * Spotify * Google Join the conversation online: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllisOnMovies * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellismovies/ Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar movie review

Minari is the story of South Korean immigrants trying to make a living in rural America in the 1980’s. We are talking 2020 Oscar contenders on the Best Movie of the Year so far, from John Ellis. Subscribe below: * Apple * Spotify * Google Join the conversation online: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllisOnMovies * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellismovies/ Minari movie review

Sound of Metal tells the story of a heavy metal drummer losing his hearing. We are talking 2020 Oscar contenders on the Best Movie of the Year so far, from John Ellis. Subscribe below: * Apple * Spotify * Google Join the conversation online: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllisOnMovies * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellismovies/ Sound of Metal movie review

In Happiest Season, a girl visits her girlfriend’s family with hopes to propose marriage, but she discovers that her partner hasn’t yet come out to her parents. The Best Movie of the Year so far is a podcast from John Ellis. Subscribe below: * Apple * Spotify * Google Join the conversation online: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllisOnMovies * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellismovies/ Happiest Season movie review

Santa Claus once again connects with Kate to handle an ex-elf, threatening to cancel Christmas. The Best Movie of the Year so far is a podcast from John Ellis. Subscribe below: * Apple * Spotify * Google Join the conversation online: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllisOnMovies * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellismovies/ The Christmas Chronicles 2 movie review

Hillbilly Elegy is the story of a law student returning to his Appalachian hometown, to help with his Mom’s relapse. The Best Movie of the Year so far is a podcast from John Ellis. Subscribe below: * Apple * Spotify * Google Join the conversation online: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllisOnMovies * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellismovies/ Hillbilly Elegy movie review

In Run, a wheelchair-using teenager begins to suspect her mother has a lot of secrets. The Best Movie of the Year so far is a podcast from John Ellis. Subscribe below: * Apple * Spotify * Google Join the conversation online: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllisOnMovies * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellismovies/ Run movie review

If Anything Happens I Love You is a short animated movie about grieving parents and the strain on a relationship. The Best Movie of the Year so far is a podcast from John Ellis. Subscribe below: * Apple * Spotify * Google Join the conversation online: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllisOnMovies * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellismovies/ If Anything Happens I Love You movie review

Artemis Fowl is a 12-year-old kid, who is fighting powerful fairies while looking for his missing father. The Best Movie of the Year so far is a podcast from John Ellis. Subscribe below: * Apple * Spotify * Google Join the conversation online: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllisOnMovies * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellismovies/ Artemis Fowl movie review

In the animated musical Over The Moon, a girl builds a rocket ship to visit a mythical moon goddess. The Best Movie of the Year so far is a podcast from John Ellis. Subscribe below: * Apple * Spotify * Google Join the conversation online: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllisOnMovies * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellismovies/ Over the Moon movie review

The Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, kick off the award season. Why they matter? The Best Movie of the Year so far is a podcast from John Ellis. Subscribe below: * Apple * Spotify * Google Join the conversation online: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllisOnMovies * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellismovies/ The Gotham Awards Nominations

The Outpost is a true story of U.S. soldiers outnumbered by Taliban fighters at the remote Outpost Keating, as part of the Afghanistan War in 2009. The Best Movie of the Year so far is a podcast from John Ellis. Subscribe below: * Apple * Spotify * Google Join the conversation online: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllisOnMovies * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellismovies/ The Outpost movie review

Lost Girls is adapted from the investigative journalist book of the same name, about unsolved missing or murdered sex workers. The Best Movie of the Year so far is a podcast from John Ellis. Subscribe below: * Apple * Spotify * Google Join the conversation online: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllisOnMovies * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellismovies/ Lost Girls movie review

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey is a joyful Christmas musical about a once-promising toymaker whose granddaughter comes to visit him with hopes to bring the magic back to his life. The Best Movie of the Year so far is a podcast from John Ellis. Subscribe below: * Apple * Spotify * Google Join the conversation online: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllisOnMovies * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellismovies/ Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey movie review

It is mid-November 2020. It is time to rank the best movies of the year. The Best Movie of the Year so far is a podcast from John Ellis. Subscribe below: * Apple * Spotify * Google Join the conversation online: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllisOnMovies * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellismovies/ The Best Movie of the Year so far

We Are Freestyle Love Supreme is a documentary featuring interviews and archival footage telling the story of the hip-hop improv group Freestyle Love Supreme, featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda. The Best Movie of the Year so far is a podcast from John Ellis. Subscribe below: * Apple * Spotify * Google Join the conversation online: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllisOnMovies * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellismovies/ We Are Freestyle Love Supreme movie review

In The Life Ahead, an Italian Holocaust survivor takes in a 12-year-old criminal. The Best Movie of the Year so far is a podcast from John Ellis. Subscribe below: * Apple * Spotify * Google Join the conversation online: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllisOnMovies * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellismovies/ The Life Ahead movie review

Mucho Mucho Amor is the story of Puerto Rican astrologer Walter Mercado. The Best Movie of the Year so far is a podcast from John Ellis. Subscribe below: * Apple * Spotify * Google Join the conversation online: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllisOnMovies * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellismovies/ Mucho Mucho Amor movie review