Like every corporate ad that has played over the last year in the pandemic, I can tell you how much the year 2020 sucked. Also, like every corporate ad, I can make some false statement that the world will get better after these “unprecedented times” and the power of films will be a step in helping ease the pain of these “unprecedented times.” I rather not. Continue reading “Cynthia Li’s Top 10 Films of 2020”
2020 is undoubtedly the strangest and most twisted year that I have lived through. Granted, I am 21 years old, but it is important to remember that theaters shut their doors in order to prevent our pandemic from taking more lives than it already has. As a result, many of my most anticipated films including Dune, The French Dispatch, Last Night in Soho, and all Marvel films have been pushed to 2021. However, that did not dissuade me from pursuing my goal of seeing more new releases this year compared to the previous (which I am humbly able to claim I achieved!) Continue reading “Rohan Patel’s Top 10 Films of 2020”
In the introduction to my top 10 list from last year, I was brimming with enthusiasm about the year’s cinematic haul. I had an endless supply of motivation to see everything I could from that year, and as a result I had the luck of finding many films that I will surely remember as longtime favorites. This article was published in January of 2020, and just about 2 months later, our new reality of everything being bad all of the time in just about every way began. Continue reading “PJ Knapke’s Top 10 Films of 2020”
“One can’t depend on time. One doesn’t know. So, ultimately, that time has to be worth it even if it’s just existing. Even if it’s just being alive, breathing, if you can under these circumstances.”
–Martin Scorsese (from Martin Scorsese’s Quarantine Short Film for the BBC) Continue reading “Madelyn Land’s Top 10 Films of 2020”
The COVID pandemic provoked mass hysteria amongst the film industry, prompting theatres to be closed, release dates to be pushed back, productions to be halted, and even pushing some companies out of business. Countless articles wondered about the fate of cinema, and whether the availability of at-home film rental portended the end of communal viewing culture. Continue reading “Piper Coyner’s Top 10 Films of 2020”