Covid-19 dominated the news cycle this past year, but it was also a season of thought-provoking cinema that reflected various political and sociological themes from “The Trial of the Chicago 7” to “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” Variety asked some of its editors and critics to answer three questions about this past year in film and discuss its standout moments.
1. How do you rate the 2020 slate against previous years?
2. What was the biggest scandal or most talked-about issue of
the year?
3. What aspect of film this year made you stand up and cheer?
Peter Debruge
Chief Film Critic
1. It’s not really fair to compare. This has been such an exceptional year that nearly the entire slate — from a studio standpoint, at least — has been delayed or shelved till the coast is clear for theaters to reopen. Or, to put it in blockbuster speak: No match for Covid, James Bond declared 2020 “No Time to Die,...
1. How do you rate the 2020 slate against previous years?
2. What was the biggest scandal or most talked-about issue of
the year?
3. What aspect of film this year made you stand up and cheer?
Peter Debruge
Chief Film Critic
1. It’s not really fair to compare. This has been such an exceptional year that nearly the entire slate — from a studio standpoint, at least — has been delayed or shelved till the coast is clear for theaters to reopen. Or, to put it in blockbuster speak: No match for Covid, James Bond declared 2020 “No Time to Die,...
- 4/23/2021
- by Owen Gleiberman, Jenelle Riley, Tim Gray and Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
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