Poll: Remembering the 2010s

Results of 638 votes:

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   Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Lou Ferrigno, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers (2012)

    

   We don't need another hero...: Avengers: Endgame (2019) became the financially most successful movie of all time, the culmination of a 22-part blockbuster series in a decade flooded with superhero mov…
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   Donald Trump

    

   Him
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   Leonardo DiCaprio at an event for The Oscars (2016)

    

   King of the world! Not that he needed it to boost his career but rumor had it that he would have to wait until his 60s like John Wayne when he wore the patch, all it took Leo was eating a raw liver an…
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   Peter Dinklage in Game of Thrones (2011)

    

   "I GOT the Power!" Series were successful long before the 2010s but no show reached a level of popularity like Game of Thrones (2011) did. The series became a cultural phenomenon but all em…
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   Alan Rickman in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

    

   The Dark year: It started with Alan Rickman and ended with Carrie Fisher followed by her mother Debbie Reynolds. 2016 spared absolutely no field of entertainment, reaping the lives of Muhammad Ali, Le…
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   Harvey Weinstein

    

   The downfall: generally, the term "end of an era" has negative connotations but this is one nobody will complain about, the shock waves following the revelations about Harvey Weinstein hit t…
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   Idina Menzel in Frozen (2013)

    

   Let it go! Let it go! The days of Prince charming-dreaming princesses are over with Frozen (2013) and its song that became a mantra to female empowerment, generating a new breed of heroines and new na…
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   Harrison Ford and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

    

   Chewie, we're home! Before 2015 and Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), there were 6 official "Star Wars" movies, in 2019, there's been so many only a fan can keep track on. A…
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   Warren Beatty, Jimmy Kimmel, and Jordan Horowitz at an event for The Oscars (2017)

    

   Oh la la land! The biggest screwup of Oscar history after the disastrous execution of the Snow White musical... the moment where the wrong winners were announced was so cringe-worthy that it's even pa…
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    Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network (2010)

     

    The Threads of Wrath: Facebook, Twitter or Instagram have became part of our everyday language. The decade that started with a film called The Social Network (2010) and the death of Steve Jobs, set fo…
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    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)

     

    The "Little" movie that did big: Moonlight (2016), the Best Picture winner of 2016 is a movie that invites for so many categorizations that we might overlook the little aspects that make it…
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    Clint Eastwood at an event for The Mule (2018)

     

    They still got it... the old school directors still have a few movies under their sleeves, the 2010s saw the nominations of many veterans from Woody Allen to Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood to Terren…
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    Alejandro G. Iñárritu in The Oscars (2018)

     

    The Mexican touch: think about it, out of 10 Oscar directing wins, 5 were for Mexican directors, names like Cuarón, Iñárritu and del Toro became undeniable guarantees of cinematic excellence and creat…
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    Latin Lover in Roma (2018)

     

    Follow the stream: It used to be a "TV vs. Movies" thing but it ain't like the good ol' days anymore. 'Stranger things' have happened ever since with the reign of Netflix and streaming platf…
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    J.J. Abrams and Robert A. Iger at an event for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

     

    When Disney took over: in a 1983 TV program following the release of Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), critic John Simon (who didn't like the film by the way) said in a rather disdain…
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    Whoopi Goldberg, Tom Hanks, Michael Keaton, Tim Allen, Ned Beatty, Timothy Dalton, Bonnie Hunt, Jack Angel, John Cygan, Jeff Garlin, Jan Rabson, Richard Kind, Kristen Schaal, Charlie Bright, Brianna Maiwand, and Amber Kroner in Toy Story 3 (2010)

     

    So many Best Picture nominees! There was a time where Oscar buffs could immediately give you the 5 Best Picture nominees of 1962 or 1994. The task has been made more difficult after the implementation…
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    Emma Watson and Dan Stevens in Beauty and the Beast (2017)

     

    It's live! It's live! The flood of Disney live-action films that began in 2010 with Alice in Wonderland (2010) keep on going and going, establishing a new form of renaissance, but would we call it a G…
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    Sylvester Stallone and Michael B. Jordan in Creed (2015)

     

    Old is gold: with the revival of movies and shows from the 80's/90's, like "Star Wars", "Terminator", "Rambo", "Rocky", "Murphy Brown", "Dallas&q…
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    Bill Cosby

     

    The Art, the artist... and the man: the 'Weinstein' scandal is one thing, but how about real performers... Bill Cosby, Woody Allen, Stephen Collins or Roman Polanski... so many celebrities come to min…
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    Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born (2018)

     

    Gaga... Ooh la la! Lady Gaga became an international star as soon as she popped up in the pop scene in 2009. Everyone believed she was the new Madonna but who would have thought one second she would b…
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    Chris Pine and Cheryl Boone Isaacs at an event for The Oscars (2015)

     

    Oscar Races... and other Issues: Has the world become too emotive, the media too inquisitive, the lobbies too vindicative or simply the lack of visibility too sensitive (an issue) but it seems that to…
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    Saoirse Ronan, Greta Gerwig, and Beanie Feldstein in Lady Bird (2017)

     

    Millennial Rhapsody: the 80s kids have become full grown-ups; and while the term "Millennial" is used with thinly veiled contempt by the elders, it's still relevant when used in a neutral w…