"There are no weak years in film. Anyone who tries to convince you otherwise is just telling on themselves for not having paid attention. Across budgets, genres, and countries, every year of cinema is rich. So rich that it's impossible to see all the good offerings.
This year was especially loaded due to rampant Covid delays. You can rule out the English language entirely and still have a tough time choosing only 15 of the most thoughtful, entertaining, fresh, memorable, and maybe even groundbreaking movies of the year. That's also what makes the prospect of year-end lists like these so bright. Who knows what one of us has adored that the other hasn't even heard of? Global cinema is an endless treasure chest of new perspectives that will crack your world open and change you. Let it."
