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A collage of posters of some of the best films of 2020 that are featured in our critics survey, including First Cow, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, The Assistant, Proxima, and I Was at Home, But...

Seventh Row Editors / December 28, 2020

What are the best films of 2020? A critics survey

We asked critics from around the world what the best films of 2020 were. Read their answers in this critics survey.

A collage of stills of Virginie Efira, Gemma Arterton, Eva Green, Anthony Hopkins, and Riz Ahmed.

Seventh Row Editors / December 27, 2020

The 20 best lead performances of 2020

Seventh Row’s editors pick the 20 leading performances they loved most from the films of 2020. This is the first piece in our 2020 wrap up series.

Seventh Row Editors / December 22, 2020

Ep 71: The Crown Season Four

On this episode, we look back on Season Four of The Crown and compare it to other key episodes from past seasons

Seventh Row Editors / December 15, 2020

Ep. 70: Another Round and Oslo, August 31st: Are men OK? Masculinity, mental health, & addiction

We delve into one of the best films of the year, Another Round, and the best film of the last decade, Oslo, August 31st, and their depiction on men’s mental health and addiction.

Seventh Row Editors / December 8, 2020

Ep. 69: Paddington and Paddington 2

On this week’s episode, we discuss why our hearts were warmed by the wonderful Paddington films. Our answers are wild and spurred much debate, particularly around marmalade.

Seventh Row Editors / December 1, 2020

Ep. 68: Hillbilly Elegy and Down to the Bone: Mothers struggling with addiction

In this episode we compare the new awards bait film Hillbilly Elegy to a more empathetic, politically conscious portrait of a mother struggling with addiction: Debra Granik’s 2004 debut, Down to the Bone.

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