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Seventh Row Editors / December 30, 2020

Ep. 72: Steve McQueen’s Small Axe

To cover Steve McQueen’s ambitious Small Axe series, we have assembled one of our most ambitious episodes of the year. We discuss each film (or episode?) of McQueen’s series.

A still of Matthew Macfadyen sitting at a desk in The Assistant, set against a pale pink background.

Orla Smith / December 30, 2020

FYC: Matthew Macfadyen’s one-scene wonder in The Assistant

In The Assistant, Matthew Macfadyen is the key ingredient that makes the film’s best scene so chilling. This is the first in a series of For Your Consideration essays looking back at the best performances and crafts of 2020.

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.

A headshot of director Brandon Cronenberg in front of a still from his film, Possessor. The text on the image reads 'Interview'.

Lena Wilson / December 24, 2020

Brandon Cronenberg on process, penises, and Possessor

Brandon Cronenberg discusses his fucked up horror film Possessor and its many unintentional penetration metaphors.

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

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