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Critics Survey

Seventh Row Editors / August 17, 2021

Beyond talking heads: The films that expanded our understanding of ‘documentary’

Fifteen critics and filmmakers weigh in on the films that changed how they thought about documentary in this creative nonfiction survey.

A collage of posters of films that are featured in the article.

Seventh Row Editors / February 8, 2021

What were the best films of Sundance 2021? A critics survey

Thirty-nine critics weigh in on the best films of Sundance 2021 in this critics survey.

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 different critics who participated in Seventh Row's survey and images of the films they nominated.

Seventh Row Editors / September 22, 2020

What were the best films at TIFF ’20? A critics survey

Critics pick the best films of TIFF ’20 in this survey, from Nomadland to Another Round to Quo Vadis, Aida?.

Reichardt best performance, Laura Dern, Michelle Williams, Peter Sarsgaard, Lily Gladstone, Lisa Bowman

Seventh Row Editors / July 17, 2020

The best performances in Kelly Reichardt’s films: A critics survey

From Lily Gladstone to Laura Dern, these are the best performances in a Kelly Reichardt film, as chosen by a group of critics who love her work.

Celine Sciamma, best film, critics survey

Seventh Row Editors / April 8, 2020

What is Céline Sciamma’s best film? A critics survey

In our latest survey, a group of critics pick the best Céline Sciamma film (in their opinion), from Portrait of a Lady on Fire to Water Lilies.

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