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Seventh Row Editors / January 28, 2021

A look back at the best scenes of 2020

Seventh Row’s editors reminisce about six of the best scenes of 2020 and explain why they stuck with us throughout the year.

Three stills from films featured in our best cinematography of 2020 list.

Seventh Row Editors / January 13, 2021

Seventh Row writers on their favourite cinematography of 2020

Alex Heeney, Orla Smith, and Lindsay Pugh write about the best cinematography of 2020 and why they love it.

A multicolored collection of neon stills from films, including Spinster, The Perfect Candidate, Amanda, and First Cow.

Seventh Row Editors / January 12, 2021

Seventh Row picks the 30 best films of 2020

Seventh Row editors Alex Heeney and Orla Smith pick the 30 best films of 2020, from First Cow to My Prince Edward.

Stills of Josh O'Connor in Emma, David Cronenberg in Clifton Hill, Fiona Shaw in Ammonite, and Toby Jones in First Cow, against a purple background.

Seventh Row Editors / December 31, 2020

The 20 best supporting performances of 2020

Seventh Row’s editors pick the 20 supporting performances they loved most from the films of 2020, from Matthew Macfadyen to Naomi Ackie.

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.

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