There were many industries crushed by the pandemic in 2020, but few as brutally, or as quickly, as the film industry. Within days of the first infections in the US and UK, production staff were furloughed en masse, major releases were shelved and several cinema chains went bust. Even the stars of the big screen didn\u2019t escape: many ended up singing tunelessly into their phones for Gal Gadot\u2019s celebrity cover of “Imagine”.<\/p>\n
Just as the movie world began to get back on its feet in the late summer \u2013 amid repeated Covid-19 tests for all cast and crew, as well as marshals to reduce the chance of the virus spreading on sets \u2013 the second wave crashed, shutting down international productions once again. It was enough to make even Tom Cruise scream out in fury when he noticed several crew not wearing their masks on the set of the new Mission Impossible film.<\/p>\n
Which makes 2021 a strange year for new movies. On the one hand, what hasn’t been filmed can’t be released, which means some of the blockbusters that were lined up to land this year are now on ice. On the other, all those films that should have hit cinemas in 2020 \u2013 your James Bonds, your Marvel movies, your Oscar-bait dramedies \u2013 have been shunted into 2021, in the hope that cinemas might open up again. Although even that’s not a sure thing, which means we’re likely to see more shifting release dates, and more of the best movies of the year landing straight onto streaming services.<\/p>\n
Still, we’re already off to a great start. Here are our favourite movies of the year so far, as well as all the ones we’re very, very excited about. Here\u2019s hoping you’ve picked up a new projector.<\/p>\n
[…]<\/a><\/p>\n And everything else to look forward to in 2021<\/p>\n The World To Come
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