Did they talk about movies more this year? It sure feels like it.Īnd they thankfully had some great films to discuss: Not only did we get exciting releases from American masters, but many festival and international films from the past few years finally made their way stateside now that theaters were open. Did people watch more movies this year? Hard to say. We were flooded with memes, as movies like Dune inspired an audience that was often more captive than usual and increasingly choosing to watch new releases at home. Our main solace, though, is that the movies have been incredible and more widely available than ever.Ģ021 renewed debates around theatrical-only debuts for all but the Spider-Manliest of blockbusters (superheroes counted for four of the top five box office spots-all of them, if you agree with me that the Toretto clan are effectively comic book characters), but it also allowed people to catch everything from miniscule documentaries to a new Matrix from the comfort/safety of their living rooms on streamers broad and niche. The main change is that instead of a sharp fear for our health and industry, we have a deadened and numbed resignation that things are just pretty tough-and, as we’ve seen with theatrical attendance ebbing and flowing alongside coronavirus spikes/variants, they will be until we agree to take the pandemic seriously.

movie on streaming at the same time as in theaters shocked the industry? Unfortunately, if you remember all that, you also have a pretty good handle on 2021.

Remember 2020? When movie theaters shut down and everyone had a nice long think about what it meant for the Future of Movies? When HBO Max’s gamble to release every Warner Bros.

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