![]() ![]() Settling on a list of the Top 10 movies released between the dawn of 2010 and the dusk of 2019 wound up being an especially tricky balancing act. ![]() All we have to do is open our eyes…and watch. After all, sitting in a darkened theater with a roomful of complete strangers has always carried the magical power to unite us and make us feel less alone. ![]() To entertain us, sure, but also to enlighten and help us make sense of our ever-changing times. Fortunately, we have movies to bring us together. ![]() We are no longer one nation, but rather a bickering federation of tribes. We seem more distrusting and divided than ever. Our anxieties seem to grow with every fresh news cycle. Over the past 10 years, the only constant in our culture (both pop- and more broadly) has been change. What made us laugh? What sparked a flicker of sorely-needed empathy? What dazzled us with the shock of the new? What spoke to us and moved us? In short, what was Art.Īccording to the basic laws of math, coming up with a Best Movies of the Decade list should only be 10 times harder than that. Ideally, they provide an opportunity for reflection - a chance to look back at the previous 12 months and take the temperature of the culture, both where we are and where we’ve been. Year-end ten-best movies lists are more than just an annual occasion for navel-gazing critics to get up on their collective soap boxes and subjectively rank things, arguing why the films they loved are better than the film you loved. ![]()
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