Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticWith all due respect to the streamers who kept us distracted during the pandemic, movies were meant to be seen on the big screen, in the company of others and, ideally, debated and dissected with fellow cinephiles as we exit the theater.Cautiously reopening megaplexes have restored that experience to some degree, although film festivals have been a bit more cautious to return, given that they bring together audiences from all over the world — the perfect petri dish within which a virus might spread.
Now, after a year of COVID-induced cancellations and online-only backup plans, the world’s leading showcases are back in business.
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