Have We Really Saved the Movies?

2021 was shaping up to be everyone’s year to catch up: with friends, family, work, and even the movies. The communal solace of sitting in a theater and experiencing great art with a crowd of strangers had been sorely missed, but the chance to embark again was on the horizon. Each major blockbuster and indie darling alike—finally taking their rightful place on the biggest screen around after a calendar’s worth of delays. Like everything else this year, not everything quite went as planned.