I’m gonna start my coverage of the best that the movies had to offer this decade although I don’t think I’ll have a list of my favorites of the decade that I can stand by until March at the earliest, especially since I have to do a 2019 lists first. But I’m gonna start now with genre or category-specific lists to not just dump everything at once.
Today, we are starting with the following music-specific categories: Best Musical, Score, and Songs Written for Motion Pictures.
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I’m writing this in the middle of 2016, and looking back to 2015 fees like looking back at simpler, more innocent times even though we’re only seven months removed. Writing about the films of the past year, looking at their themes, and then seeing the state of the world today got me thinking about the role of art, particularly films, has in shaping our perspectives.
Though not every film is important, even seemingly-disposable entertainment like Spy, MacFarland, USA, or Sisters have something to say about things like the importance of family, race relations, and gender issues. Admittedly a lot of people watch movies to kill time, but do these themes not manage to somehow get ingrained in people’s minds enough to at least challenge their perspectives even if for a second? Continue reading
A Journey Through Cinematic Heaven and Hell 