Top 10 films of the yearIn spite of the unfortunate sense of déjà vu as another long pandemic year closes, 2021 offered many cinematic respites from the world outside. Many delayed films from 2020 and new releases offered an escape from the Marvel/Disney hegemony over the big screen. The overlapping portraiture gradually folds into socio-political commentary on struggles of people with little besides khat chewing in their lives. The conquistador (who resembles the haggard protagonist of Lucrecia Martel’s “Zama”) witnesses with us a powerfully varied cast of interviewees. And the journey from the shores of Veracruz to Tenochtitlan is surely one of the most beautiful in the world.

Source: Ethiopian News January 02, 2022 16:59 UTC