Lola Seaton’s piece on Mark Fisher (The Critics, 22 January) was wonderfully thorough and moving. It managed to articulate, much like Fisher did, the ineffable sense of loss that typifies this late strain of capitalism. This was heightened by Seaton’s poignant references to the human loss that Fisher’s friends expressed at his memorial. With such glowing appraisals of his affecting work and deep sense of purpose, it is little wonder that there is clamour for more of his writing among such a lost generation. I can’t help but feel galvanised when I read Fisher’s work – Seaton’s piece evoked similar feelings, and not merely through association. I hope that in the aftermath of this collective crisis we can mobilise some of the consciousness we’ve lost and so desperately need. The alternative – a return to an acquiescent “normality” – risks setting us back yet another generation, and yet another crisis.
ONCE there was the tyro who took a drink on a Friday and woke up on Tuesday, only mildly surprised to find himself in Singapore with a beard. Once there was the reckless investor whose final bet of the day would be covered in stoor as that last, desperate 50p had been rescued from the back of the couch and was all that remained from a wad of notes and coins. Now there is the pensioner who peers out from an upper storey window at park and pavement and decides that the best bet is to stay inside and have a cup of tea.
If anyone stole the show on a day that felt like a giant global sigh of relief it was 22-year-old poet Amanda Gorman (Image: Getty Images)
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Our 100 Most-Anticipated Films of 2021
January 8, 2021
After highlighting 40 films we can guarantee are worth seeing this year and films we hope will get U.S. distribution, it’s time we venture into the unknown. Due to all the pandemic-related delays, our most-anticipated list this year may ring familiar to those who follow our coverage, but there’s still plenty of currently under-the-radar movies that will hopefully make a mark in 2021.
While the majority might not have a set release–let alone any confirmed festival premiere–most have wrapped production and will likely debut at some point in 2021, so make sure to check back for updates over the next twelve months and beyond.