2021 was supposed to be our first tip-toe back into normalcy, or at least into a new normal. The latter proved to more true than the former, as the cinematic experience tried to recover in the middle of the very pandemic that closed movie theater doors worldwide. Audiences got used to watching big-screen experiences on their living room television sets, while at the same time longing for a return to squeaky movie theater seats, extra large popcorns, and a chance to watch a movie like it was during the Before Times.