A question lingering after 2020 political disruptions—whether the year is one of true change or simply a pause before traditional policies and behaviors return—is one that has also been uppermost on Hollywood minds ever since the day WarnerMedia torpedoed their own theatrical business. The bombshell decision, announced on December 3, to release Warner Bros.’ entire 2021 slate day-and-date simultaneously in movie houses and on HBO Max has prompted all manner of obituaries for cinema as we have long known and loved it. Independent hits such as Moonlight, Parasite and Get Out that have relied on the slow-burning fuses of word-of-mouth, […]