Is it safe to say the movies are back? Admittedly, they never really left. But it seems in this decade where every year throws up new challenges and hiccups in the industry, folks become convinced the sky is falling and cinema’s days are numbered. Still, here we are back at the end of the year. And once again, there seems plenty to be thankful for as new cinematic images burrow their way into the collective subconscious for years to come. Whether it’s the sight of Muad’Dib standing before a nation of radicalized disciples as if he were a space-aged T.E.

Updated：2026-11-03