Best of Decade: Film (2010s)

Best of the Decade: Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Black Swan’ (2010)

What gave Black Swan its most enduring legacy (aside from the seemingly endless font of memes it inspired that year) was its unique twist on the psychological thriller. A nod to the Michael Powell-Emeric Pressburger classic, The Red Shoes, Darren Aronofsky’s film tells the story of Nina Sayres, a corps dancer who dreams of becomingContinue reading “Best of the Decade: Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Black Swan’ (2010)”

Best of the Decade: Mark Romanek’s ‘Never Let Me Go’ (2010)

In great contrast to fellow best-of entrant Inception and others of its ilk released the same year, Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go, his adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s eponymous novel, subverts the usual expectations of a science-fiction narrative, taking the dystopian plot from its usual dreamscape futurama and placing it into a time more familiarContinue reading “Best of the Decade: Mark Romanek’s ‘Never Let Me Go’ (2010)”

Best of the Decade: David Fincher’s ‘The Social Network’ (2010)

“Creation myths need a devil.” At the risk of subsequently praising nearly every film released that year (and sounding like a cheap imitation of a sommelier), it must be said that, yes, 2010 was a very good year for film. Kicking off the decade in a major way was none other than David Fincher’s TheContinue reading “Best of the Decade: David Fincher’s ‘The Social Network’ (2010)”