Look, making a Best of Decade list is an impossibility. As the 2010s come to a close, we’ve been agonizing over this (long-delayed) list for half a year now and even had to take a break and put it away this summer when things got too contentious and overwhelming. And then there’s the notion of resonance and what really lasts and is released too late (Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” is phenomenal, for example, but it’s not even released yet, and it’s just going to have to sit this one out).

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One of the early films coming out of Sundance that is getting some serious awards buzz is Scott Z. Burns’ “The Report,” starring Adam Driver and Annette Bening. The film, which was reportedly purchased by Amazon for a remarkable $14 million, follows the true story of Senate staffer Daniel Jones, who is given the task of leading an investigation into the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program.

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“I like high impact movies.” And then some.

Kathryn Bigelow was here all along. She’d directed the ‘90s pop action masterpiece “Point Break,” given us the Western horror hybrid “Near Dark” and dazzled audiences with the dystopian sci-fi film, “Strange Days.” Bigelow was a name, but it really wasn’t until “The Hurt Locker” that Bigelow became a household name with a capital A auteur that all eyes laser-focused on.

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You might not remember, but way back in the day, Jessica Chastain was slated to star opposite Tom Cruise in the sci-fi “Oblivion.” As it sometimes goes, things didn’t work out, and the actress was replaced by Olga Kurylenko. Chastain and Cruise haven’t had an opportunity to work since, but there’s no bad blood there. In fact, were it not for Cruise, she wouldn’t have received her second Oscar nomination.

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The upcoming “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” has been called everything from a war movie to a heist film, or a men on a mission picture, but director Gareth Edwards said “Star Wars” films shouldn’t be so easily categorized.

“Everyone was trying to figure out what genre it was,” Edwards told The Playlist in an exclusive interview this weekend during the “Rogue One” junket at Lucasfilm in San Francisco.

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There are certain pivot points in history after which nothing is ever the same again. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 fifteen years ago is one. Four coordinated hijackings by terrorists affiliated with the Islamic fundamentalist group Al-Qaeda that took the life of 2,996 people, the event remains the worst terrorist attack in history and has left a scar on the American psyche that may never heal.

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To many watching on TV, the imagery of the attacks themselves were immediately reminiscent of blockbuster cinema.

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New Report Reveals The Extent Of The CIA’s Involvement In ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

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As the dust cleared from our Best of 2014 features, 2015 previews and awards season coverage, we realized something terrifying: we’re now halfway through the current decade. Five years have passed since the 2010s began, we’re all sixty months (or sixty two?) older, and literally thousands of movies have hit theaters in that time.

So what better time to take stock of the decade thus far? Box-office returns might have been dominated by superheroes, ice princesses and dystopian teen-on-teen murder, but once you look outside the multiplex (or even, very occasionally, within it), it’s clear that cinema is as healthy as it’s ever been, with everyone from A-list auteurs to foreign-language first-timers delivering stunning, boundary-pushing work.

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Watch: Supercut Celebrates Megan Ellison's Annapurna Pictures Films From 2012-Present

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Joel Edgerton Talks 'Wish You Were Here,' Replacing Ben Affleck On 'Gatsby,' 'Jane Got A Gun' Rumors & More

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Uwe Boll Says 'Zero Dark Thirty' Is Pro-CIA & He Doesn't Buy The Story It's Selling

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Declassified Documents Reveal How The CIA Influenced The Script & Story Of 'Zero Dark Thirty'

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Watch: Jimmy Kimmel & 50 Cent's 'Zero Dark Thirty' Parody 'Zero Dark Fiddy'

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Watch: Annapurna Pictures Sizzle Reel Celebrates 'The Master,' 'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Lawless' & More

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Oscars: The Snubs & The Surprises Of The 85th Academy Awards

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'Zero Dark Thirty' & Yes, 'Argo,' Win WGA Screenplay Awards, 'Life Of Pi' Tops Golden Reel Awards For Sound Editing

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The Man Who Killed Osama Bin Laden Weighs In On The Inaccuracies Of 'Zero Dark Thirty'

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The Oscar Best Picture Nominees By The Numbers

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Mark Boal Compares Storytelling Of 'Zero Dark Thirty' To 'All The President's Men,' 'Black Hawk Down' & 'The Social Network'

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Continue reading Ex-CIA Director Leon Panetta Approves Of ‘Zero Dark Thirty,’ Says Torture Was Not ‘Critical Element’ To Bin Laden’s Capture at The Playlist.

BAFTA Unveils Great Illustrated Designs For Best Picture Nominees 'Argo,' 'Les Misérables,' 'Life Of Pi,' 'Lincoln' & 'Zero Dark Thirty'

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Michael Moore Defends 'Zero Dark Thirty' As Kathryn Bigelow Makes The Cover Of Time Magazine

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Watch: Kathryn Bigelow Defends 'Zero Dark Thirty' Torture Scenes On 'The Colbert Report' Plus Featurette On The Compound

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Discuss: Does Having 'Mama' & 'Zero Dark Thirty' At The Top Of The Box Office Make Jessica Chastain A Movie Star?

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'Amour' & 'Rust And Bone' Top London Critics' Circle Awards

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