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Critics Desk · Annual tradition

The Critics Panel Sets Its 2026 Table

Dateline: Tropic Cinema

Our long-running critics conversation returns — a year in film, argued out loud on stage, then archived in full for anyone who couldn't get a seat.

Our long-running critics conversation returns — a year in film, argued out loud on stage by writers who spend their lives in dark rooms.

"Panels are recorded and archived in full, so anyone who couldn't get a seat can watch the whole exchange afterward."

"Expect disagreements about the year's most divisive titles, a running defense of the small film nobody saw, and a few predictions that will look wonderful or foolish by spring."

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