Favourites from 2021
Favourite films, specials and new shows (etc.) throughout the year.
Shout-outs:
Can’t Get You Out of My Head, Voir, À l'abordage, Psycho Goreman, The Reason I Jump, Gunpowder Milkshake, Torn, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, Hawkeye, In the Heights...
Still need to check out:
The Tragedy of Macbeth, Verdens verste menneske, Nightmare Alley, 1883, Parallel Mothers, Cowboy Bebop, Chucky, Prisoners of the Ghostland, Evolúció...
Shout-outs:
Can’t Get You Out of My Head, Voir, À l'abordage, Psycho Goreman, The Reason I Jump, Gunpowder Milkshake, Torn, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, Hawkeye, In the Heights...
Still need to check out:
The Tragedy of Macbeth, Verdens verste menneske, Nightmare Alley, 1883, Parallel Mothers, Cowboy Bebop, Chucky, Prisoners of the Ghostland, Evolúció...
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- DirectorPeter MortimerNick RosenStarsMarc-André LeclercPeter MortimerAlex HonnoldMarc-André Leclerc climbs alone, far from the limelight. The free-spirited 23-year-old makes some of the boldest solo ascents in history. With no cameras and no margin for error, Leclerc's approach is the essence of solo adventure.
- DirectorMichael SarnoskiStarsNicolas CageAlex WolffAdam ArkinA truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped.
- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsTimothée ChalametRebecca FergusonZendayaA noble family becomes embroiled in a war for control over the galaxy's most valuable asset while its heir becomes troubled by visions of a dark future.
- DirectorMáté KörösiStarsMagdali AlexandraStumpf EmeseTordai TündeSzani, Tina and Emese: or as they call themselves, the Divas are three twenty-year-old girls who can talk for hours about makeup, clothes, or profile pictures. Máté, a young director, enters the scene, following them with his camera until their graduation, to find out what is hidden behind their perfect makeup. Meanwhile they learn from each other, they all make a step towards adulthood.
- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsAlana HaimCooper HoffmanSean PennThe story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.
- DirectorEnrico CasarosaStarsJacob TremblayJack Dylan GrazerEmma BermanOn the Italian Riviera, an unlikely but strong friendship grows between a human being and a sea monster disguised as a human.
- DirectorNia DaCostaStarsYahya Abdul-Mateen IITeyonah ParrisNathan Stewart-JarrettA sequel to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began.
- DirectorNoah HuttonStarsDean ImperialMadeline WiseBabe HowardStruggling to support himself and his ailing younger brother, delivery man Ray takes a strange job in a strange new realm of the gig economy.
- DirectorKier-La JanisseStarsLinda HaydenIan OgilvyKevin KölschA thorough overview and dissection of the subgenre of 'folk horror, ' with contributions from many of the major creators and clips from cinema all over the world.
- DirectorBo BurnhamStarsBo BurnhamA musical comedy special shot and performed by Bo Burnham, alone, over the course of a very unusual year.
- DirectorDániel ÁcsStarsLaura CsonkaGábor DemszkyGyörgy FrischDuring the Second World War, the inhabitants of a district of Buda in the enclosed capital began to hunt people. Led by a baker's aide, a spice, an electrician and a priest, their unarmed compatriots, including their own neighbors, were abducted, tortured and then slaughtered. In the immediate vicinity of the massacres today stands the symbol they use, a bird grabbing a sword, reminiscent again and again of the district's unprocessed past.
- DirectorJean-François DugasRobert Darryl PurdyStarsJon McLarenKimberly-Sue MurrayAlex WeinerAfter an epic conflict known as the Galactic War swept through the cosmos. Star-Lord recently formed the Guardians of the Galaxy, they've been together for less than a year.Somewhat janky repetitive gameplay, and rough-around-the-edges execution aside, there's some genuinely great writing in this game.
- DirectorJanicza BravoStarsTaylour PaigeRiley KeoughNicholas BraunA stripper named Zola embarks on a wild road trip to Florida.
- StarsPatrick Radden KeefeEdward ByrneKadrolsha Ona CaroleA searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.
- DirectorHarry MacqueenStarsColin FirthStanley TucciPippa HaywoodSam and Tusker are traveling across England in their old RV to visit friends, family and places from their past. Since Tusker was diagnosed with dementia two years ago, their time together is the most important thing they have.
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsBenicio Del ToroAdrien BrodyTilda SwintonA love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine".
- DirectorSean BakerStarsSimon RexBree ElrodSuzanna SonMikey Saber is a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown, not that anyone really wants him back.
- DirectorLyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.StarsMichael GreyeyesChaske SpencerJesse EisenbergTwo men learn to confront a traumatic secret they share involving the savage murder of a schoolmate.
- DirectorCary Joji FukunagaStarsDaniel CraigAna de ArmasRami MalekJames Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
- DirectorChloé ZhaoStarsFrances McDormandDavid StrathairnLinda MayA woman in her sixties, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
- DirectorSteve CoxStarsJustin FletcherJohn SparkesLaura AikmanShaun's seasonal excitement turns to dismay when a farmhouse raid to get bigger stockings for the Flock inadvertently leads to Timmy going missing. Can Shaun get Timmy back before he becomes someone else's present?
- DirectorNándor LörinczBálint NagyStarsBalázs BodolaiGabriella HámoriAttila Menszátor-HéreszBased on true events, 'As far as i know' tells the story of a couple and their challenges after a rape, from the husband's perspective.
- DirectorDavid LoweryStarsDev PatelAlicia VikanderJoel EdgertonA fantasy retelling of the medieval story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
- DirectorVictor KossakovskyStarsGundaDocumentary looks at the daily life of a pig and its farm animal companions: two cows and a one-legged chicken.
- DirectorJonathan CuartasStarsPatrick FugitIngrid Sophie SchramOwen CampbellTwo mysterious siblings find themselves at odds over care for their frail and sickly younger brother.