My personal list of the top 20 films of 2021. Be sure to check out these episodes of the Cinereelists podcast for expanded thoughts on the year that was!

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Honorable Mention:
Lamb
Werewolves Within
Stowaway
Raya and the Last Dragon
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
The Mauritanian
Worth
Riders of Justice
Greenland
Red Rocket
tick, tick...BOOM!
Passing
C'mon C'mon

Regrets (aka 2021 Movies I Have Not Yet Seen):
Nightmare Alley (Del Toro)
Licorice Pizza (PT Anderson)
Benedetta (Paul Verhoven)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (Joel Coen)

Best Documentary (best to worst):
Some Kind of Heaven
Summer of Soul
Val
Athlete

Biggest Disappointments:
Last Night in Soho (Edgar Wright)
House of Gucci (Ridley Scott)
Black Widow / Eternals
The French Dispatch
The Green Knight
Cry Macho