@Jaco Tromp As visual eye candy goes, here are some films where every frame is a picture perfect shot: Blade Runner 2049 where Roger Deakins won his first Academy Awards for Best Cinemaphotgraphy 1917, the second Oscar for Deakins Hero by Zhang Yimou is a Rashomon story telling in superb use of color palette The Fall by Tarsem Singh The Lord of the Rings trilogy Mad Max: Fury Road Metropolis by Fritz Lang Pan’s Labrinyth Ran or Dreams by Akira Kurosawa 300
Great list Marianna. Here’s my top 10 of 2021. 1. “Titane” 2. “Quo Vadis, Aida?” 3. “Drive My Car” 4. “C’mon C’mon” 5. “The Worst Person In The World” 6. “A Hero” 7. “The Father” 8. “The Power Of The Dog” 9. “The Lost Daughter” 10. “Passing”
1. The French Dispatch 2. Shiva Baby 3. Spencer 4. Titane 5. Saint Maud 6. The Lost Daughter 7. French Exit 8. tick, tick...BOOM! 9. Last Night in Soho 10. Censor
@@ImpressionBlend Shiva Baby was my favorite all year until I saw Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch and it blew me away. Great year for comedies and comedy-dramas. Love your list and videos!
OMG! What a treasure it is to hear you talking about your 2021 favorite movies Marianna! We can tell you really love the art of cinema! I’m new to your channel but already binge watching your videos and turning on the notifications cause I don’t wanna miss a thing! Keep it up the incredible work you’re doing here!! Xoxo 😘
New Viewer this year and I’ve already watched so many movies bc of this channel. love how I can decide if I wanna see a movie mentioned or not with ZERO spoilers or giving anything away. So many reviewers say “no spoilers”, then spoil the movie.
Very impressed with your selections, some of these movies would have missed my attention had you not made this video and that would have been a shame knowing how much I love watching good movies - so, thank you!
Finally a list that includes C’mon C’mon! I also adored it for the reasons you stated. It was my #1 of the year and i’m still completely infatuated with it. Wish it was getting the attention it deserves for awards like at least Original Screenplay.
C'mon C'mon was amazing. I'm not into fantasy movies but the green knight looks promising. Would be nice to see a video of your favorite books in 2021.
I was blown away by Pig not to mention relieved that it wasn't another revenge film. It was also nice to see Alex Wolff show off his acting ability. I haven't seen him since Hereditary.
I'm so glad you chose The Green Knight as your number 1. I haven't seen a film that was this thought-provoking in years. Great list! I am OBSESSED with this movie!
Still haven't seen many of the films on your list yet, but 'Pig' definitely had one of my absolute favorite scenes of the year in it (I'm putting it at #2 right now), and that's the dinner scene that Cage cooks for Alex Wolf's father. That scene floored me. I still put 'Dune' in my #1 film slot because it was masterful filmmaking at every level by every department. Part Two can't get here soon enough. I want to see 'The Green Knight' again for the cinematography alone, and also because I now have a better grasp on the story, and I loved 'C'mon C'mon' so much, too. Gotta try to catch up on so many others I missed still.
@@michaelkreisel3573 - Haha, they definitely grabbed my attention, in post because I live in Portland where it takes place and that location was crazy, and doesn’t exist (or a does it?)!
My Top 20 Favorites of 2021: 1. Licorice Pizza 2. C'mon C'mon 3. The Worst Person in the World 4. The French Dispatch 5. tick, tick... BOOM! 6. Red Rocket 7. Drive My Car 8. The Power of the Dog 9. Mass 10. Dune 11. Spider-Man: No Way Home 12. Titane 13. CODA 14. Flee 15. Spencer 16. The Lost Daughter 17. Don't Look Up 18. Nightmare Alley 19. Judas and the Black Messiah 20. Belfast Honorable Mentions: Pig The Green Knight Nine Days Encanto Bergman Island Last Night in Soho The Humans
You’ve honestly managed to watch all those films? Impressive! I saw Belfast last night and it’s hard to imagine it could ever be ranked 20th on a list of best films of the year. Testament to how strong a year it’s been I guess.
@@chrisjames1924 Yea, I've watched a total of 166 movies from 2021, I have no idea how, but my full list is here: letterboxd.com/impressionblend/list/2021-in-film-ranked/
My favorites that I watched in 2021 (not that premiered in 2021) are Promising Young Woman, 1917, Palm Springs, The Last Duel, Interstellar and Dune. On a different note, yesterday I bought Solaris and I can't wait to read it. I have to finish Hyperion first.
After all these years! I come across this woman of great substance and beauty. And have been awoken to a great litany of film making that I thought was lost in the paat. Thank you Marianna for reawakening my love for cinema. You need to be more famous. Like Ebert and Kael. Keep it up!
Terrific top 10! I’ve seen many of these lists on UA-cam but this one was more similar to mine than any other. I ended up putting C’mon C’mon as my favourite of the year but it was a toss up with Worst Person in the World
I haven't seen enough films from this year that I was super passionate about to fill out a best of list, but I can say that I most enjoyed Titane and The Lost Daughter, and that my favorite film, by far, was The Mitchell's vs. The Machines.
@@crobeastness The way Titane discusses identity, humanity, and transformation in the 21st century, to me, far surpasses what Ducournau achieved with Raw (which I also enjoyed)
I know you said you aren't a big fan of westerns, and neither am I, but if you haven't seen "The Sisters Brothers" it's another great movie. It's an atypical western and I think you would like it. It's gorgeous, beautifully shot with a great cast and a solid story. I really liked "The Power of the Dog" even though I also don't particularly like westerns. And since I also love "The Sisters Brothers" I would definitely recommend you give it a watch if you haven't.
10. Black Widow 9. Fear Street series 8. Spiderman 7. Don't look up 6. Shang Chi 5. Encanto 4. Passing 3. King Richard 2. The Harder They Fall 1. Summer Of Soul
I liked your list. This is my top 10: 1.Dune 2. Last Night In Soho 3. Last Duel 4. The Father 5. Annette 6.Judas And The Black Messiah 7. Riders Of Justice 8.The Alpinist 9. The Mauritanian 10. The Killing of Two Lovers Havent seen cmon cmon, Flee, Or Nightmare Alley
I really like how your list displays the type of movies you tend to like. Here's my top 10: 10. Drive My Car 9. Spencer 8. Belle 7. Petite Maman 6. Dune 5. Red Rocket 4. Licorice Pizza 3. Titane 2. CODA 1. The Worst Person In The World.
fantastic list. The Green Knight is my #1 pick as well. probably the most accesable art film i have ever seen due to the little quest stories that I found really fun and interesting. I'm subscribing to you now! (I think Power of The Dog is my #2 pick) St Maude! *chef's kiss* great list
Your 1st choice is truly personal.. For that sole reason I like your list, even though that movie wouldn't make my own top list (but I found it entertaining, with nice pictures)
So, I came here looking for your review of Nightmare Ally and you're absolutely right: we were not worthy. I finally watched the film today and It was AMAZING. Even though I don't think the romance is fleshed out very well, Mara and Cooper are great together, specially in the latter part of the film. The ending is a gut punch that I'm still thinking about. WONDERFUL FILM 🔥🔥🔥 As for the rest of the list, hell yeah on Green Knight and Saint Maud. A24 really knocked it out of the park. Great video, always love to hear your thoughts on film 👏🏻♥️
Great List... Mine 1- What do we see when we look at the Sky ? 2- Hand of God 3- The Worst Person in the World 4- Dune 5- A Family 6- Justice League 7- Encanto 8-Belfast 9- Violet 10- Drive my Car
Excellent list 10. Resident evil welcome to Raccoon city 9.The Eternals 8.Halloween kills 7.Mortal Kombat 6.Shang chi 5.Black widow 4.A Quiet place part 2 3.Venom let there be Carnage 2.Spider-Man No Way home 1.Zack Snyder’s justice league
Saint Maud is a HAUNTING film, and I don’t even watch or enjoy horror that much but there’s just this visceral and psychological emptiness and despair that clings to it and you long after you watch it
Such a great list. Loved almost every one of them, except SAINT MAUD. I would like to add to the list: RED ROCKET, SPENCER, THE HAND OF GOD, THE LOST DAUGHTER, MINNAL MURALI, SARDAR UDHAM, Bo Burnham's INSIDE. Still to catch up with a lot, especially Farhadi's A HERO.
Watched The Green Knight last night. I loved it. It's now one of my favourite movies of all time. Beautiful, otherworldly, mystical, thought provoking, art. I loved Lowery's A Ghost Story too. I'm excited to see what he does next.
I'm a big fan of "A Ghost Story" myself. He's doing "Peter Pan & Wendy" next, curious how that turns out - I hope Disney will still allow him to bring in that personal touch and creativity.
_The Green Knight_ is a top choice. The scene with the walking giants was one of the most exhilarating cinematic moments of the year. Weird year, my Top 5: 5. _Passing_ 4. _The French Dispatch_ 3. _King Richard_ 2. _Attica_ 1. _The Beatles: Get Back_
Awesome!! I just discovered this channel nice work, I still gotta watch Pig, but I tend to like Nic Cage unrestrained when he's pretty wacked out LOL such as Matchstick Men, Leaving Las Vegas , Face Off, Raising Arizona etc... Anyways I appreciate your intelligent reviews on films keep em coming thanks!!!
I'm new to your channel and I was watching every second of this video hoping "no way home" does not get mentioned. Glad to say I'm not disappointed. I enjoyed 50% of that movie and the other 50% I hope I could forget. Nothing wrong with movies like that, but to garner so much praise and popularity for the average movie that it was... kinda offends me as other good movies deserve more.
Fantastic list and really happy to see my number 1 of the year here (Pig). Yet to see 4 of these but most excited for C'Mon C'Mon, Flee and The Worst Person in the World, which I've heard nothing but rave reviews for. Happy new year - let's hope 2022 is just as good or better
Awesome top 10 these were my top 10 of the year 1. Titane 2. Boiling Point 3. Dune 4. Mass 5. Power of the Dog 6. Flee 7. The Alpinist 8. The French Dispatch 9. Pig 10. West Side Story
Wow!! New viewer and subscriber. Can't wait to watch these movies. Just curious though....There are two movies that have been left off your list that I am surprised about. The first Drive My Car and Licorice Pizza. I have not seen these movies, however, am aware that they have made many top ten lists for 2021. And how about The Lost Daughter. thanks, Vida. :)
One movie I really loved being long was A Cure for Wellness. I loved that it took its time and slowly built pressure. It didn't *feel* long to me at all.
Awesome list, Marianna. I've yet to watch every film in 2021, but of the ones I've seen so far, here's my Top 10: 1. Last Night in Soho 2. CODA 3. West Side Story 4. Mass 5. Dune 6. A Quiet Place: Part 2 7. The Father 8. Pig 9. The Green Knight 10. Spider-Man: No Way Home This year has been so incredible when it's come to film. It's really pained me to leave so many of my favorites off of my Top 10. Lol
Thanks! 😊 I honestly think it's gonna be one of those films that's gonna be looked upon as a masterful psychological-horror classic within the next few years.
Green Knight is my favorite of the year as well. Watched it thrice now. Most beautiful and lively movie of the year. Teaches a great lesson of valor, honesty within oneself and how to be a better person in general. Dev patel is great in the movie but Ralph Ineson as The Green Knight steals every scene. His voice is eerily good.
Hey Marianna! Loved this list! It aches my heart that I had to take The Green Knight off my top 10 list after being there for many, many months! Completely agree with you about it being one of the best fantasy films… ever! But, I was satisfied with my list in the long run. 1. Licorice Pizza 2. The Worst Person in the World 3. tick, tick…BOOM! 4. Dune 5. Don’t Look Up 6. Spencer 7. C’mon C’mon 8. Red Rocket 9. West Side Story 10. Spider-Man: No Way Home I cannot wait to see what 2022 brings to your channel! Sending you nothing but the best! ✨
Happy New Year, Marianna! ^_^ I haven't watched any of these films. I always trust your curation so I'll be starting the year with these films. Thank you = )
I loved the Green Knight , I regarded it as storytale you hear as a kid , but darker ..when the movie ended I wished there were others like it , that I could watch ..very original
Amazing list! The Green Knight is so incredible! Pig was also so much more than i expected. And i was sad Nightmare Alley did so poorly due to competing Spiderman :/ Have you read the book Nightmare Alley?
Mine: Top 20 (Apologize in advance for my taste in movies.) 1. Zack Snyder’s Justice League 2. Dune 3. In the Heights 4. Coda 5. Spider-Man: No Way Home 6. Drive My Car 7. The Mitchells vs The Machines 8. King Richard 9. The Last Duel 10. The Rescue 11. tick, tick…BOOM! 12. Belfast 13. The Hand of God 14. Belle 15. The Power of the Dog 16. Passing 17. The Novice 18. Malignant 19. Summer of Soul 20. Nine Days HM: Spencer, Eternals, Green Knight, The Lost Daughter, Don’t Look Up, Last Night in Soho, Cry Macho, Escape from Mogadishu, Free Guy, The Matrix Resurrections, West Side Story, The Suicide Squad, Malcolm & Marie, Shang-Chi, Wrath of Man, Copshop Haven’t seen yet: Nightmare Alley, Flee, Licorice Pizza, The Worst Person in the World, The French Dispatch, Cyrano, A Hero
10. The French Dispatch 9. Titane 8. Worst Person In the World 7. Zack Snyder Justice League 6. Pig 5. Dune 4. The Power Of The Dog 3. The Last Duel 2. Belfast 1. The Green Knight Honorable mention: Don't Look Up, The Eyes of Tammy Fey, Spencer, Mass, C'mon C'mon, Drive My Car, King Richard, Eternals, Luca, Macbeth, Val, Annatte
I have yet to see 8 of your 10 movies, now I can't wait to see them; in particular 'The Green Knight', it's making a lot of people's Top 10. My 10 Favorite Movies of 2021 are: 1. King Richard 2. Dune 3. Spider-Man: No Way Home 4. tick, tick...BOOM! 5. Last Night in Soho 6. Encanto 7. Licorice Pizza 8. The Suicide Squad 9. The Power of the Dog 10. Free Guy Yes, I had so much fun with 'Free Guy' lol
I'm constantly surprised at how many people love 'The Green Knight'. I honestly fell asleep after 30-40 mins, and never went back to it. Maybe I'll give it another try.
Another well considered list. C'Mon C'Mon hasn't arrived in the Caucasus yet. But my radar is on full alert! And Nightmare Alley is coming in another week, so I will catch it on the Big Screen... eagerly. I could quibble with the list a little but that is nature of lists isn't it? What I always appreciate about your lists is that you explain very clearly why you were moved by a piece of work, and even if it didn't strike me that way, I do use your comments to reflect again. (I'm lookin' at you Green Knight.) But again I feel like I'm in the presence of an intelligent friend sharing her choicest thoughts. And from Georgia I say Გილოცავთ ახალ წელს! and wish you the best 2022! (And when will you watch Arcane???)
You still need to see Red Rocket. I know you disliked The Florida Project, but still. Worth a shot. Simon Rex is superb, and it’s gripping and unlike anything else to come out that year.
Omg I love C'Mon C'Mon, it's such a relaxing film to see. Also, have you seen Lamb? If there's one rare Cannes festival film I want people to watch, it's this one. Perfect cinematography in the Icelandic field and very twisted story with suspense from beginning to end.
I keep on top of films but I've only seen 3 of these - which is why i watch your channel, thanks for the book and film recommendations, no 1 is great :)
What a great list! I have some great stuff to discover, as I haven’t seen all of these. However my top two films are Dune and Green Knight as well. Both left me stunned for a long time after watching. Majestic filmmaking 👌
Awesome list, Marianna!! I'm going to be watching the other ones that I have not seen but heard so much about. Also I loved St Maud. Happy New Year btw!!
Haha The Last Duel! I heard that Ridley Scott Company asked to visit a medieval castle near my town. They called the standard of the Office of Tours and Visits, and they asked: do you have an airstrip around here? Well, my boss said...it's a little town, you should find one if you drive 50km to come here. They came and took a look at it. Unfortunately, they did not retain the castle for the movie! :(
Your list has so many nice looking films that I missed out on or just wasn't available! I did see Dune & The Green Knight, both of which I absolutely loved (honestly might put TGK higher as I have been thinking on it a lot lately). My Top 10: 10. Cruella 9. Zack Snyder's Justice League 8. The Suicide Squad 7. Judas & The Black Messiah 6. Tick, Tick... Boom! 5. Dune 4. Godzilla vs Kong (Huge G fan) 3. The Green Knight 2. Don't Look Up 1. Spider-Man No Way Home
Magnífica selección y análisis. Hace pocos días encontré tu canal. Felicitaciones. Saludos desde Costa Rica 🇨🇷 Excelent selection and analysis. A few days ago I found your channel. Congratulations. A hug from Costa Rica 🇨🇷
My top 10 for 2021 is: 1.Coda 2. Luca 3. Spider-man No Way Home 4. No Time to Die 5. Dune 6. Last Duel 7. Mitchell's Vs the Machines 8. Black Widow 9. Shang Chi 10. Free Guy With honourable mentions to Eternals and Noboby
Whoa, I need to read "Eileen" then because I need more weird stuff like this! And yes, I suspect most people thought my runner up was going to be my top pick - plot twist :D
@@ImpressionBlend they aren’t similar in terms of the religious stuff but the atmosphere, how dark it is, the female relationships, the depressing tone etc all are VERY Eileen
From your list, I can only say I watched Dune, lol. So, I've started to watch the movies in your list and #10 didn't disappoint at all. Not into westerns either, but this was something different. Thanks!
Recently dropped on your channel. You reviews are 100% spot on. Will watch The Green Knight on the basis of your recommendation - fingers crossed I like it.
So far, out of all the top 10 of 2021 lists I've come across on UA-cam, your list is the closest I've found to my own personal top 10 of the year. Love it! I'll have to check out the couple ones I haven't seen yet.. Here are my picks: 1) Dune 2) The Green Knight 3) The Last Duel 4) C'mon C'mon 5) The Tragedy of Macbeth 6) Riders of Justice 7) Pig 8) Nightmare Alley 9) The Suicide Squad 10) Don't Look Up Honorable Mentions - The Power of the Dog, The Night House, Belfast, Justice League: Snyder Cut, and Val
"If you're watching this, that means you and I have officially MATED through the year 2021" is what I initially heard and nearly had a heartattack!! I thought I must be dreaming until I realised you actually said "MADE IT through the year" , then it made me laugh. Maybe it was just wishful thinking on my part given you're a fellow cinephile with great reviews. My apology for mishearing you in the first place but hopefully you appreciate the humorous error on my part.
Don't know most of these films, but will give a watch. Will add it to my watchlist. Great list My list 10. Shang chi 9. Suicide Squad 8. In the Heights 7. Red Rocket 6. West Side Story 5. Spider-Man: No way home 4. Pig 3. Dune 2. Green knight 1. Demon slayer: Mugen Train (released in 2020, but released in USA in 2021) Last 3 were very hard
Yes! The green night is my favorite film of the year as well and I agree with your assessments that is one of the best fantasy films time. I haven’t seen worst person in the world yeah but it is at the top of my mouth see you list now that you recommended it so highly
My top list movies of 2021 😉 1. C'mon c'mon 2. Dune 3. West side story 4. Belfast 5. The green knight 6. Coda 7. Spencer 8. ZSJL 9. Pig 10. The last duel
Great list! Looking forward to checking out Flee and Worst Person in World. Here’s my list: 1. Dune 2. Spencer 3. The Green Knight 4. One Night in Miami 5. Minari 6. Inside 7. The Father 8. Judas and the Black Messiah 9. The Last Duel 10. The Matrix Resurrections
Great list. 😍😍😍❤❤❤ My best movies: 1.Spiderman: No way home 2.Dune 3.Nobody 4.James bond: No time to die 5.Justice league: The Snyder cut 6.Matrix: Resurrection 7.Malignant 8.The Last Duel 9.Ghostbusters:Afterlife 10.The Green Knight
Sorry to double comment but I just watched the Udo Kier film Swan Song (not to be confused with the Mahershala Ali film), and it absolutely blew me away. Please seek it out if you haven't. Might be my new favorite of the year
What a fantastic array of films. Dune comes in at #1 for me. No other film I saw this year impacted me more. Still, I just haven't seen enough to really have a proper year-long sample. Pig and C'mon, C'mon have rocketed to the top of the must-see list.
The Green Knight is one of the most visually beautiful movie I have ever seen. It's mind blowing
Truly!! What a film!
@Jaco Tromp As visual eye candy goes, here are some films where every frame is a picture perfect shot:
Blade Runner 2049 where Roger Deakins won his first Academy Awards for Best Cinemaphotgraphy
1917, the second Oscar for Deakins
Hero by Zhang Yimou is a Rashomon story telling in superb use of color palette
The Fall by Tarsem Singh
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Mad Max: Fury Road
Metropolis by Fritz Lang
Pan’s Labrinyth
Ran or Dreams by Akira Kurosawa
300
@@ImpressionBlend The Green Knight is probably literally my #1 favorite fantasy film ever. so gorgeous and complex. and dare I say fun!
Yet no Oscar nomination for Cinematography
The last jedi Was crap but itd beatifully filmed
Great list Marianna. Here’s my top 10 of 2021.
1. “Titane”
2. “Quo Vadis, Aida?”
3. “Drive My Car”
4. “C’mon C’mon”
5. “The Worst Person In The World”
6. “A Hero”
7. “The Father”
8. “The Power Of The Dog”
9. “The Lost Daughter”
10. “Passing”
Finally, someone mentioned "Passing " this was a fantastic movie and great parts for the actresses!!
I've seen so many recommendations for Titane now. I'll have to put some time aside to watch it.
Great list. Waiting eagerly for A HERO.
titane and the power of the dog don't belong among the rest of these.
Good list!!
1. The French Dispatch
2. Shiva Baby
3. Spencer
4. Titane
5. Saint Maud
6. The Lost Daughter
7. French Exit
8. tick, tick...BOOM!
9. Last Night in Soho
10. Censor
“Shiva Baby”!! Hell yea!
@@ImpressionBlend Shiva Baby was my favorite all year until I saw Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch and it blew me away. Great year for comedies and comedy-dramas. Love your list and videos!
OMG! What a treasure it is to hear you talking about your 2021 favorite movies Marianna! We can tell you really love the art of cinema! I’m new to your channel but already binge watching your videos and turning on the notifications cause I don’t wanna miss a thing!
Keep it up the incredible work you’re doing here!!
Xoxo 😘
New Viewer this year and I’ve already watched so many movies bc of this channel. love how I can decide if I wanna see a movie mentioned or not with ZERO spoilers or giving anything away. So many reviewers say “no spoilers”, then spoil the movie.
Dune and The Green Knight? Absolute taste
Aww thanks)) Looking forward to your Top 10!
Totally agree with you “The green knight”and “Dune” are masterpieces full of pure beauty and images we have never seen before.
Very impressed with your selections, some of these movies would have missed my attention had you not made this video and that would have been a shame knowing how much I love watching good movies - so, thank you!
Yea we need more critics like her. Most popular UA-cam movie critics only review Popular movies at the time of release.
Finally a list that includes C’mon C’mon! I also adored it for the reasons you stated. It was my #1 of the year and i’m still completely infatuated with it. Wish it was getting the attention it deserves for awards like at least Original Screenplay.
i hear you pal
C'mon C'mon was amazing. I'm not into fantasy movies but the green knight looks promising. Would be nice to see a video of your favorite books in 2021.
I was blown away by Pig not to mention relieved that it wasn't another revenge film. It was also nice to see Alex Wolff show off his acting ability. I haven't seen him since Hereditary.
I'm so glad you chose The Green Knight as your number 1. I haven't seen a film that was this thought-provoking in years. Great list!
I am OBSESSED with this movie!
Still haven't seen many of the films on your list yet, but 'Pig' definitely had one of my absolute favorite scenes of the year in it (I'm putting it at #2 right now), and that's the dinner scene that Cage cooks for Alex Wolf's father. That scene floored me. I still put 'Dune' in my #1 film slot because it was masterful filmmaking at every level by every department. Part Two can't get here soon enough. I want to see 'The Green Knight' again for the cinematography alone, and also because I now have a better grasp on the story, and I loved 'C'mon C'mon' so much, too. Gotta try to catch up on so many others I missed still.
You mean that fight club scenes didn’t grab your attention? 🥴 best thing about Pig, it was only 93 minutes
@@michaelkreisel3573 - Haha, they definitely grabbed my attention, in post because I live in Portland where it takes place and that location was crazy, and doesn’t exist (or a does it?)!
My Top 20 Favorites of 2021:
1. Licorice Pizza
2. C'mon C'mon
3. The Worst Person in the World
4. The French Dispatch
5. tick, tick... BOOM!
6. Red Rocket
7. Drive My Car
8. The Power of the Dog
9. Mass
10. Dune
11. Spider-Man: No Way Home
12. Titane
13. CODA
14. Flee
15. Spencer
16. The Lost Daughter
17. Don't Look Up
18. Nightmare Alley
19. Judas and the Black Messiah
20. Belfast
Honorable Mentions:
Pig
The Green Knight
Nine Days
Encanto
Bergman Island
Last Night in Soho
The Humans
That is a SOLID list!
You’ve honestly managed to watch all those films? Impressive! I saw Belfast last night and it’s hard to imagine it could ever be ranked 20th on a list of best films of the year. Testament to how strong a year it’s been I guess.
@@chrisjames1924 Yea, I've watched a total of 166 movies from 2021, I have no idea how, but my full list is here: letterboxd.com/impressionblend/list/2021-in-film-ranked/
My favorites that I watched in 2021 (not that premiered in 2021) are Promising Young Woman, 1917, Palm Springs, The Last Duel, Interstellar and Dune.
On a different note, yesterday I bought Solaris and I can't wait to read it. I have to finish Hyperion first.
Those are some great picks!
I'm going to finish Solaris tonight!
@@vins1979 great!!
After all these years! I come across this woman of great substance and beauty. And have been awoken to a great litany of film making that I thought was lost in the paat. Thank you Marianna for reawakening my love for cinema. You need to be more famous. Like Ebert and Kael. Keep it up!
Marianna has definitely improved her critical skills.
Terrific top 10! I’ve seen many of these lists on UA-cam but this one was more similar to mine than any other. I ended up putting C’mon C’mon as my favourite of the year but it was a toss up with Worst Person in the World
I haven't seen enough films from this year that I was super passionate about to fill out a best of list, but I can say that I most enjoyed Titane and The Lost Daughter, and that my favorite film, by far, was The Mitchell's vs. The Machines.
really? Titane was such nonsense. that director did a much better with Raw.
@@crobeastness this take is such nonsense
@@crobeastness The way Titane discusses identity, humanity, and transformation in the 21st century, to me, far surpasses what Ducournau achieved with Raw (which I also enjoyed)
@@looney1023 the way Titane discusses identity is post-modernistic relativism. That kind of philosophy plays well with high schools, not real people.
I know you said you aren't a big fan of westerns, and neither am I, but if you haven't seen "The Sisters Brothers" it's another great movie. It's an atypical western and I think you would like it. It's gorgeous, beautifully shot with a great cast and a solid story.
I really liked "The Power of the Dog" even though I also don't particularly like westerns. And since I also love "The Sisters Brothers" I would definitely recommend you give it a watch if you haven't.
10. Black Widow
9. Fear Street series
8. Spiderman
7. Don't look up
6. Shang Chi
5. Encanto
4. Passing
3. King Richard
2. The Harder They Fall
1. Summer Of Soul
I liked your list. This is my top 10:
1.Dune
2. Last Night In Soho
3. Last Duel
4. The Father
5. Annette
6.Judas And The Black Messiah
7. Riders Of Justice
8.The Alpinist
9. The Mauritanian
10. The Killing of Two Lovers
Havent seen cmon cmon, Flee, Or Nightmare Alley
Thank you for sharing the list! I missed so many fabulous works last a few month and should catch up. Your list helps much!
I really like how your list displays the type of movies you tend to like. Here's my top 10:
10. Drive My Car
9. Spencer
8. Belle
7. Petite Maman
6. Dune
5. Red Rocket
4. Licorice Pizza
3. Titane
2. CODA
1. The Worst Person In The World.
fantastic list. The Green Knight is my #1 pick as well. probably the most accesable art film i have ever seen due to the little quest stories that I found really fun and interesting. I'm subscribing to you now! (I think Power of The Dog is my #2 pick) St Maude! *chef's kiss* great list
I'm so glad you loved the Green Knight so much! I have seen few people talk about it which blows my mind - it is such a fantastic and stunning film.
Your 1st choice is truly personal.. For that sole reason I like your list, even though that movie wouldn't make my own top list (but I found it entertaining, with nice pictures)
Your love of The Green Knight convinced me to grudgingly watch it.
And you are not wrong. Wonderful.
Thank You
Yay! My work here is done))
So, I came here looking for your review of Nightmare Ally and you're absolutely right: we were not worthy. I finally watched the film today and It was AMAZING. Even though I don't think the romance is fleshed out very well, Mara and Cooper are great together, specially in the latter part of the film. The ending is a gut punch that I'm still thinking about. WONDERFUL FILM 🔥🔥🔥
As for the rest of the list, hell yeah on Green Knight and Saint Maud. A24 really knocked it out of the park. Great video, always love to hear your thoughts on film 👏🏻♥️
Great List... Mine
1- What do we see when we look at the Sky ?
2- Hand of God
3- The Worst Person in the World
4- Dune
5- A Family
6- Justice League
7- Encanto
8-Belfast
9- Violet
10- Drive my Car
I need to find that first movie you mentioned - haven’t heard of it. Great list!
For Some Wierd Reason its not classified as a Masterpiece according to Letterboxd Members...
But its a must Watched for a Imaginable experience
Excellent list
10. Resident evil welcome to Raccoon city
9.The Eternals
8.Halloween kills
7.Mortal Kombat
6.Shang chi
5.Black widow
4.A Quiet place part 2
3.Venom let there be Carnage
2.Spider-Man No Way home
1.Zack Snyder’s justice league
Loved your intro message! Great list I have a little catching up to do!
Thank you! Hope you discover some new favorites))
Saint Maud is a HAUNTING film, and I don’t even watch or enjoy horror that much but there’s just this visceral and psychological emptiness and despair that clings to it and you long after you watch it
Such a great list. Loved almost every one of them, except SAINT MAUD. I would like to add to the list:
RED ROCKET, SPENCER, THE HAND OF GOD, THE LOST DAUGHTER, MINNAL MURALI, SARDAR UDHAM, Bo Burnham's INSIDE. Still to catch up with a lot, especially Farhadi's A HERO.
Watched The Green Knight last night. I loved it. It's now one of my favourite movies of all time. Beautiful, otherworldly, mystical, thought provoking, art. I loved Lowery's A Ghost Story too. I'm excited to see what he does next.
I'm a big fan of "A Ghost Story" myself. He's doing "Peter Pan & Wendy" next, curious how that turns out - I hope Disney will still allow him to bring in that personal touch and creativity.
@@ImpressionBlend That is an interesting choice. Yes I hope he can maintain his unique vision.
_The Green Knight_ is a top choice. The scene with the walking giants was one of the most exhilarating cinematic moments of the year.
Weird year, my Top 5:
5. _Passing_
4. _The French Dispatch_
3. _King Richard_
2. _Attica_
1. _The Beatles: Get Back_
Two documentaries at the top! Awesome! Really looking forward to catching up on both of those.
Awesome!! I just discovered this channel nice work, I still gotta watch Pig, but I tend to like Nic Cage unrestrained when he's pretty wacked out LOL such as Matchstick Men, Leaving Las Vegas , Face Off, Raising Arizona etc... Anyways I appreciate your intelligent reviews on films keep em coming thanks!!!
I'm new to your channel and I was watching every second of this video hoping "no way home" does not get mentioned. Glad to say I'm not disappointed. I enjoyed 50% of that movie and the other 50% I hope I could forget. Nothing wrong with movies like that, but to garner so much praise and popularity for the average movie that it was... kinda offends me as other good movies deserve more.
Cannot wait to dig into the films I have not yet viewed. Thanks Marianna!
I hope you discover some new favorites! Thanks for watching!
Fantastic list and really happy to see my number 1 of the year here (Pig).
Yet to see 4 of these but most excited for C'Mon C'Mon, Flee and The Worst Person in the World, which I've heard nothing but rave reviews for.
Happy new year - let's hope 2022 is just as good or better
Thank you! Happy New Year to you as well!
Awesome top 10 these were my top 10 of the year
1. Titane
2. Boiling Point
3. Dune
4. Mass
5. Power of the Dog
6. Flee
7. The Alpinist
8. The French Dispatch
9. Pig
10. West Side Story
Wow!! New viewer and subscriber. Can't wait to watch these movies. Just curious though....There are two movies that have been left off your list that I am surprised about. The first Drive My Car and Licorice Pizza. I have not seen these movies, however, am aware that they have made many top ten lists for 2021. And how about The Lost Daughter. thanks, Vida. :)
One movie I really loved being long was A Cure for Wellness. I loved that it took its time and slowly built pressure. It didn't *feel* long to me at all.
There's definitely a lot going on in that movie
Awesome list, Marianna. I've yet to watch every film in 2021, but of the ones I've seen so far, here's my Top 10:
1. Last Night in Soho
2. CODA
3. West Side Story
4. Mass
5. Dune
6. A Quiet Place: Part 2
7. The Father
8. Pig
9. The Green Knight
10. Spider-Man: No Way Home
This year has been so incredible when it's come to film. It's really pained me to leave so many of my favorites off of my Top 10. Lol
That's a great list! Love that you put "Last Night in Soho" at the top!
Thanks! 😊 I honestly think it's gonna be one of those films that's gonna be looked upon as a masterful psychological-horror classic within the next few years.
Green Knight is my favorite of the year as well. Watched it thrice now. Most beautiful and lively movie of the year. Teaches a great lesson of valor, honesty within oneself and how to be a better person in general. Dev patel is great in the movie but Ralph Ineson as The Green Knight steals every scene. His voice is eerily good.
How in the world is it "lively"?
Hey Marianna! Loved this list! It aches my heart that I had to take The Green Knight off my top 10 list after being there for many, many months! Completely agree with you about it being one of the best fantasy films… ever! But, I was satisfied with my list in the long run.
1. Licorice Pizza
2. The Worst Person in the World
3. tick, tick…BOOM!
4. Dune
5. Don’t Look Up
6. Spencer
7. C’mon C’mon
8. Red Rocket
9. West Side Story
10. Spider-Man: No Way Home
I cannot wait to see what 2022 brings to your channel! Sending you nothing but the best! ✨
Happy New Year, Marianna! ^_^
I haven't watched any of these films.
I always trust your curation so I'll be starting the year with these films.
Thank you = )
I loved the Green Knight , I regarded it as storytale you hear as a kid , but darker ..when the movie ended I wished there were others like it , that I could watch ..very original
Amazing list! The Green Knight is so incredible! Pig was also so much more than i expected. And i was sad Nightmare Alley did so poorly due to competing Spiderman :/ Have you read the book Nightmare Alley?
great video my top 6 are
6 Dune
5 Snyder Cut
4 No Time To Die
3 The Suicide Squad
2 No Way Home
1 Shang-cHI
Mine: Top 20 (Apologize in advance for my taste in movies.)
1. Zack Snyder’s Justice League
2. Dune
3. In the Heights
4. Coda
5. Spider-Man: No Way Home
6. Drive My Car
7. The Mitchells vs The Machines
8. King Richard
9. The Last Duel
10. The Rescue
11. tick, tick…BOOM!
12. Belfast
13. The Hand of God
14. Belle
15. The Power of the Dog
16. Passing
17. The Novice
18. Malignant
19. Summer of Soul
20. Nine Days
HM: Spencer, Eternals, Green Knight, The Lost Daughter, Don’t Look Up, Last Night in Soho, Cry Macho, Escape from Mogadishu, Free Guy, The Matrix Resurrections, West Side Story, The Suicide Squad, Malcolm & Marie, Shang-Chi, Wrath of Man, Copshop
Haven’t seen yet: Nightmare Alley, Flee, Licorice Pizza, The Worst Person in the World, The French Dispatch, Cyrano, A Hero
I just discovered your channel and am really enjoying your reviews! Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you too and welcome to the channel!
10. The French Dispatch
9. Titane
8. Worst Person In the World
7. Zack Snyder Justice League
6. Pig
5. Dune
4. The Power Of The Dog
3. The Last Duel
2. Belfast
1. The Green Knight
Honorable mention: Don't Look Up, The Eyes of Tammy Fey, Spencer, Mass, C'mon C'mon, Drive My Car, King Richard, Eternals, Luca, Macbeth, Val, Annatte
I have yet to see 8 of your 10 movies, now I can't wait to see them; in particular 'The Green Knight', it's making a lot of people's Top 10.
My 10 Favorite Movies of 2021 are:
1. King Richard
2. Dune
3. Spider-Man: No Way Home
4. tick, tick...BOOM!
5. Last Night in Soho
6. Encanto
7. Licorice Pizza
8. The Suicide Squad
9. The Power of the Dog
10. Free Guy
Yes, I had so much fun with 'Free Guy' lol
I'm constantly surprised at how many people love 'The Green Knight'. I honestly fell asleep after 30-40 mins, and never went back to it. Maybe I'll give it another try.
There's a film from a few years ago, titled "Dude, where's my car?" I recommend it to you, I guess you'll love it, it is probably at your level.
I just Didn't like it
Another well considered list. C'Mon C'Mon hasn't arrived in the Caucasus yet. But my radar is on full alert! And Nightmare Alley is coming in another week, so I will catch it on the Big Screen... eagerly. I could quibble with the list a little but that is nature of lists isn't it? What I always appreciate about your lists is that you explain very clearly why you were moved by a piece of work, and even if it didn't strike me that way, I do use your comments to reflect again. (I'm lookin' at you Green Knight.) But again I feel like I'm in the presence of an intelligent friend sharing her choicest thoughts. And from Georgia I say Გილოცავთ ახალ წელს! and wish you the best 2022!
(And when will you watch Arcane???)
Great picks and wonderful breakdown of each film!
You still need to see Red Rocket. I know you disliked The Florida Project, but still. Worth a shot. Simon Rex is superb, and it’s gripping and unlike anything else to come out that year.
The Worst Person in the World is the final part of Trier´s Oslo Triology, started with Reprise in 2006 and continued with Oslo, August 31st in 2011.
Omg I love C'Mon C'Mon, it's such a relaxing film to see.
Also, have you seen Lamb? If there's one rare Cannes festival film I want people to watch, it's this one. Perfect cinematography in the Icelandic field and very twisted story with suspense from beginning to end.
You do have really good taste in movies. Thank you and have a happy and prosperous new year
I keep on top of films but I've only seen 3 of these - which is why i watch your channel, thanks for the book and film recommendations, no 1 is great :)
I hope you check out some of the others - they're all great!
@@ImpressionBlend Why, of course!
What a great list! I have some great stuff to discover, as I haven’t seen all of these. However my top two films are Dune and Green Knight as well. Both left me stunned for a long time after watching. Majestic filmmaking 👌
Thank you for putting “real movies” on your list compared to other channels I’ve seen, respect
Awesome list, Marianna!! I'm going to be watching the other ones that I have not seen but heard so much about. Also I loved St Maud. Happy New Year btw!!
Haha The Last Duel! I heard that Ridley Scott Company asked to visit a medieval castle near my town. They called the standard of the Office of Tours and Visits, and they asked: do you have an airstrip around here? Well, my boss said...it's a little town, you should find one if you drive 50km to come here. They came and took a look at it. Unfortunately, they did not retain the castle for the movie! :(
I love Marianna's movie critic voice. So professional.
Your list has so many nice looking films that I missed out on or just wasn't available! I did see Dune & The Green Knight, both of which I absolutely loved (honestly might put TGK higher as I have been thinking on it a lot lately). My Top 10:
10. Cruella
9. Zack Snyder's Justice League
8. The Suicide Squad
7. Judas & The Black Messiah
6. Tick, Tick... Boom!
5. Dune
4. Godzilla vs Kong (Huge G fan)
3. The Green Knight
2. Don't Look Up
1. Spider-Man No Way Home
Magnífica selección y análisis. Hace pocos días encontré tu canal. Felicitaciones. Saludos desde Costa Rica 🇨🇷
Excelent selection and analysis. A few days ago I found your channel. Congratulations. A hug from Costa Rica 🇨🇷
My top 10 for 2021 is:
1.Coda
2. Luca
3. Spider-man No Way Home
4. No Time to Die
5. Dune
6. Last Duel
7. Mitchell's Vs the Machines
8. Black Widow
9. Shang Chi
10. Free Guy
With honourable mentions to Eternals and Noboby
Saint Maud was wild. That last shot! Also reminded me of Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh in ways. omg i really thought your #2 was going to be your #1!
Whoa, I need to read "Eileen" then because I need more weird stuff like this! And yes, I suspect most people thought my runner up was going to be my top pick - plot twist :D
@@ImpressionBlend they aren’t similar in terms of the religious stuff but the atmosphere, how dark it is, the female relationships, the depressing tone etc all are VERY Eileen
The Worst Person in the World is my favorite of the year, might even be one of my favorites ever. What a film.
From your list, I can only say I watched Dune, lol. So, I've started to watch the movies in your list and #10 didn't disappoint at all. Not into westerns either, but this was something different. Thanks!
Great list! Also, I never realized how much you look like Jodie Comer until this video.
Thank you!
Have you seen “Benedetta?” It should have been on your BEST OF list. It’s amazing!!!!!
Yes, I have. Didn't love it, unfortunately.
Recently dropped on your channel. You reviews are 100% spot on. Will watch The Green Knight on the basis of your recommendation - fingers crossed I like it.
So far, out of all the top 10 of 2021 lists I've come across on UA-cam, your list is the closest I've found to my own personal top 10 of the year. Love it! I'll have to check out the couple ones I haven't seen yet.. Here are my picks:
1) Dune
2) The Green Knight
3) The Last Duel
4) C'mon C'mon
5) The Tragedy of Macbeth
6) Riders of Justice
7) Pig
8) Nightmare Alley
9) The Suicide Squad
10) Don't Look Up
Honorable Mentions - The Power of the Dog, The Night House, Belfast, Justice League: Snyder Cut, and Val
Has the Macbeth film been released already?
@@Gos1234567 It's released here in Richmond VA but only in independent theaters
"If you're watching this, that means you and I have officially MATED through the year 2021" is what I initially heard and nearly had a heartattack!! I thought I must be dreaming until I realised you actually said "MADE IT through the year" , then it made me laugh. Maybe it was just wishful thinking on my part given you're a fellow cinephile with great reviews. My apology for mishearing you in the first place but hopefully you appreciate the humorous error on my part.
Don't know most of these films, but will give a watch. Will add it to my watchlist. Great list
My list
10. Shang chi
9. Suicide Squad
8. In the Heights
7. Red Rocket
6. West Side Story
5. Spider-Man: No way home
4. Pig
3. Dune
2. Green knight
1. Demon slayer: Mugen Train (released in 2020, but released in USA in 2021)
Last 3 were very hard
Thanks! Great video and choices...excited to check out Saint Maud and some of the ones I didn't see. Subscribed!
Thank you! And welcome to my channel))
"saint maud" is absolutely great - got the uk-bluray in april 2021
Yes! The green night is my favorite film of the year as well and I agree with your assessments that is one of the best fantasy films time. I haven’t seen worst person in the world yeah but it is at the top of my mouth see you list now that you recommended it so highly
My top list movies of 2021 😉
1. C'mon c'mon
2. Dune
3. West side story
4. Belfast
5. The green knight
6. Coda
7. Spencer
8. ZSJL
9. Pig
10. The last duel
Great list! Looking forward to checking out Flee and Worst Person in World. Here’s my list:
1. Dune
2. Spencer
3. The Green Knight
4. One Night in Miami
5. Minari
6. Inside
7. The Father
8. Judas and the Black Messiah
9. The Last Duel
10. The Matrix Resurrections
Love that you included "Inside" on your list!
Matrix Regurgitations on the list... ha.
Yeah it’s definitely one of most inventive pieces of art I’ve seen in a while and very much speaks to the times we live in.
You've said that The Green knight is one of yours favourite fantasy films of all time...and I'm in love with you now.: -)
Great list. 😍😍😍❤❤❤
My best movies:
1.Spiderman: No way home
2.Dune
3.Nobody
4.James bond: No time to die
5.Justice league: The Snyder cut
6.Matrix: Resurrection
7.Malignant
8.The Last Duel
9.Ghostbusters:Afterlife
10.The Green Knight
That's a fun mix!
Exceptionally strong list.
recently found your channel and I have already added so many movies and tv shows to my watch list, thanks so much
Well, I'm glad you found me! Happy to give recommendations))
Great list! Loved Green Knight and Dune. Have to check some of the others.
Yay Dune #2! Haven’t seen #1 yet, but this is my #1. Been hoping and waiting FOREVER for this movie.
You Marianna are absolutely Magnificent!
Great list! You’d love The Novice! Whiplash mixed with Black Swan.
I actually just watched it last week, and I totally agree - a really good companion film for those two.
Oooooo I've been waiting for this list. I need to know what movies I have been missing out on lol
Enjoy!
Great video as always 🙏🏻 Love the top ten
Thank you so much, Zach!
Great movies, but my number 1 is Annette, I'm weirdly obsessed
Cool, i actually havent seen ANY of the films on this list except Dune haha, looks like i have a lot of catching up to do.
My favorite was Coda. Talk about feelings.
Sorry to double comment but I just watched the Udo Kier film Swan Song (not to be confused with the Mahershala Ali film), and it absolutely blew me away. Please seek it out if you haven't. Might be my new favorite of the year
Excellent video Marianna. Loved it. Pig is an amazing film. Glad you enjoyed it too.👍
What a fantastic array of films. Dune comes in at #1 for me. No other film I saw this year impacted me more. Still, I just haven't seen enough to really have a proper year-long sample. Pig and C'mon, C'mon have rocketed to the top of the must-see list.
Yay finally a top 10 list without Spider-Man NWH!