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May 25, 2007 · In a small Midwestern town, when generations of men march off to the local steel mill every morning and find reprieve every night at the local tavern, the men of the Lee family are tormented their lives in stagnation.
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- Licorice Pizza. Film. Comedy. What a joy Paul Thomas Anderson’s freewheeling film turned out to be. It cartwheels around the San Fernando Valley armed with all the local knowledge you’d expect (PTA, of course, grew up there), a cast of maverick characters – real (Bradley Cooper’s deranged movie exec Jon Peters) and otherwise (Sean Penn’s William Holden-like Hollywood warhorse, Jack Holden) – and a script loaded with zingers.
- Nomadland. Film. Drama. A van-dweller who drives across the US badlands and shits in a bucket is not normally what Best Picture winners are made of. But with a commanding Frances McDormand at the wheel, support from a cast of real-life nomads and indie superstar Chloé Zhao behind the camera, Nomadland was a naturalist drama that got right under the skin of late capitalist America and its disenfranchised outsiders.
- The Father. Film. Drama. Anthony Hopkins was a deserving Best Actor winner for his lead role in a dementia drama with a twist. But major props, too, to director Florian Zeller.
- The Power of the Dog. Jane Campion hadn’t made a movie since Bright Star nearly 15 years ago. As Twitter might have put it: ‘Da fuk, #Camps?!’ Her subversive western showed what we’ve all been missing: superlative control of mood, glorious widescreen vistas and a smuggled-in subtext that uses the traditional trappings of the western to strip down alpha masculinity to its faulty parts.
- IGN's favorite films of the year.
- Grade: 9
- Grade: 10
By IGN Staff
Updated: Jan 7, 2022 11:42 pm
Posted: Dec 27, 2021 6:25 pm
With the end of 2021 just around the corner, let's have a look at the films released so far this year that were scored the best of the best by IGN's critics.
But first, a few notes: IGN rates its movies on a scale of 0-10. The "best reviewed" movies listed here all scored 8 or above. The IGN review scale labels any film scored 8 as "great," 9 as "amazing," 10 as "masterpiece". That said, read on for the best movies of 2021 -- listed in score order -- from The Father, the only film to earn the rare 10/10 review score in 2021, to a new entry in the beloved Ghostbusters franchise to a big-screen adaptation of one of the most beloved plays of all time and much more...
And when you're done here, be sure to check out the Worst Reviewed Movies of 2021 as well.
Read the Review: “Not everything works in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story — how could it, when the 1961 classic is nigh unimpeachable? — but his visual translation of some of the original’s latent ideas makes it a complementary piece. At once rougher and more dazzling, it has tremendous high points that seldom overlap with its predecessor, resul...
Read the Review: “The Father is a devastating masterwork by first-time director Florian Zeller, based on his play Le Père. The film follows an old man with dementia (Anthony Hopkins) and manipulates its editing and set design until you can longer trust your perceptions — much like its main character. It features career-best work from all involved, including Hopkins, as a man trying desperately to cling to his old life, and Olivia Colman as his daughter, who cares for him at great personal cost.” - Siddhant Adlakha
What are the best movies you've seen so far this year? Let's discuss in the comments!
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- Quo Vadis, Aida? - Director: Jasmila Žbanić. - Metascore: 97. - Runtime: 101 minutes. This Oscar-nominated Bosnian war drama takes place in 1995 and opens on the brink of a Serbian takeover.
- Summer of Soul. - Director: Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. - Metascore: 96. - Runtime: 117 minutes. Music icon Questlove directs this uplifting documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969, which spanned six weeks of summer.
- Rocks. - Director: Sarah Gavron. - Metascore: 96. - Runtime: 93 minutes. Bukky Bakray delivers a breakout performance as 15-year-old Olushola “Rocks” Omotoso in this British coming-of-age drama.
- Flee. - Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen. - Metascore: 91. - Runtime: 90 minutes. Unique in more ways than one, this largely animated documentary often feels too incredible to be true.
Dec 2, 2021 · Richard Brody lists the best feature films of 2021, which include “The French Dispatch,” “Licorice Pizza,” “Zola,” and “I Was a Simple Man.”
Rotten Tomatoes is collecting every new Certified Fresh movie into one list, creating our guide to the best movies of 2021. Among them you’ll find blockbusters ( Shang-Chi ), documentaries (...
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Dec 6, 2021 · Our critics' picks for the best films of 2021 range from 'House of Gucci' to 'Dune' to 'Zack Snyder's Justice League.'
