Year-End Lists

Alissa Wilkinson: The 21 Best Movies of 2021, as published by Vox

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1. Bergman Island
   Mia Hansen-Løve
2. The Worst Person in the World
   Joachim Trier
3. The Lost Daughter
   Maggie Gyllenhaal
4. Procession
   Robert Greene
5. The Power of the Dog
   Jane Campion
6. The Viewing Booth
   Ra’anan Alexandrowicz
7. The Souvenir Part II
   Joanna Hogg
8. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
   Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
9. Licorice Pizza
   Paul Thomas Anderson
10. West Side Story
    Steven Spielberg
11. Saint Maud
    Rose Glass
12. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
    Questlove
13. Dune
    Denis Villeneuve
14. Flee
    Jonas Poher Rasmussen
15. Pig
    Michael Sarnoski
16. The Green Knight
    David Lowery
17. Listening to Kenny G
    Penny Lane
18. Passing
    Rebecca Hall
19. No Sudden Move
    Steven Soderbergh
20. The Card Counter
    Paul Schrader
21. Mass
    Fran Kranz