Year-End Lists

Scott Tobias: The Best Films of 2021, as posted at The Reveal where it appears alongside fun selections like "Reason for Hope," "Reason for Despair," "Most Annoying Discourse," and "Most Anticipated Film of 2022"

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The Top 15

1. Drive My Car
   Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
2. A Hero
   Asghar Farhadi
3. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
   Radu Jude
4. Memoria
   Apichatpong Weerasethakul
5. Pig
   Michael Sarnoski
6. Red Rocket
   Sean Baker
7. Licorice Pizza
   Paul Thomas Anderson
8. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
   Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
9. The Viewing Booth
   Ra’anan Alexandrowicz
10. The Card Counter
    Paul Schrader
11. Days
    Tsai Ming-liang
12. The Power of the Dog
    Jane Campion
13. Quo Vadis, Aida?
    Jasmila Žbanić
14. Bergman Island
    Mia Hansen-Løve
15. Dune
    Denis Villeneuve

Honorable Mention (alphabetical order)

• Annette
  Leos Carax
• Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
  Josh Greenbaum
• The French Dispatch
  Wes Anderson
• The Green Knight
  David Lowery
• The Last Duel
  Ridley Scott
• The Lost Daughter
  Maggie Gyllenhaal
• Passing
  Rebecca Hall
• Petite Maman
  Céline Sciamma
• Procession
  Robert Greene
• Shiva Baby
  Emma Seligman
• This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection
  Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
• West Side Story
  Steven Spielberg
• The Velvet Underground
  Todd Haynes
• Wojnarowicz
  Chris McKim

This list contributes to:

• The Next Picture Show: Our 2021 Top 10s