2021 Releases I've Seen, Ranked
	1.	Nobody
		Maybe it's not believable that Odenkirk would take the beatings he does, but they play it far differently than any John Wick or Jack Reacher type of fights, and he sells the attitude.
	2.	The Suicide Squad
		Sooo much better than the first version, probably because they went with funny over Waller's raincloud vibe. (But Deadpool is still king of the funny superhero movies).
	3.	A Quiet Place Part II
		More tense thrills from this series.
	4.	No Time to Die
		Nice callbacks. Ana de Armas was fantastic and I'd watch her own Bond spinoff. I didn't think Lashana Lynch was convincing as a 00.
	5.	Being the Ricardos
		Kidman is never really convincing as Lucille, but Sorkin's dialogue is the best this year and probably many years.
	6.	Jungle Cruise
		The tone was right enough that I laughed at the dad jokes.
	7.	The Protege
		Michael Keaton out acts everyone here and he even puts on fight choreography (at age 70!) that leave Liam Neeson in the dust.
	8.	Copshop
		Notable here: Tony Huss is excellent in his supporting role as a psychotic killer.
	9.	Black Widow
		The family's reversion to thick Russian accents after so long in Ohio was ridiculous, and this isn't really about Black Widow but Yelena. But I'm glad for her and her continued scenes on Hawkeye
	10.	The Matrix Resurrections
		One of the most interesting aspects to this was the noticeable difference in cinematography styles. I'm not sure the original would have worked if shot this way.
	11.	Ghostbusters: Afterlife
		This was a pleasant entry to the series and I like Rudd but he seemed pretty useless here.
	12.	Coming 2 America
		I laughed a couple times.
	13.	King Richard
		I like biopics for the history. The acting here is good too, but I was mostly annoyed by Richard's behaviors.
	14.	Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings
		Simu Liu has great charisma but this didn't feel connected to the MCU storylines. And I thought the profanity was unnecessary and distracting.
	15.	The King's Man
		I enjoy this series despite its faults (Rasputin dancing being one of them). The silent no-man's land battle was notable.
	16.	Red Notice
		This was a fun distraction, yes, but that's still grading on the pandemic curve.
	17.	The Tomorrow War
		Decent pandemic-era action, but I still prefer Battle Los Angeles.
	18.	Cruella
		It has its moments but at times it's just too much.
	19.	Belfast
		Well acted of course, but it just doesn't feel like an epic story (even in terms of its one-block radius). And it feels like an Irish story we've already seen multiple times.
	20.	Free Guy
		Here's an example of Ryan Reynolds being too devil-may-care. Taika Waititi was hilarious though.
	21.	Raya And The Last Dragon
		Great voice acting, but not my genre.
	22.	F9: The Fast Saga
		It took me about five minutes before the first instance of throwing my hands in the air. Nice to see Sung Kang return though.
	23.	Jolt
		Beckinsale is good but this is ruined by editing and audio.
	24.	Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
		Sorry Henry, I just prefer the Ray Park versions.
	25.	Gunpowder Milkshake
		As much as I'm happy for female versions of anything, they push the John Wick gimmick too hard with the librarians, the goons are borderline spoofs, and Gillan's fight choreography is not good. Head
	26.	Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
		I was looking forward to this adaptation for years but even though Jordan was a good casting choice, the movie feels flat and slowly paced.
	27.	Dune (2021)
		Bor-ing. And I was constantly throwing the switch on mute because of the overbearing music and sound. At least the production values were better than the original.
	28.	Stillwater
		I didn't feel invested in Breslin's story, but the relationship between Damon and Cottin was nice.
	29.	Eternals
		Bizarre plot and copycat superheroes aside, Gemma Chan was watchable all the way through, and Thena's cgi weapons were cool.
	30.	Reminiscence
		The sci-fi element is cool but the atmosphere is dreary.
	31.	Those Who Wish Me Dead
		Ho-hum is not a reaction one should have to a forest fire, but that was my reaction to watching this. That title seems unrelated too.
	32.	Nightmare Alley
		Excellent cinematography and mood, but this is just an episode of The Twilight Zone that is two hours longer than it needed to be.
	33.	Wrath of Man
		Statham couldn't look less interested to be making a movie than in this one.
	34.	Spencer
		Whether or not Stewart's performance was good (I didn't think so), I hated the audio effects.
	35.	The Last Duel
		What a wasted opportunity - instead of showing alternate story perspectives the variations are just repetitive, leaving no ambiguity for debate, which is the whole point of the legend.
	36.	Venom: Let There Be Carnage
		I guess you have to think Venom's personality is amusing for this to work. I don't understand why Brock is played so fidgety and bumbling either.
	37.	The Card Counter
		Awful. Lousy dialogue, lousy acting(!), lousy card counting knowledge, lousy pacing, and a strange plot turn.
2021 Releases (I Haven't Seen Yet)
	38.	The Addams Family 2
	39.	American Night
	40.	American Underdog
	41.	Annette
	42.	Antlers
	43.	Army of the Dead
	44.	Bergman Island
	45.	The Beta Test
	46.	Benedetta
	47.	Blue Bayou
	48.	The Boss Baby: Family Business
	49.	Bruised
	50.	Candyman
	51.	Cinderella
	52.	Clifford The Big Red Dog
	53.	C'mon C'mon
	54.	Coda
	55.	The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
	56.	The Courier
	57.	Cry Macho
	58.	Cryptozoo
	59.	Cyrano
	60.	Dear Evan Hansen
	61.	Don't Look Up
	62.	Dream Horse
	63.	The Dry
	64.	The Duke
	65.	East Of The Mountains
	66.	Encounter
	67.	The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
	68.	Encanto
	69.	Everybody's Talking About Jamie
	70.	The Eyes of Tammy Faye
	71.	Finch
	72.	Finding You
	73.	Flag Day
	74.	Four Good Days
	75.	The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
	76.	Godzilla Vs. Kong
	77.	The Good Boss
	78.	The Green Knight
	79.	The Guilty
	80.	Hard Luck Love Song
	81.	The Harder They Fall
	82.	Halloween Kills
	83.	In The Heights
	84.	Here Today
	85.	Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
	86.	House of Gucci
	87.	The Humans
	88.	I'm Your Man
	89.	India Sweets And Spices
	90.	Joe Bell
	91.	John And The Hole
	92.	A Journal For Jordan
	93.	The Killing Of Kenneth Chamberlain
	94.	Lamb
	95.	Language Lessons
	96.	Lansky
	97.	Last Night In Soho
	98.	Licorice Pizza
	99.	The Lost Daughter
	100.	Luca
	101.	Malignant
	102.	The Many Saints of Newark
	103.	Mass
	104.	Mayday
	105.	Memoria
	106.	Minamata
	107.	Mother/Android
	108.	Mothering Sunday
	109.	Mogul Mowgli
	110.	Mortal Kombat
	111.	Munich - The Edge Of War
	112.	Naked Singularity
	113.	National Champions
	114.	The Night House
	115.	Nine Days
	116.	No Sudden Move
	117.	Old
	118.	Old Henry
	119.	Operation Mincemeat
	120.	Parallel Mothers
	121.	Passing
	122.	Paw Patrol The Movie
	123.	Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
	124.	Pig
	125.	Poupelle Of Chimney Town
	126.	Prisoners Of The Ghostland
	127.	The Power of the Dog
	128.	Queenpins
	129.	Respect
	130.	Senior Moment
	131.	Riders of Justice
	132.	Ron's Gone Wrong
	133.	Shiva Baby
	134.	Sing 2
	135.	Silent Night
	136.	The Souvenir Part II
	137.	Space Jam: A New Legacy
	138.	Spider-Man: No Way Home
	139.	The Spine Of Night
	140.	Spiral
	141.	Spirit Untamed
	142.	The Starling
	143.	Sugar Daddy
	144.	Swan Song (Apple Original Films)
	145.	Swan Song (Magnolia Pictures)
	146.	Tango Shalom
	147.	The Tender Bar
	148.	Test Pattern
	149.	This is the Night
	150.	Tick, Tick...Boom!
	151.	12 Mighty Orphans
	152.	Together
	153.	Together Together
	154.	The Tragedy of Macbeth
	155.	The Unforgivable
	156.	Triumph
	157.	The Unholy
	158.	Violet
	159.	The Water Man
	160.	Werewolves Within
	161.	West Side Story
	162.	Wolf
	163.	Women is Losers
	164.	Worth
	165.	Zola

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