2021​

1. The Power of the Dog

Jane Campion's intense and immaculately crafted Western is a calculated takedown of toxic masculinity.

2. Drive My Car

A 3-hour epic about grief that is written and directed so confidently in glides by in no time at all.

3. Licorice Pizza

Paul Thomas Anderson continues to be arguably the best filmmaker in the game with this coming-of-age comedy.

4. West Side Story

Steven Spielberg turns an unnecessary remake into a classic in its own right, still a poignant damnation of America gone wrong.

5. Dune

Denis Villeneuve adaptation of the first half of the classic novel is a tonally unique and vibey epic.

6. The Lost Daughter

Maggie Gyllenhaal's masterful directorial debut is a suffocating examination of parenthood featuring an all-time performance by Olivia Colman.

7. The Green Knight

David Lowery's adaptation of the classic Sir Gawaine legend is trippy and beautiful.

8. Pig

Nic Cage empties his soul and makes a movie with an admittedly stupid concept into a sorrowful and valuable story.

9. The Worst Person in the World

Danish-Norwegian Joachim Trier makes a hilarious, original, and modern take on a romantic comedy. Almost an ANTI-romantic comedy.

10. The Tragedy of Macbeth

Joel Coen of the Coen Bros goes solo and makes a fiery Shakespeare adaptation using German expressionism and two amazing performances by its veteran actors.