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Post by themoviesinner on Sept 18, 2021 18:41:47 GMT
Pretty disappointing year so far. I've seen quite a few films, but most of them haven't been anything special. But, as always there are films that I found really good, even great, so my top 10 is pretty strong, as I liked all of the following quite a bit:
1. Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (Keishi Otomo)
2. Cliff Walkers (Zhang Yimou)
3. The Mad Women's Ball (Melanie Laurent)
4. The Green Knight (David Lowery)
5. A Writer’s Odyssey (Lu Yang)
6. The Voyeurs (Michael Mohan)
7. The Mauritanian (Kevin Macdonald)
8. Major Grom: Plague Doctor (Oleg Trofim)
9. Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (Keishi Otomo)
10. Wrath Of Man (Guy Ritchie)
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Post by JangoB on Sept 18, 2021 18:51:46 GMT
Pre-Dune:
1. Annette
2. Judas and the Black Messiah
3. Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
4. CODA
5. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
6. Zack Snyder’s Justice League
7. Malcolm & Marie
8. The Little Things
9. Cruella
10. The Green Knight
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Post by pacinoyes on Sept 18, 2021 18:58:33 GMT
I haven't seen anything  I only count stuff after March - if it came out in Jan-Mar I consider it 2020 and if it was good enough it made that list ....just 3 of note so far - all first time directors! - a special nod to George Romero's extraordinary The Amusement Park saved from oblivion with its restoration / discovery.....will update later in the year of course
History of The Occult - Cristian Ponce
Censor - Prano Bailey-Bond
Apples - Christos Nikou
The Amusement Park - George Romero
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Post by Kings_Requiem on Sept 18, 2021 19:05:08 GMT
Ema
Pig
Free Guy
Wrath of Man
Land
American Skin
No Sudden Move
Annette
Censor
Malcolm & Marie
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Post by DeepArcher on Sept 18, 2021 19:16:49 GMT
I think this year's been really solid so far (especially compared to last year), I feel like I usually don't have this many movies I love (or at least really enjoyed) by September. Don't think I have a comfortable top ten yet (I've only seen like 18 things overall), but these have been my favorites:
Annette
Old
Pig
Prisoners of the Ghostland
Malignant
The Card Counter
No Sudden Move
The Snyder Cut
I expect most of these will be in/just outside my top 20 by the end of the year, unless the back half really blows me away (which it could, lots to look forward to coming up!). I honestly think Annette might stay my #1 for the year, at the moment I could really only see Matrix Resurrections or Licorice Pizza topping it, but I'd also welcome a big surprise!
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Post by themoviesinner on Sept 18, 2021 19:36:21 GMT
Pre-Dune: 1. Annette 2. Judas and the Black Messiah 3. Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar 4. CODA 5. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn 6. Zack Snyder’s Justice League 7. Malcolm & Marie 8. The Little Things 9. Cruella 10. The Green Knight No love for Major Grom: Plague Doctor? I know you usually don't like Russian blockbusters, but I liked this a lot, it was funny and entertaining and purposefully campy and extravagant. It's the best superhero film of 2021 for me, although Zack Snyder’s Justice League does come close. |
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Post by JangoB on Sept 18, 2021 19:40:24 GMT
Pre-Dune: 1. Annette 2. Judas and the Black Messiah 3. Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar 4. CODA 5. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn 6. Zack Snyder’s Justice League 7. Malcolm & Marie 8. The Little Things 9. Cruella 10. The Green Knight No love for Major Grom: Plague Doctor? I know you usually don't like Russian blockbusters, but I liked this a lot, it was funny and entertaining and purposefully campy and extravagant. It's the best superhero film of 2021 for me, although Zack Snyder’s Justice League does come close. Haven't seen it, mate! Although I'm not really interested in it either tbh. |
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Post by mhynson27 on Sept 18, 2021 23:41:59 GMT
I haven't even seen 10 films yet.
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Post by Mattsby on Sept 19, 2021 0:34:36 GMT
Outta 60+ seen, there's nothing I love yet.
I liked or had fun with a bunch but I don't have any serious favs yet, I guess - Surge, Boss Level, Coven of Sisters, Power of the Dog, Great Indian Kitchen, The Voyeurs, Quo Vadis Aida if we count it for this year. Eeeek......... most of my Top 10 of 2020 I had seen by this point last year (The Hater, Tommaso etc).
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Post by jakesully on Sept 20, 2021 20:16:06 GMT
Here is my B.D. list (Before DUNE)  1. The Green Knight 2. Pig 3. Wrath of Man 4. Copshop 5. Don't Breathe 2 6. The Little Things The Green Knight and Pig are my top 2 favorite films of this year by quite a large margin. I bet they'll remain in my top 10 at the end of the year. Its been really slim pickings so far this. And there were quite a few films that were big letdowns that I was really anticipating too. Those Who Wish Me Dead probably takes the top spot in the most disappointing film of 2021. I can't believe Taylor Sheridan followed up his fantastic directorial debut (Wind River) with that crap.  oh well sophomore slumps are quite common for talented writer/directors. The month of October looks very promising at least. |
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Sept 20, 2021 20:50:36 GMT
Something like…
1. Pig
2. Judas and the Black Messiah
3. A Quiet Place Part II
4. I Care a Lot
5. Nobody
6. Stillwater
7. Wrath of Man
8. The Card Counter
9. Those That Wish Me Dead
10. The Night House
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Sept 20, 2021 21:00:33 GMT
currently at 18 films. Only Zola and Cruella have been great. Zola will definitely stay in my top 20.
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Post by avnermoriarti on Sept 23, 2021 3:54:37 GMT
Compared to other years I've done pretty bad for 2021, of the 20something titles I've seen I liked Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (really looking forward to Hamaguchi's Drive My Car) and Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, I always wondered about a movie based on a twitter full-on fight thread, and while this is not exactly that, comes pretty close and the result was amusing.
A few others I've liked to a (much) lesser extent: Annette, The White Tiger and Identifying Features.
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oh well sophomore slumps are quite common for talented writer/directors. 
