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2021 Films (Alphabetically)

Key: Title (Director, Country) Grade - Grades represented Nathaniel's take, they do not always correlate with the reviews themselves if another contributor wrote it. If there is no grade Nathaniel hasn't yet seen it.

Released or Scheduled for Release
last updated 01/25/2022

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Ailey () Murtada's Review
A La Calle (Maxx Caicedo & Nelson G Navarrete) Glenn's Review
All Light Everywhere () Glenn's Review
Annette (Leos Carax, France) C+ Claudio's Review, Elisa's Review , Podcast
Ascension (Jessica Kingdon) 10 Best Docs
Attica (Stanley Nelson & Traci Curry, US) Glenn's Review

Bad Luck Banging Or Loony Porn (Radu Jude, Romania) Jason's Review
Barb and Star... (Josh Greenbaum, US) B+ Nathaniel's TakeThirst Trap, Onscreen Chemistry
Beckett (Ferdinando Cito Filomarino) Elisa's Review
Being the Ricardos (Aaron Sorkin) B Christopher's ReviewPodcast
• Belle (Mamoru Osoda, Japan) B-  Elisa's Review 
Benedetta (Paul Verhoeven, The Netherlands) B+ Elisa's Review, Jason's Review
• Bergman Island (Mia Hansen-Love) Elisa's Review
Boss Level (Joe Carnahan, US) Ben's Review 
Bruised (Halle Berry, US) Eurocheese's Review 
Bulletproof (Todd Chandler) Glenn's Review10 Best Docs

Card Counter (Paul Schrader, US) Elisa's Review, Lynn's Review
Changing the Game (Michael Barnett, US) B+ Nathaniel's Review
 Chaos Walking  (Doug Liman) D
Cherry (Joe & Anthony Russo, US) Christopher's Review
Censor Tim's Review
Civil War (Rachel Boynton, US) Glenn's Review
C'mon C'mon (Mike Mills, US) B+ Jason's Review , Podcast, Onscreen Chemistry
CODA (Siân Heder, US) B+ Abe's ReviewOnscreen Chemistry
• Compartment No 6 (Juho Kuosmanen, Finland) Elisa's Take 
• Concrete Cowboy (Ricky Staub, US) B 
Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (Michael Chaves) C Nathaniel's Capsule
Cruella (Craig Gillespie, US) C  Wardrobe Ranking, Makeup Artist Interview, On Artie 
Cyrano (Joe Wright, UK) B+ Catherine's Review

Dance of the 41 (David Pablos, Mexico) B+
Dear Evan Hansen (Stephen Chbosky) C+
Don't Look Up (Adam McKay) B Nathaniel's Take, Christopher's ReviewPodcast
• Dream Horse (Euros Lyn, UK) Abe's Review 
• Drive My Car (RyÅ«suke Hamaguchi, Japan) B Elisa's Take, Jason's Review, On the Screenplay
Dune (Denis Villeneuve, US)  B Elisa's Review , Thirst Trap

Encanto (Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Charise Castro Smith, US) B On the SongsLin-Manuel Miranda interview
End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock (Shannon Kring) Glenn's Review
Electrical Life of Louis Wain () Year of Benedict Cumberbatch, Animals of the Year
Escape from Mogadishu (South Korea) B Director Interview
Eternals (Chloe Zhao, US) C Nathaniel's Review
Everybody's Talking About Jamie (UK) C Christopher's Review
Eyes of Tammy Faye, The (Michael Showalter) Nathaniel's Review

Faya Dayi (Jessica Beshir) Nick's Review
Fin (Eli Roth, US) Glenn's Review
First Wave, The (Matthew Heineman, US) Christopher's Review
Flag Day (Sean Penn, US) Elisa's Review
Flee (Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Denmark) A- Glenn's Review,  Eurocheese's Review, 10 Best Docs
Framing Britney Spears (Samantha Stark, US) C+ Glenn's Review 
• France (Bruno Dumont, France) Elisa's Review
French Dispatch, The (Wes Anderson, US) B+ Elisa's ReviewPodcast, Posters of the Year
Fruits of Labor (Emily Cohen Ibañez, US) Glenn's Review

Godzilla vs Kong (Adam Wingard, US) C-  Nathaniel's Capsule 
Green Knight, The (David Lowery, US) B+ Matt's Review, On the Costumes
Guilty, The (Antoine Fuqua, US) B- Matt's Review

Halloween Kills (David Gordon Green, US) Elisa's Capsule
Hand of God (Paolo Sorrentino, Italy) B Elisa's Review 
Harder They Fall, The (Jeymes Samuels) B Jasmine's Review
• A Hero (Asghar Farhadi, Iran) B Elisa's Review 
Holler (Nicole Reigler, US) Ben's Review
Homeroom (Peter Nicks, US) Glenn's Review 
House of Gucci (Ridley Scott) D+ Nathaniel's Take
Humans, The (Stephen Karam, US) B Jason's Review, Podcast
• Hysterical (Andrea Blaugrund Nevins, US) Christopher's Review

I Care a Lot (J Blakeson, US) C+ Christopher's Review 
I'm Your Man (Maria Schrader, Germany) B+ Matt's Review
In the Heights (Jon M.Chu, US) A-  Nathaniel's Review
Infinite (Antoine Fuqua, US) Abe's Review 
 Introducing Selma Blair (Rachel Fleit, US) Christopher's Review

Jagged (Alison Klayman) Glenn's Review
 Jockey (Clint Bentley, US) Abe's Review 
• John and the Hole (Pascual Sisto, US) Jason's Review 
• Judas and the Black Messiah (Shaka King, US) C+  Lynn's Review

King Richard (Reinaldo Marcus Green, US) B Chris's Review, Nathaniel's Take

• Lamb (Valdimar Johansson, ICeland) Elisa's Review, Animals of the Year
Land (Robin Wright, US) Abe's Review 
• Language Lessons (Natalie Morales, US) Christopher's Review
Last Duel, The (Ridley Scott) B+ Elisa's Review 
Last Night in Soho (Edgar Wright, UK) D+ Nathaniel's Review 
Licorice Pizza (Paul Thomas Anderson, US) C+ Onscreen Chemistry
• Little Things, The (John Lee Hancock, US) D Matt's Review 
Lost Daughter, The (Maggie Gyllenhaal, US) A- Nathaniel's ReviewPodcast
Luca (Enrico Casarosa, US) B+
Luzzu (Alex Camileri, Malta) Cláudio's Review

Malcolm & Marie (Sam Levinson, US) C-
• Mass (Fran Krantz, US) B+ Abe's ReviewPodcast
The Matrix Revolutions (Lana Wachowski, US) B- Nathaniel's Take , Podcast
Mayor Pete (Jesse Moss, US) Abe's Review
Memoria (Apichatpong Weerasethakul) Elisa's Take, Jason's Review 
Mitchells vs the Machines (Michael Rianda, US) C+ Nathaniel's Take
Moffie  (Oliver Hermanus, South Africa) B+ Abe's Review
Monday (Argyris Papadimitropoulos, US/UK/Greece) Matt's Review
Mortal Kombat (Simon McQuoid, US) D+ Nathaniel's Capsule
• Most Beautiful Boy in the World, The (Kristina Lindstrom & Kristian Petri, Sweden) D+ Jason's Review 
• Mothering Sunday (Eva Husson, UK) Elisa's Capsule 
Music (Sia, US) Abe's Review

• Neutral Ground (CJ Hunt, US) Glenn's Capsule  
• Never Gonna Snow Again (Szumowska & Englert, Poland) B+ Nathaniel's Interview 
Nightmare Alley (Guillermo del Toro) B-  Nathaniel's Take, Matt's review
Night House, The (David Bruckner) Entertainers of the Year
 Nine Days (Edson Oda, US) Murtada's Review2nd Opinion Abe 
No Ordinary Man (Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt) Glenn's Review
No Time To Die (Cary Joji Fukunaga, UK/US) B-  Deborah's Review, Podcast
• Novice, The (Lauren Hadaway, US) Jason's Review 
Nowhere Inn (Bill Benz, US) Glenn's Review

Old (M Night Shyamalan, US) C-  Posters of the Year
• Old Henry (Potsy Ponciroli, US) Elisa's Take
On Broadway (Oren Jacoby, US) Glenn's Review

Palmer (Fisher Stevens, US) C
Parallel Mothers (Pedro Almodóvar, Spain) B+ Nathaniel's Review , Posters of the Year
Paper Spiders (Inon Stampanier, US) Nick's Review
Passing (Rebecca Hall, US) A- Jason's Review, Patrick's ReviewPodcast, On Ruth Negga, On the Ending
Petite Maman (Celine Sciamma) B+  Podcast
Pig (US) Animals of the Year
Playing with Sharks (Sally Aitken, US) Glenn's Review
Power of the Dog, The (Jane Campion, New ZealandNathaniel's Review, PodcastOn the Ending
Poupelle of Chimneytown ()
Prayers for the Stolen (Tatiana Huezo, Mexico) B+ Cláudio's Review, Director Interview
President (Camilla Nielsson) 10 Best Docs
Procession (Robert Greene, US) B+ Glenn's Review, 10 Best Docs
• Profile (Timur Bekmambetov, UK/UK/Russia) Ben's Review

Quiet Place Part 2, A (John Krasinski, US) B+ Nathaniel's Capsule

Raya and the Last Dragon (Carlos Lopéz Estrada & Don Hall, US) C+ Nathaniel's Capsule , Animals of the Year
Red Notice () Elisa's Review
• Red Rocket (Sean Baker, US) B Christopher's ReviewElisa's Review , Posters of the Year, On Simon Rex
Rescue, The (Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi) B Glenn's Review
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl... (Mariem Pérez Riera, US) Abe's Review 

Searching for Mr Rugoff (Ira Deutchman, US) Glenn's Review
Shang-Chi (Destin Daniel Cretton, US) B+ Nathaniel's Review
Shiva Baby (Emma Seligman, US) B+ Ben's Review 
Single All The Way () C Christopher's Review
Snake Eyes: GI Joe Origins ()
Sparks Brothers, The (Edgar Wright)  Entertainers of the Year
Spencer (Pablo Larraín) C Elisa's Review, Nathaniel's ReviewPodcast , Posters of the Year
Spider-Man No Way Home (Jon Watts) B  Entertainers of the Year
State Funeral (Sergei Loznitsa, Russia) 10 Best Docs
• Stateless (Michele Stephenson) Glenn's Review 
Stowaway (Joe Penna, US) Matt's Review
Suicide Squad, The (James Gunn, US) Animals of the Year
• Summer of Soul (Questlove, US) Murtada's Review, Glenn's Take 
Swan Song (Todd Stephens, US) B Eurocheese's Review 
Swan Song (, US) C- Ben's Review

Tender Bar, The (George Clooney, US) B- Christopher's ReviewPodcast
Test Pattern (Shatara Michelle Ford, US) B+ Podcast
Those Who Wish Me Dead (Taylor Sheridan, US) B- Nathaniel's Take
Thunder Force (Ben Falcone, US) F Christopher's Review
tick, tick... BOOM! (Lin-Manuel Miranda, US) B+ Nathaniel's Review,  Entertainers of the Year,  Lin-Manuel Miranda interview
• Titane (Julia Docournau, France) B Elisa's Capsule, Jason's Review , Podcast
Tragedy of Macbeth, The (Joel Coen) B+ Nathaniel's ReviewPodcast
Truman and Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation (Lisa Immordino Vreeland, US) Glenn's Review
Tomorrow War (Chris McKay, US) D

United States vs Billie Holliday (Lee Daniels, US) C- Christopher's Review 
Unforgiveable, The (Nora Fingscheidt) Catherine's Review

• Velvet Underground, The (Todd Haynes, US) B+ Elisa's capsule, Glenn's Review, 10 Best Docs
 Violet (Justine Bateman, US) Christopher's Review  
Vivo (Kirk DeMicco, Brandon Jeffords, US) Animals of the Year

We Work (Jed Rothstein, US) Christopher's Review
Werewolves Within (Josh Ruben, US) C+ Jason's Review
West Side Story (Steven Spielberg, US) B+ Nathaniel's Take, Mike Faist Interview, Podcast,  Entertainers of the Year
Whirlybird (Matt Yoka, US) Glenn's Review
White Tiger, The (Ramin Bahari, India/US) B- 
Wojnarowicz: F**k You F*ggot F**ker (Chris McKim, US) A- Glenn's Review, 10 Best Docs
Wolf (Nathalie Biancheri) Jason's Review
Woman in the Window, The (Joe Wright, US) C+ Nathaniel's Take 
Worth (Sara Colangelo, US) Ben's Review
• Worst Person in the World (Joachim Trier, Norway) A Elisa's Take, Christopher's Review , Podcast

• Zeroes and Ones (Abel Ferrara, US) Elisa's Review
• Zola (Janicza Bravo, US) A-  Murtada's Review, PodcastOnscreen Chemistry

 

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107 Mothers (Peter Kerekes, Slovakia) A- Nathaniel's Review
Ahed's Knee (Nadiv Lapid, Israel) Elisa's Capsule
Alien on Stage (Lucy Harvey & Danielle Kunmer, UK) Christopher's Review 
America Latina (D'Innocenzo, Italy) Elisa's Capsule
Atlantide (Yuri Ancarani, Italy) B Nathaniel's Review
Bantú Mama (Ivan Herrera, Dominican Republic) Cláudio's Review
 Box, The (Lorenzo Vigas, Mexico) B/B+ Nathaniel's Review
Broadcast Signal Intrusion (Jacob Gentry, US) Christopher's Review 
Buco, Il (Michelangelo Frammartino, Italy) Elisa's Capsule
Bulletproof (Todd Chandler, US) Glenn's Review
• Captain Volkonogov Escaped (Natasha Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov, Russia) Elisa's Take
Casablanca Beats (Nabil Ayouch, Morocco) Elisa's Take
 Catholic School, The (Stefano Mordini, Italy) C Nathaniel's Review
Coded (Ryan White, US) Glenn's Review
• Cop Secret (Hannes Þór Halldórsson, IcelandElisa's Take
Cow (Andrea Arnold, UK) Elisa's Take, Glenn's Review
Dear My Brody (Keith Maitland, US) Cláudio's Review
Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and the Legendary Tapes (Caroline Catz, UK) Cláudio's Review 
Den, The (Beatrice Baldacci, Italy) C+ Nathaniel's Capsule
The Divide / La Fracture (Catherine Corsini, France) Elisa's Take
End of Us, The (Steven Kanter & Henry Loevner, US) Christopher's Review
Everything Went Fine (François Ozon, France) Elisa's Review
Executive Order (Lázaro Ramos, Brazil) Abe's Review
Fallout, The (Megan Park, US) Christopher's Review
Falls, The (Chung Mong-hong, Taiwan) C Nathaniel's Take, Golden Horse Nominations

Freaks Out (Gabriele Mainetti, Italy) Elisa's Review
• Full Time (Eric Gravel, France) Elisa's Take
Giants, The (Bonicaficio Angius, Italy) Elisa's Review
Heavens Above (Serbia) Elisa's Review
Hinterland (Austria) Elisa's Review
Hole in the Fence, A (Joaquin del Paso) B- Nathaniel's Review
How it Ends (Zoe Lister Jones & Daryl Wein, US) Abe's Review, 2nd Opinion Christopher 
Il Legionario (Hlep Papou, Italy) Elisa's Review
• Il Mostro Della Cripta (Daniele Misischia, Italy) Elisa's Review
Innocence (Eskil Vogt, Norway) Elisa's Review
 Inu-Oh (Masaki Yasa, Japan) Elisa's Capsule
Islands (Martin Edralin, Canada) B
Italian Studies (Adam Leon, US) Jason's Review
Justice of Bunny King (Gaysorn Thavat, New Zealand) Jason's Review
Kid Candidate (Jasmine Stodel, US) Cláudio's Review 
Leave No Traces (Jan P Matuszynski, Poland) Elisa's Take
• Lily Topples the World (Jeremy Workman, US) Christopher's Review 
Lingui (Mahamat-Saleh Haroun) Elisa's Capsule
Lorelei (Sabrina Doyle, US) Jason's Review
Lost Illusions (Xavier Giannoli, France) Elisa's Take
Ludi (Edson Jean, US) Cláudio's Review 
Mad God (Phil Tippet) Elisa's Review/Interview
Madeleine Collins (Antoine Barraud, France) B+ Nathaniel's Review
Mariner of the Mountains (Karim Ainouz, Brazil) Elisa's Take
Miracle (Bogdan George Apetri) B Nathaniel's Review
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (Ana Lily Armipour) B Nathaniel's Review
• Moneyboys (CB Yi, China) Elisa's Capsule
Mother Lode (Matteo Tortone, Italy) B+ Nathaniel's Review
Ninjababy (Yngvild Sve Flikke, Norway) Cláudio's Review 
North By Current (Angelo Madsen Minax, US) Glenn's Review

Olympiades, Les (Jacques Audiard, France) Elisa's Review
Once Upon a Time in Calcutta (Aditya Kikram Sengupta, India) C- Nathaniel's Take
Onoda, 10,000 Days in the Jungle (Arthur Harai, France/Japan) Elisa's Take
On the Count of Three (Jerrod Carmichael, US) Abe's Review 
On the Job: The Missing 8 (Erik Matti, Philipines) Elisa's Take
Our Father (Bradley Grant Smith, US) Jason's Review
Petrov's Flu (Kirill Serebrennikov, Russia) Elisa's Review
Plaza Catedral (Panama) Cláudio's Review
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (Paul Sng & Celeste Bell) Cláudio's Review 
Poser (Ori Segev and Noah Dixon, US) Jason's Review 
Promesses, Les (Kruithof, France) Nathaniel's Review
Potato Dreams of America (Wes Hurley, US) B Christopher's Review
• Qui Rido I (Mario Martone, Italy) Elisa's Take
Reflection (Valentyn Vasyanovych, Ukraine) Elisa's Review
Restless, The (Joachim Lafosse, Belgium) Elisa's Capsule
• Socks on Fire (Bo McGuire. US) Glenn's Review 
Story of My Wife, The (Ildiko Enyedi, Hungary) Elisa's Capsule
Strawberry Mansion (Kentucky Audley & Albert Birney, US) Jason's Review
Sundown (Michel Franco) Elisa's Capsule
Takeover (Emma Francis-Snyder, US) Glenn's Capsule
Tereza37 (Croatia) Cláudio's Review
Three Floors (Nanni Moretti, Italy) Elisa's Review
• Under the Volcano (Gracie Otto, Australia) Cláudio's Review 
United States vs Reality Winner (Sonja Kennebeck, US) Cláudio's Review 
Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (Edwin) Elisa's Review
We Are Russia (Alexandra Dalsbaek) Glenn's Review
White Building (Kavich Neang, Cambodia) B+ Nathaniel's Review
Witch Hunt (Elle Callahan, US) Abe's Review 

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