Cinema · 2021 Ranked
Best Films of 2021, Ranked by IQ Score
The year auteur cinema rediscovered theatrical scale (Dune) alongside personal-memoir prestige. Ranked.
2021 is the year auteur cinema rediscovered theatrical scale. Dune (Villeneuve), the canonical contemporary sci-fi epic. The Power of the Dog (Campion, Best Director). Drive My Car (Hamaguchi, Best International Feature). Licorice Pizza (PTA). CODA (Heder, Best Picture).
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