Reeling Review's 10 Movies of 2021


Laura Clifford

  1. The Power of the Dog
  2. Quo Vadis, Aida?
  3. Drive My Car
  4. The Killing of Two Lovers
  5. Sweat
  6. West Side Story
  7. Passing
  8. The Hand of God
  9. Summertime
  10. CODA

Robin Clifford

  1. West Side Story
  2. The Hand of God
  3. Summertime
  4. The Rescue
  5. Being the Ricardos
  6. The Summit of the Gods
  7. The Power of the Dog
  8. CODA
  9. Mass
  10. In the Heights

Robin also recommends Parallel Mothers, Old Henry, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, Val and Summer of Soul.

Laura also notes The Worst Person in the World, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, Atlantis, A Hero, Limbo, Saint Maud, The Green Knight, Petite Maman and The Card Counter. Top documentaries are The Rescue, Summer of Soul and All Light, Everywhere.  The performance of the  year belongs to Jasna Djuricic of “Quo Vadis, Aida?”  (2021 shaped up to be the year of the mother with great performances also coming from Gaby Hoffman in “C’mon C’mon” and Penelope Cruz in “Parallel Mothers.”)