Best and Worst of 2021

[StevePulaski]

Another simple, categorical breakdown of the films I watch this year. I can already tell this will be a busy year with films coming out on about a dozen different streaming services and (hopefully) the reopening of theaters down the road. For that reason, I will start including the platform/avenue I used to watch the respective film. The last time I went to a movie theater was on March 14, 2020, effectively making this my longest drought of not going to a movie theater in more than a decade. I pray this streak is snapped sometime soon.

Until then, whenever it may be, here are all the films released in 2021 that I have seen, broken down into four basic categories. Of course, if you'd like to hear my thoughts on any of these (and I would hope you do), search the film name in the "Steve Pulaski's Reviews" section!

Best:

Our Friend (P-VOD)
Malcolm & Marie (Netflix)
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (P-VOD)
Wrong Turn (P-VOD)
City of Lies (P-VOD)
The Mitchells vs. The Machines (Netflix)
Army of the Dead (Netflix)
A Quiet Place: Part II (theaters)
In the Heights (theaters)
Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix)
Luca (Disney+)

Worst:

The Little Things (HBO Max)
Locked Down (HBO Max)
Spirit Untamed (theaters)

Decent:

Al Davis vs. The NFL (ESPN premiere)
Judas and the Black Messiah (screener)
I Care a Lot (Netflix)
Tom & Jerry (HBO Max)
Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (Apple TV+)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (Paramount+)
Raya and the Last Dragon (Disney+ Premier Access)
South ParQ: Vaccination Special (Comedy Central premiere)
Bad Trip (Netflix)
Godzilla vs. Kong (screener)
Mortal Kombat (screener)
Oxygen (Netflix)
Spiral: From the Book of Saw (theaters — first movie in theaters since March 2020!)
Silo (theaters)
Those Who Wish Me Dead (HBO Max)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (theaters)
Fatherhood (Netflix)

Mediocre:

Coming 2 America (Amazon Prime Video)
Cherry (Apple TV+)
A Week Away (Netflix)
Monster (Netflix)
F9 (theaters)
The Ice Road (Netflix)