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Dec 28, 2021 · A touching movie friendship can charm audiences and 2021 featured some great movie pals who did everything from save the world to go on vacation.
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1. The Novice. 2021 1h 37m R. 6.5 (7.2K) Rate. 85 Metascore. A college freshman joins her university's rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost. Director Lauren Hadaway Stars Isabelle Fuhrman Amy Forsyth Dilone. My new favorite movie of the year.
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- The Power of the Dog. In 1920s Montana, a misanthropic rancher (Benedict Cumberbatch) meets a reedy, dreamy teenager (Kodi Smit-McPhee) who arouses his contempt—and more.
- The Worst Person in the World. Danish-Norwegian director Joachim Trier’s staggeringly tender comedy-drama feels like a gift from the gods. On the road to figuring out who she is, Julie (Renate Reinsve, in a performance of marvelous, sturdy delicacy) falls in love first with one man and then another, only to realize she’s more lost than ever.
- Summer of Soul. Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s radiant documentary chronicles a star-studded free concert series that took place in a Harlem park during the summer of Woodstock but received far less attention.
- The Souvenir Part II. In English filmmaker Joanna Hogg’s piercingly wistful semiautobiographical film, a young student in 1980s London (Honor Swinton Byrne, in a subtle, captivating performance) tries to make sense of a heartbreaking personal tragedy as she completes her graduate film.
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- ‘Dune’ From the moment you hear that opening, guttural, rumbling din — possibly via your TV speakers, hopefully through a theater’s huge sound system — Denis Villeneuve’s long-awaited take on Frank Herbert’s sci-fi magnum opus announces itself as something epic, immersive, huge.
- ‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ It is a truth universally acknowledged that a 21st-century Homo sapien in possession of good fortune must be in want of dependable Wi-Fi.
- ‘This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection’ An elderly widow (the late, great South African actor Mary Twala) is preparing to meet her maker. Before shuffling off this mortal coil, however, she must stand up to local priests, politicians and other patriarchal figures who are in the process of flooding her village in the name of “progress.”
- ‘Nightmare Alley’ In which Guillermo del Toro takes a break from stories about beautiful monsters and gives us a straight shot of monstrous human beings with no chaser.
- BBC Culture film critics Nicholas Barber and Caryn James pick their highlights of the year, including Nomadland, Another Round and West Side Story. Warner Bros Pictures.
- Judas and the Black Messiah. The true story of Fred Hampton, the Black Panther Party leader who was murdered in 1969 on orders from the FBI, becomes high drama in director Shaka King's film, which is by turns suspenseful, action-filled and intimate.
- The Green Knight. The Green Knight features castles, giants, witches and damsels in distress, just like countless swords-and-sorcery adventures before it.
- Raya and the Last Dragon. Funny, colourful and action-filled, this Disney family film set in the fictional ancient Asian kingdom of Kumandra is a delight.
Rotten Tomatoes is collecting every new Certified Fresh movie into one list, creating our guide to the best movies of 2021. Among them you’ll find blockbusters (Shang-Chi), documentaries (Lily Topples the World), awards contenders (The Green Knight), the cutting-edge in horror (The Night House).
Mar 9, 2021 · Strong female friendships have been featured in every genre of movie, from drama (“Beaches“) to heist (“Ocean's 8“) to comedy (“Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion”) to horror (“The Descent“) to comic book movies (“Captain Marvel“). Some movies are about unexpected friendships that develop over the course of the story.
