Year-End Lists

Steven Mears: Best Films of 2021, as submitted to the Film Comment Poll

1. Pig
   Michael Sarnoski
2. The Father
   Florian Zeller
3. Red Rocket
   Sean Baker
4. The Lost Daughter
   Maggie Gyllenhaal
5. The Power of the Dog
   Jane Campion
6. The Souvenir Part II
   Joanna Hogg
7. Identifying Features
   Fernanda Valadez
8. Judas and the Black Messiah
   Shaka King
9. Quo Vadis, Aida?
   Jasmila Žbanić
10. The Amusement Park
    George A. Romero
11. Gunda
    Viktor Kosakovskiy
12. Slow Machine
    Joe DeNardo and Paul Felten
13. Night of the Kings
    Philippe Lacôte
14. The Green Knight
    David Lowery
15. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
    Questlove
16. Nine Days
    Edson Oda
17. CODA
    Sian Heder
18. The Sparks Brothers
    Edgar Wright
19. Zola
    Janicza Bravo
20. Mass
    Fran Kranz