Year-End Lists

Tom Waibel: Best Films of 2021, as submitted to the Film Comment Poll

1. Benedetta
   Paul Verhoeven
2. Shock Wave 2
   Herman Yau
3. The Sparks Brothers
   Edgar Wright
4. The Velvet Underground
   Todd Haynes
5. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
   Destin Daniel Cretton
6. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
   Tim Hill
7. The Amusement Park
   George A. Romero
8. Crimson Gold (2003)
   Jafar Panahi
9. The Card Counter
   Paul Schrader
10. Judas and the Black Messiah
    Shaka King
11. Val
    Leo Scott and Ting Poo
12. Undine
    Christian Petzold
13. Tina
    Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin
14. My Zoe
    Julie Delpy
15. Zeros and Ones
    Abel Ferrara
16. Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over
    Beth B
17. The United States vs. Billie Holiday
    Lee Daniels
18. Titane
    Julia Ducournau
19. Cry Macho
    Clint Eastwood
20. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
    Questlove