2021 was definitely a busy year for movies. Unfortunately, I haven’t had the opportunity to see any of the Foreign Language films currently in Oscar contention like Parallel Mothers, Drive My Car, The Worst Person in the World, or Petite Maman.
Honorable mentions go to Spencer, Passing, Luca, Shiva Baby, and Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It.
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Mass follows two sets of parents – Gail (Martha Plimpton) and Jay (Jason Isaacs), and Linda (Ann Dowd) and Richard (Reed Birney) – years after a tragic event, who agree to have a conversation together to try and reach closure.
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Well, 2021 passed by in a blink of an eye and 2022 may end up being an exciting year for movies. I am waiting to see the Tragedy of Macbeth before posting my Top 10 of 2021, but that will be coming soon! Also, you may see some repeats from my Most Anticipated of 2021 post as release dates were shuffled once again due to the pandemic. Here’s hoping that all these films listed below are actually released this year.
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Nightmare Alley follows Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) who joins a carnival when he is in need of work. He learns how to become a mentalist, someone who is believed to be “psychic”, and leaves the carnie life behind with his girlfriend in order to con the wealthy.
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West Side Story is about the forbidden romance between Tony (Ansel Elgort) and Maria (Rachel Zegler). Tony has been released from prison and was the leader of the Irish gang, the Jets. Maria’s brother, Bernardo (David Alvarez), is the leader of the Puerto Rican rival gang, the Sharks. The two gangs have been warring over territory, but that does not stop the two from falling in love.
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C’mon C’mon follows Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix), an audio journalist, who is tasked with watching his nephew, Jesse (Woody Norman), for an extended period of time. He was previously distant with his sister and therefore, his nephew, so he feels out of his depth. However, he comes to deeply value his time with Jesse and becomes more open as a person.
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Spider-Man: No Way Home finds Peter Parker (Tom Holland) dealing with the fallout of his identity being exposed. Many people believe that he is a murderer and the lives of his loved ones are being compromised because of his actions. He seeks out Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to cast a spell to make people forget that he is Spider-Man. However, the spell goes haywire and the Spider-Man villains from other live-action universes with Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire in the titular role are now causing havoc in the MCU.
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Spencer takes place from Christmas Eve to Boxing Day 1991. Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart) is dreading spending Christmas with the royal family. Her marriage is in shambles and her children are the only people she is looking forward to spending time with. As she arrives at the palace, Diana feels as if she is being haunted.
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Dune follows the Atreides family as they move to the desert planet of Arrakis and take over spice production due to the decree of the Emperor. Paul (Timothée Chalamet) begins to have visions as the move to Arrakis grows closer and suspects that he may be the one to fulfill the prophesy created by the Bene Gesserit, a group of women who have the power to influence people obey their commands. Meanwhile, the Harkonnen are plotting to take back control of Arrakis and spice production.
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Midnight Mass takes place on Crockett Island, a run-down, fishing area that continually grows smaller since it was affected by an oil spill that caused most of its residents to leave. Riley Flynn (Zach Gilford) is released from prison and moves back home to Crockett. A new priest, Father Paul (Hamish Linklater) takes over from their aging parishioner. Quickly after the new priest arrives, miracles begin to occur on the island, which ignite a revived fervor of faith amount the islanders.
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