Episode 196: Favorite Films Of 2021

Another year in cinema has come and gone. 2021 was certainly one of the more difficult and challenging years for me personally (we all needed lots of hugs) but it's ended on a high note particularly with the films discussed here. As always, I needed to invite special guests to celebrate the year in cinema, two familiar voices you know and love join me to discuss our favorite films of 2021. Returning to the show is my dear friend Patrick Ripoll, current host of Tracks of the Damned and former co-host of this here show. Another great returning champion and former co-host is Brad Strauss who was kind enough to take over hosting duties for a few years, doing stellar work with his compadre Al. Happy to have him join us too! This time you're in for a treat because you can actually win a couple of Blu-Rays by listening to the episode and following the instructions given (all entries/emails must be in by Jan 11th). After summarizing the year that was, we run down a list of categories/awards like we do every time as well as a list of honorable mentions before revealing our top ten favorite films of the year. Prepare yourself for a song later on to celebrate someone who is definitely there in spirit but couldn't join us this time, the one and only Bill Ackerman of Supporting Characters. This was one heck of a year and now it's time to listen to us talk about it for five hours. Much gratitude to all of you for listening and for all the support. 11 years of doing this show and there's never a dull moment. Happy New Year and thanks to my great guests for their lists and wonderful insights as expected - Jim 00:00 - 20:54 - Introductions / Thoughts On 2021 20:55 - 01:01:37 - Ancillary Awards / Categories 01:01:38 - 01:23:04 - Honorable Mentions 01:23:05 - 02:55:02 - #10-#5 02:55:02 - 03:33:44 - #5-#3 03:33:44 - 04:10:39 - #3, #2 04:10:40 - 04:13:39 - Bill's 40 Favorite Films Song 04:13:40 - 04:58:36 - Favorite Film Of 2021 / Outro Bill Ackerman’s 40 Favorite Films: https://auteuristtrap.blogspot.com/2021 Jim's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jimlaczkowski/list/2021-ranked Brad’s Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/brads/list/year-by-year-2021-ranked Check Out Patrick's Podcast: https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/tracksofthedamned The Chicago Film Critics Awards For 2021: https://chicagofilmcritics.org/blog/2021cfcawinners Send Me An Email By January 11th (details in the show): [email protected] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit directorsclub.substack.com/subscribe