A Look Back At The Films of 2021

We finally made it. The end of 2021!

As a film fanatic movies have always been a large part of my life. This year, just like all the ones before it, has some great films, horrible films, surprising films, and disappointments. Come with me as I take this look back, and offer up some opinions of my own for 2021.

Be sure to also listen to this week's FlickThat Movie Podcast, where Austin Putnam and I dive deeper into our thoughts on these films as well as what we are looking forward to the most in 2022.

Best Films of 2021

1. Dune
2. Spider-man: No Way Home
3. Zack Snyder's Justice League
4. Ghostbusters: Afterlife
5. Black Widow
6. Last Night in Soho
7. Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings
8. Jungle Cruise
9. No Time To Die
10. Godzilla vs Kong

Worst Films of 2021

1. Antlers
2. Chaos Walking
3. Snake Eyes
4. Old
5. Candyman
6. The Tomorrow War
7. Mortal Kombat
8. F9: The Fast Saga
9. The Suicide Squad
10. Voyagers

Biggest Surprises of 2021

1. Dune
2. Ghostbusters: Afterlife
3. Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings
4. Free Guy

Biggest Disappointments of 2021

1. The Suicide Squad
2. Snake Eyes
3. Mortal Kombat
4. The King's Man
5. Eternals
6. Matrix Resurrections
7. No Time To Die

For the first time, it appears the films I liked as a movie fan are not the same ones I would praise as a critic. With that being said I give you my Oscar nominations for 2021.

Oscar Contending Films of 2021

1. West Side Story
2. Belfast
3. King Richard
4. Dune
5. Last Night In Soho

While no film this year cracked my top ten films ever, one did make it into the top fifteen.

Nathan's Best Films of All Time

1. Terminator 2 (1991)
2. True Lies (1994)
3. Jurassic Park (1993)
4. Pirates in The Caribbean (2003)
5. Scream (1996)
6. Matrix (1999)
7. Total Recall (1990)
8. The Dark Knight (2008)
9. The Mummy (1999)
10. John Wick Part 3 (2019)
11. Dune (2021)
12. Atomic Blonde (2017)
13. It (2017)
14. Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
15. Lilo & Stitch (2002)

That's a wrap for the films of 2021 as well as articles on FlickDirect for this year. Be sure to keep visiting us in 2022 for all the latest entertainment news, reviews, interviews, movie apps, live convention coverage, and more!