A Film Snob's Favorites of 2021

Flicks with The Film Snob

Mar 06 2022 | 00:03:27

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Show Notes

In this long crisis, it sometimes feels as if time has lost its meaning. Making a list, for example, of my favorite films of the year is much more difficult this time. Many pictures that were going to be released in 2020 were delayed, and so now, in addition to the 2021 films, there are the ones finally released from the year before. Too many good movies! Well, that’s a nice problem to have. As always, I’m late because I like to wait until many of the year-end releases make it to my neck of the woods. Adding to the…

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