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2021
All Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts
Movies
France - Bruno Dumont

Top 6 Films of 2021 Les Inrocks: Murielle Joudet

Movies
Titane - Julia Ducournau

Top 10 Films of 2021 Les Inrocks: Emily Barnett

Podcasts
La Brega

The 10 Best Podcasts of 2021 New York Times: Reggie Ugwu

Movies
Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

20 Essential Films of 2021 Les Inrocks

Music
The Heart Pumps Kool-Aid - ---__--___

Best Music of 2021 Artforum: Sasha Geffen

Movies
The Lost Daughter - Maggie Gyllenhaal

Best Films of 2021 Artforum: Cassie da Costa

Movies
Introduction - Hong Sang-soo

Best Films of 2021 Artforum: James Quandt

Movies
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn - Radu Jude

Best Films of 2021 Artforum: J Hoberman

Movies
The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Best Films of 2021 Artforum: Amy Taubin

Music
Prioritise Pleasure - Self Esteem

51 Best Albums of 2021 Gigwise

Movies
Annette - Leos Carax

Best Films of 2021 Artforum: John Waters

Music
Bright Green Field - Squid

Top 25 Albums of 2021 Les Inrocks

Music
Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz

50 Best Albums of 2021 Exclaim

TV Shows
WandaVision

The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021 Esquire: Justin Kirkland

Movies
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar - Josh Greenbaum

Best Movies of 2021 Decider

Books
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois - Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

The 10 Best Books of 2021 New York Times

Books
Empire of Pain - Patrick Radden Keefe

Best Nonfiction Books of 2021 Kirkus Reviews

Books
Afterparties - Anthony Veasna So

Best Fiction Books of 2021 Kirkus Reviews

TV Shows
Hacks

Best TV of 2021 Decider

Movies
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) - Questlove

The Best Films of 2021 Economist

Music
Evermore - Taylor Swift

The Best Albums Of 2021 Uproxx

Music
Glow On - Turnstile

20 Best Albums of 2021 Glide

Music
Promises - Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders / London Symphony Orchestra

The 50 Best Albums of 2021 Paste

Books
A Little Devil in America - Hanif Abdurraqib

Best of Books 2021 Chicago Tribune: Christopher Borrelli

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