The Best Scores & Soundtracks of 2021

Fatherhood fun! Ben Affleck has given rare glimpses of his bond with his and Jennifer Garner’s three kids over the years.

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

If you want to get in the International Film Oscar race get your ass to the Cannes Film Festival. This year, eight titles that made the 15 films cut debuted on la Croisette including Asghar Farhadi’s “A Hero,” Joachim Trier’s “The Worst Person in the World” and Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s NYFCC and LAFCA Best Film winner, “Drive My Car.” This year’s Palme d’Or winner and the French submission, “Titane,” was snubbed.

Clayton Davis The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced the shortlists in 10 categories for the upcoming 94th Oscars ceremony.The shortlist voting concluded on Dec. 15, and the remaining ones will move on to the official phase one voting.

not the books to read when you’re super hungry. They will, however, help you . So continue reading for the best cookbooks 2021 gave us.

just-opened exhibit at the Met, “Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts,” showcases how historical European design influenced both the animator and those that worked for him. The exhibition goes back to the post-World War I era, when a 16-year-old Disney travelled to France to work for the Red Cross.

It’s been a tradition for years now and it continues in 2021—former President of the United States, Barack Obama, has released his top films of the year. And as with previous years, it’s a healthy mix of high-profile gems and things that may have fallen under the radar that he clearly wants to put some extra shine on.

When it comes to content, 2021 was a year of massive highs and disappointing lows. As vaccinations began being implemented around the world, in-person festivals returned providing a euphoric celebration of cinema.

“The movies are back, baby!” went the refrain this summer, up to, during, and continuously after the heavenly 10-day stretch around June where everything looked like it might really go back to normal, actual normal and not “new” normal; “new” normal is in no way preferable to “normal” normal, just like “new recipe” Butterfingers are trash compared to the genuine article.

We celebrate the movies at this time of year, and in the wild rush to praise directors and actors for all that nifty directing and acting they did over the last 365 days, we all tend to forget that cinema is about more than just two sets of people. Just read Twitter.

David Ginola is one of the contestants to compete on the latest series of I’m a Celebrity. .

David Ginola is one of the contestants to compete on the latest series of I’m a Celebrity. .

David Ginola is one of the contestants to compete on the latest series of I’m a Celebrity. .

We certainly have not resumed full normalcy as we continue to battle this pandemic, but at least we have movies—even more than last year.

Darlene Hard was a Hall of Fame tennis player who won 3 major singles championships and 13 major doubles championships.Darlene Hard was taught a powerful serve and volley games on the hard courts of Los Angeles by her mother. She won the U.S.

Variety’s two chief film critics have nary a single title in common on their respective top 10 lists. And the Academy, when it comes time to vote, may find still more titles to celebrate.

NEW YORK -- Paul Thomas Anderson's “Licorice Pizza” has been named the best film of the year by the National Board of Review.Anderson also won best director honors and the film's stars Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman were picked for their breakthrough performances in the coming-of-age comedy.