FINAL JUDGEMENT 2021
Eric Shorey and T. Bloom rank the year's best anime, music, movies, and TV shows
Year-end content! Here are some highlights from 2021, may she rest in peace.
From ES:
Best Anime of 2021:
8. Star Wars: Visions
7. Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story (Season 2)
6. SSSS.Dynazenon
5. My Hero Academia (Season 5)
4. Jujutsu Kaisen (Season 1)
3. Sonny Boy
2. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba — The Movie: Mugen Train
1. Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0: Thrice Upon A Time
Best Tracks of 2021:
10. “Ego Bruiser” - LustSickPuppy
6. “The Other Side” - Jazmine Sullivan
5. “2021” (Umru Remix) - A.G. Cook
4. “Kitten Heel” (Club Eat Remix) - Isabella Lovestory
3. “Industry Baby” - Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow
1. “Bangin’” - Byrell The Great and Princess Precious
Best Horror Movies of 2021:
9. Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
8. Candyman
7. Lamb
6. Halloween Kills
5. Sator
4. The Forever Purge
3. Saint Maud
2. Censor
1. Titane
From TB:
Best New Albums
Jazmine Sullivan, Heaux Tales
Moses Sumney, Live From Blackalachia
Yola, Stand For Myself
Lil Nas X, MONTERO
Jonny Greenwood, Spencer (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Lana Del Rey, Blue Banisters
Moderator, Midnight Madness
Billie Eilish, Happier Than Ever
Best New-To-Me Albums
Sinead O’Connor, The Lion and the Cobra (1987)
Ari Lennox, Shea Butter Baby (2019)
H.E.R., I Used to Know Her (2019)
Lila Downs, Tree of Life (2000)
Exuma, The Obeah Man (1970)
Let’s Eat Grandma, I, Gemini (2016)
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Temple (2020)
Patrick Cowley, Megatron Man (1981)
Éthiopiques (vol. 1-30)
Best New Films
Titane
Spencer
Nightmare Alley
Passing
Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar
The Forever Purge
Dune
Candyman
Malignant
The Power of the Dog
2020 Films I Wish I’d Watched Sooner:
Kajillionaire, omfg what a movie
Emma.
Best New TV Series
The White Lotus
The Other Two (S2)
Reservation Dogs
Brand New Cherry Flavor
LuLa Rich
Hacks
Best of JUDGEMENT 2021
We posted fifty-two times this year, including numerous full-length features. Here’s a sampler of our most widely read pieces from 2021:
Praying For Lightning To Strike The House of God
The world we made is wrong; here is a moral case for letting it burn
Mariah Moreno Is Pro-Wrestling's Transgender Pioneer
Eric Shorey interviews pro-wrestling icon Mariah Moreno, who was publicly out as transgender long before the current wave of LGBTQ+ acceptance.
8 Period Dramas Reveling in the Horror of Fucked-Up White, Wealthy European Culture
A venerable cinematic tradition, explored in dreaded listicle form by T. Bloom
Some Predictions
If you want a vision of the future, imagine a vintage Yeezy Season 3 boot stamping on a human face — forever.
Lana Del Rey Paints Over Her Bruised Ego in 'Blue Banisters'
T. Bloom recaps the struggle of a new album bearing the twin burdens of accountability and revenge
I Watched The "Digimon Tamers vs Political Correctness" Stage Play So You Don't Have To
What happens when a beloved cartoon gets hijacked by right wing conspiracies?
Of Course I Was Going to Write About 'Titane'
How the release of Julia Ducournau's instant body-horror classic foiled cis reactions to trans stories
I Am Being Haunted By Balenciaga's Haute Couture Hoodie
Eric Shorey can't escape designer Demna Gvasalia's terrifyingly prescient F/W 2022 collection
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