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The 30 best films of 2021

by Marina Ashioti, Charles Bramesco, David Jenkins, Hannah Strong, Adam Woodward

Our annu­al count­down of the year’s finest sil­ver screen offer­ings. How many have you seen?
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Posters

The 20 best film posters of 2021

by Hannah Strong

We cel­e­brate our favourite film posters of the year, includ­ing Titane and The French Dispatch.
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The 10 best film soundtracks of 2021

by Thomas Hobbs

From Mica Levi’s crash­ing, trap-infused Zola score to Emile Mosseri’s del­i­cate piano work on Minari.
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The 25 Best TV Shows of 2021

by Emma Fraser

From Squid Game to Suc­ces­sion, we count down our favourite small screen offer­ings from a bumper year.
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Every Video Nasty ranked from worst to best

by Anton Bitel, Anna Bogutskaya, David Jenkins, Leila Latif, Hannah Strong, Adam Woodward

Can­ni­bals! Nazis! Can­ni­bal Nazis! Our defin­i­tive guide to the most noto­ri­ous movies ever made.
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Film Music

The 10 best film soundtracks of 2020

by Thomas Hobbs

From Birds of Prey’s intox­i­cat­ing mix of rap and pop music to Tamar-kali’s atmos­pher­ic Shirley score.
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The 30 best films of 2020

by Emma Fraser

Our favourite new releas­es from this year, fea­tur­ing Spike Lee, Chloé Zhao, Josephine Deck­er and more.
A mystical, psychedelic illustration depicting an elderly man with glasses and a plaid shirt, surrounded by vibrant purple and blue energy emanating from his head and enveloping a woman below him.
Posters

The 20 best film posters of 2020

by Hannah Strong

From the clas­sic to the abstract, we count down our favourite poster designs from a high­ly unusu­al year of movies.
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Home Ents

The 20 best home entertainment releases of 2020

by David Jenkins

Our round-up of the year’s finest phys­i­cal releas­es, some of which helped us through the dark times of lockdown.
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The 25 best TV shows of 2020

by Emma Fraser

From Schitt’s Creek to The Last Dance, here are our favourite small-screen offer­ings from the past year.