
The 10 Best Documentaries of 2021
From a host of legendary music docs to portraits of a still-in-progress pandemic and a Civil Rights leader’s persecution — the highlights of a banner year in nonfiction filmmaking
Get The Magazine
The best in culture from a cultural icon. Subscribe now for more from the authority on music, entertainment, politics and pop culture.
Subscribe NowFrom a host of legendary music docs to portraits of a still-in-progress pandemic and a Civil Rights leader’s persecution — the highlights of a banner year in nonfiction filmmaking
A soul-music time capsule, a funky 1970s rom-com, a sci-fi classic blockbuster and the only sequel we really needed — our highlights of a wild, weird moviegoing year
Lawsuits, parodies, love affairs, full frontal nudity and more
Burning guitars, big suits, meeting the Beatles — the concert films, rockumentaries and artist portraits that stand head and shoulders above the rest
From WWII heroes to hired killers, Forrest Gump to Fred Rogers — we rank every one of the Oscar winner’s roles
From coming-out dramas to cult comedies, documentaries to blockbusters — our list of films that reflected and represented queer culture onscreen
From topical zombie apocalypses to retro-slasher flicks, the best scary movies since the turn of the millennium
From James Bond to Robin Hood, old-school cops to men who would be kings — here are some of the Scottish star’s best performances
From ‘Magnificent Seven’ to ‘Malcolm X,’ we break down every one of the star’s greatest (and not-so-great) performances
From Cheech and Chong to the Dude, the pantheon of screen potheads