
20 Best Movies of 2021
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

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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

From spice to sandworms, Baron Harkkonen to the Bene Gesserit — your complete guide to who’s who and what’s what in the ‘Dune’-iverse

The movie does what it aims to do — ultimately anointing LeBron James’ status as this era’s greatest by having him take up the mantle from His Airness

Denis Villeneuve’s science-fiction epic will arrive next October

Rob Sheffield on the wonderfully off-the-cuff, seat-of-the-pants house party that was this year’s Emmy Awards ceremony

Denis Villeneuve’s science-fiction epic arrives in December