Monday, January 3, 2022

My "Favorites of 2021" List

Here's my yearly post...

MOVIES

Unlike last year, I will have just 2 movie lists this year.   First will be my top 10 favorite 2021 movies.  Second list will be movies that were released prior to 2021 and I finally got around to seeing and enjoyed.

MY TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2021:

  1. Spider-Man: No Way Home
  2. Raya and the Last Dragon
  3. Luca
  4. The Mitchels vs the Machines
  5. The Unforgivable 
  6. Last Night In Soho
  7. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
  8. Nobody
  9. Black Widow
  10. Malignant
MY TOP PRE-2021 MOVIES WATCHED IN 2021:
  • One Cut of the Dead (2017)
  • The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
  • The Sound of Metal (2020)
  • Marshall (2017)
  • Promising Young Woman (2020)
  • Nomadland (2020)
  • Greenland (2020)
  • A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
  • Mama (2013)
  • Sputnik (2020)
  • One Night In Miami (2020)
  • A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
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TV SHOWS

Like last year, I will list all tv seasons I finished with the (year) that season was released, [#] of episodes for that season and the source.  Source is self explanatory except where BD = Bluray Disc.

COMPLETE SEASON LIST:
  1. Cheers s4 (1985) [26] iTunes
  2. Killing Eve s3 (2020) [8] Hulu
  3. All in the Family s6 (1975) [24] DVD
  4. Crime Scene: The Vanishing At Cecil Hotel (2021) [4] Netflix
  5. Schitt's Creek s1 (2015) [13] Netflix
  6. Schitt's Creek s2 (2016) [13] Netflix
  7. WandaVision (2021) [9] Disney+
  8. Schitt's Creek s3 (2017) [13] Netflix
  9. Schitt's Creek s4 (2018) [13] Netflix
  10. Schitt's Creek s5 (2019) [13] Netflix
  11. All in the Family s7 (1976) [25] DVD
  12. Schitt's Creek s6 (2020) [14] Netflix
  13. All in the Family s8 (1977) [24] DVD
  14. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) [6] Disney+
  15. Mare of Easttown (2021) [7] HBOMAX
  16. Hacks s1 (2021) [10] HBOMAX
  17. All Rise s2 (2020) [17] CBS
  18. Blue Bloods s11 (2020) [16] CBS
  19. Starstruck (2021) [6] HBOMAX
  20. All in the Family s9 (1978) [27] DVD
  21. Your Honor (2021) [10] SHOWTIME
  22. Barney Miller s2 (1975) [22] DVD
  23. Loki s1 (2021) [6] Disney+
  24. Search Party s1 (2016) [10] HBOMAX
  25. Barney Miller s3 (1976) [22] DVD
  26. This Way Up s1 (2019) [6] Hulu
  27. This Way Up s2 (2020) [6] Hulu
  28. Barney Miller s4 (1977) [23] DVD
  29. Braindead (2016) [13] Paramount+
  30. Barney Miller s5 (1978) [24] DVD
  31. Breeders s2 (2021) [10] Hulu
  32. Barney Miller s6 (1979) [22] DVD
  33. The Neighborhood s2 (2019) [22] Paramount+
  34. Ted Lasso s2 (2021) [12] AppleTV+
  35. Only Murders in the Building s1 (2021) [10] Hulu
  36. The Other Two s1 (2019) [10] HBOMAX
  37. The Other Two s2 (2020) [10] HBOMAX
  38. Barney Miller s7 (1980) [22] DVD
  39. Barney Miller s8 (1981) [22] DVD
  40. Y: The Last Man (2021) [10] Hulu
  41. Last Week Tonight s8 (2021) [30] HBOMAX
  42. Fish s1 (1977) [13] DVD
  43. Sanford and Son s2 (1972) [24] DVD
  44. What If...? s1 (2021) [9] Disney+
  45. Invincible s1 (2021) [8] Amazon Prime
  46. Succession s3 (2021) [9] HBOMAX
  47. Loki s1 (2021) [6] Disney+
  48. Hawkeye s1 (2021) [6] Disney+
FAVORITE TV SEASONS
  1. Schitt's Creek (any season)
  2. Succession s3
  3. Only Murders in the Building s1
  4. Mare of Easttown
  5. Hacks s1
  6. Ted Lasso s2
  7. Search Party s1
  8. The Other Two s2
  9. WandaVision
  10. Loki s1
FAVORITE NEW SERIES
  1. Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
  2. Mare of Easttown (HBO)
  3. Hacks (HBO)
  4. WandaVision (Disney+)
  5. Loki s1 (Disney+)
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VIDEO GAMES

2021 saw me finished the most games since 2012 but none were released in 2021.  However, there were 2 games that were released in 2021 as enhanced or director's cut but were originally released the previous year. This list will include the year the games originally released and the console played on.

GAMES FINISHED IN 2021
  1. Doom (1993) PS4Pro
  2. Doom II (1994) PS4Pro
  3. Astro's Playroom (2020) PS5
  4. Doom 64 (1997) PS4Pro/PS5
  5. Deja Vu (1985) NES Mini Emulation
  6. Shadowgate (1987) NES Mini Emulation
  7. The Unfinished Swan (2012) PS4-->PS5
  8. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020) PS5
  9. What Remains of Edith Finch (2017) PS4-->PS5
  10. Doom 3 Remastered (2003/2019) PS4-->PS5
  11. Guns, Gore & Cannoli (2015) PS4-->PS5
  12. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020) PS5 *NewGame+
  13. Little Nightmares (2017) PS4-->PS5
  14. Control (2019) PS5
  15. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game (1989) coop on Arcade1Up Cabinet
  16. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (1991) coop on Arcade1Up Cabinet
  17. Streets of Rage (1991) coop on Sega Saturn Emulation
  18. Streets of Rage 2 (1992) Genesis Mini Emulation
  19. Control: Altered World Events DLC (2020) PS5
  20. Control: The Foundation DLC (2020) PS5
  21. Ghost Recon (2001) Xbox-->Xbox 360
  22. Ghost of Tsushima: DC (2020/21) PS5
  23. ABZU (2016) PS4-->PS5
  24. Ghost Recon: Island Thunder (2002) Xbox-->Xbox 360
  25. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020) PS5
  26. Doom 3: The Lost Missions (2003/2019) PS4-->PS5
  27. Little Nightmares II: Enhanced Edition (2020/21) PS5
THE 5 GAMES I HAD THE MOST FUN WITH IN 2021:
  1. Doom 64
  2. Astro's Playroom
  3. Control
  4. Ghost of Tsushima
  5. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
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VINYL

Here's a list of my 2021 additions:
  1. The Last of Us Part II Original Videogame Soundtrack (Gustavo Santaolalla) [2020]
  2. Edward Scissorhands Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Danny Elfman) [2021]
  3. 1917 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Thomas Newman) [2020]
  4. Rhythm Machine (Fania All Stars ) [1977]
  5. Halloween Kills Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (John Carpenter) [2021]
  6. Demon's Souls Original Videogame Soundtrack (Shunsuke Kida) [2021]
  7. In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 (R.E.M.) [2019]
  8. Ghost of Tsushima Original Videogame Soundtrack (Shigeru Umebayashi) [2020)
  9. Assassin's Creed Valhalla Original Videogame Soundtrack (Jesper Kid) [2021]
  10. Candy Corn Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Josh Hasty) [2019]
  11. Back To The Future Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack (Various) [2020]
  12. Bohemian Rhapsody Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack (Queen) [2019]
  13. Motown 1's (Various) [2019]
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GRAPHIC NOVELS

Here are the graphic novels I read with year of release, publisher and page count:
  1. A Hero's Death (2016) [IDW] 106pgs
  2. Vision v1 (2016) [Marvel] 133pgs
  3. Vision v2 (2016) [Marvel] 134pgs
  4. House of M (2006) [Marvel] 280pgs
  5. Resident Alien (2013) [Dark Horse] 105pgs
  6. Power Girl v1 (2009) [DC] 143pgs

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