Here is the stuff I loved this past year.
Favorite Reads (in the order I read them):
- The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson
- Emergency Contact by Mary H. K. Choi
- Drug Use for Grownups by Carl Hart
- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
- Shibumi by Trevanian
- The Evolution of God by Robert Wright
- Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby
- The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu
- The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
- Bewilderment by Richard Powers
- The Reckless Series by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
Favorite TV:
- Sex Lives of College Girls
- Hacks
- Ted Lasso
- I Think You Should Leave
- Succession
- The Witcher
- The Flight Attendant
- Reservation Dogs
- What We Do In the Shadows
- Foundation
Quick Caveat about the films: there are so many from 2021 that look great, and that I still want to see. Here are all of the films I missed and still hope to watch:
- Judas and the Black Messiah
- A Quiet Place II
- No Sudden Move
- Zola
- Roadrunner
- Spencer
- Belfast
- C'mon C'mon
- Shiva Baby
- The Harder They Fall
- The Power of the Dog
- Lamb
- First Cow
- The Souvenir Part II
- West Side Story
- Red Rocket
Given that context, here are my Favorite Films of the year:
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Dune
- The Mitchell's vs. the Machines
- Inside
- Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry
- Shang-Chi
- Encanto
- Coda
- Another Round
- Licorice Pizza
