![]() ![]() And yet both of these films are the best of the year. Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza” skipped a festival premiere, heading straight into limited release (with a fittingly unique strategy), before rolling out in other cities in the coming weeks. Jane Campion’s masterful, menacing “The Power of the Dog” premiered at Venice, enjoyed a limited theatrical release, and is now (right this very minute!) available to stream on Netflix. ![]() Look no further than our top two films, both new offerings from some of contemporary cinema’s most enduring and exciting auteurs, for proof that the delivery service is hardly as important as the art being, well, delivered. And while many might bemoan the degradation of the “movie-going experience,” no matter how you saw the best of this year’s beefy batch, it was worth it. While the 2021 landscape looked a fair bit different than that of 2020 – for one thing, in-person festival attendance and theater-going returned, if cautiously and with plenty of new protocols – the ability to see films beyond the big screen has only continued apace. The music score is composed mainly of electronic tunes that perfect that great '80's feel! For those seeking a bit of fun humor with their horror, Night of the Comet isn't a bad choice.It’s IndieWire’s now-familiar – and still very true – reframe: anyone who thinks this year (read: any year) has been bad for movies simply hasn’t seen enough of them. The special FX, mostly the zombies, are pretty decent. The films cast is only decent, but their performances do hold their own. It manages to stir up a few chills along with the laughs. In fact, one could make a good case that the film is meant to be a comical parody of those old schlock films, after all it does have a nice comic book feel! From any view, this is an entertaining film even with its silly moments. While many peg Night of the Comet as a zombie picture, and granted two or three zombies do show up along the way, this film really has much more in common with the old B sci-fi movies of the 1950s. Cheesy, but enjoyable satire is like the poor man's version of 28 Days Later (2002) with a big chunk of '80's vibe for flavor! Comet eliminates the worlds population, leaving surviving sisters to fend against a group of demented scientists. ![]()
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