Month: November 2021

The 55 Best Albums/ EPs of 2021

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By Andrew Buckner

 *The recordings featured in this list are included based on an official 2021 release date.*

55. 30 by Adele

54. Keys by Alicia Keys

53. Cycles (Original Score) by The Alchemist

52. Blacklight by Apollo Brown, Stalley

51. Collapsed in Sunbeams by Arlo Parks

50. Yellow River Blue by Yu Su

49. Bizarre of D-12 Presents Starvin’ Artists (Mixtape) by Various Artists

48. S.O.S (EP) by Rittz

47. Turquoise Tornado by Yelawolf, Riff Raff

46. Bushido by Mello Music Group

45. Imaginary Everything by L’Orange, Namir Blade

44. If It Bleeds It Can Be Killed by Conway the Machine, Big Ghost Ltd

43. Wasteland: What Ails Our People is Clear by Lice

42. Slumafia (EP) by Yelawolf, DJ Paul

41. Squirrel Tape Instrumentals, Vol. 1 by Evidence

40. Mouse on Mars by AA1

39. Mile Zero by Yelawolf, DJ Muggs

38. Shane by Madchild

37. Gary Bartz JID006 by Gary Bartz, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad

36. Maquishta by Patricia Brennan

35. The American Negro by Adrian Younge

34. Milestones (EP) by Skyzoo

33. The Plugs I Met 2 (EP) by Benny the Butcher, Harry Fraud

32. Haram by Armand Hammer, The Alchemist

31. Throw Aways 96 by Goblin

30. Sound Ancestors by Madlib

29. Season of the Se7en by Bronze Nazareth, Recognize Ali          

28. La Maquina by Conway the Machine

27. Word? by Atmosphere

26. An Evening with Silk Sonic by Silk Sonic

25. Shane 2 by Madchild

24. The Blue of Distance by Elori Saxl

23. Lovesick by Apollo Brown, Raheem DeVaughn

22. Onyx 4 Life by Onyx

21. Ghostbusters: Afterlife: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Rob Simonsen

20. Dumpster Juice by Bizarre

19. Exodus by DMX

18. All the Brilliant Things by Skyzoo

17. Autograph by Joell Ortiz

16. The Lost Themes III: Alive After Death by John Carpenter

15. The Last Ride by HRSMN

14. The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy by Rob Zombie

13. Doe or Die II by AZ

12. Big Sleepover by Big Boi, Sleepy Brown

11. Long Story Longer by Swifty McVay, Ras Kass, Yukmouth, MRK SX

10. Mudmouth by Yelawolf

9. Unlearning Vol. 1 by Evidence

8. Gotham by Talib Kweli, Diamond D

7. Super What? by Czarface, MF DOOM

6. Asin9ne by Tech N9ne

5. Call Me If You Get Lost by Tyler, The Creator

4. Summer End Café by Killah Priest

3. A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2 by Common

2. King’s Disease II by Nas

1. Remedy Meets Wu-Tang by Remedy, Wu-Tang Clan

The 20 Best Short Films of 2021

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By Andrew Buckner

*Please note that the short films included in this list are based on an official 2021 U.S. release date.

20. “Bloom”

Director: Richard M. Anthony.

19. “Us Again”

Director: Zach Parrish.

18. “Culpa”

Director: Miguel Angel Ferrer.

17. “La Deuda”

Director: Jeff Prahl.

16. “Twice as Good”

Director: Kristian King.

15. 10:59 P.M.

Director: Kris Salvi.

14. “The Nurturing”

Director: Alex DiVincenzo.

13. “Live Health”

Directors: Jamie Cox, Timothy Cox.

12. “The Flamboyant Rites of Gay Dracula”

Director: Richard Griffin.

11. “Stay Inside, Michael”

Director: Jeremy Arruda.

10. “Heart Wreck”

Director: Gabrielle Rosson.

9. “The Death of David Cronenberg”

Directors: Caitlain Cronenberg, David Cronenberg.

8. “The Present”

Director: Farah Nabulsi.

7. “Trigger Warning: The Life and Art of Chrystal”

Director: Chrystal Shofroth.

6. “The Dreamer”

Director: Jeremy Arruda.

5. “Come Rain or Come Shine”

Director: Mark Maille.

4. “Paul Laurence Dunbar: An American Poet”

Director: Kane Stratton.

3. “The Serpent Writhes in a Glass Coffin”

Director: Richard Griffin.

2. “Undertaker”

Director: Chris Esper.

1. “The Last Cruise”

Director: Hannah Olson.

The 22 Best Books of 2021

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By Andrew Buckner

*The books included in this list are based on the criteria of an original publication date in 2021.*

22. My Heart is a Chainsaw

By Stephen Graham Jones

21. The Final Girl Support Group

By Grady Hendrix

20. The Scorpion’s Tail

By Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

19. The Plot

By Jean Hanff Korelitz

18. Getaway

By Zoje Stage

17. Rovers

By Richard Lange

16. Survive the Night

By Riley Sager

15. Sooley: A Novel

By John Grisham

14. The Other Emily

By Dean Koontz

13. Bloodless

By Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

12. Jesus: A New Vision

By Whitley Strieber

11. Distance from Avalon: When the Dying and the Young Unite

By Mike Messier

10. Because He’s Jeff Goldblum: The Movies, Memes and Meaning of Hollywood’s Most Enigmatic Actor

By Travis M. Andrews

9. Later

By Stephen King

8. The Judge’s List

By John Grisham

7. These Fists Break Bricks: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World

By Chris Poggiali, Grady Hendrix.

6. Starstruck: My Unlikely Road to Hollywood

By Leonard Maltin

5. Chasing the Boogeyman

By Richard Chizmar

4. Billy Summers

By Stephen King

3. A Bright Ray of Darkness

By Ethan Hawke

2. Project Hail Mary

By Andy Weir

1. Vibrate Higher: A Rap Story

By Talib Kweli