042 2021 - Year in Review Special

Retro Grade Podcast

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
We normally like to talk about older movies, but on this episode of Retro Grade Podcast, we look back at movies that came out in 2021, and give our SPOILER FREE thoughts about what we liked and did not like during the past year. We talk about the big blockbusters like Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Suicide Squad, Fast 9, and The Matrix Resurrections.* Some smaller films you might have missed like Penguin Bloom, Last Night in Soho and Pig. We also talk about movies that surprised us, like Titane, Malignant, and The Green Knight. And we talk about movies that we didn’t really agree with each other on, like Jungle Cruise, Space Jam 2, and Mortal Kombat. What were some of your favorites we might have missed? What was your favorite movie of the year? Let us know on Twitter or Discord! DM us on Twitter or Instagram for the discord invite.

Enjoy!

*There is an error on the reporting of some facts during this segment. It is not true that Hugo Weaving missed filming due to COVID, but due to a prior engagement and the inflexibility of the film’s production. However, cinematographer John Toll left the production due to an undisclosed medical situation with his family, giving the chance for Daniele Massaccesi to go from the film’s camera operator to its’ director of photography. Was this situation influenced by COVID? What difference did the three months of suspended filming mean for Matrix 4, or other films shot between February 2020 and now? (Maybe it’s something we can talk about at an other time?)

Music is from Triune Digital and audio clips pulled from movies we will be reviewing in other episodes.

Artwork by @jannelle_o