My 2021 media diet 1/30/22

By Chris Johnson

For the past few years now, I’ve been keeping track of the media I watch and read. This is my list for 2021 in ascending chronological order:

Books

  • The Murder of Roger Ackroyd ★★★★★
  • The 12 Week Year ★★★★☆
  • Cactus League ★★★☆☆
  • Kitchen Confidential ★★★★☆
  • The Spy and the Traitor ★★★★☆
  • Interview with the Vampire ★★★☆☆
  • Can’t Even ★★★☆☆
  • The Magician’s Nephew ★★★★☆
  • Essentialism ★★★★★
  • How to do Nothing ★★★★☆
  • Zero to One ★★★★★
  • Soccernomics ★★★☆☆
  • The Immortal Irishman ★★★★☆

Movies

  • Prospect (2018) ★★★★☆
  • Soul ★★★★☆
  • The Molly Maguires ★★★☆☆
  • The Man Who Would be King ★★★★☆
  • Russia House ★★★★☆
  • Minari ★★★★☆
  • Sound of Metal ★★★★★
  • Margin Call ★★★★★
  • The Trial of the Chicago 7 ★★★★☆
  • Nomadland ★★★★☆
  • Mank ★★★★★
  • Promising Young Woman ★★★★☆
  • The Father ★★★★★
  • Judas and the Black Messiah ★★★★★
  • Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom ★★★★☆
  • Wolfwalkers ★★★★★
  • Another Round ★★★★★
  • All is Lost ★★★★☆
  • In the Heights ★★★★☆
  • The Suicide Squad ★★☆☆☆
  • Reminiscence ★★★☆☆
  • A Most Violent Year ★★★★☆
  • James Bond: No Time To Die ★★★☆☆
  • Hereditary ★★★★☆
  • The Last Duel ★★★★☆
  • Dune Part 1 ★★★★☆
  • The Green Knight ★★★☆☆
  • Robin Hood (2010) ★★★☆☆
  • The Power of the Dog ★★★★☆
  • The Matrix Resurrections ★★★☆☆
  • Tenet ★★★★☆