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  FEATURES The Best Movies of 2021 Our staff and readers pick their favorites in cinema from the year that was. Be it mentats or musicals, superheroes or superb horror, here’s the best of 2021. By  David Crow ,  Don Kaye ,  Mike Cecchini ,  Tony Sokol ,  Nick Harley ,  Kayti Burt | December 30, 2021 Share on Facebook (opens in a new tab) Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) Share on Linkedin (opens in a new tab) Share on email (opens in a new tab) | 18 Photo: Art by Jessica Koynock It was supposed to be the year where movies came back. With the pandemic seeming to turn the corner (for a time), and cinemas opening back up around the world, your local theater offered a treasure trove of options, from old reliable favorites via mega Hollywood franchises to respites from the familiar as new voices and stories took center stage. Twelve months later, things obviously didn’t go as smoothly as we all hoped. While multiplex business has rarely been bigger for superheroes and big balls of alien