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1971 - A New Season Begins

Movie of the Year: 1971

A New Season Begins

Welcome to 1971—The Year Hollywood Broke the Rules

The Taste Buds—Mike, Ryan, and Greg—are back, and this time they’re traveling to one of the most daring and unpredictable years in film history: 1971. With the studio system collapsing and the counterculture in full swing, filmmakers were rewriting the rules, blending art and rebellion into something thrillingly new.

In this season premiere, the Taste Buds launch the 1971 Movie of the Year bracket, cutting 96 movies down to 64 in a massive showdown of ambition, artistry, and pure cinematic chaos…

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