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1971 - The 16 Films Are Chosen

Movie of the Year: 1971

The 16 Films Are Chosen

The Battle Heats Up

In Part Two of the Movie of the Year: 1971 season, the Taste Buds—Mike, Ryan, and Greg—return to slice the bracket from 64 films down to 16. What began as a celebration of early-1970s experimentation has become a cinematic bloodbath. This is where masterpieces clash, cult favorites fall, and only the strongest survive.

1971 continues to reveal its soul: a year defined by disillusionment, moral decay, and the desperate search for meaning in a changing world. The Taste Buds wrestle with these themes as they try to separate the…

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