TMBDOS! Episode 248: Best and Worst First-Time Watches of 2021.

2021 has come and gone and Lee and Leah have watched a staggering amount of films in the past year. Thus come the time for the usual best and worst lists to be talked about on the podcast. In this 2hrs+ episode the hosts list their 20 best first-time watches, their 10 worst first-time watches, and their best honourable mentions. Come help us shovel the last bit of dirt on 2021's grave.

Lee's Best and Worst of 2021:

Honourable Mentions:

"Viy" (1967)
"The Sicilian Connection" (1972)
"The Laughing Policeman" (1973)
"Malignant" (2021)
"Mad Dog Morgan" (1976)

Best of:

20. "Arctic" (2018)
19. "They Remain" (2018)
18. "Candyman" (2021)
17. "Repulsion" (1965)
16. "In the Earth" (2021)
15. "Last Night in Soho" (2021)
14. "The Last Duel" (2021)
13. "Some Like It Hot" (1959)
12. "The Stepford Wives" (1975)
11. "The Whip and the Body" (1963)
10. "Dogs Don’t Wear Pants" (2019)
9. "Sitting Target" (1972)
8. "Cisco Pike" (1972)
7. "The Muppets Take Manhattan" (1984)
6. "Multiple Maniacs" (1970)
5. "Charley Varrick" (1973)
4. "Siege" (1983)
3. "Psycho Goreman" (2020)
2. "The Astrologer" (1975)
1. "Female Trouble" (1974)

Worst of:

10. "Alligator 2: The Mutation" (1991)
9. "Death Valley" (2021)
8. "Great White" (2021)
7. "The Law in Her Hands" (1936)
6. "The Dead Pit" (1989)
5. "Jiu Jitsu" (2020)
4. "Pacific Banana" (1981)
3. "Stay Out of the Attic" (2021)
2. "Shadow in the Cloud" (2020)
1. "Night of the Animated Dead" (2021)

Leah's Best and Worst of 2021:

Honourable Mentions:

"Just Before Dawn" (1981)
"Pan's Labyrinth" (2006)
"Chopping Mall" (1986)

Best of:

20. "Watch Out, We're Mad" (1974)
19. "Psycho Goreman" (2020)
18. "Tower" (2016)
17. "The Act of Killing" (2012)
16. "Dance Charlie Dance" (1937)
15. "The Thing" (1982)
14. "The Fly" (1986)
13. "Dogs Don't Wear Pants" (2019)
12. "Beast of War" (1988)
11. "Black Sunday" (1960)
10. "Singin' in the Rain" (1952)
9. "May" (2002)
8. "Dementia" (1955)
7. "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (1920)
6. "City of God" (2002)
5. "Parasite" (2019)
4. "Hereditary" (2018)
3. "No Time to Die" (2021)
2. "Promising Young Woman" (2020)
1. "Turbo Kid" (2015)

Worst of:

10. "Haunt" (2019)
9. "The Craft: Legacy" (2021)
8. "Beautiful" (2000)
7. "Fly Me" (1973)
6. "Dark Shadows" (2012)
5. "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama" (1988)
4. "Bride and Prejudice" (2004)
3. "From Prada to Nada" (2011)
2. "The Exorcist" (1973)
1. "The Law in Her Hands" (1936)

Featured Music: "Triumph" by Lou Reed.