We selected our 13 favorite candidates for the Dark Side of the Screen screening & discussion series: the best, most provocative, and most discussion-worthy (non-mainstream) horror, thriller, and noir films of 2021. Festival and international films from the previous year were eligible if they were distributed in the United States in 2021.  2021’s festival and international films were likewise eligible, even if they had not yet reached distribution.

Co-authored by Julia Compton and Mike Dillon

#13. THE FEAST

#12. THE BOY BEHIND THE DOOR

#11. LUCKY

#10. SUPERHOST

#9. CATCH THE FAIR ONE

#8. BENNY LOVES YOU

#7. VICIOUS FUN

#6. BLOODY HELL

#5. COMING HOME IN THE DARK

#4. MY HEART CAN’T BEAT UNLESS YOU TELL IT TO

#3. EIGHT FOR SILVER

#2. TITANE

#1. MAD GOD

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