2016 Films in Review

Top Films of 2016 (in Alphabetical Order):

• 10 Cloverfield Lane
• Arrival
• Don’t Think Twice
• The Edge of Seventeen
• The Handmaiden
• Hidden Figures
• High-Rise
• Moonlight
• Rogue One
• Swiss Army Man
• The Witch

**Honorable Mention: **

• Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru
• Weiner

Bottom 5 Films of 2016:

• Nocturnal Animals
• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
• Hail, Caesar
• Money Monster
• Evolution (2015)

Most Disappointing:

• Hardcore Henry
• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Best Reissue:

• Multiple Maniacs

Most Unnecessary Remake/Reworking:

• The Magnificient Seven

Best Movie I Finally Saw: Room **Best Director: ** The Daniels (Swiss Army Man)

**Best Ensemble: ** Don’t Think Twice

Best Original Screenplay: The Daniels for Swiss Army Man

Best Adapted Screenplay: Amy Jump for High-Rise

Best Cinematography: Chung-hoon Chung for The Handmaiden

Best Soundtrack: Swiss Army Man

Most Memorable Lines:

• Swiss Army Man
• Hank: If you don’t know Jurassic Park, you don’t know shit.
• High-Rise
• Laing: You know, Toby, when I was your age, I was always covered in something. Mud, jam, failure… My father never associated himself with anything dirty. Or real.Toby: My father’s up there.Laing: You mean, in heaven?Toby: Heaven isn’t real, stupid.
• The Witch
• Jonas, Mercy: [singing] Black Phillip, Black Phillip, a crown grows out his head. Black Phillip, Black Phillip, to nanny queen is wed. Jump to the fence post. Running in the stall. Black Phillip, Black Phillip, king of all.