Here’s our picks for the best of 2016.
| Bill I | Bill C | |
|---|---|---|
| Best Movies | 1 Moonlight 2 Manchester By the Sea 3 Lion 4 The Edge of Seventeen 5 Hunt for the Wilderpeople 6 Birth of a Nation 7 Kapoor & Sons, Since 1921 8 Doctor Strange 9 Sausage Party 10 Deadpool 11 Silence 12 Star Trek Beyond 13 Arrival 14 Hail Ceasar 15 Hell or High Water 16 Eye in the Sky 17 Morris from America 18 Pink 19 Deepwater Horizon 20 Ones Below 21 The Girl on the Train 22 Weiner 23 Allied 24 Rogue One 25 10 Coverfield Lane 26 Free State of Jones 27 Jason Bourne 28 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 29 Barbershop, the Next Cut 30 Captain America: Civil War 31 Passengers | 1 Moonlight 2 Manchester by the Sea 3 Hell or High Water 4 Sausage Party 5 Don’t Think Twice 6 Eye in the Sky 7 Green Room 8 The Edge of Seventeen 9 Arrival 10 The Crew 11 Toni Erdmann 12 Hunt for the Wilderpeople 13 The Handmaiden |
| Best Documentaries | 1 Gleason 2 Weiner 3 Tower 4 Newtown 5 The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years 6 For the Love of Spock 7 Tickled |
Bill I’s Best of 2016 Comments
Narrative Films
| 1 Moonlight – both beautiful in its depiction of a boy growing up to manhood, and the close friendship between 2 boys, and brutal in the reality of life with a drug addicted mother and bullying of a non-conforming young man |
| 2 Manchester By the Sea – for a movie about grief it has plenty of wisecracks, and incredible performance by Casey Affleck and the kid playing his nephew. Such a non-Hollywood ending! |
| 3 Lion – reminiscent of Slumdog Millionaire, based on a real-life story of a lost boy from the slums of India to adoption in Australia then search for his birth family. Young actor is amazing |
| 4 The Edge of Seventeen – perfect mix of comedy and drama focused on an amazing teenage girl, great performance by Hailee Steinfeld, and a small but key role by Woody Harrelson |
| 5 Hunt for the Wilderpeople – what a surprising film, tour de force by the teenage actor. Now that I am summarizing my top film list, I see that all top 5 films have young actors starring in them! |
| 6 Birth of a Nation – what was life truly like from the plantation slave’s perspective. This film seems to show the realities |
| 7 Kapoor & Sons, Since 1921 – A Bollywood film about a disfunctional family, lots of laughs, characters and drama |
| 8 Doctor Strange – My favorite “super hero” film of the year, with focus on character more than theatrical stunts |
| 9 Sausage Party – how to take essentially a one joke premise and make it rolling on the floor funny, genius from Seth Rogan and friends! |
| 10 Deadpool – I had no idea what I was getting into when this innovative, in your face film played out. What violence, what crudity, what fun! |
| 11 Silence – a “great Scorcese film”, but didn’t really capture me until the end when Liam Neeson starts talking. |
| 12 – Star Trek Beyond – very well done, true to Star Trek |
| 13 – Arrival – Slow exposition, but Amy Adams keeps it compelling, and I walked out at the end thinking how well out together the plot was |
| 14 – Hail Caesar – best dancing/singing scene in my film going life |
| 15 – Hell or High Water – Jeff Bridges is a smart, tough ass dude, hunting down some wild criminals in the west |
| 16 Eye in the Sky – extremely topical take on ethical questions of using drones to take out bad guys |
| 17 Morris from America – another amazing teenager performance, showing a great father son relationship (Craig Robinson as the dad!) |
| 18 Pink – Indian film, but no singing and dancing, as the rape culture gets examined and dismantled piece by piece in the courtroom by a crafty old lawyer |
| 19 Deepwater Horizon – what is life like on an offshore oil rig, and what actually happened when it exploded |
| 20 Ones Below – don’t think this film was widely shown, but very well done, about a happy young couple with a baby having to deal with suspicions about their creepy nice downstairs neighboors. What an ending! |
| 21 The Girl on the Train – talk about creepy, Emily Blunt holds this film and my interest throughout |
| 22 Weiner – Amazing documentary about Anthony Weiner’s self destruction (his second!) in real-time |
| 23 Allied – Maybe this should be rated higher, as it is extremely well done war/spy romance thriller with Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard |
| 24 Rogue One – Star Wars prequel, fun, action, well done |
| 25 10 Coverfield Lane – best depiction of a creepy dude played by John Goodman. This kept me guessing till the end, then I had to laugh, but it was fun |
| 26 Free State of Jones – Matthew McConaughey as a Civil War good guy, leading the rebellion within |
| 27 Jason Bourne – another typical, action with Bourne |
| 28 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot – Life as reporters in the war zone |
| 29 Barbershop, the Next Cut – lots of talk, lots of laughs, but reality about senseless (is there any other kind) gun violence |
| 30 Captain America: Civil War – super heros battling it out, made me wonder why are they fighting each other |
| 31 Passengers – great premise, fantastic depiction of travelling in space, and great ethical question. Turns into typical disaster story at the end |
Bill C’s Best of 2016 Comments
Narrative Films
1 Moonlight – Great character study of inner city kid at three important junctures of his life.
2 Manchester by the Sea – Well told story of a man trying to cope with having to deal with his nephew after the death of his brother. The story unfolds slowly with great performances.
3 Hell or High Water – A modern western. Great interplay between all the characters
4 Sausage Party – Funniest (and rudest/crudest) movie of the year. Based on the coming attraction I thought it was a one joke movie but it was much more
5 Don’t Think Twice – The people in an improv group reach a moment of truth and a fork in the road. Funny and touching.
6 Eye in the Sky – Tense drama as the controllers of a military drone have a target in sight but what action to take is not so clear cut.
7 Green Room – Another tense drama/trhiller. A punk rock band gets booked in a club run by evil Patrick Stewart. Pretty violent
8 The Edge of Seventeen – An entertaining coming of age movie. Great interaction between Hailee Steinfeld and Woody Harrelson.
9 Arrival – Amy Adams is terrific in their thinking ma’s sci-fi fi/alien movie.
10 The Crew – Excellent French action movie focusing on botched job by a group of thieves.
11 Toni Erdmann – Quirky German comedy as a father tries to ‘help’ his daughter balance her life.
12 Hunt for the Wilderpeople – Offbeat New Zealand comedy about a city kid trying to bond with a new foster family
13 The Handmaiden – A period piece Korean crime drama from the director of Old Boy
Documentaries
1 Gleason – Moving documentary as former NFL player (and wife) show great courage as they deal with his diagnosis with Lou Gehrig’s disease as he also documents lessons for his son before all his physical abilities are gone.
2 Weiner – Anthony Weiner allowed documentarians full access as he attempted a political comeback by running for mayor after his (first) sexting scandal. The film makers hit gold when things don’t work out as Weiner hoped. Poor Huma Abedin.
3 Tower + Newtown – Tower is the retelling of one of the first mass shootings in U.S. history 50 years ago at the University of Texas tower in Austin. Newtown covers the more recent mass shooting that killed 20 6+7 year olds in Newtown Connecticut. Both just make you shake your head when considering the lack of reasonable gun control laws.
5 The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years – Entertaining documentary about the Beatles.
6 For the Love of Spock – This is really a documentary about Leonard Nimoy. Entertaining.
7 Tickled – Weirdest documentary of the year. This documentary about tickling turns very dark.
Impressive list gentleman. Can’t say I saw that many films. I will say jthat “He’ll or Highwater” was “sleeper of the year”
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