The time has come to reflect on the past ten years of filmmaking. There are many notable films that changed the course of film criticism, box office and the entire moviegoing experience.
Here are my top picks from 2016….
- Arrival
dir. Denis Villeneuve
starring: Amy Adams
- Moonlight
dir. Barry Jenkins
starring: Mahershala Ali, Trevante Rhodes, Janelle Monae, Naomi Harris, Alex R. Hibbert, Ashton Sanders and Jharrel Jerome
- Jackie
dir. Pablo Larrain
starring: Natalie Portman
Best Animated Feature:
Moana
dir. Ron Clements and John Musker
starring: Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Nicole Scherzinger and Alan Tudyk
Best Comedy:
Bad Moms
dir. Jon Lucas and Scott Moore
starring: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn
***Honourable Mention***
The Nice Guys
Best Franchise Film:
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
dir. Zack Snyder
starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons and Amy Adams
AND….
Deadpool
dir. Tim Miller
starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Ed Skrein, Karan Soni and Brianna Hildebrand
Best Horror Film
Hush
dir. Mike Flanagan
starring: John Gallagher Jr., Kate Siegel and Michael Trucco
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