Top 2016 Films REDUX

I have only created a list this meticulous once, and I am not sure if I would ever do it again. Of particular note is the list of “missed films” which includes Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Happy Hour, a monumental film that not only appears in the REDUX list, but also what I consider to be one of the finest films of the previous decade. My only regret is not having seen it at MoMA where it originally screened.

Here’s the REDUX list:

1. Happy Hour – Ryusuke Hamaguchi
2. The Human Surge – Eduardo Williams
3. Little Sister – Zach Clarke
4. Knight of Cups – Terrence Malick
5. No Home Movie – Chantal Akerman
6. Certain Women – Kelly Reichardt
7. Cemetery of Splendor – Apichatpong Weerasethakul
8. Lemonade – Beyonce Knowles
9. The Love Witch – Anna Biller
10. Kate Plays Christine – Robert Greene

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Here’s the ORIGINAL list:

1. “The Human Surge” (Eduardo Williams)
2. “No Home Movie” (Chantal Akerman)
3. “Certain Women” (Kelly Reichardt)
4. “A Bigger Splash” (Lucas Guadagnino)
5. “The Witch” (Robert Eggers)
6. “Sully” (Clint Eastwood)
7. “Cemetery of Splendour” (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
8. “Kate Plays Christine” (Robert Greene)
9. “Knight of Cups” (Terrence Malick)
10. “Lemonade” (Beyoncé Knowles)

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HONORABLE Mentions:

1. “Little Sister” (Zach Clark)
2. “The Fits” (Anna Rose Holmer)
3. “Things to Come” (Mia-Hanson Love)
4. “Aquarius” (Kleber Mendoca Filho)
5. “April and the Extraordinary World” (Franck Ekinci, Christian Desmares)
6. “Moonlight” (Barry Jenkins)
7. “20^th Century Women” (Mike Mills)
8. “Under the Shadow” (Babak Anvari)
9. “Toni Erdmann” (Maren Ade)
10. “Love and Friendship” (Walt Stillman)

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LEAST favorites: