2016: My 20 Favorite Films

popcult2016This year I watched 103 films. Counting down here are my top 20 favorites. If I have written an extensive review of the film it will be linked.

20. Midnight Special (2016, dir. Jeff Nichols)
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19. The Nice Guys (2016, dir. Shane Black)
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18. I Killed My Mother (2009, dir. Xavier Dolan)
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17. The Lobster (2016, dir. Yorgos Lanthimos)
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16. 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016, dir. Dan Trachtenberg)
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15. High Rise (2016, dir. Ben Wheatley)
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14. The Invitation (2016, dir .Karyn Kusama)
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13. The Kill List (2011, dir. Ben Wheatley)
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12. Tom at the Farm (2013, dir. Xavier Dolan)
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11. I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016, dir.Billy O’Brien)
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10. Swiss Army Man (2016, dir. Daniels)
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9. Green Room (2016, dir. Jeremy Saulnier)
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8. A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014, dir. Roy Andersson)
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7. Anomalisa (2015, dir. Charlie Kaufman)
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6. The Blackcoat’s Daughter (2015, dir. Osgood Perkins)
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5. Mustang (2015, dir. Deniz Gamze Ergüven)
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4. Mommy (2014, dir. Xavier Dolan)
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3. La La Land (2016, dir. Damien Chazelle)
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2. The Witch (2016, dir. Robert Eggers)
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1. The Arrival (2016, dir. Denis Villeneuve)
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An immigrant from the U.S. trying to make sense of an increasingly saddening world.

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