TOP TENS OF 2016
THE TOP TEN FILMS OF 2016 By Grant Kanigan Before we start: this is by no means the absolute best of 2016; it’s been a busy year, and I haven’t seen every film out there: Arrival, Deepwater Horizon, Loving and a great many others have been raved about, and I haven’t had a chance to see them. I’ll be coming out with a list closer to Oscar night that is a more comprehensive list of the year’s critical darlings; most ‘2016’ Oscar contenders don’ t get screened to the public until later in 2017. I have a feeling Loving, Jackie, Arrival, Hidden Figures, Gold, Manchester by the Sea, La La Land, Fences, Kubo & the Two Strings, and some unexpected gems might make the list. But I haven’t seen them yet; so I shouldn’t ‘put the cart before the horse.’ All in all, just because a film didn’t make the list, doesn’t mean it’s bad; I probably just haven’t seen it yet. So, without further ado, here are the ten best films I saw in 2016: 10. Swiss Army Man