The prevailing wisdom about 2016 in the movies is that it was a bad year, but that might be overstating it. True, it's a step down from the highs of 2014 and 2015, and the summer season was catastrophic, but this year wasn't without its positive trends, and furthermore, even a lesser year isn't without its standout films. Here are the ten best which I saw.
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Saturday, 28 January 2017
Sunday, 21 February 2016
The Witch movie review
dir. by Robert Eggers
BEST NEW FEATURE
It's rare that an independent film receives a wide release, and almost unheard of that an indie horror flick will be sent to multiplexes across the continent. And yet, The Witch, one of the biggest festival darlings of 2015, has been presented to mainstream audiences, courtesy of independent house A24 in their first wide release to date. Films like this have historically not gone over well with mainstream moviegoers, and The Witch has been no exception, notoriously becoming subject to ridicule from disrespectful audiences. In spite of this, it's been a critical darling, again igniting the fire between film critics and your average joe.
So of course it's absolutely phenomenal.
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