Movies of 2016

The movies of 2016

1. Joyeux Noel - A beautiful true story, hurt by over-dramatization. Still works on some levels.
2. A Pigeon Sat On a Branch Reflecting About Its Existence - Dreadful in every way.
3. Cracks - Aside from a lovely to look at cast, the movie fails to deliver, Eva Green though.
4. Monster - Korean crime thriller fails, due to too many undeveloped characters.
5. Making a Murderer - Poorly done, but makes its point. About 8 hours too long.
6. Sicario - Del Toro is the real gem, but Blunt takes nothing and makes magic. Great film!
7. Silenced - Korean film about real life horror at school for the deaf. Well done, but horrifying.
8. Experimenter - Silly biopic about Milgram's obedience testing. Stumbles from start to finish.
9. Pay The Ghost - Nic Cage horror flick. Works, for about an hour, but then unravels horribly.
10. Unfriended - Might actually be worse than The Gallows and Willow Creek. Awful!
11. Slow West - Good, not great, but fine acting make this "foreign" western a fun ride.
12. Me And Earl And The Dying Girl - Napoleon Dynamite meets Terms of Endearment. Solid!
13. Sheitan - Sexy women, creepy atmosphere and Vincent Cassel can't make up for lack of story.
14. When Animals Dream - Shockingly good, beautifully shot Danish horror film. Overly subtle.
15. Early Spring - Ozu's look at infidelity. My least favorite so far, but Ikebe shines as wife.
16. The Kids Are Alright - Wonderful, up until the final twenty minutes and then unravels.
17. Far From The Madding Crowd - Wonderful cast can't save a poorly constructed adaptation.
18. Learning to Drive - Good not great. Simple. Clarkson is great as always, but script is lacking.
19. World of Tomorrow - Oscar nominated short. Take time to let this one sink in, it's fabulous. 
20. Cub - Belgian horror borrows from many classics, but has an air of originality. Well done.
21. Sharknado 3 - Awful in every way. This series has finally jumped the, no, just no.
22. The Blind Swordsman; Zatoichi - First Takeshi Kitano movie I've ever hated. So dull. 
23. Le Samourai - Stylish noir, limits acting and is all about aesthetics. Inspired, but dull...Classic?
24. The Assassin - Pretty to look at, but a complete bore. Could have easily been 30 minutes long.
25. True Detective Season 2 - The writing is so bad, you forget the decent performances.
26. Far From Heaven - Haynes' visual feast is hurt by Quaid's sleepwalking, despite stellar Moore.
27. Nurse (3-D) - Aside from scantily clad beauties, this is a sad attempt at sexploitation.
28. Flu - Korean thriller about avian flu. Forty minutes of editing could have made this a gem. 
29. Last Year At Marienbad - Artsy puzzler with no payoff. Thankfully, it's much richer than that.
30. Rome, Open City - Rossellini's war film has highs and lows, but the end to both parts. Wow!
31. Wake In Fright - Cult classic that doesn't live up to the rep. Pleasance is brilliant, but that's it. 
32. Hard To Be A God - Epic, but is it great. Hardest movie you'll ever judge. Gruesome and bold. 
33. Days of Heaven - Malick's stunning look at life and love on the run. Style trumps substance.
34. The Visit - Shamalyan's dud, never works on any level other than humorous rapping, 
35. Persepolis - Animated coming of age story works well, despite some serious lags.
36. Tokyo Chorus - 1931 silent Ozu, works common tale into something special. Poignant 10x.
37. Ip Man - Wonderful action and solid acting, lift this above most of it's kind. 
38. The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya - Frustrating dialogue and overly long. Don't see the allure.
39. The Coed And The Zombie Stoner - Yes, the film lives up to it's name. Watched in FF.
40. The Walk - Possibly the worst acting I've ever seen in a major film. Gordon-Levitt is awful.
41. Come Drink With Me - Classic Shaw Brothers, starts strong, but fades. Solid leads.
42. Gummo - Harmony Korine's odd tale of small town America. Odd isn't the word, but it works.
43. Tsotsi - South African gang member inadvertently steals baby. Moving and powerful. 
44. The Krays (re-watched) - Still holds up, but much more style than substance. Whitelaw is A+.
45. Lawless - Superb cast plays it low key. Incredible first hour gives way to lackluster second.
46. Hiroshima Mon Amour - Complex beyond description, yet so simple in its beauty. Masterpiece
47. 99 Homes - Despite a great director, cast and plot, the film fails on every level. Awful.
48. Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A. biopic is much better than expected, with stellar Cube. 
49. Hellicon - Nice looking B-horror, makes you want to like it, but last 30 minutes it falls apart.
50. A Touch Of Sin - I don't understand the accolades. Aside from one vignette, very boring.
51. About Elly - My third Farhadi film. Absolutely wonderful, as simple story unfolds into chaos.
52. Tokyo Gore Police - Dreadful, but I can see the allure. Surprisingly tame, despite title.
53. The Martian - Pleasant surprise. Hollywood, but without the silly subplots. Simple and funny.
54. Entertainment - Epically bad. Comedy's version of Frank fails every which way.
55. Beasts of No Nation - Despite some potholes, incredible leads, with Abraham Attah shining.
56. Backcountry - Cocky urban campers meet black bear. Hooray bear!
57. Somers Town - Shane Meadows look at two kids liking same girl. Cute, but no depth.
58. Black Coal, Thin Ice - Korean crime thriller starts off strong and completely loses its way. 
59. The Nightmare - Documentary? A complete nightmare and not in a good way.
60. Cries and Whispers - Bergman's Colorful look into women's minds. Not his best, but so what?
61. Room - Cliche driven, poorly written script can't be saved by wonderful acting. 
62. Bedevilled - Korean drama/horror works in many ways, but that ending really bothered me.
63. Captain America: The Winter Soldier - shockingly bad, after solid first film. 
64. The Trial - Welles' adaptation of Kafka novel as metaphor for Nazi Germany. Perkins shines.
65. Last Shift - Underrated horror flick, with very solid performance by star and unnerving tension.
66. Indigenous - Panama Jungle meets The Descent. Yep! Aside from good looking women, a dud.
67. Criminal Minds: Season 9 - Repetitive, but character development and chemistry is its charm.
68. Macbeth - Poorly adapted script and too much scenery, makes play lose all play quality.
69. Crimson Peak - First complete letdown from Del Toro. One of the worst movies I've ever seen.
70. Hannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado - Very slow start, but the last 20 minutes is hilarious. 
71. The Tribe - Sign language...no subtitles. One of the most bizarre films ever. Troubling.
72. Up - Emotionally charged for Pixar film, but the guts of it were lacking. 
73. Memories of the Sword - Typical plot in genre, but stunningly beautiful final 30 minutes.
74. Black Mass - Depp's best role since Fear and Loathing, adds to strong cast delivering.
75. The Big Short - One of the finest adapted screenplays ever. Funny, brilliant and true - scary.
76. Dead Friend (The Ghost) - Korean horror lacks rhythm. The frenetic ending doesn't work.
77. Carol - Todd Haynes directs Blanchett and Mara to near perfection. Subtle power!
78. Trumbo - Couldn't finish. Arguably one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Cranston is awful.
79. Mine Games - Silly never-ending twist, with pretty people doing dumb things.
80. Avalanche Sharks - Absolutely idiotic, but some truly funny lines, especially towards the end. 
81. Floating Weeds - Ozu remakes his own and excels in using color to bring it to life.
82. He Never Died - Henry Rollins as Cain. Sounds interesting and it is, for about 15 minutes.
83. Twenty-Four Eyes - Japanese tale of teacher's effect on children and theirs on her. Powerful.
84. Spotlight - Oscar winner delivers, but few too many soft touches, where I wanted more. 
85. Black House - Korean horror takes over an hour to deliver any chills. Waste of time.
86. Captive - Mara and Oyelowo do their best, but they are working with a thin plan. Fails!
87. Stranger By The Lake - French erotic thriller, with lots of gay sex and very little plot. Dud!
88. Suffragette - Starts solidly, but falls apart. No passion from female director and writer.
89. Circle - Clever horror/thriller takes serious look at prejudice, with possibly bigger implications.
90. The Hateful Eight - Tarantino's worst movie to date and a complete clunker. Zero good to say.
91. Legend - Tom Hardy plays dual role as the Kray Brothers. Needed more Browning and mum.
92. Cowspiracy - Solid, frustrating documentary that looks at the food industries scary power.
93. Bridge Of Spies - Hanks' best role since Big, but movie loses steam trying to appeal to masses.
94. Vegucated - Funny, thoughtful look at the importance of convincing people to go vegan.
95. The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie - Style over substance is influential, but club scenes drag.
96. The Exterminating Angel - Bunuel's look at upper class fragility and the results. Fascinating!
97. The End Of Summer - Ozu's penultimate film, is funny, charming and ends beautifully.
98. The Hallow - Truly horrible, but distracted by beautiful co-star.
99. Chi-Raq - Spike Lee combines Do The Right Thing with School Daze and Greek tragedy.
100. Steve Jobs - Fassbender, co-stars, direction and cinematography are A-plus. Best of 2015.
101. Almost Mercy - Need some humor and misses the mark consistently, but solid lead.
102. The Conspiracy - Great idea, solid start and then becomes a cheap ambiguous mess.
103. A Woman Under The Influence - Cassavetes' masterpiece. Rowlands and Falk are superb.
104. The Forest - Great premise and decent acting can't save this disaster. Awful. 
105. Brooklyn - Saoirse Ronan shines, but movie lacks drama. Cute story, but expected more.
106. Hush - So many plot holes and errors, but charismatic lead makes it worthwhile. 
107. Gertrud - Dreyer's last didn't work for me at all. Sight and Sound has it in their top 50.
108. The Brood - Early Cronenberg is dated and silly, missing all marks in big spots.
109. Pather Panchali - One of the most aesthetically pleasing black and white films ever. Emotional!
110. Asian Schoolgirls - Was told it was a gory action film, rivaling horror. It's pure exploitation.
111. Sunshine - Boyle's sci-fi film publicly hailed for accuracy, but accuracy doesn't mean it's good.
112. No Regrets For Our Youth - Kurosawa directs. Hara stars and gives the an epic performance.
113. The Secret Rules Of Modern Living: Algorithms - Fun. Starts of great, but fizzles out. 
114. God's Pocket - Looks good on paper, but it's bad from start to finish. PSH's last. A shame.
115. Dream Home - Chinese slasher that makes up for silly plot with amazing violence and gore.
116. Shoah - The most important documentary of all-time. Long, painful, but heart wrenching. 
117. In The Heart Of The Sea - Horrible in every way. When was the last time Howard shined?
118. Tiny Homes House Hunters - Silly, but some cool houses. 
119. Son Of Saul - Auschwitz from almost a found footage style. Cinematic Masterpiece.
120. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Truly horrible in every way, but script and acting is atrocious.
121. Philomena - Dench and Coogan's chemistry shines in this hilariously poignant film. 
122. The Club - Poorly shot and directed film about repenting priests (or not). Didn't work for me.
123. The Girl In The Car With The Glasses And A Gun - Stylish. Hard to like; impossible to hate.
124. Close-up - Abbas Kiarostami's masterpiece is what docufiction should be. Left me speechless.
125. The Traveler - Kiarostami's first. A boy experiences life. Surpasses 400 Blows in my opinion.
126. The Lady In The Van - Despite Maggie Smith's presence, you never feel it. Awful last half.
127. L'Eclisse - Antonioni's third part of "Trilogy," doesn't work at all, yet is revered as a top film.
128. A Day In The Country - Renoir's 40 minute short is almost perfect, but feels like a feature.
129. Ugetsu - Mizoguchi's feels as if the ending was made for the West at end, despite beauty.
130. Taste of Cherry - Kiarostami's Cannes success is wonderfully simple, until that ending.
131. They Look Like People - Microbudget horror, offensive in its depiction of mental illness.
132. Zoombies - Zombie zoo, but these are endangered species. It's as bad as it sounds.
133. The Revenant - Absolutely awful. Iranittu's ego is all we feel. The visuals, we've seen before.
134. The Witch - Borders on greatness and rubbish. The final two scenes are unnecessary. 
135. Mustang - Turkish coming-of-age story about five sisters. Painful at times, but beautiful.
136. Samsara - Easily one of the greatest documentaries. Beautiful, no dialogue, but says so much.
137. Beyond The Black Rainbow - Tries so hard to be special, but feels like an 80's gimmick.
138. Alleluia - French horror love story, delivers with great acting and vicious violence. Very good.
139. Pickpocket -Bresson's tale of a petty thief is revered for things I don't believe were intended.
140. Frozen - Disney failure. Feels at times like an anti-feminist film, then bails at the end.
141. Playtime - Tati's visual feast, left me hungry. Silly monotony, felt like a bad Monty Python skit.
142. Felt - Billed as horror, this sad drama about dealing with rape is odd, but effective.
143. Beau Travail - This simple story feels like a complex dream in Claire Denis' hands. Brilliant!
144. Krampus - Silly, funny at times, but definitely a failure as a horror film. 
145. The Danish Girl - Vikander stands out in a miss-the-mark fictional twist on interesting story.
146. Extraordinary Tales - Animated Poe Anthology is so good on paper, but never translates.
147. Deadpool - Overhyped, silly, with some very funny moments, but the film is rather boring.
148. Emelie - It's not perfect, but it's what horror should be. Tense, uncomfortable and exciting.
149. Anomalisa - Charlie Kaufman strikes again. The film resonates, but lacks something in the end.
150. Joy - Arguably the worst script ever written. The movie manages to fail in every way possible. 
151. The Battle Of Algiers - Content could be debated, but the look and sound is impeccable.
152. 10 Cloverfield Lane - Obvious, silly and boring, but surprisingly well acted. A waste of time.
153. 45 Years - Courtnay and Rampling are stellar. A film that you really need to allow to set in.
154. Welcome to Leith - Disturbing tale of domestic terror in small town USA. 
155. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Much better than the title would suggest, with stellar James.
156. World Of Tomorrow - re-watched. One of the best, most thought provoking short film ever.
157. Drag Me To Hell - Horribly predictable yarn, with decent lead let down by everything about it.
158. A War - Strong start turns into boring courtroom drama and loses focus trying to be powerful.
159. Naked - Brilliant acting enhances dire tale, which goes from typical to brilliant to typical.
160. Santa Sangre - All style, little substance. Beautifully odd, but so wooden and overly long.
161. Knight Of Cups - Malick channels Fellini and maybe enhances 8 1/2. Bale and Co shine!
162. Intolerance - D.W. Griffith's film is 100 years old and it resonates as much now as ever.
163. Shark Lake - Makes Avalanche Sharks look like Jaws, but hey Dolph Lundgren and Sara Lane.
164. The Boy - Solid 80 minutes, followed by complete unraveling. Great lead, but little else.
165. Fastball - Recycled stories leave real fans wanting more. Newcomers and kids will love it.
166. Death By Hanging - Oshima's use of comedy allows his social commentary to zing, not sting.
167. Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse - Very funny, but lacks horror feel. Good acting.
168. Francofonia - On paper, a brilliant docudrama about art preservation during war. On paper!
169. A Brighter Summer Day - A very simple story, enhanced by it's beauty. Four quick hours.
170. The Girl In The Photographs - As bad as a horror movie can get. An all-time dud.
171. I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK - Surreal look at mental illness, is scattered, but works.
172. Bill Cunningham New York - Funny, touching and possibly even deep. He was NYC fashion!
173. Hail, Caesar! - Coen Bros. offer an homage to post-war Hollywood and nail it. Casting is A+
174. Event Horizon - Cult Classic did nothing for me. No twists or turns and silly script. Boo!
175. Green Room - Run-of-the-mill claustrophobic thriller. Silly script, but solid cast makes it work.
176. Rams - Icelandic drama about two brothers, their farm and the loss of their rams. That's it. 
177. Wrestling - Short by director of Rams. Odd homosexual tale that just feels weird.
178. 3-Iron - A Korean film that says so much without a single word uttered by its lead.
179. The Chaser - Haunting, depressing Korean crime thriller. Pulls zero punches. 
180. The Last Picture Show - Either the best bad movie or the worst good movie ever made. Sam!
181. Midnight Special - Sound and sights add to this epic effort by Nichols. Almost too much!
182. Elvis and Nixon - Michael Shannon and Kevin Spacey do what they do, strong support.
183. The Enforcer - Re-watched. Eastwood isn't as great as I remember. Almost funny it's so bad.
184. Sauna - Finnish horror alleged to be deep. Atmospheric, but pretty standard symbolism.
185. Vivre Sa Vie - The segments vary in their appeal, but the ending came off campy, ruining it.
186. Kes - Critically acclaimed, but my personal feelings about animals and kids made me hate it.
187. A Serious Man - Coen Brothers flop! Absolutely horrible, stereotypical crap.
188. Darling - Repulsion meets The Haunting, without the direction. Lead is excellent though.
189. True Grit - Coen Bros almost miss with ridiculous finale, but solid acting makes it worthwhile.
190. Fright Night - Remake doesn't work, but Poots and Collette are sure nice to look at.
191. Good Bye Lenin! - Painfully slowly and poorly acted, but then magical fine fifteen minutes.
192. The Lobster - Typical Lanthimos...is it good or bad? Does it matter? You can't stop thinking.
193. The Wave - Norwegian disaster film goes the way of 70's TV movie of the week.
194. Amer - Modern day giallo. Sensual, visually stimulating, but a bit of a snooze. Worth a look.
195. The Hunger - 1983 Vampire flick with beautiful people, being beautiful. So wonderfully 80's.
196. Songs My Brother Taught Me - Scenic, well-intentioned, but needed more feeling.
197. The Terminator - Still holds up, but so many flaws, especially that synthesized score.
198. Purple Noon - The original Mr. Ripley shines with Delon in the lead. Great fun.
199. High-Rise - The most literal allegory ever made. Absolute rubbish, especially Evans and Irons.
200. The Prowler - Good movie? Not really! Amazing Tom Savini SFX kills? Absolutely!
201. A Monster With A Thousand Heads - Tense crime drama that makes it point in 70 minutes.
202. Baskin - From Turkey, the scariest and complex horror film I've seen in quite some time.
203. Viridiana - Bunuel's tale of a conflicted nun. The film is as subtle as a stampeding elephant.
204. R-Point - Highly acclaimed Korean ghost story has great concept, but fails on every level.
205. A Matter Of Life And Death - Amazing in every way. Another...how'd I never hear of this?
206. Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice - Arguably the worst superhero movie ever made.
207. 9 - Shane Acker turned his Oscar nominated adult animation short into a great feature
208. 9 (Short) - Packs a little less power than the feature, but the ending gives a different feel.
209. Sightseers - British black comedy has peaks and valleys, but early Wheatley film is good fun.
210. Nothing Personal - A nearly perfect "love" story, with stellar Rea and Verbeek. Visuals too!
211. Chernobyl Diaries - Fun, but vastly overrated. One scare, beautiful cast, but lacked depth.
212. The Lost Boys - Re-watched a favorite from my youth. Still holds up for what it is. Fun 80's.
213. The Color of Pomegranates - Visual feast, that is indescribable. Does it work as a film though?
214. Counter Investigation - Dejardin stars in French crime thriller. Predictable, but well done.
215. Anarchy Parlor - Decent premise lost on bad acting and silliness, but one brutal scene. 
216. Don't Look Now - Not nearly as effective second time around, but Julie Christie was gorgeous.
217. The Finest Hours - Makes The Perfect Storm look like Citizen Kane. Truly dreadful.
218. Ali: Fear Eats The Soul - Filmed nicely, but not my cup of tea. Bad acting and painfully boring.
219. Sunset Song - Best movie of 2016 so far. Agyness Deyn is mesmerizing as are her co-stars.
220. John Dies At The End - Easily one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Dreadful!
221. Keanu - Key & Peele's very funny, shockingly good full length feature.
222. Bob Ross: Beauty Is Everywhere - The Netflix version of a sedative....ahhh
223. Yi Yi - Not as a pleasant visually, but a better than A Brighter Summer Day. The kid is tops.
224. The Happening - Easily Shyamalan's worst. Disjointed from the opening scene and gets worse.
225. '71 - Solid beginning, but then just becomes a painfully predictable chase movie. Unoriginal!
226. Stranger Things - Far from perfect, but one of the more fun series' I've watched in a while.
227. Detour - 40's B-movie noir. Just over an hour and I loved it. Needs a big time remake.
228. The Adventures of Prince Achmed - First animated film f0m 1926. Pretty, a little too rapey.
229. I Killed My Mother - Xavier Dolan writing this at 16, is almost as amazing as the film itself.
230. The Road - Cormac McCarthy adaptation has me wondering why I bother. Why Viggo, Why?
231. The Square - Tense documentary. Limited in its focus, but powerful message.
232. Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon - Brilliant idea, unravels after 30 minutes.
233. Money Monster - Much better than I anticipated. McConnell was the standout in exciting film.
234. Broken - Roth is great, but newcomer Eloise Laurence is the star. One of the 10 best of last 5!
235. Exit To Hell - Kane Hodder Grindhouse film. Easily one of the worst movies ever made. 
236. 4 Months 3 Weeks And 2 Days - Haunting, tense and remarkable. Simply, yet powerful.
237. Bait - Shark in a grocery store. Pretty ladies, tough men and sharks. A "so bad" it's good film.
238. Waltz With Bashir - Powerful adult animation. Beautiful score pushes it into a special category.
239. Spider Forest - Complex story with one too many twists and way too many lulls. 
240. A Man Escaped - Bresson's film feels drawn out, but makes Shawshank feel like Prison Break.
241. Captain America; Civil War - Nothing new. Action action action! No real plot. 
242. Tabu - Critically acclaimed film that put me to sleep twice. Good or bad? I can't tell you.
243. Tim's Vermeer - Some minor flaws, but fascinating documentary about the science of painting.
244. Everybody Street - Street photographers pictures are far more interesting than their words.
245. 12 - Nikita Mikhalkov's adaptation of 12 Angry Men. Despite a short lull, it is magnificent.
246. This Is Not A Film - Iranian documentary-style film about censorship. Works in an odd way.
247. Mouchette - Cinephile card revoked. Completely unaffected by Bresson's highly revered film.
248. Vagabond - Agnes Varda's masterpiece about the loneliness of freedom and much much more.
249. The Neon Demon - Is it horror or an 80's video in 2016? It's greatest power is it stays with you.
250. Les Innocents - Like a stroll through a museum, but can only be described as beautifully sad.
251. Here Comes the Devil - Spanish Horror film that tries to encompass every genre. Odd? Good?
252. Bound To Vengeance - Well above average rape revenge film. Two leads are amazing.
253. Sweet Bean - Touching, simple tale about three lives that find meaning from each other.
254. Moebius -Ki-duk Kim delivers the oddest film ever about castration, fetishes and incest. 
255. The Shallows - If not for the lovely Blake Lively, this would be a worst movie ever candidate.
256. The Darkness - Despite a nice cast, this fails on every level. As horror, it's a sleeper.
257. Swiss Army Man - Dano is amazing in this hilarious and touching film, but truly awful ending.
258. X Cross - Japanese horror that works initially, but then gets silly. Not awful, but not good.
259. Cat People - Classic thriller/horror, uses light and sound to create wonderful tension.
260. Devil - People stuck in elevator. Decent acting gets buried beneath silly non-twist.
261. The Witness - Doc about Kitty Genovese detailing her brother's search for answers. Odd!
262. The Wailing - Popular Korean thriller/horror did nothing for me. Two and a half hours of zzz!
263. The Nice Guys - Hilarious! Crowe and Gosling have great chemistry, but Rice dazzles.
264. Splinter - Fun horror and sometimes funny. Original, beautiful lead and good chemistry. 
265. Summer Interlude - Early Bergman, simple, slow, but beautifully shot and great leads.
266. Hellraiser (yes again) - Gets sillier each time, with horrid ending, but still fun.
267. Suspiria - What it lacks in substance, it more than makes up for in style....and that music!!!
268. The Conjuring 2 - Much better than the original, but still far from great. Solid acting though.
269. I Saw The Devil - Rewatched and liked it even more this time. Violence that means something.
270. It's Such A Beautiful Day - Don Hertzfeldt's stick figure movie says a lot. Almost too much.
271. The Silenced - Well done, but lacks something. Repetitive feel makes it feel much longer.
272. Tony - Subtle, almost sympathetic view of loner turned serial killer. Music adds to it.
273. Them - Short horror film, that connects you to couple, then tensions builds....and builds.
274. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) - Awful remake, despite lovely to look at Biel. 
275. Free State Of Jones - True story is timely social commentary. Brilliant in every way. 
276. Nosferatu (1979) - Herzog directs Kinski. Fails to match original, but Kinski brings it 100%.
277. The Midnight Meat Train - Clive Barker wrote it. All-Star cast. Absolutely dreadful. 
278. Vertigo - The greatest movie ever? I'm not sure it's in Hitchcock's top ten.
279. Lovely Molly - Swings for the fences and comes up well short, due to convoluted story.
280. Southbound - Horror anthology held together by the thinnest of strings. Fails to deliver.
281. Trick 'R Treat - Rewatched this classic and it was better than the first. Sam is bae!
282. La Horde - Action packed zombie flick with tons of cliches. Americans will hate it, I didn't.
283. I Was Born, But - Ozu's 1932 silent film plays like a Japanese Our Gang and it's wonderful.
284. The Victim - Thai horror film has as good a first hour as any I've seen, then the puzzle begins.
285. The Sea Of Trees - Van Sant fails, by making the most predictable movie ever made.
286. Cold Fish - Starts off strong, but devolves into splatter film with very little to admire.
287. Sausage Party - A 90 minutes dick joke that lost me in the first 90 seconds.
288. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword Of Vengeance - Part one of six is everything you could want.
289. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart At The River Styx: Wonderful second part delivers loads
290. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades: A tad slower than the first two, but quite good.
291. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart In Peril - A little better than third, but still fun.
292. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart In The Land Of Demons: Gets back on superb starting track.
293. Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven In Hell - Superb finale. Absolutely brilliant set.
294. I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House - Good acting can't save it from itself.
295. What We Become - Decent Zombie film, but lack of character development is a problem.
296. Manhole - Korean serial killer could have been so much better, but worth a look.
297. We Are What We Are (2013) - Dreadful remake, with Bill Sage's brooding all to blame.
298. How I Live Now - A willingness to forget certain things adds to this well acted drama.
299. Global Waste: The Scandal of Food Waste - well intentioned doc, fails in its delivery.
300. Scherzo Diabolico - Horror is there, if Bogliano could get away from sex and nudity overkill.
301. Brave - Re-watched - Liked this Disney film more the second time.
302. The Keeping Room - Exceptional acting makes this dud watchable. Marling shines.
303. Stitches - Clown horror that is neither funny or horror. It's silly. 
304. The Naked Prey - The lack of any true message hurts, but it's an intense ride.
305. Colin Quinn: The New York Story - Easily the best standup in the past few years.
306. Chronicles Of Evil - Korean crime thriller that delivers. First film in a while to shock me.
307. The Duke Of Burgundy - It's beautiful and erotic, but it's so repetitive, it's hard to finish.
308. High Lane - Beautiful people go hiking. All hell breaks loose. Tense and lovely scenery.
309. The House Of Small Cubes - 12 minute Oscar winning short film. Absolutely perfect!
310. Meridian - Short film that might be the worst thing I've watched in 2016
311. Walt Disney Animated Short Collection - Wonderful with Paperman and The Little Match Girl!
312. Goodbye To Language - Sorry Godard, but this is freshman philosophy and film. Why?
313. Kathleen Madigan: Bothering Jesus - Hilarious at times, with a calm delivery. Refreshing.
314. The Last King - Beautiful, but drags at times. Solid performances and great almost mythic tale.
315. A Christmas Horror Story - Wonderful elves can't save Santa in this one.
316. Black Souls - The movie might not resonate, but La Cosa Nostra has nothing on Ndrangheta.
317. Department Q: The Keeper Of Lose Souls - With hints of GWTDT, this one is riveting.
318. Department Q: The Absent One - Doesn't reach part one, but wow, what a follow-up.
319. Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith - Amazing finale. Left me wanting ten more films/
320. The Jungle Book - Feels longer than it is, but the laughs and heart string tugs work for adults.
321. Compulsion - Based on Leopold & Loeb, Welles shines, making us question an eye of an eye.
322. Happy - A documentary about being happy. Starts strong, but then becomes a little too preachy.
323. Silent - Best animated movie under three minutes ever. No joke. It's brilliant.
324. The African Queen - Re-watched an old favorite after many years. Bogey and Hepburn! 
325. I Am Not A Serial Killer - Great idea, with awful twist ending, is unbearably boring.
326. Elite Squad: The Enemy Within - Revered in Brazil, but it's a simple, played out plot.
327. Journey To The West - A little long-winded, but beautifully shot, great fun and epic tale.
328. Killswitch - Documentary on Net Neutrality. Nothing new, but concise. Could change minds.
329. Sendero - Silly wrong turn tale, which borders on being good, but the dumb victims ruin it.
330. Avenged - If not for laugh out loud bad script-writing, this one excels for a rape revenge film. 
331. Films of Fury: The Kung Fu Movie - Silly cartoon segue, but seeing all these classics was fun.
332. A Christmas Carol (Scrooge) 1951 - Alistair Sim is Scrooge. Wonderful and touching.
333. The Thin Man - Powell dazzles, but Loy controls the film. Hammett's writing shines through.
334. Minimalism: A Documentary about the Important Things - While I agree, this film fails!