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December 2016 Movies

  1. The Last King - Beautiful, but drags at times. Solid performances and great almost mythic tale.
  2. A Christmas Horror Story - Wonderful elves can't save Santa in this one.
  3. Black Souls - The movie might not resonate, but La Cosa Nostra has nothing on Ndrangheta.
  4. Department Q: The Keeper Of Lose Souls - With hints of GWTDT, this one is riveting.
  5. Department Q: The Absent One - Doesn't reach part one, but wow, what a follow-up.
  6. Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith - Amazing finale. Left me wanting ten more films/
  7. The Jungle Book - Feels longer than it is, but the laughs and heart string tugs work for adults.
  8. Compulsion - Based on Leopold & Loeb, Welles shines, making us question an eye of an eye.
  9. Happy - A documentary about being happy. Starts strong, but then becomes a little too preachy.
  10. Silent - Best animated movie under three minutes ever. No joke. It's brilliant.
  11. The African Queen - Re-watched an old favorite after many years. Bogey and Hepburn! 
  12. I Am Not A Serial Killer - Great idea, with awful twist ending, is unbearably boring.
  13. Elite Squad: The Enemy Within - Revered in Brazil, but it's a simple, played out plot.
  14. Journey To The West - A little long-winded, but beautifully shot, great fun and epic tale.
  15. Killswitch - Documentary on Net Neutrality. Nothing new, but concise. Could change minds.
  16. Sendero - Silly wrong turn tale, which borders on being good, but the dumb victims ruin it.
  17. Avenged - If not for laugh out loud bad script-writing, this one excels for a rape revenge film. 
  18. Films of Fury: The Kung Fu Movie - Silly cartoon segue, but seeing all these classics was fun.
  19. A Christmas Carol (Scrooge) 1951 - Alistair Sim is Scrooge. Wonderful and touching.
  20. The Thin Man - Powell dazzles, but Loy controls the film. Hammett's writing shines through.
  21. Minimalism: A Documentary about the Important Things - While I agree, this film fails
The African Queen, The Thin Man and A Christmas Carol were all movies I've seen before, so I'll leave them off the list. Silent was less than three minutes long, so I'll hold that one off too. This was the least amount of movies I've watched in a month in over two years. 

Top Three: The Keeper of Lost Souls, Compulsion, Killswitch
Bottom Three: I am Not a Serial Killer, Sendero, Minimalism
Biggest Surprise: Compulsion....only because I'd never heard of it
Biggest Letdown: I am Not A Serial Killer

My year long list, with over 300 movies will be posted soon, with my top 20 films I've viewed list to follow. I know you're all waiting with baited breath.

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