The 20 Best Music Videos Of 2016
We’ve discussed our favorite films of 2016. We’ve talked about our favorite shows, scenes, musical moments, performances, horror films, documentaries, animated films, trailers, posters, action scenes, cinematog...
The 20 Best TV Shows Returning In 2017
“Man Not Accepting Any More Television Recommendations At This Time,” went a particularly good Onion headline this week, and most of us can probably identify. An estimated 455 scripted shows aired on U.S. TV in...
The 11 Best Animated Movies Of 2016
Among so much 2016 coverage, we're particularly proud of our collective Best Films of 2016 feature, but we do realize its paucity in one area: animation. Only one animated film made it onto the list, and that d...
The 20 Best Movies Of 2017 That We’ve Already Seen
Well, here we are, in the brave (terrifying) new (still terrifying) world of 2017. Whatever else we have to expect in the 363 days to come (and actually, the first 48 hours have been pretty good on the whole), ...
Jessica Kiang’s Top 20 Films Of 2016
I don't think I'm the only person to have wondered about the usefulness of watching, discussing and writing about film — or any art — when it feels like outside the theater, the sky is falling. Great chunks of ...
Ryan Oliver’s Top 10 Films Of 2016
I will spare everyone by not starting this list with reasons why 2016 sucked. However, one thing that has to be called into question are these “Film is Dead,” “TV is Winning the Culture War,” and “Why 2016 is t...
Kimber Myers’ Top 10 Films Of 2016
For a variety of reasons, 2016 marked my personal record for the most new films I've seen in any given year, which is simultaneously a triumph and a problem. More movies equals more choice, and I'm nothing if n...
Best of The Rest of 2016: ‘All Stars 2,’ Thandie Newton, ‘Lemonade’
No matter what you may cover or love you can’t watch everything. You can’t watch every movie. You can’t watch every TV series. It’s almost impossible to listen and truly appreciate every major album release (we...
Katie Walsh’s Top 10 Films Of 2016
Every year when I do this, I try to find a theme among the films that stuck with me for the year. Sometimes it’s women directors or the American Dream or the triumph of the human spirit. I find that those theme...
The 25 Best 2016 Films You Might Not Have Seen
There's too much TV, too many films, and there have been a few other things going on in 2016. So for sure, there are very few of us, even among the fraternity of full-time film commentators, who can say they've...