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...
The 25 Best Movie Music Moments Of 2016
Howard Hawks once defined a good movie as one with “three good scenes and no bad ones.” Whether or not you think he’s right — and he’s not massively wrong — it’s often the moments that make the movies for us, a...
The Best Cinematography Of 2016
As we slowly and eagerly await the end of a year that history will squint back on forever, we can take some solace in knowing that it hasn’t been completely devoid of good things. And if you’ve been following o...
Oktay Ege Kozak’s Top 10 Films Of 2016
We compiled an aggregated Playlist Best Films Of 2015 which you can find here. However, regular contributors were also given the chance to submit personal lists.
I think we can all agree that 2016 has been a...
‘Toni Erdmann’ Tops Film Comment’s Best Films Of 2016
The year-end love keeps coming for "Toni Erdmann." Maren Ade's breakout film topped best of lists from Cahiers du Cinema and Sight & Sound, and recently swept the European Film Awards, and was nominated for...
The 25 Best Films Of 2016
Those of us who call it home can kind of take it for granted, but it's an honor and a pleasure to be part of a collective effort like The Playlist, and that's never made more abundantly clear than when we compi...
Celebrating The Films Of 2016
It's too bad that who dismissively write off 2016 as "a bad movie year" couldn't find more than a few films to treasure across the last twelve months. Sure, blockbuster movies were pretty terrible all around, b...
‘Moonlight’ Wins Best Film And Best Director From Los Angeles Film Critics Association
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association announced their 2016 year-end awards and "Moonlight" won Best Picture with Barry Jenkins taking Best Director. "La La Land," which won the top prize from the New York Fi...
What If 2016 Is Actually The Year That Saves Cinema?
Over the summer months, the narrative that "cinema is dead" once again began to be bandied about, with Ty Burr among those floating the idea in a thinkpiece. It's understandable: as we’ve written about before, ...
Contender Countdown: Before ‘La La Land’ Let’s Talk About ‘Sully’ For Best Picture
Now that the triumvirate of early fall film festivals has come to an end, we can finally sit back and look at the race for Best Picture at the 2017 Academy Awards with a clear perspective. It may be somewhat su...