"Even less qualified in theory for special-effects duty than Gareth Edwards was, Jordan Vogt-Roberts (The Kings Of Summer) proves a similarly quick learner in the field of pitting massive CGI creatures against each other."

Credit where credit is due: Hans Zimmer didn't do the "BRAAAM", that was Zack Hemsey on the tune "Mind Heist" which was used on an early Inception trailer and heisted yer mind.

In a stellar year for animation (Kubo and the Two Strings, Zootopia, surprisingly even the sequel Finding Dory), the one that totally blew me away was The Red Turtle, which I'd advise everyone to check out when they get the chance. Definitely one of the best of 2016.

Here's my 10 worst of 2016 for ya, scored out of 5 (Letterboxd)…

Some posters from the list I like a lot (e.g. Moonlight), some not at all (e.g. DePalma).

For Hell or High Water I would've chosen the "Tell me what you don't want" diner scene.

Late to the party, but I thought this first trailer for The Shallows was pretty great:

He gets it wrong about Winslet though. She's playing living person Joanna Hoffman, who moved from Poland to Buffalo, NY when she was 12, and then later in life studied at a variety of US universities. So that's the accent Kate's attempting.

Shaolin ‘Shao’ Fantastic (The Get Down, 2016)

129 comments in and this might have already been addressed, but here goes.

I think the only Fuqua film I would recommend is Brooklyn's Finest, but it has been quite a while since I've seen it so I might be misremembering it as better than it is.

Watching season two of True Detective, I wonder if Nic
Pizzolatto imagines himself to be this version of Cormac McCarthy, judging by the similarly brutal dialogue.