Friday, April 14, 2017

The Midnight Max Review; My Favorite Films of 2016


From the Very Best Films of the Year to the Guilty Pleasures, here are my favorite films of 2016 -

  1. 13 Hours - Best Action Film
  2. The Accountant
  3. Allied
  4. Anthropoid
  5. The Arrival - Best Science Fiction Film
  6. The BFG
  7. Blood Father
  8. Captain America: Civil War
  9. The Conjuring 2
  10. Deadpool - Best Superhero/Comic Book Film
  11. Deep Water Horizon
  12. The Edge Of Seventeen
  13. Elle
  14. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  15. Finding Dory
  16. Forsaken
  17. Goldstone - Best Sequel/Prequel (Sequel to "Mystery Road")
  18. Green Room
  19. Hacksaw Ridge
  20. The Handmaiden - Best Foreign Language Film, Best Cinematography
  21. Hell Or High Water
  22. The Hollow Point
  23. The Hunt For The Wilderpeople
  24. Hush
  25. In The Valley Of Violence
  26. In Order Of Disappearance
  27. Ip Man 3
  28. Jane Got A Gun - Best Western, Most Unnecessarily Trashed Film
  29. The Jungle Book - Best Reboot/Remake, Best Fantasy/Adventure Film
  30. Kubo And The Two Strings - Favorite Animated Film
  31. Kung Fu Panda 3
  32. LaLa Land - Best Romantic Comedy, Best Musical
  33. The Legend Of Tarzan 
  34. Lion - Best Drama, Best Ending
  35. Live By Night
  36. Loving 
  37. Manchester By The Sea
  38. Marauders
  39. Midnight Special - Best Original Score
  40. Moana
  41. A Monster Calls
  42. Moonlight
  43. My Blind Brother
  44. The Nice Guys - Best Comedy, Favorite Film of 2016
  45. Paterson
  46. Patriots Day - Best Thriller, Best Film of 2016
  47. Pete's Dragon 
  48. Remember - Biggest Surprise
  49. The Shallows
  50. Standoff
  51. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  52. Tale Of Tales
  53. Toni Erdmann - Only Film of 2016 To Make Me Laugh Out Loud AND Shed a Tear...
  54. Train To Busan - Best Horror Film
  55. Triple 9 
  56. Under The Shadow - Best Film You Did Not See
  57. The Wailing - Biggest Mind Trip
  58. War On Everyone - Biggest Personal Guilty Pleasure, Best Soundtrack
  59. X-Men: Apocalypse
  60. Zootopia - Best Animated Film

Honorable Mentions: Eye In The Sky, Bridget Jones's Baby and Lights Out

More Guilty Pleasures: Ouija: Origin Of Evil, Criminal, The Magnificent Seven, Jason Bourne and Secret Life Of Pets

The Most Overrated: Nocturnal Animals, Don't Breathe, Doctor Strange, Star Trek: Beyond, 10 Cloverfield Lane and Captain Fantastic

The Worst: Gods Of Egypt was the runaway worst, followed by Nocturnal Animals, Hail, Caesear!, London Has Fallen, Central Intelligence, Suicide Squad, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, I Am Wrath, Neighbors 2, Ghostbusters: Answer The Call and Batman v Superman