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This year was not good for many things, but it was excellent for movies.
Anyone who says otherwise isn’t looking hard enough.
David Bornfriend; Black Label Media; Claire Folger; Despina Spyrou
ButDoctor Strangeproudly let its freak flag fly.
As a frustrated working-class husband and father undone by his own pride, Washington is like an exposed nerve.
But Karyn Kusamas psychological chiller is a hard movie to shake.
But it only made its way toU.S.
theatersthis yearand it was worth the wait.
After all, this was the moment our gang of omnipotent misfits all-for-one-and-one-for-all foundation finally cracked.
David Lee
And it wasnt pretty.
It was like a family reunion gone violent.
Or, to make the metaphor more timely, the U.S. electorate circa 2016.
A rift comes between Chris Evans Steve Rogers (a.k.a.
(Its actually one of the few Marvel flicks where brand extension feels organic rather than craven.)
If all superhero movies were as good asCivil War, no one would complain about the number of them.
Komplizen Film
But the cult wants him back, and now so does the government.
Whats so important about one little boy?
The Howard siblings are desperate men, but they still have their pride.
Guy Ferrandis
Theyre a pair of hard-luck losers in a game thats been rigged against them since birth.
Hot on their trail is Jeff Bridges leathery Texas Ranger.
And the miracle of Bridges performance is how he slowly draws complexity out of a familiar cliche.
Parts and Labor
You could callHell or High Watera modern-day Western, I suppose.
So far, so safe, right?
He chooses a lobster.
Stéphanie Branchu
David checks into a spa-like retreat to court potential mates and finds the whole Kafkaesque charade too much.
Lanthimos creates an existential rabbit hole that some may find too weird to go down.
Its a balm for our weary national soul.
Merrick Morton
Nostalgic without seeming old-fashioned,La La Landis pure movie magic.
Its a testament to the timeless, transporting power of cinema.Chris Nashawaty
Disney
Grasshopper Film
The Weinstein Company
Ben Rothstein
CJ Films
Lorey Sebastian
Despina Spyrou
David Bornfriend
ILLUSTRATION by MAR CERDÁ for EW
