Year in Review 2016 Archives

Year in Review: The 5 Best Movie Characters of 2016 [Taylor Ryan]

Despite the usual sequels/reboots and underwhelming messes with ensemble casts (I’m looking at you Collateral Beauty), 2016 was a year that took chances - I m... READ MORE

Year in Review: The 5 Best Movie Characters of 2016 [Sam Kench]

Alex R. Hibbert/Ashton Sanders/Trevante Rhodes as Little/Chiron/Black in Moonlight These three actors play the same character at different stages in h... READ MORE

Year in Review: The 5 Best Movies of 2016 [Katherine Maheux]

2016 was such a weird year in film, its cinematic offerings somehow refusing to gel into a cohesive whole now that awards season is upon us. For every triumphan... READ MORE

Year in Review: The 5 Best Movies of 2016 [Tommy James]

As it is the start of a fresh year, it is time to reflect on the mixed bag 2016 had to offer - this varied bunch contained some nifty surprises and extreme disa... READ MORE

Year in Review: The 5 Best Movies of 2016 [Chance Parker]

The year of 2016 did not come without it’s peaks and valleys. After some surprises in the spring, the tent-pole blockbusters in the summer were duds. However, t... READ MORE

Year in Review: The 5 Best Movies of 2016 [Sam Kench]

Moonlight Everything about this film is impressive right down to the resemblance of the 3 brilliant actors who each take on the task of playing the lead ch... READ MORE

Year in Review: The 5 Best Movies of 2016 [Angelo Yeomans]

If you asked a comic book movie fan they might say this year was a pendulum for their fandom, swinging between great and horrible film adaptations. If you asked... READ MORE

the cinefiles

The Flavorful Union of Food and Sex in Tampopo (1985)

Film Analysis: Scream (1996)

Best in Show at the 2019 Palm Springs Short Film Festival

director interviews

Vivarium – Interview with Film Director Lorcan Finnegan

Harpoon – Interview with Film Writer / Director Rob Grant

Inherit the Viper – Interview with Film Director Anthony Jerjen

film reviews

The Invisible Man

Vivarium

Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood

Year in Review 2016