STARS & FLOPS OF 2016

Being somewhat selective, many films are beyond my pay grade: neck- slurping horror genre, hibernation/rejuvenation sagas, tales from the crypt. Here are the highlights and no lights of 2016. WINNERS: "EYE IN THE SKY" "ZOOTOPIA" "MIDNIGHT SPECIAL" "KRISHA" "THE JUNGLE BOOK" "SING STREET" "THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY" "HELL OR HIGH WATER" "KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS" "LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP" "CIEN ANOS DE PERDON" "SULLY" "A MAN CALLED OVE" "M. S. DHONI: THE UNTOLD STORY" "MOONLIGHT" "ARRIVAL" "NOCTURNAL ANIMALS" "BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK" "LOVING" "LA LA LAND" "MANCHESTER BY THE SEA" "FENCES" Thank you for your continued readership and vested interest in the realm of film. Peneflix LOOSERS: "HAIL, CAESAR" "TRIPLE 9" "WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT" "HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS" "A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS" "MONEY MONSTER" "HIGH RISE" "THE LOBSTER" "OUR KIND OF TRAITOR" "FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS" "OUR KIND OF TRAITOR" "THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN" "THE GIRL IN THE TRAIN" "DOCTOR STRANGE" "RULES DON'T APPLY" "THE ASSASSINS CREED"