With 2016 yielding a bumper
crop of excellent films and performances, some perfectly worthy potential nominees were bound to get edged out.
Matthew Broderick, who has been a part of a
number of excellent films from his mid -»80s teenager roles to successful adult turns in both comedic and dramatic fare, takes on the role of Gadget.
Unfortunately, The Post never rises to the
level of these excellent films of similar material, specifically All the President's Men considering the direct similarities and subject matter (you could almost call The Post a prequel).
Impossibly clever, endlessly entertaining and deeply moving, this is easily one of the greatest in a long line
of excellent films from Pixar Animation.
There was no
lack of excellent films in all genres and from all corners of the world, with one notable exception: Hollywood USA.
2014 was a banner year, with great films in an enormous range of genres: blockbusters and indies, horror and SciFi, dramas and comedies, as well as films from first time filmmakers, a lot of great stuff from women directors, and an unusually high number
of excellent films with one - word titles.
Great write up Guy, seriously a great way to end what I think was a fantastic year in terms of the level
of excellent film criticism you produced.
Both of those excellent films, and this one, give us a character on the brink... full crisis mode.
The world is big enough for
both of those excellent films - and we're big enough for both of them too, right?