Best of 2016 - End of Year Report

Once again, time for the ten best films I saw, for the first time, in 2016. Not the best selection, to be fair, but I'm sure I missed some belters.

1. Slow West (2015)
As the title says, slow. But somehow, immensely watchable with some great images and memorable characters.

2. A Bigger Splash (2015)
Ralph Fiennes and Tilda Swinton are near-perfect in this. I haven't seen Fiennes give a better performance. This is an odd film that kept popping back into my mind months after I'd seen it.

3. Suburra (2015)
Glistening, strobing, throbbing. And that's only one scene. Italian mafia tale with added gloss and raunch.

4. High-Rise (2015)
Bonkers stab at social strata with Hiddleston in a role suited to his talents.

5. The Revenant (2015)
Gruelling and old-fashioned revenge western. Di Caprio earned his biscuits here.

6. Marshland (2014)
Spanish murder mystery set in the swamps of Andalucia.
A tense and well-paced little gem.

7. Arrival (2016)
Smart, thoughtful and well directed 'Time-Fi' by Denis Villeneuve.

8. The Nice Guys (2016)
Great fun. Nice to see the funny side of Crowe.

9. Doctor Strange (2016)
Just pipped it's bigger brother in the MCU. I think the cast in particular raise the Doctor just above the more crowd-pleasing effort below.

10. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Marvel's tent-pole for 2016 was assured and exciting, setting up some tasty Infinity Wars in the future.