From what is bound to be a deeply underrated year in film, these are the ten best feature films from 2016.
Joshua Brunsting
Joshua Brunsting
Joshua Reviews Marcel Pagnol’s Marseille Trilogy [Theatrical Review]
One of French cinema's most important trilogies returns to theaters thanks to a gorgeous new restoration currently touring via Janus Films.
Joshua Reviews Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson [Theatrical Review]
The latest film from director Jim Jarmusch may very well be the director's crowning artistic achievement, and easily one of 2016's best films.
Joshua Reviews Ermanno Olmi’s The Tree Of Wooden Clogs [Theatrical Review]
Olmi's hard-to-see classic finally arrives back in theaters thanks to a gorgeous 4K restoration and theatrical run via Janus Films.
Joshua Reviews Federico Fellini’s Roma [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
One of Fellini's great underrated masterpieces finally arrives on Blu-ray thanks to The Criterion Collection.
Joshua Reviews Pablo Larrain’s Jackie [Theatrical Review]
One of three films this year from Pablo Larrain, Jackie may be one of this generation's truly great biopics.
Joshua Reviews Mia Hansen-Love’s Things To Come [Theatrical Review]
2016 is Isabelle Huppert's year, and we couldn't be luckier for it.
Joshua Reviews Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
Long thought to be a potential Criterion Collection release, Dreams finally debuts on DVD and Blu-ray and as one of the company's best 2016 offerings.
Joshua Reviews Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s Evolution [Theatrical Review]
After a decade-plus hiatus from feature film directing, Hadzihalilovic returns with a breathtaking art house science fiction experiment.
Joshua Reviews Papu Curotto’s Esteros [Theatrical Review]
This quiet drama is a moving portrait of two estranged best friends and their second chance at love
Joshua Reviews Tony Stone’s Peter And The Farm [Theatrical Review]
This evocative new documentary looks at the solitary life of a truly solitary figure.
Joshua Reviews Julie Dash’s Daughters Of The Dust [Theatrical Review]
One of the great, yet unsung, entries in the '90s American independent cinema scene finally gets a new restoration on its 25th anniversary.
Joshua Reviews Anna Biller’s The Love Witch [Theatrical Review]
This ode to classic melodramas and Euro-sexploitation films is a delightful, if overly long, experiment in genre.
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Joshua Reviews Anna Muylaert’s Don’t Call Me Son [Theatrical Review]
From the director of last year's superb The Second Mother comes this startlingly magnetic coming of age tale, led by a star-making performance.