Movies take us all to different places and I for one enjoy the escape when I can grab a couple of hours, buckle up, and take a voyage which (more often than not) costs millions of dollars to create. Cinema is one of the reasons we live in the most magnificent time in the history of the arts. Each year, I compose my own Top 10 list of the films which I found to be my own favorites from the previous year. It's a way to share my love of film and hopefully give you some suggestions on what to watch when you too have a few hours and are ready to escape. Making my annual list is never short task. First I keep a running list throughout the year of the films which I think have a chance of winding up on this post. Mulling over these notations around Oscar season, I get to relive their impressions on me as I revisit them in my mind and decide which I'd like to write about. I always try to fit in a few I hope you haven't heard of, a few which may be awards contenders, and perhaps even a couple of summer blockbusters. Here are my favorite flicks of 2016...
