This year has been a strange one in so many ways. At the end of 2015 I felt disenchanted and fairly disappointed in myself in a number of ways and did something I never have before, namely making three loose aims to reach for in 2016. In a surprise to everyone (especially me) two of the three have actually happened. I've made them happen. Unfortunately as good as things have been in those respects my spare time and energy has taken a big hit and as a result so has the number of films I've seen and written about. There are so many I've wanted to see and not gotten around to and a few more that have simply fallen by the wayside. 250 has become 126, 100 odd has become 1 and the top 20's of past years have become a top 11. Last year I said that I wanted to be better and I humbly think I am but in 2017 I still want to improve, to be far better than I am now, more able, more capable, more efficient in dividing my time and handling my load (no sniggers please). I want to watch more, write more and enjoy both but I don't know if I will. I don't know that I'll get the chance. Regardless these are my favourite films of the year, give them a shot, enjoy them, make of them what you will. Until we meet again.
- The Wait (Piero Messina - Italy/France)
- Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (Karan Johar - India)
- Yakuza Apocalypse (Takashi Miike - Japan)
- A Girl At My Door (July Jung - South Korea)
- The Forbidden Room (Guy Maddin & Evan Johnson - Canada)
- Thou Wast Mild And Lovely (Josephine Decker - USA)
- Room (Lenny Abrahamson - Canada/Ireland)
- Anomalisa (Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson - USA)
- Horse Money (Pedro Costa - Portugal)
- Sarbjit (Omung Kumar - India)
- Bridge (Amit Ranjan Biswas - India/Bengal)
