04.27.17: This list is now final. While I may in the future see additional films that were released in the awards year of 2016, no more films will be added to this list. (I may add links to reviews of films listed here.)
This ranking includes only new theatrical releases viewed for the awards year of 2016 (for eligibility for the Academy Awards and the Ofcs and Awfj awards); some films released in the UK without Us releases (and so ineligible for those awards this year) may also be included, for my own bookkeeping purposes. Links go to my review. Numbers after each entry are Date First Viewed/NYC Release Date/London Release Date; year is 2016 unless otherwise noted.
worth paying multiplex prices for
[5 stars]
Arrival (10.10/11.11/11.10)
La La Land (10.07/12.09/01.13.17)
A Monster Calls (10.06/12.23/01.01.17)
The Lobster (07.16.15/05.13/10.16.15)
Zootropolis (aka Zootopia) (02.22/03.04/03.25)
A Bigger Splash (10.08.15/05.04/02.12)
Miss Sloane (11.20/11.25/05.12.17)
London Road (06.03.15/09.09/06.12.15)
The Girl with All the Gifts (07.26/02.24.17/09.23)
I, Daniel Blake...
This ranking includes only new theatrical releases viewed for the awards year of 2016 (for eligibility for the Academy Awards and the Ofcs and Awfj awards); some films released in the UK without Us releases (and so ineligible for those awards this year) may also be included, for my own bookkeeping purposes. Links go to my review. Numbers after each entry are Date First Viewed/NYC Release Date/London Release Date; year is 2016 unless otherwise noted.
worth paying multiplex prices for
[5 stars]
Arrival (10.10/11.11/11.10)
La La Land (10.07/12.09/01.13.17)
A Monster Calls (10.06/12.23/01.01.17)
The Lobster (07.16.15/05.13/10.16.15)
Zootropolis (aka Zootopia) (02.22/03.04/03.25)
A Bigger Splash (10.08.15/05.04/02.12)
Miss Sloane (11.20/11.25/05.12.17)
London Road (06.03.15/09.09/06.12.15)
The Girl with All the Gifts (07.26/02.24.17/09.23)
I, Daniel Blake...
- 4/27/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Boom Bust Boom Bill and Ben Productions & Brainstorm Media Reviewed by: Harvey Karten for Shockya, d-based on Rotten Tomatoes Grade: B+ Director: Terry Jones, Bill Jones, Ben Timlett Written by: Terry Jones, Theo Kocken Cast: Theo Kocken, John Cusack, Paul Mason, John Cassidy, Andy Haldane, Daniel Kahneman, Robert Shiller, Paul Krugman, Alan Greenspan, Terry Jones, George Magnus, Laurie Santos, Sweder van Wijnbergen, Philip Bulcock, Andre Jacquemin, Zvi Bodie, Dick Bezemer. Screened at: Review 2, NYC, 2/29/16 Opens: March 11, 2016 Can you imagine a serious movie about a serious subject that uses a South Park cartoon to great effect? That results from the genius of Terence Graham Parry Jones, [ Read More ]
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- 4/2/2016
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Subjuvenile and offensive, sentimental and ridiculous. Every attempt at a joke falls flat. Every talent here is wasted. Save yourself. I’m “biast” (pro): love Simon Pegg…
I’m “biast” (con): …but he’s been trying my fangirlism for a while now
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
The curse of Simon Pegg — that one that means that each movie he makes without the touch of J.J. Abrams or Edgar Wright is worse than the one before it — has not been broken. Though this is surprising: Monty Python’s Terry Jones (Boom Bust Boom) directed Absolutely Anything. Jones wrote the script, too (with Gavin Scott: Small Soldiers)… though it’s been gathering dust for 20 years, and feels like it. Pegg (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) is London schoolteacher Neil Clarke, who is given, without warning or explanation, godlike powers by passing aliens who will decide...
I’m “biast” (con): …but he’s been trying my fangirlism for a while now
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
The curse of Simon Pegg — that one that means that each movie he makes without the touch of J.J. Abrams or Edgar Wright is worse than the one before it — has not been broken. Though this is surprising: Monty Python’s Terry Jones (Boom Bust Boom) directed Absolutely Anything. Jones wrote the script, too (with Gavin Scott: Small Soldiers)… though it’s been gathering dust for 20 years, and feels like it. Pegg (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) is London schoolteacher Neil Clarke, who is given, without warning or explanation, godlike powers by passing aliens who will decide...
- 8/18/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
From Monty Python’s Terry Jones comes an amusing, informative breakdown of just what the hell is wrong with the economy and a few ideas on how to fix it. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
There have been a lot of documentaries about the 2008 economic collapse, but to my knowledge, there hasn’t been one before in which a puppet of legendary economist John Kenneth Galbraith sings. There hasn’t been one before in which a member of Monty Python uses animation to explain how the 17th-century tulip mania and the 1929 stock market crash are like subprime mortgages. As actor and activist John Cusack says here, “If the 2008 crisis didn’t wake people up, I don’t know what will.” I’ve been saying that about lots of terrible events for years now, and nothing ever seems to change…...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
There have been a lot of documentaries about the 2008 economic collapse, but to my knowledge, there hasn’t been one before in which a puppet of legendary economist John Kenneth Galbraith sings. There hasn’t been one before in which a member of Monty Python uses animation to explain how the 17th-century tulip mania and the 1929 stock market crash are like subprime mortgages. As actor and activist John Cusack says here, “If the 2008 crisis didn’t wake people up, I don’t know what will.” I’ve been saying that about lots of terrible events for years now, and nothing ever seems to change…...
- 3/31/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
New films on Screenbase this week include the directorial debuts of Michael Lennox and Rachel Tunnard, Terry Jones’ economics doc and Chris Crow’s The Lighthouse.
Boardwalk Empire star Stephen Graham leads the cast of Michael Lennox’s feature debut A Patch of Fog, beginning principal photography in Northern Ireland next week.
The Fyzz Facility production follows a celebrated novelist and TV personality who finds his reputation on the line when his life invaded by a lonely security guard who catches him shoplifting.
Graham will star alongside Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones), Arsher Ali (Four Lions) and Ian McElhinney (Game of Thrones).
Producers are Robert Jones (The Usual Suspects), Wayne Marc Godfrey (Cake) and David Gilbery (Bone Tomahawk) for The Fyzz Facility with backing from The Fyzz Facility, Northern Ireland Screen and the BFI.
Tunnard’s feature debut
Principal photography has wrapped on UK comedy How To Live Yours starring Jodie Whittaker.
The film, about...
Boardwalk Empire star Stephen Graham leads the cast of Michael Lennox’s feature debut A Patch of Fog, beginning principal photography in Northern Ireland next week.
The Fyzz Facility production follows a celebrated novelist and TV personality who finds his reputation on the line when his life invaded by a lonely security guard who catches him shoplifting.
Graham will star alongside Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones), Arsher Ali (Four Lions) and Ian McElhinney (Game of Thrones).
Producers are Robert Jones (The Usual Suspects), Wayne Marc Godfrey (Cake) and David Gilbery (Bone Tomahawk) for The Fyzz Facility with backing from The Fyzz Facility, Northern Ireland Screen and the BFI.
Tunnard’s feature debut
Principal photography has wrapped on UK comedy How To Live Yours starring Jodie Whittaker.
The film, about...
- 11/21/2014
- ScreenDaily
Monty Python star co-directed feature; contributors include John Cusack.
Monty Python actor and director Terry Jones has completed filming on Boom Bust Boom, a feature documentary designed to explain economics.
The film, completed in October, covers the history of financial crashes and comprises a combination of live action, animation, puppetry and songs.
Contributors include Us actor John Cusack, journalists Paul Mason and John Cassidy, and experts such as Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane and Nobel Prize winners Daniel Kahneman, Robert J Shiller and Paul Krugman.
The film is co-written by Jones and economics professor Theo Kocken. The Python star also co-directs with son Bill Jones and Ben Timlett of Bill & Ben Productions.
Terry Jones said of the film: “I wanted to be part of this project as soon as I discovered economics students are taught crashes just don’t happen.”
Kocken added: “The people in the street are the ones who directly or indirectly pay for...
Monty Python actor and director Terry Jones has completed filming on Boom Bust Boom, a feature documentary designed to explain economics.
The film, completed in October, covers the history of financial crashes and comprises a combination of live action, animation, puppetry and songs.
Contributors include Us actor John Cusack, journalists Paul Mason and John Cassidy, and experts such as Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane and Nobel Prize winners Daniel Kahneman, Robert J Shiller and Paul Krugman.
The film is co-written by Jones and economics professor Theo Kocken. The Python star also co-directs with son Bill Jones and Ben Timlett of Bill & Ben Productions.
Terry Jones said of the film: “I wanted to be part of this project as soon as I discovered economics students are taught crashes just don’t happen.”
Kocken added: “The people in the street are the ones who directly or indirectly pay for...
- 11/17/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Terry Jones has served as co-director on the documentary Boom Bust Boom.
John Cusack features in the film about the financial crash.
Journalists Paul Mason and John Cassidy, the Bank of England's Andy Haldane and Nobel Prize winners Daniel Kahneman, Robert J Shiller and Paul Krugman also appear in the movie, which promises an accessible account of the economic downturn.
Boom Bust Boom consists of a mix of live-action, animation, puppetry and song.
Bill Jones and Ben Timlett were co-directors on the project, which was written by Terry Jones and economics professor and entrepreneur Theo Kocken.
"I wanted to be part of this project as soon as I discovered economics students are taught crashes just don't happen," said the Monty Python star.
"The people in the street are the ones who directly or indirectly pay for and suffer from financial follies," added Kocken.
"It is crucial the public as a...
John Cusack features in the film about the financial crash.
Journalists Paul Mason and John Cassidy, the Bank of England's Andy Haldane and Nobel Prize winners Daniel Kahneman, Robert J Shiller and Paul Krugman also appear in the movie, which promises an accessible account of the economic downturn.
Boom Bust Boom consists of a mix of live-action, animation, puppetry and song.
Bill Jones and Ben Timlett were co-directors on the project, which was written by Terry Jones and economics professor and entrepreneur Theo Kocken.
"I wanted to be part of this project as soon as I discovered economics students are taught crashes just don't happen," said the Monty Python star.
"The people in the street are the ones who directly or indirectly pay for and suffer from financial follies," added Kocken.
"It is crucial the public as a...
- 11/17/2014
- Digital Spy
Terry Jones has finished work on the documentary Boom Bust Boom, directed together with his son Bill Jones and Ben Timlett. A unique, accessible and less dry take on the economics doc, the film looks to explain the concept of financial crashes through the means of live-action, animation, puppetry and song. Among the contributors are John Cusack, journalists Paul Mason and John Cassidy, the Bank of England’s Andy Haldane and Nobel Prize winners Daniel Kahneman, Robert J Shiller and Paul Krugman. "I wanted to be a part of this project as soon as I discovered economics students are taught
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- 11/17/2014
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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