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2016
Explore our reviews of 2016 films, with SFAM ratings and stories worth discovering. This collection follows the film’s release-year category; review publication dates may be later.
Moonlight Review (2016) | A Stunning Triptych About Finding Yourself
Read the review →: Moonlight Review (2016) | A Stunning Triptych About Finding YourselfThe LGBT issue is real, and people still find it hard to accept. A movie like Moonlight tries to bring it in the vanguard. In a…
The Great Wall Movie Review (2016) | Typical Monster Flick
Read the review →: The Great Wall Movie Review (2016) | Typical Monster FlickThe Great Wall movie is one of those monster flicks that starts abruptly without offering you any perspective. Unlike mythical horror movies that are built on sheer horror…
Manchester by the Sea Review | Grief Without Easy Answers
Read the review →: Manchester by the Sea Review | Grief Without Easy AnswersManchester by the Sea review: Casey Affleck leads a devastating drama about grief, guilt and family, with a revised SFAM rating of 8.8/10.
Hell or High Water Review (2016) | David Mackenzie Helms Another Masterpiece
Read the review →: Hell or High Water Review (2016) | David Mackenzie Helms Another MasterpieceAnother great year for Taylor Sheridan as he writes another gorgeous piece Hell or High Water right after registering the extraordinary 2015 flick Sicario in the Hollywood books. The…
The Red Turtle Movie Review (2016) | The Speechless Leaves You Speechless
Read the review →: The Red Turtle Movie Review (2016) | The Speechless Leaves You SpeechlessWhoever thought the mute can’t speak? The Red Turtle movie might be a film where no one talks but not for a second do you feel like…
Allied Movie Review (2016) | A Suspenseful Shade of Romance
Read the review →: Allied Movie Review (2016) | A Suspenseful Shade of RomanceRobert Zemeckis returns, this time with a war thriller, an intriguing weave of Steven Knight‘s brain. Allied Movie thrives on constant suspense to come up with…
Passengers Movie Review (2016) | Love at Strange Crises
Read the review →: Passengers Movie Review (2016) | Love at Strange CrisesThe coolest people we know, Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence finally pair up together for a sci fi tthe time we reach its end, the damage is…
A Monster Calls Movie Review (2016) | Battling Your Inner Monsters
Read the review →: A Monster Calls Movie Review (2016) | Battling Your Inner MonstersA Monster Calls is a dramatic stunner. It squirms your insides when you try to empathize with its protagonist, one hell of a child actor, Lewis…
Sing Movie Review (2016) | Another Toast for the Dreamers
Read the review →: Sing Movie Review (2016) | Another Toast for the DreamersSing along your favorite songs with the most adorable bunch of animals! Sing movie is an anthropomorphic take of Christophe Lourdelet and Garth Jennings, a brilliantly…
Assassins Creed Movie Review (2016) | Another Epic Game Bites the Dust
Read the review →: Assassins Creed Movie Review (2016) | Another Epic Game Bites the DustI am a huge Assassin’s Creed fan, one of many expectant eyes who waited fingers crossed, for the Assassins Creed Movie to finally sprawl out in…
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