By Matt St. John

Project Assistant, UW Cinematheque

20 favorite new-to-me films of 2016:

1. MOANA (2016, John Musker, Ron Clement

2. MOONLIGHT (2016, Barry Jenkins)

3. IN TRANSIT (2015, Albert Maysles, Lynn True, David Usui, Nelson Walker III, Benjamin Wu)

4. LITTLE SISTER (2016, Zach Clark)

5. THE LOVE WITCH (2016, Anna Biller)

6. AMERICAN HONEY (2016, Andrea Arnold)

7. DIE HARD (1988, John McTiernan)

8. ALL THESE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS (2016,  Michal Marczak)

9. NO HOME MOVIE (2015, Chantal Akerman)

10. DON’T BREATHE (2016, Fede Alvarez)

11. CERTAIN WOMEN (2016, Kelly Reichardt)

12. O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA (2016, Ezra Edelman)

13. THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN (2016, Kelly Fremon Craig)

14. ARRIVAL (2016, Denis Villenueve)

15. LITTLE VERA (1988, Vasili Pichul)

16. MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (2016, Kenneth Lonergan)

17. BASIC INSTINCT (1992, Paul Verhoeven)

18. FLOTEL EUROPA (2015, Vladimir Tomic)

19. LA LA LAND (2016, Damien Chazelle)

20. THE OTHER SIDE (2015, Roberto Minervini)