Michael Phillips: 20 Best Movies of 2016, as published by The Chicago Tribune
[see also 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011]
- Moonlight — Barry Jenkins
- La La Land — Damien Chazelle
- Manchester by the Sea — Kenneth Lonergan
- Toni Erdmann — Maren Ade
- O.J.: Made in America — Ezra Edelman
- Krisha — Trey Edward Shults
- The Witch — Robert Eggers
- Hell or High Water — David Mackenzie
- Don’t Think Twice — Mike Birbiglia
- The Fits — Anna Rose Holmer
- Certain Women — Kelly Reichardt
- Fences — Denzel Washington
- The Handmaiden — Park Chan-wook
- The Illinois Parables — Deborah Stratman
- The Invitation — Karyn Kusama
- Little Men — Ira Sachs
- Love & Friendship — Whit Stillman
- The Lobster — Yorgos Lanthimos
- Pete’s Dragon — David Lowery
- Queen of Katwe — Mira Nair