The staff at Filmic Magazine is excited to present its fourth annual Top 10 feature! Over a period of two weeks, Filmic members were asked to submit ranked lists reflecting the very best 2016 films they saw. The following is the final ranked aggregate. HONORABLE MENTIONS Logan (dir James Mangold) In this current era of superheroes and shared universes … Continue reading
by Seamus Mulhern The Netflix viewing experience has drawn ire from many film traditionalists. While it offers great opportunities to unique filmmakers that wouldn’t usually have a voice in Hollywood, admittedly, something is lost when watching a film in your home as opposed to a theater. This discourse around the subject, frankly, sucks because it … Continue reading
by Seamus Mulhern Hot Fuzz is one of the greatest movies ever made. I mean that sincerely. It is one of the most beautifully constructed works of fiction made in the past decade. What begins as a parody of formulaic cop movies quickly turns into a brilliant subversion of the genre, weaving together moments of … Continue reading
by Seamus Mulhern It feels so good to see Kumail Nanjiani become a star. Not only is he currently delivering a hysterical performance on Silicon Valley, but he’s also providing the Internet with a smorgasbord of great podcasts. With The Big Sick, the true story of how he met Emily Gordon, his wife and podcast … Continue reading
by Seamus Mulhern Akira opens with the destruction of Tokyo and, thus, the beginning of World War III. When that’s one of the least eventful things that happens in your science-fiction movie, you know you’ve got something good. At the same time, referring to Akira as an ordinary sci-fi film may be selling it short. … Continue reading
By Seamus Mulhern There are several stories being told in Colossal. For one, there’s the plot. There’s a story of a woman’s self-discovery. Her struggles with addiction. Her struggles with dependence. Her fight to be free from the burdens of her past. And last, but certainly not least, there’s a giant kaiju monster killing innocent … Continue reading
by Seamus MulhernThe most surprising part about Raw is not the violence. It’s not the disturbing imagery. It’s not that it’s a debut. It’s not that it’s a horror film directed by a woman (which is depressingly rare in this industry). It’s not even the fact that when I first bought my ticket, I was … Continue reading
by Seamus MulhernTerrence Malick does not film scenes. He films moments. Ever since his 2011 masterpiece, The Tree of Life, Malick has strayed away from the historical fiction that made him famous (Days of Heaven, The Thin Red Line) and moved into the category of… something else. His work post-Tree is categorized by some as … Continue reading
by Seamus MulhernThe Discovery had a sick trailer. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar. Everything about it was so immediately engaging. The drab, yet slick visuals. The unsettling change in tone that occurs halfway through. The infectious Shane Carruth vibes. It even nails the “slowed-down scary pop song” cliche that comes up in … Continue reading
by Seamus MulhernLosing a loved one is a selfish process when you think about it. When one first hears that someone close to them has died, all sorts of emotions emerge — heartbreak, anger, fear, grief. It’s a complex and slow process that continues throughout your life. And, yet, during that process… all you can … Continue reading
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