Pickings become slimmer as February drips into March and award-season becomes a memory.
This means that, from now on, I would expect fewer entries into the hallowed territory which is the everyfilm.co.uk running top 20.
However, Secret In Their Eyes was, in my view, better than the consensus, and slips in.
So, here goes the update.
1. Spotlight.............................................................................................. 10/10
2. Joy...................................................................................................... 9.5/10
3. Attacking The Devil: Harold Evans And The Last Nazi War Crime.9.5/10
4. Room......................................................................................................9/10
5. The Revenant.........................................................................................9/10
6. War........................................................................................................ 9/10
7. Concussion.............................................................................................9/10
8. The 33.................................................................................................... 9/10
9. The Hateful Eight.................................................................................. 9/10
10. Wazir.................................................................................................8.5/10
11. The Danish Girl................................................................................ 8.5/10
12. Creed................................................................................................ 8.5/10
13. The Big Short................................................................................... 8.5/10
14. Sherlock Holmes - The Abominable Bride ..................................... 8.5/10
15. Remember.........................................................................................8.5/10
16. Secret In Their Eyes..........................................................................8.5/10
17. Partisan................................................................................................8/10
18. Trumbo................................................................................................8/10
19. Rams....................................................................................................8/10
20. The Survivalist.....................................................................................8/10
Tere Bin Laden - Dead Or Alive
Kanithan
The Truth Commissioner
Sant Te Sipahi
The Hexecutioners
This means that, from now on, I would expect fewer entries into the hallowed territory which is the everyfilm.co.uk running top 20.
However, Secret In Their Eyes was, in my view, better than the consensus, and slips in.
So, here goes the update.
1. Spotlight.............................................................................................. 10/10
2. Joy...................................................................................................... 9.5/10
3. Attacking The Devil: Harold Evans And The Last Nazi War Crime.9.5/10
4. Room......................................................................................................9/10
5. The Revenant.........................................................................................9/10
6. War........................................................................................................ 9/10
7. Concussion.............................................................................................9/10
8. The 33.................................................................................................... 9/10
9. The Hateful Eight.................................................................................. 9/10
10. Wazir.................................................................................................8.5/10
11. The Danish Girl................................................................................ 8.5/10
12. Creed................................................................................................ 8.5/10
13. The Big Short................................................................................... 8.5/10
14. Sherlock Holmes - The Abominable Bride ..................................... 8.5/10
15. Remember.........................................................................................8.5/10
16. Secret In Their Eyes..........................................................................8.5/10
17. Partisan................................................................................................8/10
18. Trumbo................................................................................................8/10
19. Rams....................................................................................................8/10
20. The Survivalist.....................................................................................8/10
The missing list continues to be daunting but I have still to write up four reviews so those films are not represented.
Adi Kapyare Kootamani (no subtitles on visit to Leicester Piccadilly)
Last Hijack (Somali film which was, apparently, shown at one screen)
Two Countries (no subtitles at Nottingham Cineworld)
Aranmanai 2 (Tamil film)
Dedemin Fisi (Turkish film)
Kardesim Benim (Turkish film)
Nannaku Prematho (Telugu film)
From Vegas To Macau III (not seen yet)
Janis: Little Girl Blue (ditto)
Miss Hokusai (ditto)
Point Break (ditto)
Sanam Teri Kasam (ditto)
Power In Our Hands (ditto)
The Monkey King 2 (will have to wait for the DVD)
Jil Jung Juk (Tamil film)
Romeo & Juliet From San Francisco Ballet 2015
American Wild
How To Be Single (still at multiplexes)
The Mermaid (Chinese film)
Nerja (Indian drama)
Bone Tomahawk (hoping to see this at Derby Quad)
Channo Kamli Yaar Di (Punjabi film)
Paavada (Malayalam film)
Miruthan (Tamil film)
Freeheld (will watch it on itunes this week)
Sethupathi (Tamil film)
Osman Pazarlama (Turkish film)
Action Hero Biju (no subtitles at Nottingham Cineworld)Last Hijack (Somali film which was, apparently, shown at one screen)
Gem Of Bizans (Turkish film showing at one London screen)
Kathakali (Tamil film)
Express Raja (Tamil film)
Kyaa Kool Haim Hum 3 (my nearest cinema is in Leicester)Two Countries (no subtitles at Nottingham Cineworld)
Aranmanai 2 (Tamil film)
Dedemin Fisi (Turkish film)
Kardesim Benim (Turkish film)
Nannaku Prematho (Telugu film)
From Vegas To Macau III (not seen yet)
Janis: Little Girl Blue (ditto)
Miss Hokusai (ditto)
Point Break (ditto)
Sanam Teri Kasam (ditto)
Power In Our Hands (ditto)
The Monkey King 2 (will have to wait for the DVD)
Jil Jung Juk (Tamil film)
Romeo & Juliet From San Francisco Ballet 2015
American Wild
How To Be Single (still at multiplexes)
The Mermaid (Chinese film)
Nerja (Indian drama)
Bone Tomahawk (hoping to see this at Derby Quad)
Channo Kamli Yaar Di (Punjabi film)
Paavada (Malayalam film)
Miruthan (Tamil film)
Freeheld (will watch it on itunes this week)
Sethupathi (Tamil film)
Osman Pazarlama (Turkish film)
Tere Bin Laden - Dead Or Alive
Kanithan
The Truth Commissioner
Sant Te Sipahi
The Hexecutioners