Well, that sucked.
As if psychically rocked by the malaise of the world around it, Summer 2016 was one of the most unpleasant, difficult, and frustrating summers of moviegoing I’ve seen in some time. Film after film of overwrought nonsense that fell apart in committee and disappointing franchise attempt or follow-ups coming again and again and again and again and again and again and for one last good measure again.
Normally, I do a “Worst-Of” list at the end of the summer too. I’m not this time. I feel like not only is that shooting fish in a multi-billion dollar barrel, but I also feel like that just misses something. God knows we don’t need more negativity in the world.
Instead, let’s talk about what was good this summer! There was enough of that.
Also, special note before we go in. This list is only going to be for major studio released films originally released in Summer 2016. In other words, summer movies. Limited releases and delayed festival stuff isn’t eligible for the rankings. Sorry, Kristen Stewart in Cafe Society, Colin Farrell in The Lobster, Sing Street, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, and especially Swiss Army Man, but this isn’t your list. We’ll talk later.
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