Whether it was action blockbusters like “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” or sci-fi thrillers like “Arrival,” Hollywood offered a dynamic mix for audiences in 2016.
For this month’s listeners picked their favorite films from the past year, including critically-acclaimed movies like “La La Land” and “Moonlight."
Host Frank Stasio talks with film experts , film professor at North Carolina State University, and , film curator at the North Carolina Museum of Art, about the best in cinema from 2016.
View clips from some of the movies discussed in the program below:
"13th" trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW9otKaflV4
"City of Stars" from "La La Land"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZAw8qxn0ZE
"Drive It Like You Stole It" from "Sing Street"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuWTcmjnEGY
"Moonlight" trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NJj12tJzqc
"Loving"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SL_RGN5u8U
"Hunt for the Wilderpeople"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7Gqgl9cyLs
"Ghostbusters"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRLisRc0j1c
"Eye in the Sky"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aPHvh9DYuc