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Top Films of 2019

2019 began slowly, but ended with a bang following a flurry of films released during awards season that displayed some of the best directorial and writing talents in cinema today, surpassing in our opinion the output of 2018…

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The Best Performances of 2018

The year has finished and Oscar season is one again upon us. Before the Academy has all the fun, CinemaBabel has compiled its own list of “nominees” and top picks recognizing the best performances in film this year….

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Best Films of 2018

2018 was a year in film marked by parity. There doesn’t feel like much distance between film #1 and film #11, nor does it feel like a truly great film was released this year, just a lot of…

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The Best Performances of 2017

The year has finished and Oscar season is one again upon us. Before the Academy has all the fun, CinemaBabel has compiled its own list of “nominees” and top picks recognizing the best performances in film this year….

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The Best Films of 2017

2017 was a banner year in film. While there is no clear cut, consensus number one film of the year like last year (Moonlight), the depth of this year’s field was tremendous, with almost ten films having legitimate…

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The Best Performances of 2016

The Oscars are approaching and in the spirit of awards season, below are CinemaBabel’s picks for the best performances of the year. Best Actor Ryan Gosling (La La Land) 2. Denzel Washington (Fences) 3. Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)…

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The Best Films of 2016

Each year, I try to watch, at minimum 40 films, during the calendar year and rank them in the order from best to worst based on my opinion. I do this because: I love film So that readers…

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