These two sardonic moralists succeed in inhabiting each extreme in equal proportion, blending and reshaping familiar narratives as only they can.

These are the best films of 2016.

Five years is an eternity in the life of a film. When coming up with this feature, the question the Spectrum Culture staff pondered was this: “How well do these movies play NOW!” Not five years ago, but how have they aged in our memories. While some acclaimed films of 2010 remain strong on our list, some critically-lauded ones didn’t …

Five years is an eternity in the life of a film. When coming up with this feature, the question the Spectrum Culture staff pondered was this: “How well do these movies play NOW!” Not five years ago, but how have they aged in our memories. While some acclaimed films of ’09 remain strong on our list, some critically-lauded ones didn’t …