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Our Most-Read Film and TV Stories in 2016

As if 2016 wasn't twisted enough, the Coen brothers made a mediocre movie, and Blake Lively pleasantly surprised our critics.
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As if 2016 wasn’t twisted enough, the Coen brothers made a mediocre movie and Blake Lively pleasantly surprised our critics, who reviewed other duds (cough, Tarzan, cough) and hits – mostly of the TV-show variety – this year.

Check out our most popular reviews of 2016, which are listed in chronological order.
1. 13 Hours Trades Truth for Explosions – But It’s Not Truly Political
2. The Coens’ Hollywood Farce, Hail, Caesar!, Flames Out
3. Pubes, Poops, Periods: How Broad City Takes Body Humor (and Feminism) to the Next Level
4. Pixar Dives Under the Sea Again – and Into Memory Itself
5. Blake Lively and The Shallows Are Well Worth the Dive

Keep reading for more of our most-read reviews of the year.

6. Me Tarzan. Me Sorry About Colonialism.
7. Stranger Things Is the Best-Ever Miniseries Adaptation of a Horror Novel (Even if That Novel Doesn’t Exist)
8. The Low-Heeled High Stakes of RuPaul’s All Stars 2
9. Netflix Kills the YouTube Star in Haters Back Off!, a Comedy About the Joys of Hatin’
10. What’s Most Dissatisfying About Gilmore Girls‘ Return Is Also What’s Most True

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