Everyone needs a bit of distraction from staying away from “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” spoilers. One way you can do that is by going through our Best Films Of 2017, and once you’ve done that,  you might want to see how it stacks up against the selections from the venerable Film Comment.

The votes from contributors to the terrific movie magazine lean arthouse, but we have (mostly) no fault with their selections.

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If you’re looking for a year end list that marries the high brow choices of Cahiers Du Cinema with some mainstream fare, then Sight & Sounds top 20 films of 2016 will be a real treat. Their list is arthouse heavy, but isn’t afraid to acknowledge genuinely well-made multiplex fare.

Topping the list is Maren Ade‘s “Toni Erdmann,” a movie that made a huge impact at Cannes, and looks like it’s going to remembered very well in the month ahead as critics and publications make their annual tallies.

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Each year, the curators and programmers at the New York Film Festival bring the finest films from the festival circuit along with select World Premieres to devoted cinephiles and moviegoers in the Big Apple. 2016 is no different, with lots of great movies to choose from, and if you happen to be in New York, we’ve got tickets for this evening’s screening of Albert Serra‘s “The Death Of Louis XIV” at Alice Tully Hall at 6 PM.

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