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Hey, there, listeners! Welcome to a very special episode of Why Watch That! Before the Oscars are held this Sunday, we want to give you our final take on last year’s best releases. Normally, the Critic and the Referee make their recommendations based on who should watch specific movies and TV shows and how. But, this time, they’re giving you their personal picks for the best movies and TV shows of last year. What excited them the most? Listen to this candid episode to find out!

Our Favorite Movies of 2016 (in alphabetical order)

Moonlight (Alex Hibbert & Mahershala Ali; Credit: Photo by David Bornfriend, courtesy of A24)

Arrival
Captain Fantastic
Fences
Florence Foster Jenkins
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
I, Daniel Blake
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Paterson
Patriots Day

Honorable Mentions: 13th, 20th Century Women, Deadpool, La La Land, Lion, Queen of Katwe, The Accountant, The Birth of a Nation, and The Conjuring 2

Our Favorite TV Shows of 2016 (in alphabetical order)

Stranger Things (Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix)

Atlanta (FX)
Blackish (ABC)
Gomorrah (Sundance TV)
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
Happy Valley (Netflix)
Insecure (HBO)
Luther (BBC America)
Rectify (Sundance TV)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
The Americans (FX)
The Crown (Netflix)
The Fall (Netflix)
The Good Wife (CBS)
The Leftovers (HBO)
Westworld (HBO)

Honorable Mentions: Easy (Netflix), Shameless (Showtime), The OA (Netflix), and Transparent (Amazon Prime)

Did You Know?

Which lead character from a major film franchise would have been much different in this actor‘s hands?

Pick of the Week

Legion (FX)