A to Z of the 20 best films of 2016 ... so far, from Anomalisa to Trivisa

The year 2016 is half over and, putting aside the disappointing quality of the many blockbuster sequels, it’s been a splendid year of movie-going. Here are 20 of the best films released in Hong Kong cinemas in the past six months. It would be easy to recommend at least a dozen more. (And don’t miss our list of 20 of the year’s worst releases so far.)

Acting doesn’t get more nuanced than in this sublime marital drama by Andrew Haigh. Flawlessly played by Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay, the couple’s attempts to cope with a haunting secret from the past prove utterly devastating. Read the full review

As Japan’s nominee for the 2016 best foreign language film Oscar, Masaharu Take’s indie hit goes from the utterly glum to the ecstatically stirring in its story about a reclusive woman who belatedly finds her worth in amateur boxing. Read the full review