Now that 2016 is behind us, it’s time for me to reveal my favorite Movies of 2016. On a global level, the year 2016 will go down in history as a difficult one, where we lost a lot of talented people and there seemed to be an overall negativity in the air (thanks in part to the general election here in the U.S). On a personal level, 2016 was not only difficult, but sorrowful, as I lost my father to cancer. My dad loved movies, and every time we got together, we would discuss the films we had recently seen. Dad got sick early in the year, so we didn’t get to have our usual movie pow-wows.

My top movies are always of the blockbuster, superhero, scifi/fantasy variety, with some comedies sprinkled in, because I like to rewatch movies, so I tend to pick more uplifting titles as “favorites” — therefore, I’m not saying my list is of the “best” movies, they are just the ones I enjoyed the most and will likely rewatch to my heart’s content.

I got the chance to take in an advanced screening on Thursday night of Marvel’s new film Doctor Strange, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, at a Dolby Cinema at the AMC Theatres in New York City. Before the movie began, representatives from Dolby gave a presentation demonstrating their Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos technologies, and how their Dolby Total Cinema Experience compares to the standard theater-going experience. And I have to say, I was very impressed. Below are my thoughts on the Dolby Cinema experience and technologies, details from the demonstration, and then my two cents about Doctor Strange itself.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon had America’s (really England’s) hottest Brit, Benedict Cumberbatch on last night, there to promote his latest film, Doctor Strange. But in a most dramatic (comedic) turn, Jimmy Fallon and Cumberbatch did some “Mad Lib Theater” to the delight of everyone.

Check out the fantastic scene below.

Doctor Strange
Director: Scott Derrickson
Screenwriter: Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton
Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Rated PG-13 | 115 Minutes
Release Date: November 4, 2016

“Forget everything that you think you know…”

The 14th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Strange deals with alternate dimensions, astral projection, and mind-bending mysticism, exploring an entirely new realm of storytelling for Marvel Studios. Co-written and directed by Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Sinister), the film follows world-famous neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange (Sherlock‘s Benedict Cumberbatch) whose life changes forever after a car accident robs him of the use of his hands.

A common staple of any film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the Stan Lee cameo. This cameo has led to the popular theory that the Marvel Comics co-creator is, in fact, The Watcher, better known as Uatu, an all-mighty being stationed on Earth to monitor the activities of other species. Though this theory was disproven, we are still going to get to see Lee cameo in MCU films for as long as he is alive. But the guy isn’t getting any younger, and flying from set to set for just a cameo wouldn’t make any sense. So he’s already filmed his cameos for the next four MCU films. But did you know that the man who helped make all of that possible was Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 director James Gunn?

More on the story below.