Though 2016 has been a straight-up abysmal year for the big studios, the smaller studios and specialty branches have been having a great year thus far. New masterworks like Sunset Song, Love & Friendship, Knight of Cups, and Mountains May Depart have brought new fans to the bases of Terrence Davies, Terrence Malick, Whit Stillman, and Jia Zhang-ke. At the same time, The Fits, Weiner, The Love Witch, The Witch, and Men Go to Battle have all announced startling new talents worthy of bigger budgets and more ambitious subject matter. Still, one must also note that directors like Duncan Jones (Warcraft), John Hillcoat (Triple 9), and Paul Greengrass (Jason Bourne) have all put out the weakest work of their career this year.