10/10: Michelle Mao
Michelle Mao, the actress currently appearing in Kogonada's acclaimed new feature Zi, shares her ten favorite films from the past ten years.
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(My personal) top 10 of the last 10 years (in chronological order)
1. Cameraperson (Kirsten Johnson, 2016)
2. Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016)
3. Faces Places (Agnes Varda, JR, 2017)
4. Columbus (Kogonada, 2017)
5. An Elephant Sitting Still (Hu Bo, 2018)
6. Shoplifters (Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2018)
7. Madeline’s Madeline (Josephine Decker, 2018)
8. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Celine Sciamma, 2019)
9. Memoria (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2021)
10. Nickel Boys (RaMell Ross, 2024)
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Zi opens in theaters on November 6, 2026. For more information, click here.
10/10 is an ongoing series in which we ask cinephiles to name their ten favorite films from the last ten years (currently, between 2016 and 2026).
