2016: a wish list of films we have yet to see

Now that it's been confirmed that the inspired-by-real-events movie "Hidden Figures" will NOT be opening tomorrow, maybe it's a good idea to come up with a wish list. In other words, a list some of the movies that are receiving critical acclaim that we hope will open soon in this part of the Inland Northwest.

Besides "Hidden Figures," which stars Taraji P. Henson, Olivia Spencer and Janelle Monae as three of the women who worked for NASA when it was first shooting American astronauts in space, the list of movies we'd like to see includes:

"Live By Night": Ben Affleck directs his own adaptation of Dennis Lehane's novel about organized crime during the Prohibition era. The cinematography looks captivating.

"Elle": Isabelle Huppert stalks the masked man who raped her. Directed by Paul Verhoeven, who has been missing in recent years.

"American Honey": Shia LaBeouf and company travel the country selling magazines and partying hearty. As one critic puts it, "This might be the freshest film about young people in America since Larry Clark's 'Kids.' "

"Jackie": Natalie Portman plays the former First Lady, Jacqueline Onassis Kennedy, as she deals with the assassination and its aftereffects.

"Paterson": Jim Jarmusch's look at a New Jersey bus driver (Adam Driver) who doubles as a talented poet.

"Silence": Martin Scorsese's study of Jesuit priests who endure torture when they sneak into Japan and attempt to spread belief in Catholicism.

"Things to Come": Isabelle Huppert (again) stars as a teacher dealing with mid/late-life issues.

And those are just a few. In the end, 2016 might just end up being a fine year of film — if we ever get the chance to see all of what it has to offer.