Q.V. Hough (@qvhough) is a freelance writer and founder/editor of Vague Visages. He graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead, MN) in 2004 with bachelor degrees in Communication-Mass Media and History, and from 2006 to 2012, Q.V. (Quinn) lived in Hollywood, California. He now resides in Fargo, North Dakota.

10. The End of the Tour (James Ponsoldt)

9. Crimson Peak (Guillermo del Toro)

8. Sicario (Denis Villeneuve)

7. Timbuktu (Abderrahmane Sissako)

6. Respire (Mélanie Laurent) 

5. Inside Out (Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen) 

4. The Hateful Eight (Quentin Tarantino)

3. Chi-Raq (Spike Lee)

2. Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller)  

1. The Look of Silence (Joshua Oppenheimer)

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