>if it was better this year, it says a lot about how it was implicitly gamed in the past, and if it was problematic this year, I think it says something about how it was gamed that way.
I think you're right.
I like the list, but I also don't think that the canon was set on fire.
Yes, there are a couple more women-directed movies near the top. The list is virtually identical to the one from 2012.