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Creamium

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This is my temp list because I still have to see some big hitters like Phantom Thread and Billboards. Will also add some write-ups later. But for now:

1. Blade Runner 2049
2. Columbus
3. Good Time
4. The Florida Project
5. Get Out
6. Mother!
7. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
8. Lady Bird
9. Detroit
10. Wind River

These are honorable mentions but I'd put most of these in my top 10 if I could:

The Shape of Water
Mudbound
Colossal
Sweet Virginia
Ingrid Goes West
It
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
War for the Planet of the Apes
It Comes At Night
Logan
Spider-man: Homecoming
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

I'm glad Columbus and Good Time are getting votes, amazing movies.
 
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1 - La La Land
2 - The Florida Project
3 - Loveless
4 - Jackie
5 - Dunkirk
6 - The Square
7 - Your Name
8 - Silence
9 - Lady Macbeth
10 - Aquarius

Another lackluster year.
 
Yams

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As of right now here is my ranking

  1. Blade Runner 2049
  2. Call Me By Your Name
  3. Phantom Thread
  4. Lady Bird
  5. The Meyerowitz Stories
  6. Florida Project
  7. Paris 05:59
  8. Your Name
  9. A Silent Voice
  10. Columbus
 
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A Tinge of Twinge said:
Basically, short and/or visual shout-outs to advocate for films that we feel deserve or can use more attention. Though, on second thought, the lists themselves already do that.
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That's actually not a bad idea. Maybe this way it will help the thread pop up more often on the first page. I'll post later some rules for this though.

EDIT: Due to my terrible schedule in the past month, this idea was unfortunately put aside. But I think it's a great one that could add a lot to this thread in the future if implemented properly. I will definitely keep it in mind for the future
 
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Net_Wrecker

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1. Good Time
2. Thelma
3. Split
4. Blade Runner 2049
5. The Phantom Thread
6. Call Me By Your Name
7. Lady Macbeth
8. Columbus
9. The Lost City of Z
10. Personal Shopper

Still have some 2017 things I want to get to, but I don't think there's much left that could cut through this top 10. I'm sure I'll watch something in June and feel like an idiot for not including it, but it is what it is.
 
Icolin

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Might update this but here's what I'm thinking:

1. Blade Runner 2049
2. Get Out
3. Song to Song
4. Lady Bird
5. Dunkirk
6. A Ghost Story
7. Phantom Thread
8. The Florida Project
9. Baby Driver
10. Split

HM:
Logan
Shape of Water
Spider-Man: Homecoming
War for the Planet of the Apes
Wind River
 
Strax

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Right now, this is my list but I still have like 10 movies to watch before I finish my list.

1. Wind River
2. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
3. I, Tonya
4. Ferdinand
5. Roman J. Israel, Esq.
6. Wonder Woman
7. Thor Ragnarök
8. Colossal
9. Good Time
10. The Nile Hilton Incident
 
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1- BLADE RUNNER 2049
2- LOGAN
3- mother!
4- Dunkirk
5- War for The Planet of The Apes
6- John Wick: Chapter 2
7- IT
8- Split
9- Logan Lucky
10- The Disaster Artist

What a fucking great year. There are some movies I still didn't watch.
 
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Malverde

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Why is this thread so dead? 2017 was such an incredible year for movies. At the end of my write up for each movie I included a YouTube link for the trailer of each movie. That said, 7 of these movies are either Netflix or A24 films which means they are available to stream on Netflix or Amazon Prime.

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1. It Comes At Night - I came into this movie completely blind and was expecting a standard monster horror movie. What I got instead was a character piece that delves deep into the theme of paranoia. Yes, it is set in a house in the middle of nowhere. Yes, it is set in the post-appocolypse where there is a deadly virus. And yes, there is some kind of monstrosity that lives in the woods. But that all exists as a way to heighten the sense of paranoia among the characters. Make no mistake, this is a movie about the characters and their lack of trust of one another. The film maker uses some subtle and not so subtle techniques to give the viewer that same sense of paranoia as the characters. It is incredibly well done and kept me engaged throughout. The movie also raises a million and a half questions and answers almost none of them which is sure to frustrate some people. I actually loved this aspect too, as it gave me much more to reflect and speculate on long after the movie was over. Trailer can be found here.

2. Gerald's Game - I don't think I have ever seen a movie about a person trapped by themselves paced this well. The movie quickly moves from beat to beat without ever feeling rushed. The Stephen King book from which this is adapted is filled with inner monologues and the film is able to get around that by having the character hallucinate and thus have other characters to play off of. It totally works and is carried by Carla Gugino's performance. It also features the single most horrifying moment I have ever seen in a movie ever. Trailer can be found here.

3. The Babysitter - One of the funniest movies I have seen in years. It is a tightly packed comedy that is pretty much Chekov's Gun: The Movie. There is no wasted time as every scene ends up serving some purpose, whether that be setting up a plot point or one of the movies many gags. This movie completely cemented Samara Weaving as someone to keep an eye out for. Anyone who is a fan of horror comedies should go check this out. Trailer can be found here.

4. Okja - A movie about genetically modified super pigs has no right to be this good. Bong Joon-ho recruited an incredible cast for this movie with some standout performances by Jake Gyllenhaal, Steven Yeun, and Ahn Seo-Hyun. The film has a variety of locations which, when combined with the cast, make the world feel very well realized. The animators who did the CGI on Okja herself also deserve a lot of credit. They actually made me care about a cartoon pig. I am pretty sure this movie has turned more people vegan than PETA ever has. By the time the credits were rolling this movie had made me feel all of the feelings. Trailer can be found here.

5. Mayhem - Mark my words, Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving are going to make it big. If there is any justice in the world, they will both become household names before too long. Both actors are incredibly charismatic and bring a real energy to the screen. Mayhem is about a virus causes people to lose their inhibitions. This virus gets released in a law firm, and what follows is a action comedy that as our protagonists try to reach the CEO of the firm. It is like the director saw the church scene in Kingsman and said "yeah, I can make a movie about that." It is a simple premise that is able to remain interesting for the duration of the films runtime. Trailer can be found here.

6. Power Rangers - I'm not ashamed to say that I love big Hollywood action blockbusters. When I found out there was going to be a Power Rangers movie there was no question as to whether or not I would check it out. But it is not the spectical nor the action that put this movie on my list. Rather, it is the fantastic interactions between the team members. The Power Rangers have always been about the friendship between a group of teenagers with attitude and this movie leans into the whole "Breakfast Club with superpowers" for about 80 percent of the movie. Once they get the suits it becomes the Hollywood blockbuster that everyone was expecting, but that lead up to that moment is what puts it above the standard superhero movie. Trailer can be found here.

7. Get Out - With his very first movie Jordan Peele has established himself as an incredibly talented director to look out for. Get Out is an incredibly unique horror movie that is unlike anything else currently out there. Peele is able to perfectly capture that unique brand of awkward uncomfortableness that only comes when you are surrounded by bougie white people. Trailer can be found here.

8. Good Time - It didn't hit me until after I finished watching it, but Good Time is actually a brilliant film about white privilege. Robert Pattinson does a fantastic job at portraying a self-centered piece of shit with absolutely no consideration for anyone but himself. At no point was I rooting for the protagonist but I remained engaged anyway as he continuously makes things worse and yet somehow weaseled himself out of those situations. Trailer can be found here.

9. Free Fire - This movie is basically just one big gun fight among snarky characters spouting off one liners. It is a simple premise and there isn't much in the way of a larger plot. And that is ok. Sometimes it is fun to just watch some mindless shenanigans. The actors are all clearly having fun with it which goes a long way towards making this shallow film a fun ride. Trailer can be found here.

10. I Don't Feel At Home in This World Anymore - A Coen Brothers style film about inept characters trying to get revenge in a world that doesn't give the first shit about them. Elijah Wood seems to be channeling Kip from Napoleon Dynamite as the charming protagonists fumble their way through wacky situations of their own making. Trailer can be found here.
 
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Fancy Clown

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Feelin pretty good about this list overall, but might change it slightly particularly the bottom three (kinda feel like John Wick 2 should slide in there). A good year but not as good as 2016 imo, but certainly better for blockbusters/action movies.

1. Good Time
2. Phantom Thread
3. The Florida Project
4. Blade Runner 2049
5. Call Me By Your Name
6. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
7. Lady Bird
8. Dunkirk
9. Baby Driver
10. John Wick: Chapter 2
 
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Rhomega

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This year has had some great movies, but it's low on quantity compared to other years. It's the fewest I've seen since 2006.

1. Your Name.
2. Lady Bird
3. The Disaster Artist
4. The LEGO Batman Movie
5. Spider-Man: Homecoming
6. Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
7. Get Out
8. Dunkirk
9. Coco
10. Cars 3

Honorable mentions:
Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
The Founder
Power Rangers
Stephen King's IT
Thor: Ragnarok
Wonder Woman
 
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1. Logan
2. A Silent Voice
3. Wind River
4. War for the planet of the apes
5. IT
6. Dunkirk
 
ArmsofSleep

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Binged a lot this weekend and I'm ready to let it out

1. Phantom Thread


An instant classic, and one of the greatest movies ever made about relationships. Everything about this movie comes together in a beautiful and complete package. It is not a commentary on modern society, or a groundbreaking work, or a showcase of technical innovation. But it's one of the best movies ever made.
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2. A Quiet Passion

Are you too deeply occupied to say if my Verse is alive?

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3. Faces Places

Agnes Varda the fucking GOAT put respect on her name

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4. Good Time

Folks,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, this movie is a good time
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5. Nocturama

This is sort of a 2016 release but fuck you, enjoy some terrorism.

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6. Get Out

Immediately catapulted into the all time pantheon of Hollywood thrillers. Will work beautifully as a double feature with classics like Basic Instinct for years to come.

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7. Lady Bird

I'm not catholic but I GET IT you know what I mean

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8. The Lost City of Z

What a surprise that the greatest director came out with one of the greatest films. Gray contributes again to an all-time consistently great filmography.

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9. On the Beach at Night Alone

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10. The Square

Do you like funny movies? This is a comedy, and it's funny. It's lighthearted in a way. We should reward movies like that.

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Osahi

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La La Land, Moonlight, Manchester by the Sea and Silence all came out in 2017 for me, and would've made it all in the top 10. I'm leaving those out though, as they are 2016 movies. On the other hand: Florida Project and Phantom Thread only came out in january, but I will include. Lady Bird releases in april, so that's a contender I can't yet judge.

1. Blade Runner 2049

I had expected this to be good. But never that it would be that good. It's a sequel that builds on the original vision, by adding it's own. Beautifully shot, deliberately paced, thematically rich. Almost three hours pure cinematic but also thought inspiring candy.

2. God's Own Country

Yes, this is the English Brokeback Mountain. But it is also one of the most heartwrenching, beautiful romantic movies of the year. Brutaly honest in it's approach, naturalistic in it's directing and acting, leaving you in tears by the end.

3. The Florida Project

I absolutely loved this movie. Telling the story about poverty trough the eyes of unassuming kids and against the backdrop of the Magic Kingdom is a brilliant move. Director Sean Baker sucks you in the world of the kids, oblivious to what goes on arround them, which offers big laughs and smiles, but also leads to extra gut punches when reality finally does knock on the door.

4. Call me by your name

I was tired as fuck when I saw this, it being the fifth film I saw that day on a festival. For that, I wasn't initially as raving as anyone else. But the days after - even between seeinig many more films at the festival - I noticed how I kept thinking about this movie. It just didn't escape my thoughts and minds and every time it brought me back to summery evenings and first, passionate loves.

5. Dunkirk

Emotionally distant as most of Nolans movies, but what a masterclass in filmmaking and tension building. It's cinema in it's purest form.

6. Wind River

Taylor Sheridan might be a better writer than he is a director, but even then Wind River is a brilliant, gripping neo-Western. Extra points for the soundtrack by Cage en Ellis.

7. Phantom Thread

It's the same with this one as with Call me by your name. Initially I was impressed, but not raving, but then the movie just didn't escape my mind. This is one that will grow on repeated viewings, and PTA's best since There Will Be Blood.

8. Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Only one on this list I saw two times already. After the first viewing I needed it to sink in, as it was totally not what I expected. But soon I realized RIan Johnson made all the right and logical choices to push this series (which I hold very dear) into new and exciting directions. The hate this movie got from toxic fandom, only reinforced this idea. On a second viewing I started to really love it, despite it's rough edges and flaws.

9 The Shape of Water

A dark fairy tale that went straight to my heart. Nothing really groundbreaking, but masterful filmmaking nonetheless.

10 Paddington 2

What a charming gem of a perfect movie.

Superhero-Worthy mentions:: Wonder Woman, Logan, Spider-Man Homecoming

Honorable mentions: Get Out, Three Billboards, I, Tonya (saw it on a festival in 2017), Façades
 

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  1. The Shape of Water
  2. Blade Runner 2049
  3. Good Time
  4. Coco
  5. A Ghost Story
  6. Lady Bird
  7. The Big Sick
  8. Get Out
  9. A Silent Voice
  10. Raw

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TOP 10 OF 2017

1. Call Me By Your Name
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2. Spider-Man: Homecoming
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3. Dunkirk
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4. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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5. Get Out
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6. Lady Bird
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7. Blade Runner 2049
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8. Dawson City: Frozen Time
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9. Phantom Thread
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10. The Big Sick
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Honorable Mentions
John Wick: Chapter 2
Thor: Ragnarok
I, Tonya
Wind River
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
 
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nachum00

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1. Phantom Thread
2. The Florida Project
3. The Killing of a Sacred Deer
4. Loving Vincent
5. The Shape of Water
6. The Disaster Artist
7. Ingrid Goes West
8. Trainspotting 2
9. Call Me By Your Name
10. The Big Sick
 
Strax

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I've been making a top 10 for 4 years now and made a top 20 out of my top 10s in the last four years. I didn't see Ex-Machina until after I posted the list so that's out.

1. Zootopia - 2016
2. Nightcrawler - 2014
3. Arrival - 2016
4. Grand Budapest Hotel - 2014
5. Inside Out - 2015
6. Whiplash - 2014
7. Rams - 2015
8. Victoria - 2015
9. Trumbo - 2015
10. The Lego Movie - 2014
11. Mad Max - 2015
12. Foxcatcher - 2014
13. Wind River - 2017
14. Nocturnal Animals - 2016
15. Guardians of the Galaxy - 2015
16. John Wick - 2014
17. Lion - 2016
18. The Hateful Eight - 2015
19. The Martian - 2015
20. Creed - 2015
 
The Bear

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Missing few films that I need to see (Like I, Tonya), but here we go!

1. The Shape of Water
2. Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
3. Call Me By Your Name
4. Phantom Thread
5. Get Out
6. Coco
7. God's Own Country
8. The Florida Project
9. The Wound
10. Blade Runner 2049
 
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Julia Ducournaus Raw welcomes you to my list of favorites from 2017. Possibly open to edit if I get to see more relevant movies before the deadline.

1. Lady Bird

Successfully eschewes the tropes of conflict in coming-of-age movies -- the fight with parents, the dumb boyfriends, the sex, they're all there but all surprising, real, not simply plot vehicles -- and gives us a witty, moving portrayal of how as a teenager small moments of crisis and doubt are amplified to fill your whole life even when on the whole you're doing quite alright. Add in amazing performances from Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts (snubbed for Oscar nomination).

2. Wonder Woman

Forget all the usual discussions post-CMB releases -- was the villain good, did this sidekick work -- and appreciate a superhero movie with a real sense of classical storytelling, real filmmaking where the character goes on a journey, not just jumping from set piece to set piece, where we're taken on an adventure, and where the chemistry between the two main characters positively sparkles with joy and warmth.

3. Raw

Look, I love genre movies, especially horror ones, with a real sense of purpose. Raw is hilariously good at exploring so many aspects of becoming an adult through the lense of a cannibal horror flick: I don't know what's more scary, the university life Justine finds herself foreign in, the hairball scene or the cannibalism itself. Body horror in many delicious ways.

4. Get Out

[Repeat first sentence of my #3 blurb]. It's such an obvious fit for a horror movie I can't believe this exact movie hasn't been made before. From Night of the Living Dead and even earlier on, horror and race have always been explored together. Here's a movie with a clear end goal and a super satisfying way of getting there.

5. Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Bold, funny, surprising. We learned to love the new main characters in The Force Awakens, and here we get to explore their minds in many ways. Underrated: Finn's exploration with Rose of what it means to be a rebel. Highlights: Rey and Kylo's chemistry exploding and Mark Hamill having a ton of fun in huge Luke moments aplenty.

6. The Killing of a Sacred Deer

I was sceptical. Another uncomfortable middle class white family with troubles under the surface. But almost every scene in this movie sticks with me months later. Barry Keoghan is so damn convincing as an elementary creep and uncomfortable presence I don't know how I can move on from that image of him.

7. The Post

People dismiss this without seeing it because it might seem staid to see Spielberg, Streep and Post doing their thing yet again. Turns out it's an amazing luxury. Spielberg in low-key mode is a master at making office buildings and stately homes thrilling, rollicking scenes of entertainment. The script sings, the editing and flow of the movie is perfectly tuned. This is a big leagues, star-studded drama film with lots of meat on its bone, and that's a rare treasure in Hollywood these days.

8. Call Me By Your Name

A summer vacation in two hours. A relaxing, balmy love story. No real conflict, just European and American film traditions blending together. Gorgeous.

9. Thelma

Yet another horror movie with a purpose. This time, yet another horror movie about a girl entering university and feeling uncertain about changes to her body and her surroundings. More flawed than Raw, and some logical holes in the plot annoyed me, but beautiful performances from the two lead characters and a great look to it makes it very memorable.

10. The Florida Project

It's the warmth of the portrayal of everyday life at this motel that sells the movie for me. Dafoe doing his best, the small joys of the community, fraught economical position aside, and of course the unfortunate juxtaposition of different American spheres.


Unfortunately some movies like Phantom Thread will not be out by the deadline here.
 
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1. Blade Runner 2049
2. The Shape of Water
3. Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
4. The Killing of a sacred deer
5. Logan
6. Mother
7. Star Wars - The Last Jedi
8. IT
9. Brawl in Cell Block 99
10. Okja
 
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1. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri.
2. The Shape of Water
3. Thor Ragnarok
4. Get Out
5. Molly's Game
6. The Big Sick
7. Dunkirk
8. Coco
9. I, Tonya
10. Guardians of the Galaxy 2
 
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1. Dunkirk
2. Lady Bird
3. Get Out
4. Blade Runner 2049
5. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
6. Logan
7. Molly's Game
8. I, Tonya
9. Wind River
10. Call Me By Your Name
 
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I have seen 44 films that were released in 2017 at the time of writing. Having seen all of the Best Picture nominees, I feel much better about posting this now.

Definitely think 2017 wasn't a great year for movies, but that's okay! Here's to 2018 and here's my Top 10!

1. mother!
A masterpiece. Every beat of this film is intense and wonderful, with one of the greatest payoffs I have ever seen in a thriller since probably Rosemary's Baby. It's the kind of film that makes you happy to be alive and want to talk about it for years. It's often criticized as "up its own ass" and "pretentious" but to me that's the greatest of compliments and I love that the movie is bold in an unforgettable way.
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2. Coco
The closest any movie in 2017 came to making me cry. A pretty standard, if kinda mediocre movie, for the first 95%...the last 5% had the audience I was watching this with burst into tears. My girlfriend's favorite movie ever and 100000% earned Best Original Song.
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3. It Comes At Night
A moderately suspenseful film whose main benefits come from its larger mysteries. Piecing together the film's mysteries is engaging and fun, and I love the setting and direction. A wonderful film that had me wanting to rewatch it the second I finished watching.
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4. Annabelle: Creation
Rollercoaster: The Movie. Easily the most fun I had watching a movie in 2017. Extraordinarily paced, loudly eerie, and a roaring good time. Definitely my favorite movie of The Conjuring Cinematic Universe and its ties to its predecessor is brilliant and the sequel teases are too good. Can't wait for this franchise to flourish.
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5. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
An extremely problematic movie that has terrible humor, "been there, done that" pacing, and awful character concepts. However, its theming and heart are so fantastic that it's easily one of the best films in the MCU and the only one to make me feel any emotion besides neutrality or "really cool". I've seen it multiple times and I look forward to watching it more.
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6. Blade Runner 2049
A transcendent and bizarre film that's unlike any film that I enjoy, but it's gorgeous and has a harrowing ending. I didn't know what to think of it when I left the theater and now I'm strictly on Team Blade Runner. I need to catch the original at some point.
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7. Lady Bird
The most relatable film I've seen all year. Wonderfully directed and acted, Lady Bird has a ton of heart and humor which carries it far above its Best Picture nominee brethren for me. It definitely took me on a journey. And it has the most unforgettable moment of any of its siblings, for sure.
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8. The Post
The Post is on here for the same reason that Annabelle: Creation is on here. It's a rockin' good time. Audience went nuts over it, and I was there too. Astonishingly well paced and directed with topical and hard hitting subject matter. The Post isn't trying to profound, but entertain and that's fine enough for me. Enjoyed it more than Spotlight and All The President's Men, for sure.
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9. Logan
Dark and gritty with aspirations of greatness, my problems with Logan subside when I think about how hard it tries to be great. Its tone is fantastic and if all superhero movies try to be like Logan, I'd be the happiest person alive.
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10. Shape of Water
A gorgeous and uplifing movie, The Shape of Water is above all things: cute. It's a cute little time and that's enough sometimes. It has nice theming, fun characters, and a wonderful aesthetic, which definitely made it a great date movie. Also it's a little weird and that's great!
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Bonus: Every other film RANKED
11. Get Out
12. Kong: Skull Island
13. It
14. The Disaster Artist
15. Thor: Ragnarok
16. Bright
17. Kingsman: The Golden Circle
18. Cars 3
19. Wonder Woman
20. Happy Death Day
21. Dunkirk
22. Cult of Chucky
23. The Babysitter
24. Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle
25. Baby Driver
26. Ghost in the Shell
27. A Cure For Wellness
28. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
29. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
30. The Darkest Hour
31. Gerald's Game
32. Atomic Blonde
33. Spider-Man: Homecoming
34. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
35. Death Note
36. XX
37. The Emoji Movie
38. Justice League
39. Call Me By Your Name
40. Phantom Thread
41. The Ritual
42. The Lego Batman Movie
43. Jigsaw
44. The Lego Ninjago Movie
 
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  1. Call Me By Your Name
  2. The Florida Project
  3. Get Out
  4. Lady Bird
  5. Phantom Thread
  6. The Lure
  7. mother!
  8. Personal Shopper
  9. Good Time
  10. Ingrid Goes West
 
Jeffolation

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1. Phantom Thread
2. Mother!
3. Dunkirk
4. The Shape of Water
5. The Killing of a Sacred Deer
6. Logan
7. Blade Runner 2049
8. Get Out
9. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
10. Logan Lucky

Sounds like I need to check out Good Time.
 
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I've seen 44 films that were released in 2017 so far.

Here's my list for now:

1. Phantom Thread
2. Lady Bird
3. The Beguiled
4. The Florida Project
5. Get Out
6. The Killing of a Sacred Deer
7. Blade Runner 2049
8. Good Time
9. It Comes At Night
10. Paddington 2

Honorable Mentions: A Ghost Story, Coco, Call Me By Your Name, The Shape of Water, The Square, I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore, The Lost City of Z

Still have a short list I need to watch: Mother!, IT, Thelma, Nocturama

First five on the list are all solid. Most surprising film was The Beguiled. I start having reservations in the second half of the list. After 8, it's a crapshoot.
 
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Mr. Sam

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What trend perhaps stands out the most this year is the ambitious streak that's emerging in science fiction. Granted, it's a little bit difficult to describe the second and eighth installments of their respective installments as original, but both The Last Jedi and Blade Runner 2049 were bigger departures from the norm - and their predecessors - than one might expect. Elsewhere in science fiction, not so much as flawed gem as a gemmed flaw, Luc Besson's Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is a movie that, by all logic, never should have been made. Considering how much it, frankly, sucks ass (hence its absence from my list), maybe it shouldn't have - but it's eccentric, expensive, and definitely ambitious.

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  1. Baby Driver - OK, so Edgar Wright more or less gets on my list by default, and I'm a sucker for films that are an ode to bygone eras in cinema - or, in this case, bygone genres. That doesn't mean this film isn't phenomenal. It's exciting, it's funny, it's… catchy.
  2. Lady Bird - As someone who likes Greta Gerwig but, say, could happily go without ever seeing Frances Ha ever again, Lady Bird is probably my surprise of the year. Every moment of this movie, even when it was hilarious (which it frequently was), was absolute agony.
  3. Coco - Second biggest surprise of the year goes to Coco. The fear was, particularly after Brave a few years ago, that Pixar were beginning to be happy to churn out the generic and the unremarkable. Coco shows that Pixar can still happily feed your emotions into a shredder.
  4. The Death of Stalin - On a list of funny films, The Death of Stalin is perhaps the only out and out comedy and, as you might hope, is easily the funniest. A movie that can make purges humourous is a remarkable movie indeed.
  5. Paddington 2 - I might be the only person in the world who doesn't like the original Paddington but adores Paddington 2. Because I first saw it half-drunk, sleep-deprived on a flight back to my beloved (though admittedly quite different from its depiction in the film) London? Probably.
  6. Get Out - Get Out blew my damn socks off. It's even introduced new terms ("i.e. sunken place") to, excuse the term, the discourse. Just… god damn.
  7. The Shape of Water - Del Toro's best movie since Pan's Labyrinth and, in a lot of ways, very similar to that film. That a film, fundamentally, about fish sex is being taken so seriously is a testament to its quality.
  8. Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi - I'm one of the people who thought that JJ Abrams' was much too similar to the original trilogy and was happy to be leaving familiar waters. The Last Jedi wasn't always successful, and it was long enough to put even the sturdiest buttcheeks to sleep, but I will always prefer rough edges to rounded corners.
  9. Okja - Recent weeks have lowered my expectations of straight-to-Netflix movies but they were initially sky high thanks mostly to what I consider to be Bong Joon-ho's best film.
  10. Blade Runner 2049 - More flawed than the ease with which it's running away with this award would suggest. Certainly better and less derivative than what one would have expected from a sequel to Blade Runner in 2018 - but then, why would anyone expect a sequel to Blade Runner in 2018?
 
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Roberto Duran

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1. Blade Runner 2049
2. Lady Bird
3. Get Out
4. The Florida Project
5. Call Me By Your Name
6. The Shape of Water
7. Phantom Thread
8. Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
9. Good Time
10. Dunkirk
 
okayfrog

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1. Phantom Thread (7.5/10)
Surprisingly not an adaptation, yet it really feels like one due to how realized the characters feel. DDL should have gotten that Oscar, and so should have Greenwood. Oh well.
2. The Florida Project (7.0/10)
I GET the ending, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. It feels like too much; it felt tacked on, like it was the ending that was needed rather than feeling organic like the rest of the film. That's probably what keeps this from being a 7.5, but whatever, this is still a good film. Very gorgeous film dealing with a not-so-pretty subject.
3. The Belko Experiment (7.0/10)
Probably gonna be the only one with this on their list. What's the ultimate fear? For me, it is the inevitability of death. Explains why I enjoy the Final Destination films and why I enjoy The Belko Experiment. A bunch of office workers are forced to kill each other or their heads explode. Very simple premise effectively executed. There's no big, lumbering monster to outmaneuver, no serial killer to out-think. What makes Belko terrifying for me is that there is no escape from death. One character specifically sticks out in my mind. They spend the whole movie avoiding narrowly avoiding death in more and more fantastical ways. Then, towards the end, they get their head blown off in a very anti-climatic fashion. It was wonderful. The execution scene was especially well-done as well. A shame we'll never get a sequel. An even farther shame, though, would be if we got a sequel and James Gunn wasn't the writer, which I could see happening.
4. Call Me By Your Name (7.0/10)
At the heart of CMBYN is the protagonist's sexuality and how he is unable to express himself to the world at large. To my knowledge, there's not a single homosexual term throughout the whole film. There isn't some scene where the protagonist gets beaten up for being gay, there aren't anybody disapproving of who the protagonist is. But this is all a vacation; this isn't the real world. This ominous truth hangs over the film and finally punches the viewer in the gut not once, but twice at the end, pretty damn hard.
5. Logan Lucky (7.0/10)
Where the hell did this come from? I've never actually even seen an Ocean's film. All I've seen from Soderbergh is Magic Mike -- which I thoroughly enjoyed! A PG-13 redneck heist film is good? Yeah, it is. It's got a great cast of characters, and it was a lot of fun watching a bunch of "idiots" outsmart a bunch of idiots. It's also one of those PG-13 films that I could not see getting any better with an R-rating. Good for Soderbergh, good for him.
6. The Disaster Artist (7.0/10)
I knew I was going to like this film before I saw it, so I feel a bit biased. Love The Room. Loved the book. Yes, yes, Franco hasn't had many hit films as a director (they all seem to be fucking garbage), but he couldn't fuck this up! And he didn't! I definitely feel like it could have been a better film with a more competent director, maybe one that doesn't feel like such a paean towards Wiseau. That's okay, 'cause the film released is still filled with a lot of heart and humor. "This guy monster," cracked me up. So many little lines that had me laughing.

HONORABLE MENTIONS
-Coco (6.5/10)
This is dumb -- very dumb!! -- but I wish that I had watched this film in Spanish. That and I wish the last act of the film didn't play out so typically. And I wasn't a big fan of the rules of the afterlife. Petty complaints, I know.
-Good Time (6.5/10)
I feel like I would find this film to be good if I watched it again, mostly because the final scene of the film has really stuck with me.
-Garden Party (7.0/10) & Edith + Eddie (7.0/10)
Two short films nominated for Oscars that I found to be good. Garden Party looks gorgeous and really builds up nicely to good finale. Edith + Eddie is pretty damn hard to watch.
-Roman J. Israel, Esq. (5.5/10)
I saw Denzel was nominated for another Oscar for a film I hadn't even heard of and thought, "C'mon!!" So I watched the film and okay, fine, he carries the film. Now, why is this under my "Honorable Mentions?" 'cause I feel like with a better director, maybe a better-written script, there really could have been a great film here. A washed-up former social activist and practicing attorney somewhat forced to re-enter society and getting in front of a judge on a daily basis sounds like a good recipe for a film, like something from the Coen Bros.. Loved the scene where he tries to talk to some kids about how to protest and only ends up coming off as a chauvinist. There's so much more that could have been done here.
 

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Blade Runner 2049
Lady Bird
Phantom Thread

It was a crappy year for movies but those stuck out in my mind. I probably should have watched more but it's damn hard trying to find niche movies. I've been wanting to see Loveless.
 
donpureevil

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01. Blade Runner 2049
02. Spider-Man: Homecoming
03. Baby Driver
04. Kong: Skull Island
05. Wonder Woman
06. Logan
07. John Wick 2
08. The LEGO Batman Movie
09. Dunkirk
10. Get Out
 

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1. Blade Runner 2049
2. The Shape of Water
3. Hostiles
4. Phantom Thread
5. Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi
6. Split
7. I, Tonya
8. T2 Trainspotting
9. Wind River
10. Lady Bird

honorable mention:
The Beguiled
Get Out
mother!
 
Wanderer5

Wanderer5

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Somewhere.
1. The Shape of Water
2. Coco
3. The Breadwinner
4. Get Out
5. Baby Driver
6. In This Corner of the World

I just going to leave it at these 6 for now, cause I having trouble deciding on the rest lol.

Last year I wanted to open up to more foreign/indie animated films alongside mainstream ones like Coco, and I plan to keep a eye out more for a few to look forward to this year. Coco still wins out for me (being one of the best from Pixar at that), but The Breadwinner and In This Corner of the World are really great films.
 
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