These are all the films, movies and flicks that I saw in 2017 that were released (or widely released) in 2017. It should go without saying that these are my personal opinions, so don't bother getting up-in-arms over it: you go ahead and like what you like and I'll do the same.
I can't believe I saw 47 of this year's movies and there were still so many I missed! If 2018 has half as many wonderful movies in store for us, I'll feel like a very lucky filmgoer indeed.
I can't believe I saw 47 of this year's movies and there were still so many I missed! If 2018 has half as many wonderful movies in store for us, I'll feel like a very lucky filmgoer indeed.
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MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
Hercule Poirot is my spirit animal heading into 2018.
GET OUT
The best, most confident and clever directorial debut in horror in a long time.
THE SHAPE OF WATER
Pure cinematic magic.
ATOMIC BLONDE
Lorraine Broughton is the heroine we deserve.
IT
Not so unfilmable after all!
STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII: THE LAST JEDI
The punk rock Star Wars.
WONDER WOMAN
An excellent film that really understands its character's importance.
ANNABELLE: CREATION
I enjoyed this so much and never saw the next thing coming.
JOHN WICK 2
This is how you sequel.
THE BIG SICK
Charming and lovely and imperfect and real.
BABY DRIVER
The fun in this one goes to 11.
GERALD'S GAME
Perfectly paced and performed.
THOR RAGNAROK
Big, dumb fun and giddily dirty!
I DON'T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE
Great and sympathetic characters in a unusual set-up.
FREE FIRE
Uncomplicated fun.
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING
The smartest, most streamlined of the Marvel origin stories and featuring their most fully realized villain yet.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2
I said this before, but: Daddy issues have never been this fun!
THE BLACKCOAT'S DAUGHTER
Beautiful, bleak and bloody.
COLOSSAL
Truly unique.
RAW
Profoundly discomforting in the best way.
VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS
A junk drawer of fun and adventure but with some stale performances.
THE DARK TOWER
Not what I was hoping for but not as bad as you've heard.
THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER
An incredible slow burn of tension and nightmare logic.
THE WHEELMAN
Solid crime story with believable action, consequences and stakes.
THE DEVIL'S CANDY
Surprisingly fun but with too much CG fire.
DEATH NOTE
A solid adaptation with just enough of Adam Wingard's flair to stand out.
mother!
A singular experience, some of which works incredibly well for me.
ROMAN J. ISRAEL ESQ.
Amazing character study that I wish had just a little more...something.
THE BAD BATCH
Oddly relaxing and meditative for a cannibal western in a semi-psychedelic dystopia.
JIM & ANDY: THE GREAT BEYOND
A wild ride that might make some folks think about the nature of identity.
ROUGH NIGHT
The most enjoyable version of the "we accidentally killed a stripper" plot I've seen.
POTTERSVILLE
A wholesome holiday film with a dirty streak and a skeptical heart.
SPLIT
Good low budget thrills but I got distracted by some odd choices.
LOGAN LUCKY
Some fun performances wrapped in a decent heist.
OKJA
Confidently made and important, but too dark for me to want to rewatch soon.
THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS
Great world building but it let me down with a muddled message
WHAT HAPPENED TO MONDAY?
Cool concept but a little mismanaged.
BEAUTY & THE BEAST
There's nothing wrong with this, I just don't see why we needed it.
JUSTICE LEAGUE
Drink when they say "motherbox".
THE BABYSITTER
Throwback horror that has an opportunity to learn from the mistakes of earlier eras and chooses not to.
LITTLE EVIL
Never quite hit its stride for me.
BRIGHT
Great effects makeup but the story feels like a first draft.
WAR MACHINE
A couple standout performances but overall, I enjoyed The Men Who Stare at Goats more.
XX
A mixed bag.
BOSS BABY
I had hoped we were done with the "it doesn't have to make sense; it's for kids" mentality.
KINGSMAN 2: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE
I was as pleasantly surprised by the first Kingsman as I was disappointed by the second.
EL CAMINO CHRISTMAS
This doesn't know what kind of movie it wants to be, BUT Vincent D'Onofrio is having a blast!
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How many on my list did you see? What does your list look like?
Cheers to you and yours and I hope the new year is filled with all the movies you wanna see!
Cheers to you and yours and I hope the new year is filled with all the movies you wanna see!
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