My Best and Worst Films of 2017

Best of 2017

Dunkirk- Simply a masterpiece of film making.

The Shape of Water- a most unusual but surprising and poetic love story.

I, Tonya- Terrific true life tabloid tale told from various viewpoints featuring wonderful acting.

The Florida Project- Practically a documentary on a segment of American life on the fringe with an adorable leading lady.

Logan- a comic book movie as mythic western taken to an entirely different level.

Land of Mine- fantastic story based on a little known piece of World War II Danish history.

Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri- Wildly original with a tremendous cast.

Get Out- race relations in today’s America disguised as a horror film.

Hostiles- terrific western with great performances by Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike.

Patti Cake$- Indy hip-hop film with an unlikely star in the making.

Honorable Mention

Lady Bird- perfect coming of age film.

Detroit- devastating story of the riots in ‘60’s Detroit with brave and meticulous direction by Kathryn Bigalow.

Roman J. Esq. – Denzel Washington as we’ve never seen him

Wonder Woman- D. C. comics finally gets it right and Gal Gadot is just terrific.

The Big Sick- girl in a coma produces big laughs. Who would have thought?

Baby Driver- a totally new way of syncing the soundtrack to the film raises the bar on this action crime film.

The Post- freedom of the press with Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks

Worst of 2017

The Beguiled- This is art taken to new level of boredom.

Passengers- How can two exciting stars still sink a film?

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets- Horrible casting makes this almost unwatchable.

The Only Living Boy in New York- I don’t even remember the plot.

Mother!- WTF!

Wonder Wheel- Woody’s losing it. Kate Winslet does try to save it though.

Downsizing- Conned by the trailers, this “comedy” turns very serious with great ideas never realized.

The Comedian- just a sad, sad film.

Life- Alien rip-off

Justice League- Wonder Woman is the best thing about this “boy’s club” mess.