Mallard's Top 10 of 2017
1. The Shape of Water- Guillermo del Toro is a master of cinema. He had a unique vision and executed it to perfection, something which sounds so simple but is nearly impossible to achieve. Everything from the performances to the production design to the score: it's just pure visual poetry and cinematic bliss.
2. Star Wars: The Last Jedi- The worst Star Wars film of all time, including the prequels! Rian Johnson has sullied the good name of Star Wars by taking everything cool about The Force Awakens, and throwing it in the garbage!
nah. It was awesome.
3. Lady Bird- Lady Bird would be a triumph for a seasoned director- the fact that it's Greta Gerwig's first film is remarkable. Saoirse Ronan is amazing, the dialogue is witty and honest, and it reminds you of how good "coming-of-age" movies can be when they're done right.
4. The Disaster Artist- It would have been very easy for James Franco, the director and star of The Disaster Artist, to simply mock Tommy Wiseau for how untalented he is, and how awful his movie is. But instead, we get an intimate and sympathetic portrait of an eccentric man and his unlikely friend, who somehow managed to create an infamous cult classic.
5. Power Rangers- My inner 5-year-old loved the heck out of this movie. My inner current-age-self loved it as well. The tone is perfect, the cast is spot on, and in general it's just better than it has any right to be. Now if I don't get a sequel, I may just stop watching movies altogether.
6. Brigsby Bear- SNL's Kyle Mooney co-wrote and stars in this one about a man named James who was kidnapped as a baby and forced to watch a fictional TV show about a talking bear named Brigsby. Adjusting to the real world is tough for James, so he takes it upon himself to make a Brigsby Bear movie. It's a surprisingly endearing film- Mark Hamill, Matt Walsh, and Greg Kinnear give it their all in their respective roles.
7. The Big Sick- A very personal and poignant movie about family, culture, relationships, and the absurdity of what life throws at you. Kumail Nanjiani gives a stellar performance, and deserves major props for bringing this story to the screen.
8. Dunkirk- Christopher Nolan has conquered almost every genre that he takes on, including now the war film. He expertly gives us a sense of the scale of the battle by following three different storylines: the soldiers on land, the civilians on the sea, and the pilots in the air. A highly impressive film.
9. Coco- Damn you, Pixar, making me cry at things!
10. Get Out- Like Greta Gerwig with Lady Bird, Jordan Peele in his directorial debut shows an innate skill and flair which has to be seen to be believed. Shifting between laugh-out-loud funny one moment to deeply disturbing and unsettling the next, Get Out is a 21st-century thriller which plays on racial tensions in the most devastatingly effective ways.
And here's 10 more from 2017 which you should absolutely watch!
From top left: Phantom Thread, Baby Driver, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, It, War for the Planet of the Apes, Logan Lucky, Free Fire, Captain Underpants, Alien: Covenant, I, Tonya
2. Star Wars: The Last Jedi- The worst Star Wars film of all time, including the prequels! Rian Johnson has sullied the good name of Star Wars by taking everything cool about The Force Awakens, and throwing it in the garbage!
nah. It was awesome.
3. Lady Bird- Lady Bird would be a triumph for a seasoned director- the fact that it's Greta Gerwig's first film is remarkable. Saoirse Ronan is amazing, the dialogue is witty and honest, and it reminds you of how good "coming-of-age" movies can be when they're done right.
4. The Disaster Artist- It would have been very easy for James Franco, the director and star of The Disaster Artist, to simply mock Tommy Wiseau for how untalented he is, and how awful his movie is. But instead, we get an intimate and sympathetic portrait of an eccentric man and his unlikely friend, who somehow managed to create an infamous cult classic.
5. Power Rangers- My inner 5-year-old loved the heck out of this movie. My inner current-age-self loved it as well. The tone is perfect, the cast is spot on, and in general it's just better than it has any right to be. Now if I don't get a sequel, I may just stop watching movies altogether.
6. Brigsby Bear- SNL's Kyle Mooney co-wrote and stars in this one about a man named James who was kidnapped as a baby and forced to watch a fictional TV show about a talking bear named Brigsby. Adjusting to the real world is tough for James, so he takes it upon himself to make a Brigsby Bear movie. It's a surprisingly endearing film- Mark Hamill, Matt Walsh, and Greg Kinnear give it their all in their respective roles.
7. The Big Sick- A very personal and poignant movie about family, culture, relationships, and the absurdity of what life throws at you. Kumail Nanjiani gives a stellar performance, and deserves major props for bringing this story to the screen.
8. Dunkirk- Christopher Nolan has conquered almost every genre that he takes on, including now the war film. He expertly gives us a sense of the scale of the battle by following three different storylines: the soldiers on land, the civilians on the sea, and the pilots in the air. A highly impressive film.
9. Coco- Damn you, Pixar, making me cry at things!
10. Get Out- Like Greta Gerwig with Lady Bird, Jordan Peele in his directorial debut shows an innate skill and flair which has to be seen to be believed. Shifting between laugh-out-loud funny one moment to deeply disturbing and unsettling the next, Get Out is a 21st-century thriller which plays on racial tensions in the most devastatingly effective ways.
And here's 10 more from 2017 which you should absolutely watch!
From top left: Phantom Thread, Baby Driver, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, It, War for the Planet of the Apes, Logan Lucky, Free Fire, Captain Underpants, Alien: Covenant, I, Tonya
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