(10) War On Everyone
(9) Crash Pad
Another movie that causes a smile that never quits, Crash Pad is moment for moment one of the funniest films I have seen in quite some time. It also is shockingly smart about the idea of marriage and the way couples act towards one another. This is not some dumb Seth Rogen knockoff....this is truly inventive stuff.
(8) My Friend Dahmer
This one isn't quite as funny but wow is it spectacular. Featuring a star making performance by Ross Lynch, My Friend Dahmer is a slick, stylish, thought provoking film that follows infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer through his high school years. The message it has about the effects of bullying make this not only a totally engaging film but a completely important one as well.
(7) Personal Shopper
Personal Shopper is a creepy, sad, wonderful little indie horror featuring an amazing performance by Kristen Stewart. It takes the audience to a place that has rarely ever been seen in film before and keeps its hooks in you until the final moments. Oh and it also makes texting super scary, which is an accomplishment in and of itself.
(6) The Killing Of A Sacred Deer
Whether you take The Killing Of A Sacred Deer as a Stanley Kubrick-esque horror film or a really, really, really dark comedy, this is an inventive film with a wonderfully nasty edge to it. It also accomplishes the task of making the lack of humanity a positive rather than a flaw and features Barry Keoghan in a performance that is sure to have directors lining up to work with him.
(5) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Martin McDonagh knocks it out of the park again with Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, a hilarious satire about how far one mother (Frances McDormand) will go to assure that there is justice in the case of her daughter being raped and murdered. It may not sound funny and it does have a dark side to it but by god is it also hysterical.
(4) Get Out
Get Out is a lot like Pulp Fiction in that you can view it a hundred different times and pick up on new things each time as well as take away a new perspective of the film each time. This is an incredibly confident directorial debut by Jordan Peele (who also wrote the film,) a former TV sketch comedy guy who proves that he has a lot more in him than it may initially seem.
(3) Last Flag Flying
Shocker---the Richard Linklater movie that takes place around Christmas time is high up on my list. There's also the fact that Last Flag Flying is a touching, funny and loving tribute to the brave men and women who fight for our country and that it features three top notch performances at its center as well as a powerful cameo by a certain legendary actress.
(2) Better Watch Out
To say anything about Better Watch Out would be to spoil the fun of going into it completely cold. What I will say is that this is a delightfully nasty little holiday film that keeps you guessing until the very end and that Levi Miller is a star in the making.
and the best film of 2017 is.....
(1) Lady Bird
To me, not relating to Lady Bird seems like an impossibility. This is a universally relatable story about growing up and discovering who you are. It is told with such heart, humor and sincerity that writing about how much I love it could never possibly do how amazing this film truly is justice. This is one of those rare movies like Planes Trains And Automobiles or Dazed And Confused that will surely become something I must get an emotional experience out of every year. The only way to see the beauty and the awesomeness of Lady Bird is to see it for yourself.
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