Of all the films in 2017 that explicitly addressed modern race relations in America, none was more brilliantly conceived or timely than Jordan Peele’s sensational directorial debut. Through the trappings of a horror film, Peele paints an insightful picture of what the black experience might look...
So with it being the halfway point of the year, we tasked the Flickering Myth writing staff to vote for their favourite films of 2017 so far. It’s quite simple: each writer submits their top 5 nominations, and their top pick gets five points, the second gets four points and so on....
Hay Literary Festival: Jesse Armstrong Among Headliners Of Inaugural Cinema Lineup, Screening Programme Includes ‘Dahomey’, ‘Priscilla’ & ‘The Worst Person In The World’ 3/11/2025 by Zac Ntim Deadline Film + TV Between Tradition and Transcendence:The Life and Films of Zahidur Rahim Anja...
6.Kong: Skull Island One of the few films from the first few months of the year I liked. This movie helped set the Monsterverse on stronger ground, after the somewhat shaky reception ofGodzillathree years earlier. 5.Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi This is probably where you're gonn...
Other great 2017 drama films include 3 Generations, Dunkirk, Lady Bird, Tulip Fever, and Detroit. Vote up the best drama movies of 2017 and feel free to add any 2017 dramas missing from the list. If you are looking for more, check out the top drama films of 2020. Most divisive: Okja...
Bird is the rare movie that manages to be affectionate, entertaining, hilarious, witty, and confident. And one line from it struck me as the guiding principle of many of the year’s best films: “Don’t you think they are the same thing? Love, and attention?””– Alissa Wilkinson, ...
Other great 2017 drama films include 3 Generations, Dunkirk, Lady Bird, Tulip Fever, and Detroit. Vote up the best drama movies of 2017 and feel free to add any 2017 dramas missing from the list. If you are looking for more, check out the top drama films of 2020. Most divisive: Okja...
Top 15 Korean Films of 2017 By Pierce Conran Following what turned out to be one of the all-time best years of Korean cinema, 2017 had its work cut out for it, and, sure enough, it fell well short of 2016’s benchmark. Yet what could have been a placeholder year was saved by an...
My Top Films of 2017 Pretty late posting this list, but I felt it was time.Star Wars: The Last Jeditops my list for 2017. It’s one of my favorite Star Wars movies, and I’ve really enjoyed the storyline of this new trilogy of films. I’m really excited for the final act of ...
See below for a list of the films that just missed making it onto our list of the best films of 2017, followed by our contributors’ individual ballots.