For me, best of first half of 2017: 1) Moonlight 2) La La Land 3) Manchester by the Sea 4) Logan 5) Get Out 6) Baby Driver 7) Wonder Woman 8) War For The Planet Of The Apes 9) T2: Trainspotting 10) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
I still need to re-rewatch Moonlight; Only watched it once after it won the gold stature but found it highly impressive anyway. Though I think Raw might be a bit more up my alley; A Cronenberian coming-of-age story? Sign me up!
I counted Toni Erdmann as a 2016 film, but it's still my favorite from last year. Just brilliant in every way, and by far the hardest I've laughed in a cinema. And I watched it by myself at a festival screening, probably not the ideal setting for watching a comedy.
I think Toni Erdmann drags a bit in the middle but there's so many hilarious moments. The birthday party bit had me laughing my head off. And the relationship between Ines and her father is really well done.
Here's the real criteria: It needs to be a film directed by a woman, written by a woman, staring a woman, about her estranged relationship with her loner, outsider daughter who is coming to terms with womanhood, set during the civil rights movement, that contains their fight against poverty (they can't be rich, that's minus points right there), in a small French village, that contains shots of people looking out at landscapes and staring into mirrors. Nailed on winner!
Moonlight had been my favourite film of the year so far as well, Get Out and Baby Driver came close to knocking it off the top spot, but that spot now belongs to Dunkirk
Great list. I haven't seen #9, #6, #3 or #2 on your list but here's mine: 1. Moonlight 2. The Handmaiden 3. Silence 4. The Love Witch 5. Neruda 6. Manchester by the Sea 7. Jackie 8. In This Corner of the World 9. Okja 10. Toni Erdmann Honourable mentions: Get Out, Baby Driver, The Salesman, Elle, Free Fire, Wonder Woman Deliberate exclusions: O.J.: Made in America (non-cinematic release), War for the Planet of the Apes & Dunkirk (July releases) Extended list here: letterboxd.com/darrencb/list/2017-ranked-best-to-worst-uk-releases-us/
Yes, I am serious, I did not post this as a joke. As The Handmaiden is a very acclaimed movie, you are in a minority if you think it's an odd inclusion in a top 10 list, see this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaiden#Top_ten_lists If you want my reasoning for why I like it, read my review: letterboxd.com/darrencb/film/the-handmaiden/1/
I doubt SW: The Last Jedi, Blade Runner 2049, or IT will make it into Mark's end of year list, despite his love for Horror and King, but the fact we can add those to some of what's here proves that, yes, this has been a great year for cinema.
Gavin Felan The only thing different about wonder woman was the female lead and a decent story, first one in the dceu, Logan is up there with the dark knight when it comes to changing a genre. Logan is an insight in to the consequences of being a superhero, and the true violence that it implies not just quips and the hero being saved at last. It shows that you can have a sad ending but a satisfying one
A Monster Calls was a beautiful film. A real shame hardly anyone saw it. The animated sequences were stunning and that ending was so emotional. Glad you gave it a shout out.
My list, going by Chicago release dates: 10 - Logan 9 - Julieta 8 - Personal Shopper 7 - The Blackcoat's Daughter 6 - My Life as a Zucchini 5 - The Beguiled 4 - 20th Century Women 3 - A Ghost Story 2 - Get Out 1 - T2 Trainspotting
1.) La La Land 2.) The Handmaien 3.) Toni Erdmann 4.) Moonlight 5.) Dunkirk I love Moonlight because it reminds me a lot of a Wong Kar Wai film! I know La La Land isn't a cool answer but it's geniunly one of my favorite movies of all time! Still haven't seen Baby Driver and A Ghost Story yet tho (really excited for those two films) What a great year for film! :D
Saw every film on Mark's list except Prevenge and the only ones that I would consider for my top ten would be The Red Turtle and Baby Driver, though I enjoyed Wonder Woman too. My list: I, Daniel Blake, Manchester By The Sea, A Man Called Ove, The Olive Tree, After The Storm, Window Horses, The Salesman, and the two documentaries Gleason, and Abacus: Small Enough To Jail.
Very suprised you had things like Get Out and Wonder Woman over a film like It Comes At Night. I have never heard of The Leveling, and thanks to you, I will check it out.
For me so far... 1) The Handmaiden (Extended Cut) 2) Get Out 3) Moonlight 4) Dunkirk 5) Spider-Man Homecoming 6) John Wick 2 7) Baby Driver 8) The Lego Batman Movie 9) Colossal 10) Logan Worst few... 1) Assassin's Creed 2) The Belko Experiment 3) Hampstead 4) Alien Covenant 5) Ghost in the Shell
Top 10 films of 2017: (So far) 10) Wonder Woman 9) A Monster Calls 8) Spider-man: Homecoming 7) Gifted 6) Get Out 5) Split 4) Dunkirk 3) Logan 2) Guardians Of The Galaxy: Vol 2 1) Baby Driver
Raw is definitely my number 1 so far. Haven't seen a film like it in a long time....Toni Erdman and Okja were nice surprises too. The Handmaiden is also a fantastic film, surprised that wasn't there :)
My list: 1. The Handmaiden 2. Christine 3. Personal Shopper 4. The Lost City of Z 5. The Levelling 6. Red Turtle 7. After the Storm 8. Certain Women 9. The Wailing 10. Manchester by the Sea
Films like Raw and My Life as a Courgette didn't do it for me in the same way, and I actually hated Toni Erdmann, along with Nocturnal Animals it was the hardest thing to get through of the last year.
I don't know why exactly, but "Wilson" really stood out for me. Good comedies that have just the right amount of edge are actually really rare to come by. We are flooded with terrible frat-boy Adam Sandler, Will Ferrel and Kevin Hart comedies and boring romantic comedies. I think comedy movies in general are underrepresented in Oscar nominations. Last comedy that won an Oscar was back in 1977. While it is extremely difficult to compare movies of different genres, I actually enjoyed "Wilson" more than "Moonlight".
Great films, seen them all. Some I would have put on my 2016 list like Toni Erdmann, The Red Turtle, and Moonlight cause I saw them last year. Julia is a hilarious and cool director, from the Q&A I went to for Raw. By The Time It Gets Dark is good, but doesn't quite do it for me compared to other Thai directors' works like Apichatpong whose Cemetery Of Splendour last year was my favourite film of 2016. I would add for my 2017 list, Colossal (uncomfortable film about abusive relationships and growing up that happens to have a monster in it), The Big Sick (one of the best romcoms in years), and In This Corner Of The World (emotionally gut-wrenching and inventive Japanese wartime animated film).
I'd be really interested to hear what Kermode thinks of the Hungarian Romantic Drama 'On Body And Soul'. It should get a release later this year after festivals. I don't normally like Romance movies but this was a special movie. Go see it if anyone has a chance.
Hidden Figures? T2 - Trainspotting? Those 2 would be in my top 10. Also now Dunkirk. though that will no doubt be in Mark's 2nd part of the year review ;)
While I can understand the picks I would have rather seen more movies that I wouldnt have found/heard of anyways. A lot of "popular" choices of which quite a few I would regard from last year... Only for "Raw" I am very excited, if it gets a release over here - that one Kermode successfully flagged up for me. "A monster calls" was a huge surprise for me, too lately.
Get out (and Raw) is the kind of horror movies I really enjoy. But I have to admit I was very disappointed by the plot twist. The first part of the movie was brilliant but then I felt that the filmmaker kicked his movie in the teeth. I felt that the plot twist had nothing to offer to this movie expert the surprise effect to the audience. It didn't work for me at all. Very happy to see The Red Turtle in the list. I had it in my favorite list for 2016 since we saw this movie here in Greece that year (in December). Probably my favorite animation of this decade so far. War for the Planet of the Apes is the movie for me so far. I liked the 2 previous movies but I never expected this one to be that good. I can't even remember the last time I felt that kind of tension. Apocalypse Now meets The Great Escape but this is so much more that just a copy. One of the best war movies of 21th century for me although I see that the lack of action left many disappointed. And yes the cgi was breathtaking but the characters and the emotions felt even more real to me. Also Jeff Nichols' Loving is probably the most overlooked movie of 2017 and one of the best for me. Last note: Really liked Toni Erdmann, again I had it on my list for 2016 (Greek release date). My only thing was the performance from the father (can't remember actor's name). His character was more playful than his performance. I think for that reason alone I 'am I little intrigue to see Jack Nickolson play that role.
I'm sad that an ambitious project like the wonderful Lost City of Z is being overlooked by people. Such a great, classically-styled film, and probably the finest work of both Charlie Hunnam and Robert Pattinson's careers.
Honourable mentions which he rushed through and had to replay many times to list - A monster calls Heal the living The handmaiden By the time it gets dark A quiet passion 20th century women Ellen Okja Handsome devil Login Jeez kermode if you are doing a list write them up in the details for video.
My top ten so fsr: 10. I am not your Negro 9. Hidden Figures 8. 20th Century Women 7. Lion 6. My Cousin Rachel 5. Elle 4. All This Panic 3. The Red Turtle 2. Miss Sloane 1. Raw
I would normally at this point lament Mark's ongoing disregard of Indian cinema in these lists but I haven't seen anything this year that would merit a place. That said there are plenty that could make it on to the list of bad films for a change.
I wish you did the worst before the best as it's like getting the dessert before something foul tasting. I feel it would be better to deal with the bad first then getting the good after.
i really cant believe he put wonder woman in and not Logan. I am far from believing that Logan is some sort of perfect movie that is deserving of multiple awards but it was a real departure from regular superhero cinema, wonder woman was just more of the same with its only difference being that it had a woman lead. don't get me wrong I thought it was alright, but with loads of reviewers telling me it was something far greater I just left the movie feeling very disappointed which was not the case with Logan
I went and saw raw in the watershed in Bristol this year. I have to be honest, I did not get it... I thought it was the worst movie I had ever seen. But i'm not saying its a bad movie in any way. No, I just did not like its themes personally. Very suprised it made it to number 2 on Kermodes list... My favourite film I saw this year was a french film called 'Annie' which I thought was brilliant! my favourite foreign film will always be 2008 Let The Right One In. if anyone gets the chance to see that film, go watch! (not the english language remake)
I think My Life As A Courgette and Moonlight deserve lower places on the list. I thought Moonlight was kind of overrated and MLAC was a pretty simplistic film that was pleasant and looked nice but didn't do much beyond that.
Problems I had with this top 10: Wonder Woman should not be in any top 10. He disregarded La La Land because he already had Baby Driver, which is utterly stupid reasoning given La La Land should easily be high on the list, and whilst it's technically a 2016 film, so is Moonlight.
All worthy stuff. A bit too worthy at times, IMO - but nice to see the immensely talented David Troughton again. "Raw," I wouldn't watch under any circumstances - don't have the stomach for it.
1. Moonlight 2. Silence 3. La La Land 4. Certain Women 5. Dunkirk 6. It Comes At Night 7. The Handmaiden 8. The Salesman 9. Personal Shopper 10. My Life as a Courgette I think that Baby Driver, Logan, Get Out and Aquarius aren't in my top 10 speaks to what a good year it's been.
But that is life and how it is told over the 3 time of his life and from the those points of view. You can take anything down to it roots if you want. Football is just kicking round a bag of wind etc. But it is how that is done and in Moonlight that is what makes it a very good film i.e. the constituent parts that make the whole. I cannot disagree more about the performances as they were all great. I am not saying it was my film of the year. But it is much better than you are making out.
Carl Rees I find it sad, the absurd bias toward female directors. I love the work of Clio Barnard, Lynne Ramsay and Andrea Arnold, but BELLE? THE FALLING? And now this. As Mark himself might say, "Really? Really?"
Kermode should be sacked by BBC. His reviews are laughable, aside from being "full of sound and fury signifying nothing". Not one of his 10 favourite movies, with the sole exception of "Moonlight", is worth its weight in celluloid [or digital pixels].
It's a work of art, a kind of visual poem - some films such as this lack the entertainment factor in order to make room for its quiet meaning to sing. I can understand that's not for everyone's taste.
It was beautifully animated and did have moments of splendour, but my god was it aloof. I felt at such a remove from everything that was going on. It was all animated from an aerial perspective. Like watching an impressive screensaver.
Dunkirk and Moonlight are the two for me.
I know, opinions and all.
But this list does very much miss the Handmaiden.
For me, best of first half of 2017:
1) Moonlight
2) La La Land
3) Manchester by the Sea
4) Logan
5) Get Out
6) Baby Driver
7) Wonder Woman
8) War For The Planet Of The Apes
9) T2: Trainspotting
10) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
La La Land was 2016 I think, and Moonlight might have been 2016 too according to IMDB.
Mike Brock yes both released in USA in 2016, but released in UK in 2017, which is why Mark included Moonlight in his top 10 😀
I still need to re-rewatch Moonlight; Only watched it once after it won the gold stature but found it highly impressive anyway. Though I think Raw might be a bit more up my alley; A Cronenberian coming-of-age story? Sign me up!
I counted Toni Erdmann as a 2016 film, but it's still my favorite from last year. Just brilliant in every way, and by far the hardest I've laughed in a cinema. And I watched it by myself at a festival screening, probably not the ideal setting for watching a comedy.
I think Toni Erdmann drags a bit in the middle but there's so many hilarious moments. The birthday party bit had me laughing my head off. And the relationship between Ines and her father is really well done.
How to curry Kermode's favour; 1. Make a film about estranged parent/child relationship; 2. Don't be Michael Bay.
6. Make it animated
So we need a foreign animated film about an estranged parent and son relationship, with Zac Efron that isn't by Bay, and we're onto a winner.
Say 'bottom' in a squeaky voice?
3. be pretentious
Here's the real criteria:
It needs to be a film directed by a woman, written by a woman, staring a woman, about her estranged relationship with her loner, outsider daughter who is coming to terms with womanhood, set during the civil rights movement, that contains their fight against poverty (they can't be rich, that's minus points right there), in a small French village, that contains shots of people looking out at landscapes and staring into mirrors.
Nailed on winner!
Moonlight had been my favourite film of the year so far as well, Get Out and Baby Driver came close to knocking it off the top spot, but that spot now belongs to Dunkirk
I'm so glad the oscars finally managed to choose a Best Picture winner that actually was the best film that year.
I though it was good but nothing special. My vote goes to Elle.
Jack Sharples La La Land won? Oh wait...no, the other piece of garbage did
Yeah I think that's the first time that has ever happened.
The Best Bit about Moonlight is the poster, didn't notice the pink triangle thingy
What do you think should have won in 2009?
Great list. I haven't seen #9, #6, #3 or #2 on your list but here's mine:
1. Moonlight
2. The Handmaiden
3. Silence
4. The Love Witch
5. Neruda
6. Manchester by the Sea
7. Jackie
8. In This Corner of the World
9. Okja
10. Toni Erdmann
Honourable mentions: Get Out, Baby Driver, The Salesman, Elle, Free Fire, Wonder Woman
Deliberate exclusions: O.J.: Made in America (non-cinematic release), War for the Planet of the Apes & Dunkirk (July releases)
Extended list here: letterboxd.com/darrencb/list/2017-ranked-best-to-worst-uk-releases-us/
Thank god someone else loved Silence, probably Scorsese best film since Casino for me. His most downbeat and bleak work too.
Exactly my thought - his best since Casino easily.
Yes, I am serious, I did not post this as a joke. As The Handmaiden is a very acclaimed movie, you are in a minority if you think it's an odd inclusion in a top 10 list, see this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaiden#Top_ten_lists
If you want my reasoning for why I like it, read my review: letterboxd.com/darrencb/film/the-handmaiden/1/
The Handmaiden is my favourite, I really don't know how anyone could fail to be entertained by it.
Great list.
I completely agree that all these films deserve to be on the list, but I am shocked that the Handmaiden did not make it!
I doubt SW: The Last Jedi, Blade Runner 2049, or IT will make it into Mark's end of year list, despite his love for Horror and King, but the fact we can add those to some of what's here proves that, yes, this has been a great year for cinema.
To be fair, as optimistic as I am for those three films, no-one yet actually knows for certain if they're gonna be any good or not.
True dat, but there's enough suggestive signals that they'll be at least good, we'll have to wait a little while longer.
Not sure how Wonder Woman is better than Logan
It isn't
Wonder Woman was too far down it was better than Baby driver. I haven't seen Moonlight but I think Wonder Woman should be number one.
Gavin48 short attention span?
Alexander Flamson to be fair while I like Logan more than Wonder Woman, I felt that the pacing was slightly better in the latter.
Gavin Felan The only thing different about wonder woman was the female lead and a decent story, first one in the dceu, Logan is up there with the dark knight when it comes to changing a genre. Logan is an insight in to the consequences of being a superhero, and the true violence that it implies not just quips and the hero being saved at last. It shows that you can have a sad ending but a satisfying one
Really? The Emoji Movie at #1? I mean, you list is your list...
A Monster Calls was a beautiful film. A real shame hardly anyone saw it. The animated sequences were stunning and that ending was so emotional. Glad you gave it a shout out.
My list, going by Chicago release dates:
10 - Logan
9 - Julieta
8 - Personal Shopper
7 - The Blackcoat's Daughter
6 - My Life as a Zucchini
5 - The Beguiled
4 - 20th Century Women
3 - A Ghost Story
2 - Get Out
1 - T2 Trainspotting
Absolutely agree. Moonlight is a stunning piece of film
1.) La La Land
2.) The Handmaien
3.) Toni Erdmann
4.) Moonlight
5.) Dunkirk
I love Moonlight because it reminds me a lot of a Wong Kar Wai film! I know La La Land isn't a cool answer but it's geniunly one of my favorite movies of all time!
Still haven't seen Baby Driver and A Ghost Story yet tho (really excited for those two films)
What a great year for film! :D
So pleased to see Raw got into this list.
I'm so glad that "Raw" is going to wind up on some Best Of lists this year.
Raw blew me away, a visceral and emotionally charged experience, with an incredible soundtrack I might add.
Saw every film on Mark's list except Prevenge and the only ones that I would consider for my top ten would be The Red Turtle and Baby Driver, though I enjoyed Wonder Woman too. My list: I, Daniel Blake, Manchester By The Sea, A Man Called Ove, The Olive Tree, After The Storm, Window Horses, The Salesman, and the two documentaries Gleason, and Abacus: Small Enough To Jail.
I Daniel Blake came out in 2016
Not sure if COLOSSAL has played in the UK yet but that is the best film so far!
Raw is my favourite so far. Nice to see it so high.
Very suprised you had things like Get Out and Wonder Woman over a film like It Comes At Night.
I have never heard of The Leveling, and thanks to you, I will check it out.
I think "the other side of hope" deserved a mention as one of the great films this year.
For me so far...
1) The Handmaiden (Extended Cut)
2) Get Out
3) Moonlight
4) Dunkirk
5) Spider-Man Homecoming
6) John Wick 2
7) Baby Driver
8) The Lego Batman Movie
9) Colossal
10) Logan
Worst few...
1) Assassin's Creed
2) The Belko Experiment
3) Hampstead
4) Alien Covenant
5) Ghost in the Shell
Top 10 films of 2017: (So far)
10) Wonder Woman
9) A Monster Calls
8) Spider-man: Homecoming
7) Gifted
6) Get Out
5) Split
4) Dunkirk
3) Logan
2) Guardians Of The Galaxy: Vol 2
1) Baby Driver
Raw is definitely my number 1 so far. Haven't seen a film like it in a long time....Toni Erdman and Okja were nice surprises too. The Handmaiden is also a fantastic film, surprised that wasn't there
:)
Mine
1-Dunkirk
2-Baby Driver
3-Logan
4-Spiderman Homecoming
5-Lost city of z
6-Gifted
7-Free Fire
8-Handsome Devil
9-Split
10-Get Out
Thank GOD he mentioned Raw. I was afraid he was leaving it out. God, that's an amazing movie.
4 words, Mark: The Shape of Water
My list:
1. The Handmaiden
2. Christine
3. Personal Shopper
4. The Lost City of Z
5. The Levelling
6. Red Turtle
7. After the Storm
8. Certain Women
9. The Wailing
10. Manchester by the Sea
Films like Raw and My Life as a Courgette didn't do it for me in the same way, and I actually hated Toni Erdmann, along with Nocturnal Animals it was the hardest thing to get through of the last year.
Mine:
10 Beauty & The Beast
9 Toni Erdmann
8 Jackie
7 Lego Batman
6 Get Out
5 A Monster Calls
4 Silence
3 La La Land
2 Collosal
1 Baby Driver
I don't know why exactly, but "Wilson" really stood out for me. Good comedies that have just the right amount of edge are actually really rare to come by. We are flooded with terrible frat-boy Adam Sandler, Will Ferrel and Kevin Hart comedies and boring romantic comedies. I think comedy movies in general are underrepresented in Oscar nominations. Last comedy that won an Oscar was back in 1977. While it is extremely difficult to compare movies of different genres, I actually enjoyed "Wilson" more than "Moonlight".
Are there any recent comedies you've seen that you think should've been nominated?
Great films, seen them all. Some I would have put on my 2016 list like Toni Erdmann, The Red Turtle, and Moonlight cause I saw them last year. Julia is a hilarious and cool director, from the Q&A I went to for Raw. By The Time It Gets Dark is good, but doesn't quite do it for me compared to other Thai directors' works like Apichatpong whose Cemetery Of Splendour last year was my favourite film of 2016. I would add for my 2017 list, Colossal (uncomfortable film about abusive relationships and growing up that happens to have a monster in it), The Big Sick (one of the best romcoms in years), and In This Corner Of The World (emotionally gut-wrenching and inventive Japanese wartime animated film).
i seen moonlight and i really like it
Turn your auto white balance off when you film mark! It'll stop it going blue, then orange then blue again
I'd be really interested to hear what Kermode thinks of the Hungarian Romantic Drama
'On Body And Soul'. It should get a release later this year after festivals. I don't normally like Romance movies but this was a special movie. Go see it if anyone has a chance.
Hidden Figures? T2 - Trainspotting?
Those 2 would be in my top 10.
Also now Dunkirk. though that will no doubt be in Mark's 2nd part of the year review ;)
While I can understand the picks I would have rather seen more movies that I wouldnt have found/heard of anyways. A lot of "popular" choices of which quite a few I would regard from last year... Only for "Raw" I am very excited, if it gets a release over here - that one Kermode successfully flagged up for me.
"A monster calls" was a huge surprise for me, too lately.
Get out (and Raw) is the kind of horror movies I really enjoy. But I have to admit I was very disappointed by the plot twist. The first part of the movie was brilliant but then I felt that the filmmaker kicked his movie in the teeth. I felt that the plot twist had nothing to offer to this movie expert the surprise effect to the audience. It didn't work for me at all.
Very happy to see The Red Turtle in the list. I had it in my favorite list for 2016 since we saw this movie here in Greece that year (in December). Probably my favorite animation of this decade so far.
War for the Planet of the Apes is the movie for me so far. I liked the 2 previous movies but I never expected this one to be that good. I can't even remember the last time I felt that kind of tension. Apocalypse Now meets The Great Escape but this is so much more that just a copy. One of the best war movies of 21th century for me although I see that the lack of action left many disappointed. And yes the cgi was breathtaking but the characters and the emotions felt even more real to me. Also Jeff Nichols' Loving is probably the most overlooked movie of 2017 and one of the best for me.
Last note: Really liked Toni Erdmann, again I had it on my list for 2016 (Greek release date). My only thing was the performance from the father (can't remember actor's name). His character was more playful than his performance. I think for that reason alone I 'am I little intrigue to see Jack Nickolson play that role.
I'm sad that an ambitious project like the wonderful Lost City of Z is being overlooked by people. Such a great, classically-styled film, and probably the finest work of both Charlie Hunnam and Robert Pattinson's careers.
All of them brilliant films, I really have to see The Leveling though.
Moonlight, what an obscure choice. Toni Erdmann should have been number 1 no question
Did Moonlight Come out last year?
a very diverse list
Honourable mentions which he rushed through and had to replay many times to list -
A monster calls
Heal the living
The handmaiden
By the time it gets dark
A quiet passion
20th century women
Ellen
Okja
Handsome devil
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Jeez kermode if you are doing a list write them up in the details for video.
No lego batman?!
Dunkirk and Logan are the two best so far imo
Dunkirk is my favourite .
That doesn't fall into "so far".
shoutout als je hier bent vanwege de engels lessen in taalblokken letsgoo
Please, PLEASE watch The Handmaiden it's absolutely brillant !
My top ten so fsr:
10. I am not your Negro
9. Hidden Figures
8. 20th Century Women
7. Lion
6. My Cousin Rachel
5. Elle
4. All This Panic
3. The Red Turtle
2. Miss Sloane
1. Raw
I would normally at this point lament Mark's ongoing disregard of Indian cinema in these lists but I haven't seen anything this year that would merit a place. That said there are plenty that could make it on to the list of bad films for a change.
Still feel pretty underwhelmed by Baby Driver. It was certainly entertaining but for me pretty forgettable.
Mosquito in me front room at 5.02 .Toni Erdmann looks good.
I wish you did the worst before the best as it's like getting the dessert before something foul tasting. I feel it would be better to deal with the bad first then getting the good after.
I figured Raw would be up there.
i really cant believe he put wonder woman in and not Logan. I am far from believing that Logan is some sort of perfect movie that is deserving of multiple awards but it was a real departure from regular superhero cinema, wonder woman was just more of the same with its only difference being that it had a woman lead. don't get me wrong I thought it was alright, but with loads of reviewers telling me it was something far greater I just left the movie feeling very disappointed which was not the case with Logan
I went and saw raw in the watershed in Bristol this year. I have to be honest, I did not get it... I thought it was the worst movie I had ever seen. But i'm not saying its a bad movie in any way. No, I just did not like its themes personally. Very suprised it made it to number 2 on Kermodes list... My favourite film I saw this year was a french film called 'Annie' which I thought was brilliant! my favourite foreign film will always be 2008 Let The Right One In. if anyone gets the chance to see that film, go watch! (not the english language remake)
Wonder Woman made your list but not Logan!!
I think My Life As A Courgette and Moonlight deserve lower places on the list. I thought Moonlight was kind of overrated and MLAC was a pretty simplistic film that was pleasant and looked nice but didn't do much beyond that.
Handmaiden should be number 1...by an absolute mile
But moonlight came out last year......???
Most of these are 2016?
Moonlight was my film of the year so far....Dunkirk just overtook it
Does Mark have an estranged daughter too, or something....
Raw
Toni Erdmann?! The slowest burn of the year?
Problems I had with this top 10:
Wonder Woman should not be in any top 10.
He disregarded La La Land because he already had Baby Driver, which is utterly stupid reasoning given La La Land should easily be high on the list, and whilst it's technically a 2016 film, so is Moonlight.
All worthy stuff. A bit too worthy at times, IMO - but nice to see the immensely talented David Troughton again. "Raw," I wouldn't watch under any circumstances - don't have the stomach for it.
I really liked Wilson
I'm in the minority, but I thought Baby Driver was meh. Very forgettable. My least favorite Edgar Wright movie.
A lot of these are from 2016..
Moonlight was a 2016 movie wtf
Mark is always so out of step with the other critics because half of the movies he rates came out last year
Wonder Woman over Logan???
Logan?
1. Moonlight
2. Silence
3. La La Land
4. Certain Women
5. Dunkirk
6. It Comes At Night
7. The Handmaiden
8. The Salesman
9. Personal Shopper
10. My Life as a Courgette
I think that Baby Driver, Logan, Get Out and Aquarius aren't in my top 10 speaks to what a good year it's been.
I virtue signal through my movie pics.
Wait, didn't Moonlight come out in 2016? I thought the present year is 2017. Where is Dunkirk on that list? I feel as if I am in La La Land.
Hmm. IMDB must be wrong then.
I suspect this was recorded before Dunkirk came out
On the flipside Moonlight was one of most boring films I've seen this year
Uh.................Blade Runner 2049?.......anyone?!
Disappointed. Wonder Woman over Logan? Not even.
No Dunkirk? huh, refreshing....
Moe Fury the list only includes films released in the first half of the year. But Dunkirk might not make the cut anyway...
Handsome Devil is clichéd schlock.
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Wait, people are still pretending to love Moonlight?
It's the new Boyhood!
Moonlight is an excellent film
Unoriginal? really? How so?
The acting is excellent as is the story.
But you entitled to you incorrect opinion ;)
But that is life and how it is told over the 3 time of his life and from the those points of view.
You can take anything down to it roots if you want. Football is just kicking round a bag of wind etc. But it is how that is done and in Moonlight that is what makes it a very good film i.e. the constituent parts that make the whole.
I cannot disagree more about the performances as they were all great. I am not saying it was my film of the year. But it is much better than you are making out.
uh.. moonlight was released in 2016, nice try there mark :')
The Levelling is a horrible film.
The Levelling is a filmed episode of The Archers with added Tarkovsky-style shots of bunnies. I found it embarrassing.
Carl Rees I find it sad, the absurd bias toward female directors. I love the work of Clio Barnard, Lynne Ramsay and Andrea Arnold, but BELLE? THE FALLING? And now this. As Mark himself might say, "Really? Really?"
Kermode should be sacked by BBC. His reviews are laughable, aside from being "full of sound and fury signifying nothing". Not one of his 10 favourite movies, with the sole exception of "Moonlight", is worth its weight in celluloid [or digital pixels].
The red turtle is terrible.
It's a work of art, a kind of visual poem - some films such as this lack the entertainment factor in order to make room for its quiet meaning to sing. I can understand that's not for everyone's taste.
From what I have seen it looks like the Snowman. Am I barking up the wrong tree?
It was beautifully animated and did have moments of splendour, but my god was it aloof. I felt at such a remove from everything that was going on. It was all animated from an aerial perspective. Like watching an impressive screensaver.
Beautiful pictures don't equal story, as any Kermode review of Malick attests.