Best of 2017 - End of Year Report

Time for the best films of 2017 (which may or may not have been made or released in 2017). Ere we go.

1. Dunkirk (2017)
Almost impossibly tense depiction of a pivotal point in history, told with ingenious time layering by the master, Christopher Nolan.

2. Logan (2017)
Hard-edged, warm and poignant with great 'closing' performances by Jackman and Stewart. And probably the best comic book film ever made.

3. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Deliberately slow-paced, atmospheric child of Scott's original that teems with the DNA of its predecessor. Denis Villeneuve an inspired choice to direct.

4. Sing Street (2016)
Joyful, funny, with a great soundtrack and some real kitchen sink stuff going on in the background.

5. Rogue One (2016)
Great stand-alone Star Wars film. A lesson for other directors on how to make a gripping, bleak and worthy film within that universe.

6. Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Bristling with rage and energy and some really confronting moments, all held together impeccably by Frances McDormand. Another cracker from Martin McDonagh.

7. T2 Trainspotting (2017)
A nice return to these characters and their male menopauses, though Boyle almost pushes the nostalgia ticket off the edge. But Begbie. Ahhh, c'mere ye coont ye.

8. Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
First Jarmusch film I've seen in a long while and I'd almost forgotten how funny he can be. Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston are spot-on in this 'indie-vampire' gem.

9. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Funniest Marvel film with some pretty strange stuff going on. Plus a fantastic Cate Blanchett turn.

10. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Di Caprio very nearly has us sympathising with this odious twat of a character, real-life wankstick, Jordan Belfort. Scorsese lends a calm hand to the wheel.

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