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Passion is the main ingredient of all my favorite films of 2017. From the filmmaker’s passion to the fervor of emotion of the characters, 2017 was a great year for movies. Even blockbusters are fantastic such as WONDER WOMAN, THOR; RAGNAROK, even IT. But it was also a year for independent cinema. Let’s check out the passion of my Top 10 Best Movies of 2017.

RUNNERS-UP:

MUDBOUND – Great ensemble and Dee Rees creates a movie that’s about brotherhood, racism, family, and hope
THE DISASTER ARTIST – For James Franco’s spot-on take on Tommy Wiseau
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES – The thinking man’s, or ape’s popcorn flick
WONDER WOMAN – It’s her year and we love her for it
THOR: RAGNAROK – Funny, witty, and heartfelt
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI – I laughed a lot! I clapped a lot too!
THE BEGUILED – Sofia Coppola’s witty sense of humor shines through
LOGAN – Heartbreaking
THE LOST CITY OF Z – Intriguing
DETROIT – Great ensemble
LOGAN LUCKY – Welcome back Stephen Soderbergh, please make more movies soon!
COCO – A bit derivative but I was won over by its intricate narrative
THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE – Perhaps the best BATMAN movie since THE DARK KNIGHT
A FANTASTIC WOMAN – From Chile, the film aptures the life of a transgender singer’s passion amidst chaos
THE SQUARE – From Sweden, great satire!
BPM – From France, an affecting drama about AIDS and love
PROFESSOR MARSTON & THE WONDER WOMEN – Criminally underseen!
IT – They did Stephen King right!

WORST:

THE MUMMY – Lifeless
THE GREAT WALL – Plotless
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT – Sets up the movie good and then…ends with a whimper
THE EMOJI MOVIE – Poop!
THE SNOWMAN – Oh my gosh, why Michael Fassbender, why?
THE DARK TOWER –Wasted Stephen King’s series that’s full of great mythology
THE BOOK OF HENRY – Just plain awful!