Category: Movies 2017

93. That is the number of films I saw in theaters in 2017, up 5 films from the previous year but still a disappointing 7 shy of 100.  2017 was a rough year for Hollywood. Sexual assault and rape allegations that have been happening for decades in the industry finally have gotten called out and … Continue reading The Best/Worst of Film in 2017: A Year in Review

7/10 Ridley Scott is one of my all-time favorite directors and knowing that he reshot large chunks of the film in just 9 days about a month before the film’s release date makes his direction in this film all the more impressive. Christopher Plummer, at age 88, had little time to memorize all of his … Continue reading #93 Film in 2017: All the Money in the World

9/10 This film is one of the most pleasant surprises of the year for me, especially after the underwhelming trailer that made me less excited for the film. Writer/director Martin McDonagh won me over with his debut film, “In Bruges” but four years later hit a sophomore slump with “Seven Psychopaths.” Five years later (he … Continue reading #92 Film in 2017: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

9/10 For those of you whom love laughing at awful movies like “Sharknado”, “Trolls 2”, “Killer Klowns from Outer Space” or anything from “Mystery Science Theater 3000”, then you have to check out the best worst movie of all time…"The Room". I can’t add anything new that hasn’t already been said about the movie but … Continue reading #91 Film in 2017: The Disaster Artist

7.5/10 Pixar has had some ups and downs these past few years and hasn’t been as consistently good as they once were but 2017 was a great year for the studio. After “Cars 3” was a surprisingly good time and a step ahead of its predecessor, Pixar followed it up with “Coco.” Thankfully after having … Continue reading #90 Film in 2017: Coco

5/10 Normally I keep my reviews short and sweet so the reader doesn’t take one look at how dauntingly long the review is an instantly turn away. Well for the main “Star Wars” episodes (not spin offs) I make an exception and write a novel where I delve deep into the overall positives, negatives and … Continue reading #89 Film in 2017: Star Wars: The Last Jedi

5/10 When you watched the trailer for this movie did it come across as pretty plain, generic or bland? It did to me when I watched it and now I can say that the movie is just like the trailer. While in no way bad, this movie is just so generic and forgettable that it … Continue reading #88 Film in 2017: Roman J. Israel Esq.

7/10 Richard Linklater’s last three films have followed an interesting pattern. He made Oscar darling “Boyhood” which chronicled about a decade or so in the life of a boy and his family and friends. He then stuck with the younger side of men in the college aged “Everybody Wants Some!!” and now on the opposite … Continue reading #87 Film in 2017: Last Flag Flying

6/10 After watching seven “Saw” movies back to back and the franchise taking a seven year gap off, it was time to return to the series with the eighth installment in the franchise that helped invent the phrase “torture porn”. This movie continues to bring us what we already know we are going to get … Continue reading #86 Film in 2017: Jigsaw

5/10 I am one of the few movie buffs who actually defends and likes several of the DC films and am a big fan of Zack Snyder. I had fun with “Suicide Squad” despite its flaws and liked “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” despite a lot of negativity around the film. But as someone … Continue reading #85 Film in 2017: Justice League