My Favorite Movies of ’17 (And What The Oscars Should Really Look Like)
The best films of 2017 and my picks for the big Oscar categories. Continue reading My Favorite Movies of ’17 (And What The Oscars Should Really Look Like)
Author: therealwadelazz
Mudbound (2017)
I feel like that if Mudbound was shot on film instead of the Netflix-brand shiny digital and was mass-released in theaters rather than streamed, it would be up for Best Picture. Continue reading Mudbound (2017)
Darkest Hour (2017)
It cannot be said that Darkest Hour is anything but a good movie. It checks all of the boxes: an all-time portrayal of a real figure, a tight script about a trying time in history, and a director with the eye for the picturesque. Continue reading Darkest Hour (2017)
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
Certainly, there are moments when the script gets funky, and the ending may not totally satisfy, but Roman J. Israel, Esq is a very good (and surely rewatchable) film and is top-shelf Denzel canon. Continue reading Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
The Shape of Water (2017)
Known colloquially as the “fish sex” movie, Guillermo Del Toro’s The Shape of Water is so much more. It is a mash-up of two mid-century genres, monster movies and light-footed romance, directed by a master, with good performances, and a great score. Continue reading The Shape of Water (2017)
The Disaster Artist (2017)
While The Disaster Artist is funny it is not as touching as it hopes to be, and never answers the big question about why the lowest of art can reach the height of sublimity. Continue reading The Disaster Artist (2017)
The Florida Project (2017)
The Florida Project is about the long shadows and the forgotten people in them. Continue reading The Florida Project (2017)
