My Top 190+ Movies and Documentaries for 2017... so far and in list order
The year that was and will continue to be as there are more films and docos to view from 2017... In list order.
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- DirectorSamuel MaozStarsLior AshkenaziSarah AdlerYonatan ShirayA troubled family must face the facts when something goes terribly wrong at their son's desolate military post.A powerful three act story told with a surreal absurdist style and creative flair...
- DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsFrances McDormandWoody HarrelsonSam RockwellA mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit.Sheer brilliance in all departments...
- DirectorAngelina JolieStarsSareum Srey MochPhoeung KompheakSveng SocheataCambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung recounts the horrors she suffered as a child under the rule of the deadly Khmer Rouge.Angelina Jolie's perfect direction gets into the mind-set of a child's journey through a war ravaged country...
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsFionn WhiteheadBarry KeoghanMark RylanceAllied soldiers from Belgium, the British Commonwealth and Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.Dare I say that this came close to the greatness of Robert Bresson, (just putting it out there), but perfectly crafted, capturing the insanity of war and the Will to survive (and worth seeing it on the big screen)...
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsBryan CranstonLaurence FishburneSteve CarellThirty years after they served together in Vietnam, a former Navy Corpsman Larry "Doc" Shepherd re-unites with his old buddies, former Marines Sal Nealon and Reverend Richard Mueller, to bury his son, a young Marine killed in the Iraq War.Perfect casting for a soul searching journey through grieving, regret and acceptance...
- DirectorGeremy JasperStarsDanielle MacdonaldSahr NgaujahBridget EverettPATTI CAKE$ is centered on aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, who is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in New Jersey.Dreams that rise from the hardships of life captured perfectly with the right characters to cheer on...
- DirectorRuben ÖstlundStarsClaes BangElisabeth MossDominic WestA prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.Starts as a brilliant farce on the machinations of an art museum and soon spirals into the fascinating downfall of an art curator, showing that the prestiges art world is even a wild jungle...
- StarsStevie NicksBonoDr. Dre"The Defiant Ones" examines the partnership between Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre - one the son of a Brooklyn longshoreman, the other straight out of Compton - and their leading roles in a chain of transformative events in contemporary culture.The coming together of two music influential geniuses in this fascinating documentary mini-series...
- DirectorPaul SchraderStarsEthan HawkeAmanda SeyfriedCedric The EntertainerA minister of a small congregation in upstate New York grapples with mounting despair brought on by tragedy, worldly concerns and a tormented past.Schrader is back in form with this soul searching mindfield...
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsSally HawkinsOctavia SpencerMichael ShannonAt a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.Mesmerizing and hypnotic due to del Toro's wild imagination, even the corny bits were perfect...
- DirectorArmando IannucciStarsSteve BuscemiSimon Russell BealeJeffrey TamborMoscow, 1953. After being in power for nearly 30 years, Soviet dictator, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, takes ill and quickly dies. Now the members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power.Great dialogue enhanced by the wonderful performances in this zany dark comedy...
- DirectorJanus MetzStarsSverrir GudnasonShia LaBeoufStellan SkarsgårdThe story of the 1980 tennis rivalry between the placid Björn Borg and the volatile John McEnroe.Cinematic brilliance in the telling of the early rivalry between two tennis legends...
- DirectorJoe WrightStarsGary OldmanLily JamesKristin Scott ThomasIn May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.In his best performance Oldman brings to life the enigma of our war time in this historic fascinating story...
- DirectorGreta GerwigStarsSaoirse RonanLaurie MetcalfTracy LettsIn 2002, an artistically inclined 17-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.An intelligent coming of age film with well rounded characters and a gem of a script...
- DirectorDavid LoweryStarsCasey AffleckRooney MaraMcColm Cephas Jr.In this singular exploration of legacy, love, loss, and the enormity of existence, a recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his bereft wife.An artful WTF piece on the human existence and its purpose with a surreal cheeky approach that works a treat if you are in no hurry...
- DirectorMike WhiteStarsBen StillerAustin AbramsJenna FischerA father takes his son to tour colleges on the East Coast and meets up with an old friend who makes him feel inferior about his life's choices.Mike White has excelled and Stiller gives his finest performance alongside young Abrams. As a middle-aged white male I kind of related to this and hung off every word...
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsMeryl StreepTom HanksSarah PaulsonA cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country's first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government.Master storyteller turns what some may deem as a boring political media piece of history into riveting cinema...
- DirectorMarc WebbStarsCallum TurnerKate BeckinsalePierce BrosnanAdrift in New York City, a recent college graduate's life is upended by his father's mistress.The closest to Woody Allen than Woody himself in this Ode to New York and the people who inhabit the fading city of art and dreams, with Bridges almost stealing the show and a storyline worthy of a Greek tragedy...
- DirectorChris SmithStarsJim CarreyDanny DeVitoMilos FormanA behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon (1999).Carrey pushes those comedic boundaries, but in the real world as he drives the cast and crew crazy with his method-acting antics on the set of, MAN ON THE MOON...
- DirectorBryan FogelStarsBryan FogelDave ZabriskieDon CatlinWhen Bryan sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller.What started as a documentary about an athlete revealing how to cheat the doping test, soon spirals out of control as a Russian expect in the field comes into play and takes this story in a riveting new direction...
- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsHarrison FordRyan GoslingAna de ArmasYoung Blade Runner K's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.Thankfully they didn't sell-out to the popcorn crowd, instead they stuck with the mood of the original with plenty of intricate plot details and twists to keep your mind ticking away at the creative beauty of it all...
- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsTilda SwintonPaul DanoAhn Seo-hyunA young girl risks everything to prevent a powerful, multinational company from kidnapping her best friend - a fascinating beast named Okja.It has plenty to say about the horrid state of our eating habits and the political games we all play to justify it, even the ones fighting against it. All this in an entertaining over-the-top style with a real emotional depth amongst all the zaniness...
- DirectorDavid MichôdStarsBrad PittDaniel BettsJohn MagaroAn idiosyncratic general confronts opposition from enemies, allies, and bureaucrats while leading a massive rebuilding operation in Afghanistan.Biting satire on the machinations of modern war and the political circus the soldiers have to endure...
- DirectorMichael John WarrenAlex TimbersStarsNick KrollJohn MulaneySteve MartinTwo delusional geriatrics reveal curious pasts, share a love of tuna and welcome a surprise guest in this filming of the popular comedy show.Hilarity of the highest intelligent order is ensured in this zany stage production...
- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsVicky KriepsDaniel Day-LewisLesley ManvilleSet in 1950s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover.Lewis does it again under the direction of Anderson, and Greenwood's music accompanies the visuals to perfection...