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I have seen 123 films this year by my count so far, there are a bunch more "2018 films" I have yet to see but I have put the, into preliminary catagories (16 because I couldn't decide on one to remove), honourable mentions for favourite films, movies that I like but don't think of as awards worthy, movies that didn't really work for me or that have some sort of issues or whatever, and I also have a list of films I need to watch before finalizing my list/ making a ranked top 5, 10, 20, whatever. Movies in each category are listed in no particular order, I was going to alphabetize but its fluid and there are too many and I didn't have time - read nothing into the ordering! Also I hate bottom of the year lists so this allows me to just make a list called the rest without totally shitting on the hardwork it took to make them. Top 20 (3.5-4/4 movies) First Man, First Reformed, Shoplifters, Roma, The Favourite, Eighth Grade, Happy as Lazzaro, Burning, BlackKKlan

There were many beautiful films this year and with everything going on in the world this year I would like to discuss some of them. I feel like I need to to do something positive and what better way than to honour those films that I loved. 5. The Big Sick This is a film that we really needed this year. With so many large, important figures in the world attacking diversity and the idea that Western cultures can live hand in hand with Muslim culture this little gem feels so important. We see Muslim culture not as a terrifying anti-west movement but as a silly harmless way of life that is evolving with newer generations. Kumail Nanjiani is such a phenomenal talent that everyone will be talking about in several years and Zoe Kazan is just so sweet and perfectly cast in this. That is without saying anything about the phenomenal supporting cast. I just loved the big sick. 4. War for the Planet of the Apes The previous 2 films in the reboot series of the planet of the apes films w

So. It's been a long time since I have last been here. It has been a really good year for movies so far. I am still to see most of the year end "awards" type movies but what I have seen has been pretty phenomenal. The Favourites There are four films so far that have left something special with me. The first two of these are surreal horror-thriller films called mother! and Get Out. These are probably my second and third favourite films of the year so far respectively. Both are incredibly unique films tackling important issues in strange ways. Without giving away too much (to my non-existent readership) Get Out is a surreal film that tackles race relations in America and how they are a problem not only in obviously racist people but also in well to do white liberals. It plays brilliantly on the paranoia that African-American people likely feel every day when they walk out of their houses and have strange interactions with innocent white people. It is also a really gripping

Okay so it has been like aaaaaaages since I wrote one of these but when I see a movie this good (or a string of movies this good)) it always gets me inspired to write down my thoughts, you know it is nice to put how I feel into words. But now that I have said that I will not talk about any of those movies in this post and will instead try to think back to last year and finish off the "American film year" which to be honest finishes in like March. So without further ado, here's the ones I can remember that I hadn't already talked about (after that I will try to dig out a list of my favorite films of the year then finally I can talk about what I have written recently). I will keep these brief as there are a lot to get through Moonlight (2016) And of course I start with the true masterpiece of 2016. Blending three periods of such a person's life in such a beautiful way. Packed with great performances, absolutely gorgeous cinematography, excellent score, I don't

Each post has one big review with a series of smaller ones. Normally just a selection of films I have seen recently (I don't have the time to talk about everything I see because I see a lot of films). I will also discuss other stuff from time to time if I feel so inclined. Sometimes I will make posts everyday and sometimes I will wait a month to post, it just depends on how much free time I have. Older posts may have rankings but I have done away with that.

La la land  I absolutely loved whiplash back in 2014 so when I heard Damien Chazelle was making a musical in the style of the 70s I was unbelievably excited. Despite this, I did not anticipate just how much I would be blown away by this film. The first two acts of the film beautifully plays homage to the beautiful musicals of the 70s. The music could not have captured this era more perfectly, though as a general rule, they are not as upbeat as one may expect (there is really only one number that I would describe at "catchy" because that is not what the film is aiming for). More often than not the early parts of the story are told through slow ballads or jazz instrumentals, which were extremely captivating but won't leave you coming out of the theatre singing the songs. As a musical style jazz (a dying art in and of itself) is an inspired choice of music for a film playing homage to a dying art. The beautiful music is complimented by the film's beautiful look