Each year, David Erlich, senior film critic at Indiewire gets out his computer and spends hours cutting together a video tribute to his favorite films of previous twelve months. You might not agree with the pics, but the celebration of the year in cinema is always a lot of fun, and once again, he delivers the goods.
“The 25 Best Films Of 2017: A Video Countdown” is powered by the tunes of Fleetwood Mac, The Psychedelic Furs, Sufjan Stevens, and more (jams you will have heard in “Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2” and “Call Me By Your Name“), and runs through memorable moments of each his picks for the best movies of the year. The concept is easy, the execution will make you want to load up your streaming service queue (or buy tickets) to whatever you’ve missed. Here’s Erlich’s top 25:
25. “All These Sleepless Nights”
24. “The Lure”
23. “Baby Driver”
22. “mother!”
21. “Lady Macbeth”
20. “A Fantastic Woman”
19. “Foxtrot”
18. “The Big Sick”
17. “Thelma”
16. “Get Out”
15. “The Beguiled”
14. “Good Time”
13. “Wonderstruck”
12. “Okja”
11. “A Quiet Passion”
10. “Phantom Thread”
9. “The Post”
8. “Faces Places”
7. “Lady Bird”
6. “Columbus”
5. “The Florida Project”
4. “Personal Shopper”
3. “A Ghost Story”
2. “Dunkirk”
1. “Call Me By Your Name”