![]() Regardless, I really liked the film until the end, when it transcended into something far more fascinating and I shifted from 'liked' into 'loved.' One of several films this year to use the boxy 4:3 aspect ratio to great effect, the visuals here are stunning-if there was justice in the world, the cinematography would be getting as much Oscar talk as Hawke. I love it for all it's slippery thematics and complicated ideas-this film made me think more than any other this year.įirst Reformed - anchored by a brilliant performance from Ethan Hawke, this dark morality play juxtaposes a man who wants to save the world with his own dark interior to brilliant effect. Thoughtful, engaging sci-fi with a genuine sense of horror, Annihilation is a lot of things but it's never easy to pin down. I sagged on it a bit in the middle of the year, but the more I thought about it the more it pulled back to the top. A masterwork from one of my all time favorite filmmakers.Īnnihilation - early in the year I said that if this film came out in 2017 it would've topped my list. And it's among the best crafted films of the year, too, with likely my favorite cinematography and some of my favorite editing. It hit me emotionally on a level I wasn't fully prepared for-the empathy, the humanity, and the purity of it's story and characters struck me. I haven't been this devastated by a film all year, and I mean devastated not necessarily as a negative. ![]() If you had asked me literally a week ago this list would've been completely different, and there are about 10 films I'd feel comfortable rating as my favorite, but:
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