by
Julien Faddoul
5. BPM (Beats Per Minute)
For a dense,
beautifully acted and constructed rendering of ACT UP Paris in the early 1990s.
It's two major accomplishments lie in making committee meetings completely
enthralling and, despite following similar story beats, completely subverting
the genre of the AIDS-victim movie.
4. Good Time
For the year's
greatest yarn. Narratively, a series of sordid dead-ends, all of which are
electrifyingly rendered in a way to note on issues of race, drugs and the
intellectually disadvantaged.
3. A Quiet
Passion
For
a witty and meticulously composed biopic on Dickinson by a filmmaker with
similar personal tribulations. The whole thing is endlessly engaging with
everyone concerned completely in sync.
2. The Florida Project
For an exquisite,
intuitive depiction of the hidden homeless, living week-to-week, as seen
through the eyes of children. Comparisons to the European neo-realist films of
the late 50s are undeniable, and Baker orchestrates his meandering episodes –
shot on 35mm – with an unshakable mix of joy and distress.
1. Call Me by
Your Name
For
a wise, Rohmeresque, gorgeously composed and acted account on the minute
nuances of human passions. It exhibits an authenticity concerning both sexual
desire and cherished companionship that is rarely seen on screen.
My Top Ten
6. Nocturama
7. Lady Bird
8. The Post
9. Wonderstruck
10. Columbus
Honorable
Mentions (Alphabetical)
The Big Sick
Phantom Thread
Films I'm Sad
to Have Missed
All I See is You
Band Aid
Dawson City: Frozen Time
Dawson City: Frozen Time
The Death of
Louis XIV
The Dinner
EX LIBRIS – The
New York Public Library
Felicite
Foxtrot
The Glass
Castle
God's Own
Country
Hermia &
Helena
I Love You,
Daddy
In the Fade
Landline
The Light of
the Moon
The Little
Hours
The Lovers
My Entire High
School Sinking Into the Sea
Sieranevada
Starless Dreams
Starless Dreams
The Woman Who
Left
Films I'm
REALLY Sad to Have Missed
A Fantastic Woman
The Ornithologist
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