This is the thread where we discuss matters pertaining to the detrius that accompanies the "End of the Year in Cinema" -- 2017

Goldderby summa. Let's see if Chalamet, the frontrunner, can shake off Oldman:

The Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) had two picks for the best pic of the year: “The Shape of Water” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” This marks the first win for either film from any of the 14 critics groups heard from to date. “The Florida Project” and “Get Out” have four wins apiece from the critics.

The Phoenix scribes awarded Best Actress to both Sally Hawkins (“The Shape of Water”), and Oscar frontrunner Frances McDormand (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”). The former leads the latter by a margin of six wins to four.

Timothee Chalamet (“Call Me by Your Name”) won over the Phoenix critics thus bringing his total up to five. He continues to widen the gap with the two other leading Best Actor Oscar contenders who have each picked up a pair of prizes: Daniel Day-Lewis (“Phantom Thread”) and Gary Oldman (“Darkest Hour”).

While Sam Rockwell (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”) picked up his third critics award, Supporting Actor Oscar frontrunner Willem Dafoe (“The Florida Project”) already has nine crowding his mantle. And with her win with the PCC, Best Supporting Actress Oscar frontrunner Laurie Metcalf (“Lady Bird”) now has nine as well while her closest rival, Allison Janney (“I, Tonya”), remains at four.

The Phoenix folks went with Christopher Nolan (“Dunkirk”) for Best Director and split the screenplay award between Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”), Martin McDonagh (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”) and Jordan Peele (“Get Out”).

cuz it's all about THE OSCARS

THE GOLD STANDARD

Cynthia Nixon was nominated by the OFCS btw

http://ofcs.org/category/weekly-updates/ofcs-awards/

And this reluctant member tossed her a vote too.

Also, I have no idea how that dead people "nominees" thing came about.

Phantom Thread listed but not DDL is curious

Also, critics award ties are the actual worst.

THE GOLD STANDARD

are they made of gold? I thought they were chocolate.

hence Harvey Weinstein's have vanished

I gave Cynthia Nixon a nod too, along with Aubrey Plaza. Morbs' beloved Nahuel Pérez Biscayart among my actors.

whither Adam Sandler?

you'd think having an "arc" that finishes with washing your hands of Dustin Hoffman would have appeal

Musto

http://www.newnownext.com/michael-mustos-14-favorite-movies-of-2017/12/2017/

Dunkirk, Three Billboards AND Wonder Wheel!

At least Nolan, with skillful economy (100 fucking boyband rejects and Branagh's eyebrows) reminds us that war is fucking ace when you are the eventual victor. It pisses all over Paths Of Glory.

S&S clickorama

http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/best-films-2017-all-the-votes/#/?poll=combined&film=59ba532494069

I have a pdf of that issue. I can dropbox it if anyone is interested.

Nick Schager finished his list

http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a52209/best-movies-of-2017/

A handful of critics seem to really like The Blackcoat's Daughter (directed by Oz Perkins, son of Anthony), but I found it alternately dull and yucky (but mostly dull).

blackcoat's daughter is terrrrrrrrrible i have no idea what people see in it

anyone watched Wormwood?

no, but I'm off tomorrow and was toying with seeing a noon arthouse showing.

may watch on Netflix tonight

I watched the first couple of installments - not yet convinced the diversion from Morris' usual style is particularly productive

AV Club: https://www.avclub.com/the-20-best-films-of-2017-1821431829

have we just committed to misspelling 'detritus' in the subject of this thread for 13 years?

https://i.imgur.com/U7Ghu2s.gif

"just"

fuuuuuck Logan so much, nice to see mother! on a list though

Re: Musto

The Beguiled?!

My group's finalists.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Willem Dafoe – The Florida Project

You didn't make enough phone calls beforehand, evidently.

hey man I used up minutes getting Nixon in.

Barry Keoghan – The Killing of A Sacred Deer

ok, wasn't expecting that

i notice this year in pretty much ALL the groups and orgs, the best sctors and scripts ALL speak/are in English

didn't used to happen

Since Bergman stopped making movies, more often than not tho.

As austerity politics has been tough to national film funding, a lot of international directors are making films in English as well. Lanthimos and Guadagnino and del Toro most conspicuously this year.

Bilge Ebiri posits a #1 that not many have yet: https://www.villagevoice.com/2017/12/21/songs-from-a-sunken-place-the-best-films-of-2017/

I'd hoped that would be After the Storm, which is the best Kore-eda in ages. Really, really, good.

I thought After the Storm was pleasant, but I struggle to think of anything remarkable about it. The few reviews I've read of it mirror your reaction far more than mine, though.

For me it's mostly that I thought Kore-eda had become too saccharine and slick on his latest films, but there's both some real darkness, and some unexpected filmic choices, in After the Storm. For instance the male lead is kinda too tall for a lot of the camera setups, which never failed to amuse me.

I can catch up on one of these three contenders today, which one do I go see?

Call Me By Your Name
Florida Project
Good Time

The first and third.

I liked The Florida Project but I'd still agree with Alfred.

Oh, wait only one. That is hard! Good Time is a safer bet but I'd personally say CMBYN.

thanks guys CMBYN was lovely :)

Wait till you see the lovelinesss of The Florida Project!

We recognized the loveliness of The Florida Project after all. I didn't expect a Dunkirk win. I included my final ballot therein.

Lol. On the other hand, you're the only group to not choose Dafoe, no?

I'd trade every Alison Janney in the world for one Dafoe.

Aw, why do you hate on Alison Janney, I like her :(

*google's "I hate Alison Janney" as part of my research to uncover whether ILX is the one place on the internet where you can find people being mean about Alison Janney*