Best Chick Flicks of 2017
May 8, 2018
Best Movies of 2017
So many great movies! Our friends keep this list of 20 with them when renting, buying, or streaming a movie. Happy viewing!
All the Money in the World
(2017) - 132 min - R
Crime/Mystery, Drama
While details stray from the actual events, the story is true and I remember the headlines from the time. Michelle Williams is fabulous as Gail Getty, the divorced wife of J Paul Getty Jr who is a... More
Beauty and the Beast(2017)
(2017) - 129 min - PG
Family, Fantasy, Musical
If the men in your life like musicals and a bit of action, they can probably see Beauty and the Beast. This movie is highly anticipated and pretty much lives up to expectations. Even if Disney and... More
CoCo
(2017) - 105 min - PG13
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Wonderful family movie full of color and music in this animated feature film which won an Oscar as did its main song Remember Me.
Benjamin Bratt voices a legendary singer and performer in the Land of... More
Darkest Hour
(2017) - 125 min - PG13
Drama, War
If you saw Dunkirk earlier this year, then you are ready to see Darkest Hour which is the view from London as Churchill ascends to be the Prime Minister despite a lack of real support from the King... More
Dunkirk
(2017) - 106 min - PG13
Action, Drama, History
Trapped in Dunkirk, were 400,000 Allied soldiers when the German troops halted their advance and left it to the Luftwaffe to destsroy the armies waiting on the beach for rescue. Unfortunately the... More
Get Out
(2017) - 104 min - R
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
Chris who has been dating Rose for 4 months drives down to her parents country estate to meet them when he realizes she has not told them he is Black. However, the parents, Bradley Whitford and... More
Goodbye Christopher Robin
(2017) - 107 min - PG133
Drama, Family, History
Touching story of A A Milne's return from World War I ie The Great War, to a world in which he felt lost. As a playwright, he desired to write a book to end wars. After the birth of his son, the... More
King Charles III
(2017) - 90 min - NR
Drama
Let it be known by all that this Shakespearian tale (or seemingly so) is most worthy….In other words, this Masterpiece TV Movie is tremendous! Imagining a few years forward when at the death of... More
Lady Bird
(2017) - 94 min - R
Comedy, Drama
Nominated for Oscars(movie, Soars Roanan, Greta Gerwig-directing and writing and Laurie Metcalf), Ladybird shows a bit of the angst of growing up and wanting to fly on your own. Metcalfe plays... More
Marshall
(2017) - 118 min - PG133
Drama
We all probably know that Thurgood Marshall was the first black member of the US Supreme Court appointed in 1968 by Lyndon Johnson. What you may not know is how he built his reputation as a defender... More
Molly’s Game
(2017) - 140 min - R
Biography, Crime/Mystery, Drama
Fascinating story of the real Molly Bloom who was a competitive skier but before law school moved to LA for a year. She ended up running a high stakes poker game-first in LA and then in New York. ... More
Murder On The Orient Express 2017
(2017) - 118 min - PG3
Crime/Mystery, Drama, Mystery
Extraordinaire mes amis! Marvelous new adaptation of Agatha Christie's Murder On the Orient Express! Kenneth Branagh stars, directs and wrote the lyrics to the final song, Never Forget, sung by... More
Paris Can Wait
(2017) - 92 min - PG13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lovely view of France as Anne and Jacques drive with many detours from Cannes to Paris. They visit some of my favorite spots in France including Avignon, at my favorite hotel, Pont du Gard, and... More
Phantom Thread
(2017) - 130 min - R
Drama, Romance
This is an artistic and psychological movie-not for men without a feminine side. That being said, it is fascinating. I am tempted to get out the old psychology books to understand this story. Make... More
Post, The
(2017) - 116 min - PG13
Drama
Fascinating and nostalgic look at the struggle within the Washington Post on whether to print the Pentagon Papers which detail 30 years of lies by the US Government. Kay Graham is torn between her... More
Shape of Water, The
(2017) - 123 min - R
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
I say "take a date" because most men can do the violence, gross stuff and nudity parts but may be indifferent on the love story. Ladies, I think you will love this movie (even though one woman I... More
Three Billboards Outisde Ebbing Missouri
(2017) - 115 min - R
Comedy, Crime/Mystery, Drama
Francis McDormand is terrific as a divorced gift shop owner whose teenage daughter was murder brutally 7 months before. She rents three old billboards outside of town to goad the police to find the... More
United Kingdom, A
(2017) - 111 min - PG13
Biography, Drama, History, Romance
A Perfect Gem. David Oyelowo, who attended the screening, spent over six years bringing this film to us as producer and star. Rosamund Pike joins him beautifully as Ruth Wilson who ultimately... More
Wonder Woman
(2017) - 141 min - PG13
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Wonder Woman starring Gal Gadot and Chris Pine is setting records and I can see why. Directed by a woman, Patty Jenkins, it spins a tale of Diana the daughter of the Queen of the Amazons who live... More
Zookeeper’s Wife, The
(2017) - 124 min - PG13
Drama, History, War
Wonderful movie depicting the story of the Warsaw Zoo, its owners(Jan and Antonina Zabinski) and their heroic efforts to save over 300 Jews including their best friends from the Warsaw ghetto and... More
