Vagrant Rant M o v i e s . G a m e s . M u s i c . "L i f e".

So apparently the last one of these that I wrote did rather well. Go figure – people like quick summaries of things.

Thanks to some brutal old-fashioned competition between the cinemas in my area and the general enthusiasm of my friends, I have already seen 20 of the movies released this year, either in cinemas or via on-demand video services. That puts me well within range of doubling the paltry thirteen I managed last year and puts me in good stead for a nice, meaty top ten list at the end of the year. But it also means I can do that thing again. You know, the one where I unfairly reduce ten movies I’ve seen this year to just ten words each.

Mild spoilers may follow. Read my earlier oversimplified 2017 list here.
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Wonder Woman

“That’s two good 2017 DC movies. Gal Gadot is incredible.”

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Colossal

“Part kaiju movie, part uncomfortable human drama. Insanely well–acted.”

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Spider-Man Homecoming

“Mission accomplished: A Spiderman movie that feels different. Keaton dazzles.”

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Baby Driver

“Basically an Edgar Wright musical! Typically impeccable editing /unwieldy ending.”

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Dunkirk

“Time gimmick? Oppressive score? Insane camerawork? Yep, Christopher Nolan’s here.”

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War for the Planet of the Apes

“Shockingly misleading trailer obscures an excellent, dark, poetic trilogy conclusion.”

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The Big Sick

“Worthy of the hype. Less about romance, more about family.”

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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

“Incredible opening. Badly miscast leads. Somehow improves once Rihanna appears.”

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Death Note

“Cuts the anime’s lacklustre ending, along with all its tension.”

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It

“Longer, funnier and sweeter than you might think. Also, terrifying.”

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