Dallin: The Film Fanatic

2017 may have had its fair share of cinematic stinkers, but when compared to 2016, this year had way better movies and some truly remarkable films came out this past year. Unlike my worst list, which was easy to put together once I started it, the best list was hard to construct. Not because there were a lack of great films, but once I decided to only pick five films to feature on each list, my job became incredibly difficult. There were many occasions where it was a painful struggle to omit a film from making a spot in the five. To be fair, some of these entries were clear from the minute I finished watching them and now, I give you my list on what I thought were the best films of the year. Note:  I have not seen the more independent films that are getting major award recognition, so if you are expecting to see them here, you are going to be disappointed.

"Hugh Jackman in a musical? Yes, please. As P.T. Barnum? Uh, sure." - my initial reaction upon hearing about "The Greatest Showman."

It's indisputable that 2017 had a lot more better films than 2016. That does not mean that the year was home to some incredibly bad movies. Ones that were way more horrible and oddly more lucrative than those of the previous year. For the most part, I avoided the really terrible movies, but I still was a witness to some and they were atrocities. I usually have a hard time making worst lists, because no matter what you say, there's always someone out there who liked it. Nonetheless, I have selected my five worst films of 2017. I did five because, thankfully, I didn't see enough terrible films to make a traditional top ten list, but the other reason is that I think five is a more exclusive amount. It makes the best films even better, but also the worst films even worse.

As a kid, I was more partial to Jon Favreau's "Zathura" than Joe Johnston's "Jumanji," but how does this requel (mixture of a reboot and sequel) fare twenty-two years after the original?