If you were up late last night, you might’ve seen a somewhat heated debated unfold on Film Twitter, about whether or not television could be considered in the category of Best Movies. On the one hand, there are some series which expand beyond the frame of conventional television and are absolutely cinematic in almost every detail of their execution. However, there is enough great television that you can put that material on a separate list, and plenty of fantastic movies that equally deserve the space on their own list, with lots of foreign and small films that could use the love, without being bounced for TV series.
All this to say that Sight & Sound’s Best Of 2017 is causing a stir as David Lynch‘s “Twin Peaks: The Return” squeezed into the second slot, just behind Jordan Peele‘s list topping “Get Out.” Was the show undeniably unique and visionary? Definitely. Did it need to take the place of the countless other movies that might deserve that space? Or could Sight & Sound have made a TV list? I’ll turn you to Film Twitter to have that debate .
As expected, the list is mostly arthouse heavy, but you’ve like seen Guillermo del Toro‘s “The Shape Of Water,” Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk,” the Safdies‘ “Good Time,” Sean Baker‘s “The Florida Project,” and David Lowery‘s “A Ghost Story.” Meanwhile, seeing Lynne Ramsay‘s “You Were Never Really There” is making us extra excited to see the movie when it hits stateside next spring.
See the full list below (yep, there are lots of ties) and let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
1.”Get Out”
2. “Twin Peaks: The Return”
3. “Call Me By Your Name”
4. “Zama”
5. “Western”
6. “Faces Places”
7. “Good Time”
8. “Loveless”
9. “Dunkirk”
9. “The Florida Project”
11. “A Ghost Story”
12. “You Were Never Really Here”
12. “BPM”
12. “Lady Macbeth”
14. “God’s Own Country”
14. “The Shape Of Water”
16. “Let The Sunshine In”
16. “Mudbound”
16. “Strong Island”
16. “I Am Not Your Negro”
16. “Personal Shopper”