We assembled some friends and colleagues to contribute their favorite feature films of the year. Festival and international films from 2016 were eligible if they were distributed in the United States in 2017.  2017’s festival and international films were likewise eligible, even if they had not yet reached distribution.

Dave Cowden | Allied Integrated Marketing / Walt Disney Studios

#10. LOGAN

#9. GET OUT

#8. BLADE RUNNER 2049

#7. MUDBOUND

#6. DUNKIRK

#5. THE FLORIDA PROJECT

#4. A GHOST STORY

#3. PHANTOM THREAD

#2. I CALLED HIM MORGAN

#1. CALL ME BY YOUR NAME

Favorite On-Screen Moments:

• CALL ME BY YOUR NAME: Elio sits at the fireplace
• A GHOST STORY: the ghost meets a “neighbor” through the window
• THE FLORIDA PROJECT: Moonee poses in front of the burning building
• PERSONAL SHOPPER: a haunted Maureen goes to airplane mode
• PHANTOM THREAD: Woodcock toys with Alma’s omelet

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Mike Dillon | CTVA 102 Instructor/Programmer

#10. THE MEYEROWITZ STORIES (NEW AND SELECTED)

#9. THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS

#8. FACES PLACES

#7. BPM (Beats Per Minute)

#6. A GHOST STORY

#5. THE FLORIDA PROJECT

#4. LOVELESS

#3. PHANTOM THREAD

#2. LADY BIRD

#1. LAST MEN IN ALEPPO

Favorite On-Screen Moments:

• BLADE RUNNER 2049: Joi “synchs” with the prostitute
• CALL ME BY YOUR NAME: Elio receives some fatherly advice about love and loss
• A GHOST STORY: M eats a pie
• LADY MACBETH: Katherine makes small talk after poisoning a man
• THE SQUARE: the “ape” intimidates the banquet guests

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Andre Gower | Actor, THE MONSTER SQUAD

#10 [Tie]. MY FRIEND DAHMER

#10 [Tie]. SEQUENCE BREAK

#9. WONDER WOMAN

#8. LOVE AND SAUCERS

#7. JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2

#6. HAUNTERS: THE ART OF THE SCARE

#5. MOM AND DAD

#4. THE SHAPE OF WATER

#3. GILBERT

#2. MAYHEM

#1. STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII — THE LAST JEDI

Favorite On-Screen Moments:

• GILBERT: the photo of a young Gilbert Gottfried in a crazy-hard yoga pose
• MOM AND DAD: the needle scratch / flashback to Nicolas Cage in a car
• STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII — THE LAST JEDI: “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…”
• STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII — THE LAST JEDI: Admiral Holdo goes to lightspeed
• STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII — THE LAST JEDI: Luke emerges to face off with Kylo Ren

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Nicole King | Miss Nicole Reports

#10. AMERICAN ASSASSIN

#9. BABY DRIVER

#8. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES

#7. WONDER WOMAN

#6. STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII — THE LAST JEDI

#5. VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS

#4. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

#3. FIFTY SHADES DARKER

#2. DUNKIRK

#1. SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING

Favorite On-Screen Moments:

• DUNKIRK: the newspaper commends George as a war hero
• PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES: “Tell me, what am I to you?” / “Treasure.”
• SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING: Peter realizes he doesn’t need the suit to fulfill his role as Spider-Man
• STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII — THE LAST JEDI: the “secret” to Luke’s confrontation with Kylo Ren
• WONDER WOMAN: Diana steps into No Man’s Land

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Daniel Love | Sony Home Entertainment

#10. DUNKIRK

#9. THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER

#8. GOOD TIME

#7. THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

#6. THE BIG SICK

#5. NOVITIATE

#4. THE SHAPE OF WATER

#3. GET OUT

#2. CALL ME BY YOUR NAME

#1. LADY BIRD

Favorite On-Screen Moments:

• BABY DRIVER: Buddy sings Barry White’s “Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up”
• BLADE RUNNER 2049: the LAPD debriefing / “Cells, interlinked.”
• COCO: “Remember Me” is sung to Coco
• THE DISASTER ARTIST: Tommy sees his movie
• MOTHER!: “What did you do to my baby?!”

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Aaron Neuwirth | Out Now with Aaron and Abe

#10. BABY DRIVER

#9. GOOD TIME

#8. LADY BIRD

#7. MOTHER!

#6. GET OUT

#5. DETROIT

#4. STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII — THE LAST JEDI

#3. DUNKIRK

#2. THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

#1. THE SHAPE OF WATER

Favorite On-Screen Moments:

• BABY DRIVER: the first car chase (“Bellbottoms”)
• DUNKIRK: Farrier’s plane, out of gas, glides silently over the beach
• GET OUT: Chris goes to The Sunken Place
• THE SHAPE OF WATER: Eliza’s song and dance with the creature
• VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS: the handshake montage / peace between beings

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Brenda Rivera | Israel Film Festival

#10. DUNKIRK

#9. I, TONYA

#8. THE BIG SICK

#7. LADY BIRD

#6. GET OUT

#5. THE SHAPE OF WATER

#4. OKJA

#3. WONDER WOMAN

#2. JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2

#1. ATOMIC BLONDE

Favorite On-Screen Moments:

• THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS: the prison riot
• MOLLY’S GAME: “The worst thing that could happen in sports.”
• OKJA: the Animal Liberation Front shields Okja with umbrellas
• THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI: Red shares his orange juice
• WIND RIVER: the deputies stand off against the security guards

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Jackson Stewart | Writer/Producer/Director, BEYOND THE GATES

#10. A GHOST STORY

#9. LOGAN

#8. WONDER WOMAN

#7. THE SHAPE OF WATER

#6. JUSTICE LEAGUE

#5. IT

#4. 47 METERS DOWN

#3. GOOD TIME

#2. THE DISASTER ARTIST

#1. SUPER DARK TIMES

Favorite On-Screen Moments:

• THE DISASTER ARTIST: filming the sex scene / Tommy’s meltdown
• GET OUT: a car pulls up to Chris during the final scene
• JUSTICE LEAGUE: Superman catches The Flash sneaking up on him
• LOGAN: the home invasion sequence
• STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII — THE LAST JEDI: Luke uses the God Mode cheat from DOOM II against Kylo Ren

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