Last year, I listed my 50 Most Anticipated Movies of 2017. I’m scaling back this year and keeping it to 20, whittled down from a list that started with 70 titles that caught my eye.
Read MoreFinishing our countdown of our favorite movies of 2017!
Read MoreOnScreen Film Critic Ken Jones counts down his top films of 2017.
Read MoreMusicals are not my favorite genre of film, in fact, they may be my least favorite. Having said that, I have been trying to make an effort to see some of the classics and approach them with an open mind. Similarly, I was not a fan of the western genre for a long time either, but have come to appreciate the genre quite a bit. My exposure to movie musicals is very limited. I remember having to watch Fiddler on the Roof in music class in 4th grade as well as West Side Story at some point in elementary school. I either did not pay attention or I forgot much of it (though I do vividly remember “If I were a rich man…!” from Fiddler).
Read MoreGuillermo del Toro is a fascinating director. When he is not doing big budget spectacle like Pacific Rim or Hellboy, he is making poignantly beautiful films like The Devil’s Backbone, and Pan’s Labyrinth. The Shape of Water is his latest film and it is very much in the vein of Pan’s Labyrinth as a Beauty and the Beast type of modern fable.
Read MoreThere are three types of movies that suck me in no matter what the concept is:
1) Any movie starring Jean Claude Van Damme.
2) Haunted House movies (as long as they are not laughably bad).
3) Time travel movies (especially starring Jean Claude Van Damme).
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