Since 2011, I have been pulling together a list of the best movies of the year according to the Brisbane-based critics who I run into regularly at preview screenings. Those films to have topped prior year lists have been Drive in 2011, Argo in 2012, Gravity in 2013, Boyhood in 2014, Mad Max: Fury Road in 2015 and La La Land in 2016. To come up with an overall top 10, I’ve used a simple points system and applied it to the list of each critic. It is as follows: - 3 points for the top film on each list. - 2 points for the films ranked between 2nd and 5th on each list. - 1 point for the films ranked between 6th and 10th on each list. |
If two films finished on the same score, the film that appeared on the most number of top 10 lists is ranked higher (as an indication of wider approval). This year's #1 film was Get Out. Of the 10 critics surveyed, 7 had it as one of their top 5 movies of the year. Released in Australia back in May, it could be a serious Oscars contender when the nominees are announced in a few weeks. Call Me by Your Name finished 2nd in this year's poll with last year's Oscar winner, Moonlight, rounding out the places in 3rd. Three other films appeared on at least half of the critics' respective top 10 lists - Blade Runner 2049, Dunkirk and The Florida Project. On that note, here are the top 10 movies of 2017 according to Brisbane critics… Brisbane Film Critics - Top 10 of 2017 1. Get Out 2. Call Me by Your Name 3. Moonlight 4. Blade Runner 2049 5. Dunkirk 6. The Florida Project 7. Jackie 8. Baby Driver 9. The Big Sick 10. mother! |
| You can view a table of all the votes and final scores by clicking here. A big thanks to all the critics who were able to contribute. Hopefully we'll do it again next year! You can check out information on all the Brisbane critics (along with their choices for the best and worst of 2017) below. |
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Matthew Toomey | Top 10 Released Films: | |
| 1. | Call Me by Your Name |
| 2. | 20th Century Women |
| 3. | A Monster Calls |
| 4. | Manchester by the Sea |
| 5. | Get Out |
| 6. | Moonlight |
| 7. | Toni Erdmann |
| 8. | Coco |
| 9. | Dunkirk |
| 10. | Land of Mine |
| Best Australian Film: | |
| Lion | |
| Best Animated Film: | |
| Coco | |
| Best Documentary: | |
| I Am Not Your Negro | |
| Best Performance: | |
| Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name) | |
| Worst Film: | |
| Transformers: The Last Knight | |
| Most Surprised To Enjoy: | |
| Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | |
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Sarah Ward | Top 10 Released Films: | |
| 1. | Call Me By Your Name |
| 2. | The Florida Project |
| 3. | Moonlight |
| 4. | Raw |
| 5. | Get Out |
| 6. | Toni Erdmann |
| 7. | The Killing of a Sacred Deer |
| 8. | Jackie |
| 9. | Good Time |
| 10. | mother! |
| Top Unreleased Films: | |
| 1. | The Shape of Water |
| 2. | Nocturama |
| 3. | Sweet Country |
| 4. | Zama |
| 5. | The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) |
| Best Australian Film: | |
| Hounds of Love | |
| Best Animated Film: | |
| Coco | |
| Best Documentary: | |
| I Am Not Your Negro | |
| Best Performance: | |
| Harry Dean Stanton (Lucky) | |
| Worst Film: | |
| A Few Less Men | |
| Most Surprised To Enjoy: | |
| Happy Death Day | |
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Garry Williams| Top 10 Released Films: | |
| 1. | Wind River |
| 2. | Miss Sloane |
| 3. | Get Out |
| 4. | Blade of the Immortal |
| 5. | Ingrid Goes West |
| 6. | Denial |
| 7. | Manchester by the Sea |
| 8. | Thor: Ragnarok |
| 9. | Baby Driver |
| 10. | Blade Runner 2049 |
| Top Unreleased Films: | |
| 1. | The Shape of Water |
| 2. | Sweet Country |
| 3. | Manifesto |
| 4. | Citizen Jane: Battle for the City |
| 5. | The Last Goldfish |
| Best Australian Film: | |
| Australia Day | |
| Best Animated Film: | |
| The LEGO Batman Movie | |
| Best Documentary: | |
| Right Here: The Go Betweens | |
| Best Performance: | |
| Cate Blanchett (Manifesto) | |
| Worst Film: | |
| A Few Less Men | |
| Most Surprised To Enjoy: | |
| Only The Brave | |
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Peter Gray| Top 10 Released Films: | |
| 1. | mother! |
| 2. | Dunkirk |
| 3. | Moonlight |
| 4. | Call Me by Your Name |
| 5. | Get Out |
| 6. | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 7. | Miss Sloane |
| 8. | The Disaster Artist |
| 9. | Paddington 2 |
| 10. | Lady Macbeth |
| Top Unreleased Films: | |
| 1. | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
| 2. | Darkest Hour |
| 3. | Mudbound |
| 4. | Lady Bird |
| Best Australian Film: | |
| Berlin Syndrome | |
| Best Animated Film: | |
| Coco | |
| Best Documentary: | |
| Whitney: Can I Be Me | |
| Best Performance: | |
| Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) | |
| Worst Film: | |
| A Few Less Men | |
| Most Surprised To Enjoy: | |
| 47 Metres Down | |
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Ella Donald| Top 10 Released Films: | |
| 1. | 20th Century Women |
| 2. | Moonlight |
| 3. | Professor Marston and the Wonder Women |
| 4. | Call Me by Your Name |
| 5. | Baby Driver |
| 6. | The Florida Project |
| 7. | Jackie |
| 8. | The Big Sick |
| 9. | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 10. | The Greatest Showman |
| Top Unreleased Films: | |
| 1. | Lady Bird |
| 2. | Wonderstruck |
| 3. | Step |
| 4. | Columbus |
| 5. | Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc |
| Best Australian Film: | |
| Jasper Jones | |
| Best Animated Film: | |
| Coco | |
| Best Documentary: | |
| I Am Not Your Negro | |
| Best Performance: | |
| Ensemble (Professor Marston and the Wonder Women) and Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name) | |
| Worst Film: | |
| A Cure for Wellness | |
| Most Surprised To Enjoy: | |
| Gifted | |
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David Edwards| Top 10 Released Films: | |
| 1. | Personal Shopper |
| 2. | Get Out |
| 3. | Jackie |
| 4. | The Big Sick |
| 5. | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 6. | Dunkirk |
| 7. | Manchester by the Sea |
| 8. | Logan Lucky |
| 9. | Final Portrait |
| 10. | The Killing of a Sacred Deer |
| Top Unreleased Films: | |
| 1. | Lady Bird |
| 2. | The Death of Stalin |
| 3. | The Exception |
| 4. | Dave Made a Maze |
| 5. | The Square |
| Best Australian Film: | |
| Ali's Wedding | |
| Best Animated Film: | |
| Loving Vincent | |
| Best Documentary: | |
| Chasing Trane | |
| Best Performance: | |
| Kristen Stewart (Personal Shopper) | |
| Worst Film: | |
| Free Fire | |
| Most Surprised To Enjoy: | |
| Spider-Man: Homecoming | |
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Dave Crewe| Top 10 Released Films: | |
| 1. | Personal Shopper |
| 2. | Moonlight |
| 3. | Call Me by Your Name |
| 4. | Song to Song |
| 5. | Paddington 2 |
| 6. | Good Time |
| 7. | Logan |
| 8. | Alien: Covenant |
| 9. | Raw |
| 10. | Jackie |
| Top Unreleased Films: | |
| 1. | Nocturama |
| 2. | Lady Bird |
| 3. | Mudbound |
| 4. | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton |
| 5. | How to Talk to Girls at Parties |
| Best Australian Film: | |
| Hounds of Love | |
| Best Animated Film: | |
| Coco | |
| Best Documentary: | |
| Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton | |
| Best Performance: | |
| Kristen Stewart (Personal Shopper) | |
| Worst Film: | |
| The Snowman | |
| Most Surprised To Enjoy: | |
| Only the Brave | |
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Michael Dalton| Top 10 Released Films: | |
| 1. | Dunkirk |
| 2. | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 3. | Moonlight |
| 4. | The Florida Project |
| 5. | Logan |
| 6. | God's Own Country |
| 7. | Jackie |
| 8. | It |
| 9. | Hidden Figures |
| 10. | Paddington 2 |
| Top Unreleased Films: | |
| 1. | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
| 2. | The Shape of Water |
| 3. | The Party |
| 4. | All the Money in the World |
| 5. | Wonderstruck |
| Best Australian Film: | |
| Don't Tell | |
| Best Animated Film: | |
| The LEGO Batman Movie | |
| Best Documentary: | |
| I Am Not Your Negro | |
| Best Performance: | |
| Steve Carell (Battle of the Sexes) | |
| Worst Film: | |
| mother! | |
| Most Surprised To Enjoy: | |
| Logan | |
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Baz McAlister| Top 10 Released Films: | |
| 1. | Star Wars: The Last Jedi |
| 2. | Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 |
| 3. | Baby Driver |
| 4. | Get Out |
| 5. | The Big Sick |
| 6. | Thor: Ragnarok |
| 7. | Brigsby Bear |
| 8. | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 9. | Dunkirk |
| 10. | Logan |
| Best Australian Film: | |
| That's Not Me | |
| Best Animated Film: | |
| Coco | |
| Best Documentary: | |
| Kedi | |
| Best Performance: | |
| Mark Hamill (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) | |
| Worst Film: | |
| Justice League | |
| Most Surprised To Enjoy: | |
| Happy Death Day | |
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Adam Roboczi| Top 10 Released Films: | |
| 1. | Good Time |
| 2. | mother! |
| 3. | Get Out |
| 4. | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 5. | The Florida Project |
| 6. | Dunkirk |
| 7. | Baby Driver |
| 8. | Ingrid Goes West |
| 9. | The Disaster Artist |
| 10. | The Big Sick |
| Top Unreleased Films: | |
| 1. | Okja |
| 2. | The Endless |
| 3. | Brawl in Cell Block 99 |
| 4. | Antiporno |
| 5. | Nocturama |
| Best Australian Film: | |
| Hounds of Love | |
| Best Animated Film: | |
| The LEGO Batman Movie (or Valerian of you ignore the humans) | |
| Best Documentary: | |
| Becoming Bond | |
| Best Performance: | |
| Terry Notary (The Square) | |
| Worst Film: | |
| Collateral Beauty | |
| Most Surprised To Enjoy: | |
| Star Wars: The Last Jedi (surprised by how I enjoyed it) | |
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