![]() ![]() ![]() And speaking of strong finales, the third (and final?) movie in the Planet of the Apes reboot, War for the Planet of the Apes confirms that the soul of the franchise rests with the ape leader Caesar, brought to life via the stunning motion-capture performance of Andy Serkis. ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, ten movies deep, the X-Men franchise found its best idea to date: Logan reimagines the superhero movie as a post-apocalyptic western, offering a fitting send-off to Hugh Jackman's remarkable tenure as Wolverine while passing the torch to the next generation of mutants. There's not a single dead dog in John Wick: Chapter 2-but that's the only way in which this sequel doesn't double down on the gloriously over-the-top thrills of a world in which everyone seems to have a double life as an assassin, with Keanu Reeves as the deadliest of all. There's a larger conversation to be had about the film's neat, redemptive ending, but Martin McDonagh has staked his career on unsubtle, angry pieces of work about countries and systems that fail those they are designed to protect and lead. (Rent it now on the platform of complacent white liberals, iTunes.) If skewering white conservatives is more your deal, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has the kind of low-stakes, foul-mouthed dialogue voters love, and terrific acting from Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell to back it up, too. Jordan Peele's script and direction bring together scares, laughs, and no small amount of uncomfortable side-eyes aimed at complacent white liberals. Anderson’s Phantom Thread isn't out until Christmas, and Steven Spielberg's The Post won't even see wide release until January.) But there's plenty to catch in theaters right now, if you want to get ahead on surefire Best Picture nominees.įirst, there's Get Out, an ode to both throwback horror and the all-too-modern insidiousness of relaxed racism-a near-lock for all the major awards, which is no small feat for such an unabashed genre movie. The funny thing about a "Best of 2017" list is that most of the year's strongest movies come out at the end of 2017, with hopes of being celebrated in 2018. ![]()
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