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Today we discuss:
02:30 What constitutes a 'good' film?
09:30 Criteria for FilmSeekers Best of 2017
11:40 What constitutes a 'bad' film?
23:46 UK Box Office Top grossing films of 2017
34:47 FilmSeekers.com Best Films of 2017
35:00 mother! d. Darren Aronofsky
37:30 The Handmaiden d. Park-Chan Wook
43:45 Get Out d. Jordan Peele
54:24 BFI Sight & Sound Top 10 of 2017
57:04 Daphne d. Peter Mackie Burns
58:49 The Florida Project d.Sean Baker
1:01:50 Lady Macbeth d. William Oldroyd
1:03:50 Raw d. Julia Ducournau
1:08:00 Moonlight d. Barry Jenkins
1:27:37 God's Own Country d. Francis Lee
1:17:10 Brawl In Cell Block 99 d. S. Craig Zahler
1:24:21 Dunkirk d. Christopher Nolan
1:28:04 The Cure For Wellness d. Gore Verbinkski
1:29:54 A Ghost Story d. David Lowery
1:32:41 Personal Shopper d. Olivier Assayas
1:38:46 I Am Not A Witch d. Rungano Nyoni
1:40:40 Silence d. Martin Scorcese
1:43:20 Call Me By Your Name d. Luca Guadagnino
1:46:40 Baby Driver d. Edgar Wright
1:52:10 Blade Runner 2049 d. Denis Villeneuve
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20th Century Women d. Mike Mills
Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool d.Paul McGuigan
Ma Vie De Courgette d. Claude Barras
I Am Not Your Negro d. Raoul Peck
Atomic Blonde d. David Leitch
The Red Turtle d. Michael Dudok DeWitt
Toni Erdmann d. Maren Ade
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2:03:30 Home Streaming Releases recommendations - Netflix, Amazon Prime & BBC iPlayer
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Intro: Big Num - 'Too Clever For Words',
Outro: Big Num - 'Vital Part You're Missing'
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Today we discuss:
02:30 What constitutes a 'good' film?
09:30 Criteria for FilmSeekers Best of 2017
11:40 What constitutes a 'bad' film?
23:46 UK Box Office Top grossing films of 2017
34:47 FilmSeekers.com Best Films of 2017
35:00 mother! d. Darren Aronofsky
37:30 The Handmaiden d. Park-Chan Wook
43:45 Get Out d. Jordan Peele
54:24 BFI Sight & Sound Top 10 of 2017
57:04 Daphne d. Peter Mackie Burns
58:49 The Florida Project d.Sean Baker
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1:03:50 Raw d. Julia Ducournau
1:08:00 Moonlight d. Barry Jenkins
1:27:37 God's Own Country d. Francis Lee
1:17:10 Brawl In Cell Block 99 d. S. Craig Zahler
1:24:21 Dunkirk d. Christopher Nolan
1:28:04 The Cure For Wellness d. Gore Verbinkski
1:29:54 A Ghost Story d. David Lowery
1:32:41 Personal Shopper d. Olivier Assayas
1:38:46 I Am Not A Witch d. Rungano Nyoni
1:40:40 Silence d. Martin Scorcese
1:43:20 Call Me By Your Name d. Luca Guadagnino
1:46:40 Baby Driver d. Edgar Wright
1:52:10 Blade Runner 2049 d. Denis Villeneuve
1:57:00 Honourable mentions:
20th Century Women d. Mike Mills
Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool d.Paul McGuigan
Ma Vie De Courgette d. Claude Barras
I Am Not Your Negro d. Raoul Peck
Atomic Blonde d. David Leitch
The Red Turtle d. Michael Dudok DeWitt
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