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02nd Aug 2017

Top film critic picks the best and worst movies of the year so far

Some big titles are left off. Agree with these picks?

Paul Moore

Some big titles are left off. Agree with these picks?

Right now, there’s an abundance of quality movies for film fans to see in their local cinema. Dunkirk, Baby Driver, The Big Sick, War for the Planet of the Apes, It Comes at Night and Spider-Man: Homecoming have all earned impressive reviews, but as the summer blockbuster season reaches its end, Oscar season is quickly approaching.

With films like Detroit, The Paper ,Suburbicon, Goodbye, Christopher Robin, Darkest Hour and The Current War all set to be released in the coming months, it appears that film fans are in for a treat.

Oh yeah, we also have the small matter of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Thor: Ragnarok, The Dark Tower, IT and plenty more to look forward to.

If you’re heading to the cinema, one man that consistently gives an honest, intelligent and entertaining opinion is the renowned film critic Mark Kermode.

As BBC Radio 5 listeners will know, Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review is arguably the best film show in the country so you can trust their opinion.

Despite the fact that it’s only August, Kermode has cast his eye over the best and worst releases of the year. Here’s his take on…

The ten best films:

10) Wonder Woman

9) Prevenge

8) Get Out

7) Baby Driver

6) My Life As a Courgette

5) Toni Erdmann

4) The Red Turtle

3) The Levelling

2) Raw

1) Moonlight

Other mentions: A Monster Calls, Heal the Living, The Handmaiden, Logan, Handsome Devil, Okja, Elle, By the Time it Gets Dark, A Quiet Passion, 20th Century Women.

Clip via – A24

The worst films:

10) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

9) Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge

8) Slack Bay

7) The Mummy

6) Chips

5) Alien: Covenant

4) King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

3) Transformers: The Last Knight

2) Rings

1) Wolves at the Door

You can find Kermode’s reasoning for every film in the links below.

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