Best of the Year 4-1

Well, here we are: the cream of the crop. Cinema doesn't get better than this. There were just so many great films out this year, too - it was pretty difficult to choose, and if I was going to write a list of honorable mentions, it would be far too long. Anyway, I'll get into it - here they are.

4. The Red Turtle

When its at its best, animated film can be completely transcendental. When people pick up a pencil, or as is pretty common these days (but no less valid) a computer program. The Red Turtle is one of those films. I loved it with every fibre of my being, and it has so many themes. It's about the importance of human relationships, mankind's relationship with nature, and what being a human actually means. It's a great film, and if you see any animated film this year, it should be this one.

3.  Blade Runner 2049

It's the film that's cemented Dennis Villeneuve as the best sci-fi director of the 21st century. Saying anything else about it almost feels a bit like a disservice, but there's no way the film can't be on this list. Of course, it's set after the original film, and develops that film's themes and the world created by Ridley Scott in that masterpiece. It's heartbreaking and and brilliant. 

2. Baby Driver

I am a big fan of Edgar Wright, but this may well be my favourite film of his. It's not exactly an intellectually stimulating film, but the sheer entertainment value of Baby Driver more than makes up for that. It's fast, funny, endlessly stylish, and the most fun you'll have watching a film all year. I can guarantee that.

1.  Moonlight

Could it be anything else? Moonlight is everything that a film should be. The final act of this film has some of the best acting I have ever seen - it really is that good. There's such a strong emotional centre, and I truly believe this will go down as a landmark piece of cinema. It's astonishing - go and see it.