Honorable Mentions (In Alphabetical Order): Coco, Darkest Hour, The Girl With All the Gifts, Kedi, The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), Okja, A Quiet Passion, The Post, The Shape of Water, T2 Trainspotting.
But she outdid herself in her first solo outing, the best film I saw in 2017.
The coming-of-age movie comes of age in Lady Bird, which brings impressive maturity and insight to one of the most clichéd film genres.
The Florida Project gives us a child’s-eye-view of life in a shabby Orlando motel; little Moonee (Prince) believes she lives in her own magical kingdom.