Awards season is about to start its big push. We still have Steven Spielberg’s historical drama, The Post, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread – which just so happens to be Daniel Day-Lewis’s last movie as well – on the horizon. But there’s been plenty to enjoy so far in 2017, a year of big movies and small movies and some tremendous movie moments in both. You may have forgotten about some of these – stuff moves pretty fast these days – so this Turkey Day, here’s 12 movie moments to be thankful for in 2017…
4The Audience Caught Off Guard by MOTHER!
The trailers for mother! promised an intensely weird thriller, but some people didn’t take into account the fact that Darren Aronofsky was directing and things would get weirder than they could even imagine. Curious ticket buyers saw Jennifer Lawrence, and the rest of the impressive cast, and walked into a hurricane of insanity they were not expecting.
People hated mother! It received an F cinemascore, and the box office was nonexistent. As for that cinemascore, well, Aronofsky should wear that as a badge of honor. This is a film for a niche audience, and it will find the right people over the next few years. Just wait until 2027, and you will start seeing 10-year anniversary think pieces popping up everywhere.
