61: Top 10 Films of 2017

by Dakota Arsenault | Posted on April 5, 2018May 7, 2023

Now that 2017 is firmly in the rear view mirror Dakota Arsenault and Mehek Seyid go over their favourite films of last year.

Dakota’s list:

3. Phantom Thread

2. Call Me By Your Name

1. A Ghost Story

Mehek’s list:

10. Sheikh Jackson

9. Mom and Dad/The Killing of a Sacred Deer

8. Lady Bird

7. The Shape of Water

6. Thor: Ragnarok

4. What Will People Say

2. Get Out

1. The Florida Project

Sean Chin’s favourite movie was Icarus.

Sammy Feilchenfeld’s favourite movie was Blade Runner 2049.

Honourable Mentions for Dakota: The Shape of Water, I, Tonya, Loving Vincent, Coco and Thor Ragnarok.

Honourable Mentions for Mehek: The Incredible Jessica James, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Free Fire, Colossal and Logan.

Notable Omissions Not Seen by Dakota: Personal Shopper, Lady Macbeth, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Beatriz at Dinner, All the Money in the World and A Fantastic Woman.

Notable Omissions Not Seen by Mehek: Logan Lucky, Good Time, Ingrid Goes West, Girl’s Trip and A Ghost Story.

Music from this episode is by Ministry of Interior Spaces and his song Hoyt Arboretum OR. Last week we premiered the music video and you can find out more at his Bandcamp where you can preorder his upcoming album.

About the author

Dakota Arsenault is the creator, host, producer and editor of Contra Zoom Pod. His favourite movies include The Life Aquatic, 12 Angry Men, Rafifi and Portrait of a Lady on Fire. He first started the podcast back in April of 2015 and has produced well over 250 episodes. Dakota is also a co-founder of the Cascadian Film and Television Critics Association.