The Film Snob's Favorites of 2017

Flicks with The Film Snob

Feb 20 2018 | 5:02

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Show Notes

2017 was a horrible year, but the year in film wasn’t too bad. Chris Dashiell names his favorite 2017 releases. It’s that time of year when I talk about my favorite films of the previous year, which as you may remember, is a later time than most film critics because I wait a few weeks for some of the year-end movies to make it to a theater in my neck of the woods. And of course I use the word “favorites” rather than “best,” since there are so many films that I have not had a chance to see, many…

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