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The 10 Best Movies of 2017 (So Far) Last year at this time, things were looking pretty bleak in film world. Moviegoers were suffering through  one of the worst summers in recent memory , and things would get much worse before they got any better. 2017 has had its fair share of stinkers, but for all the hand-wringing about the death of cinema and the ascension of television, the first six months of the year have produced a slew of instant classics — so many, in fact, that if 2017 ended tomorrow, there would still be more than enough options to fill out a very respectable year-end top ten list. So why not get a jump on the list-making right now? As we begin the countdown to awards season, the staff of ScreenCrush convened to select ten films to represent the best of the year so far. There was a fair amount of consensus about the top picks, and enough agreement throughout that editors  Matt Singer ,  Erin Oliver Whitney , and  B...

REVIEW: 'EASTWATCH' WAS OUR  MOST REVELATORY EPISODE OF THE SEASON SO FAR. 'Eastwatch' was all about providing answers to some of the burning questions on the mind of the faithful viewers and it did well to drive crucial plot points as we move (sadly) closer towards the final stretch of the season.  I had already suspected prior to seeing, that this episode five would be fuckery on auto pilot. (I was on my three eyed raven shit) I sniffed the BS, before it happened, but HBO and the gang still snuck a few gems here and there. Brace yourselves.  The Mad Queen lives!!! So turns out  Dany doesn't hang people, she burns em (big surprise😒). From the "non knee benders" to the casual every day traitor.  The judgment is still the same swoosh, dracarys. Episode five began on a sour note. Sam Tarley's folks, Papa Tarley and the valiant and adorable Dickon Talley (his name is Dickon 😂😂), were transformed into bacon, regardless of...

Star Wars: 15 Worst Things The Jedi Ever Did Star Wars  has the clearest demarcation of hero and villain, even more so than  The Transformers  with Autobots and Decepticons or GI Joe and Cobra. In  Star Wars , it’s the dark side and the light. Well, clearly, the guys that dress in black and admittedly even call themselves users of the “dark side of the Force” are probably not the good guys. But they are, in theory. Why they would actually agree to being called the villains is a flaw in the franchise (if not just bad PR on their part). The Jedi themselves aren’t exactly saints, despite being portrayed that way. We’re not saying that  the Jedi are the true villains  and the Sith are misunderstood, but there are times that they really, really needed to stand back and consider how awful some of their actions made them look. There are minor things like lying for no real reason, and then there are things like launching a coup d’état and covering...