Movies & TV Shows in 2017
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"A good movie can take you out of your dull funk and the hopelessness that so often goes with slipping into a theatre; a good movie can make you feel alive again, in contact, not just lost in another city. Good movies make you care, make you believe in possibilities again."
- Pauline Kael
Movies
(no rewatches)
1. La La Land - entertaining and gorgeous -
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2. The Dressmaker - overly creepy and weird -
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3. Hidden Figures - very well-done and enjoyable -
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4. To Walk Invisible - pretty but disjointed and lacking -
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5. Howl's Moving Castle - ok but not a great adaption -
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6. The Painted Veil - beautiful and moving -
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7. Jason Bourne - fairly ridiculous -
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8. Hero - a bit slow but very pretty -
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9. Always - pretty sweet -
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10. Queen of Katwe - heart-warming -
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11. The Dark Knight - pretty intense -
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12. Beauty and the Beast - not flawless but pretty and cute -
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13. Serenity - creepy but compelling -
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14. Chalet Girl - uninspiring -
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15. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days - pretty bad -
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16. The Fugitive - pretty entertaining -
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17. I Capture the Castle - fairly blah -
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18. The Light Between Oceans - odd, sad, and pretty -
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19. Jack Reacher - quite engaging -
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20. Jack Reacher: Never Going Back - very fun -
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21. Logan - gory but emotional -
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22. 2001: A Space Odyssey - super weird -
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23. The Prestige - dramatic and gripping -
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24. Jackie - quite haunting -
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25. Red Cliff - interesting but long -
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26. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 - flawed but amusing -
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27. Tombstone - uninspiring -
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28. Sing - cute with fun music -
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29. A Very Long Engagement - odd and disjointed -
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30. Ip Man 2 - fairly mediocre -
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31. Wonder Woman - absolutely amazing -
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32. Assassin's Creed - a waste of fab visuals -
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33. The Great Wall - actually really fun and pretty -
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34. The Lego Batman Movie - surprisingly hilarious and touching -
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35. Aiyyaa - just bad -
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36. Likes for Likes - pretty cute -
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37. Rules Don't Apply - basically terrible -
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38. Independence Day Resurgence - kinda meh -
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39. Student of the Year - lackluster -
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40. Jurassic Park - great special effects and suspense -
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41. Descendants 2 - good fun -
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42. Kiki's Delivery Service - cute and yet odd -
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43. Dunkirk - amazingly immersive experience -
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44. Spiderman Homecoming - more fun that I expected -
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45. Searching for Sugarman - fascinating and heart-warming -
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46. United Kingdom - sweet -
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47. House of Flying Daggers - gorgeous but disappointing plot -
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48. The Fog of War - interesting -
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49. A Man Called Ove - faithful and heart-warming adaption -
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50. Their Finest - ruined by melodrama -
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51. Howard's End - pretty but confusing -
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52. Blade Runner - great aesthetic but squicky and problematic -
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53. Queen of the Desert - terrible and boring -
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54. Mudbound - brutal and amazing -
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55. Thor 3 - somewhat fun but off tone -
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56. Murder on the Orient Express - overdramatic but pretty -
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57. Star Wars: The Last Jedi - indescribable -
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58. Kim Seondal - fairly good romp -
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59. A Christmas Prince - very cute and fun -
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60. Two Lights - beautiful short film -
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61. My Annoying Brother - ultimately emotional -
TV Shows & Miniseries
1. Goblin - sweet, funny, and emotional -
*
2. Brooklyn Nine Nine Season 4 - still entertaining -
*
3. Sherlock Season 4 - disappointing -
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4. Fresh Off the Boat Season Season 3 - cute and funny -
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5. Pitch - fairly engaging if soapy at times -
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6. Speechless - emotional, hilarious, and relatable -
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7. Superstore Season 2 - a bit gross but still sometimes funny -
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8. Arrested Development Season 1 - entertaining -
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9. Arrested Development Season 2 - silly but amusing -
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10. Elementary Season Season 5 - still pretty engaging if inconsistant -
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11. The Halcyon - interesting premise with a few unfortunate elements -
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12. Emerald City - dark but intriguing and pretty -
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13. Scorpion Season 3 - still good fun -
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14. The Librarians Season 3 - cheesy but sweet -
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15. Longmire Season 5 - really dark but still affecting -
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16. Legend of the Blue Sea - lackluster -
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17. This Is Us - interesting premise -
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18. Call the Midwife Season 6 - still sweet and emotional -
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19. Arang and the Magistrate - pretty fun -
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20. Z: The Beginning of Everything - somewhat interesting -
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21. Timeless Season 1 - silly at times but fun and clever -
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22. Powerless - cheesy but kind of funny -
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23. Saimdang Lights' Diary - pretty and interesting -
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24. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 - still gripping -
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25. Arrested Development Season 3 - ridiculous but distracting -
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26. Age of Youth - addicting with good characters -
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27. Never Die - too short and meh -
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28. General and I - extremely dramatic but intriguing and pretty -
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29. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo - fluffy -
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30. Firefly - odd and creepy but somewhat engaging -
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31. The Flash Season 3 - uninspiring -
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32. Arrow Season 5 - sometimes good -
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33. Shadowhunters Season 2 - a mix of terrible and fun -
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34. Chesapeake Shores - kind of cute -
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35. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon - disappointing -
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36. Queen In Hyun's Man - cute and fun -
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37. Perfect Wife - gripping and fascinating -
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38. Ruler: Master of the Mask - somewhat engaging -
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39. Healer - delightfully fun -
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40. 12 Monkeys Season 3 - gripping -
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41. Tree With Deep Roots - slow but interesting -
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42. Suspicious Partner - cute but flawed -
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43. Still Star Crossed - slightly cheesy but lovely and engaging -
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44. Fight My Way - delightful but some frustrating elements -
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45. Chicago Typewriter - disappointing attempt at a fab premise -
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46. Anne with an E - dark but mostly engaging -
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47. Ekaterina Season 2 - pretty and intriguing -
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48. My Only Love Song - surprisingly amusing -
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49. Shopping King Louis - fluffy and rather lackluster -
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50. Rebel Thief Who Stole the People - emotional and well-done -
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51. Strongest Deliveryman - super engaging -
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52. Marriage Not Dating - overly raunchy and disappointing -
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53. 1% of Something - terrible and misogynistic -
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54. Lookout - gripping and fun -
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55. Victoria Season 2 - pretty but lacking heart and cohesion -
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56. Sound of the Desert - intriguing -
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57. Oh My Venus - frustratingly ableist and fatphobic -
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58. School 2017 - cute and fairly entertaining -
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59. The Vietnam War - heart-rending -
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60. Temperature of Love - cuteness marred by frustrating love triangle -
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61. Superstore Season 3 - getting a bit meh -
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62. Vietnam: A Television History - interesting but could be in better format -
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63. Speechless Season 3 - still heart-warming and fun -
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64. Brooklyn Nine Nine Season 5 - satisfying -
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65. Fresh Off the Boat Season 4 - still entertaining -
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66. While You Were Sleeping - gripping and pretty -
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67. The Gifted - promisingly entertaining -
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68. This Life Is Our First - hilarious, emotional, and absorbing -
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69. My Secret Romance - pretty bad but shallowly pretty -
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70. Hwang Jin Yi - interesting so far -
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71. Secrets of Great British Castles - dramatic and fun -
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72. Lucky Romance - silly but fairly cute -
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73. Howards End - pretty and well acted -
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74. Kang Goo's Story - disjointed and incomprehensible -
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75. Pageturner - very well done -
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76. I Am Not A Robot - really silly but engaging -
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77. Just Between Lovers - intriguing and introspective -
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78. Tribes and Empires - sweeping and gorgeous -
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79. Longmire Season 6 - I'm ready for this show to be over -
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80. Victoria: Christmas Special - cute but lackluster writing -
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81. Hwayugi: A Korean Odyssey - v interesting set up and production -