20 Best Movies Of 2017

6. Moonlight

And the Best Picture winner is...

Moonlight taking the top prize at the Oscars was somewhat overshadowed by the farce surround its awarding, but put that aside and it's easy to see why voters plumped for it in the first place.

Barry Jenkins' coming-of-age story follows Chiron from child to teen to adult, dealing with his identity, masculinity, and sexuality. The film has traces of City of God and The Wire, to name but two, but Jenkins creates something that's all his own; it's a film that's utterly mesmerising and incredibly moving.

Naomie Harris and in particular Mahershala Ali are superb in supporting roles, while the trio of actors portraying Chiron - Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, and Trevante Rhodes - all do excellent work to connect the three parts of his life.

With Moonlight, Jenkins announces himself as a writer-director with a unique voice and style, while cinematographer James Laxton imbues the film with a gorgeous, almost dreamlike quality. It's a hugely important movie, and one that will strike a chord with most who watch it, leaving you with as much aching and longing as the characters themselves