My experience has been that it's better not to write at length in the midst of an existential crisis - there's too many opportunities for narcissism, bathos, purple prose, and in general, putting something into print that I will regret later. As written, NOT by Abraham Lincoln or Mark Twain but by Maurice Switzer, it is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.
So yeah, as has been the pattern over these years of attrition, I didn't see enough movies, especially the ones that would actually benefit from my elevation, thus this list carries an asterisk and a side-eye from the cineastes that matter. Nevertheless, The Top 13 of 2017* (your mileage may vary):
13. I, TONYA
12. SLEIGHT
11. DUNKIRK
10. BABY DRIVER
9. PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN
8. THE SHAPE OF WATER
7. mother!
6. LADY BIRD
5. THE FLORIDA PROJECT
4. GET OUT
3. NOCTURAMA
2. PHANTOM THREAD
1. DAWSON CITY: FROZEN TIME
"Life's a mess, dude, but we're all just doing the best we can, you know."
(graphic arrangement courtesy of Jeff Gargas)
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All 8 of the movies we both saw are in both of our top 13s. The other 5 you listed I never saw. Mine as of now (I intend to see Call Me By Your Name, Molly's Game, I, Tonya and Good Time at least before locking my list):
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2. Dunkirk
3. Lady Bird
4. The Florida Project
5. Get Out
6. Phantom Thread
7. War For The Planet Of The Apes
8. The Post
9. The Shape Of Water
10. mother!
11. The Killing Of A Sacred Deer
12. Baby Driver
13. The Big Sick