2017 was another incredible and exciting year for film, complete with a diverse array of unbelievable indies and higher caliber sequels than we've had in recent year's past. Like we'll probably say every year: it was difficult to whittle down our favorites to a list of ten. But, as is the end of the year tradition, we've braved through the difficulty and crafted our picks for what we consider to be the most unique and masterful standout films of the past year.

We're a smaller indie blog and don't get the opportunity to see every film, so this is solely based on the 70+ films we were able to see. Also, as the subtleties of taste buds seem to differ from person to person, it's highly unlikely that we'll be in complete agreement, but if you let us know your thoughts in the comments section below, we'd love to have a conversation over the past year's lot of fantastic films.

Without further ado, here's our top picks for 2017: