JR Late Night Blogs: Music Videos of the Year 2019

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2019 gave birth to many great and so amazing music. It was a challenge for me to create this list as music is becoming more global than ever. Still, music and video that are noteworthy in terms of aesthetics, messaging and buzz are what made my selection for Music Videos of the Year 2019.

Since the inception of this list, I made sure that at least one artist would get at least two spots on my list to emphasize that same artist's prominence during the past year. Lady Gaga (2010 and 2011), Bruno Mars (2010), Usher (2010), Rihanna (2010, 2011 and 2016), Katy Perry (2010, 2011), Nicki Minaj (2012), Miley Cyrus (2013), Justin Bieber (2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016), Selena Gomez (2016), Ed Sheeran (2017), Dua Lipa (2017) and Ariana Grande (2018) are those artists that got such privilege on my lists. Starting this year, however, only one entry per artist would be allowed accommodating their best feature for the year and ultimately, to allow more artists to get featured on my yearly list.

My list this year is comprised of the usual entries since my blog's beginning. We have Justin Bieber (#9), Taylor Swift (#3) and Katy Perry (#2). Debuting on my yearly list at #1 is the Jonas Brothers' hit "Sucker" which featured all their wives at the video's forefront. I named it as my music video of the year for how unique and daring the concept was especially for a boy band and how great the direction and design was for the video. At #2 is the hit by Katy Perry and Zedd that evoked messaging on the reality of human emotion. The video by Selena Gomez that was purely shot on an iPhone is also listed on this year's list. Regardless of the video capturing device used, the video for Lose You To Love Me was still an accomplishment in aesthetics. One unusual entry on my list is the 1994 Christmas hit by Mariah Carey which saw an updated release this year. The same song would earn Mariah Carey the distinction of having at least one #1 Billboard Hot 100 song for the past four decades. This year, collaboration seems to be the theme as half of the entries were from a duo or a group. Also, Korean dominance in pop is without question. In the history of my list, only two artists have got the chance to be listed - PSY (2013 and 2014) and Momoland (2018). This year, TWICE gets a mention on my list. After his Eastside entry last year, only Khalid maintains a spot from last year's roster of artists.

Note that all entries on this list are of my own preference and were not ranked based on charts or views on YouTube.

JR's MUSIC VIDEOS OF THE YEAR - 2019 METHODOLOGY:

For a music and its corresponding music video to qualify on the list, the music must be dominating airwaves within the year, a favorite earworm amongst all, and its video must be aesthetically beautiful and innovative. Songs which doesn't have their corresponding music video, however, are disqualified in the selection process. Even lyric videos are not allowed to be in the list. In order to qualify as a 2019 music video, the music videos in the list must have been released worldwide on YouTube between 01 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 and must be available for viewing in the Philippines. No local entries, however, are qualified.

To accommodate more artists to be featured on my yearly list, only one entry per artist would be allowed regardless if they are the main track artist or just a featured artist. The best video by the artist would be the one to get a slot if two or more of their videos was part of my shortlist.

All YouTube views in the list were as of 12 January 2018 (5PM).
 

JR'S Music Videos of the Year - 2019

Rank	Music Videos of the Year	Main Artist	Video Release
1	Sucker	Jonas Brothers	March 2019
2	365	Zedd, Katy Perry	February 2019
3	You Need To Calm Down	Taylor Swift	June 2019
4	FANCY	TWICE	April 2019
5	Señorita	Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello	June 2019
6	All I Want For Christmas Is You	Mariah Carey	December 2019
7	Lose You To Love Me	Selena Gomez	October 2019
8	Talk	Khalid	March 2019
9	I Don't Care	Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber	May 2019
10	Circles	Post Malone	September 2019

Get back to previous JR Late Night Blogs' Music Videos of the Year lists:

2018   |   2017   |   2016   |   2015   |   2013   |   2012   |   2011   |   2010

#1	SUCKER by Jonas Brothers

Song Genre:  Weekly Billboard Hot 100 Peak:  Year-End Billboard Hot 100 Rank:  Current YouTube Views:  Video Release Date:  Music Video Source:

Pop 1 10 244,287,392 01 March 2019 >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnAmeh0-E-U

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This is the DEBUT entry of JONAS BROTHERS in JR's Music Videos of the Year list.

JR Late Night Blogs: Movies of the Year 2019

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2019 gave birth to many great and so amazing films. Making this year's movie list was, for me, really difficult. Too many films to mention but it all comes to which 10 have the most impact and, well, are the best for the past year. With narrative movies buzzing to zeitgeist, allow me to present my selection for Movies of the Year 2019.

Word of mouth can make great impact thereby influencing what people would line up in the cinemas. While Avengers: Endgame seems like last year's movie blockbuster, buzz was more on how superb the story, as well as the acting and direction, of the movies Joker and Parasite, two of some of my picks as the best of 2019, the later being my #1 Movie of 2019. It didn't take long for these two movies to be the talk of the world, through social media and box office and even the awards season circuit which rarely recognizes films of foreign nature and films based on comic books. The same two movies I highly recommend due to the messaging it evokes to the viewer. Some of this generation's greatest, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, also released movies last 2019 which may be long but still worth the watch. Martin would release his magnum opus on Netflix where I would also watch The Two Popes and Marriage Story. That's three entries from Netflix this 2019, in addition to last year's Roma. 2017 had 3 horror films. 2018 had 2 horror films. 2019 dwindled to just one horror film on my list. It was a battle between The Lighthouse, Midsommar, and Us for the last place but Jordan Peele's social commentary gets it. Comedy is dominant this 2019 and occupied much of my list. For the second year in a row, no animated film (yes, even Toy Story 4) makes the cut.



JR's MOVIES OF THE YEAR - 2019 METHODOLOGY:

Films included in the list must have been released on an international scale including the Philippines. Films that saw their release on an online streaming platform (such as Netflix) have also been included in this year's edition of the list, provided they are accessible in the Philippines. The selection of movies must have been released in the Philippines between 01 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 regardless if the film was released within the year 2018 in the United States or in any other country. To be qualified as a feature film, the length of the movie must be greater than an hour. No movie re-releases on HD or IMAX were included in the list (such movies had already been premiered in the past). Remakes of old films are allowed.

JR's Movies of the Year - 2019

Rank	Movies of the Year	Movie Genre	Month of PH Release
1	Parasite	Comedy	Aug 2019
2	Joker	Drama	Oct 2019
3	Once Upon A Time In Hollywood	Comedy	Aug 2019
4	Avengers: Endgame	Action	Apr 2019
5	The Irishman	Biography	Nov 2019 (Netflix)
6	Marriage Story	Drama	Dec 2019 (Netflix)
7	The Favourite	Comedy	Feb 2019
8	The Two Popes	Comedy	Dec 2019 (Netflix)
9	Knives Out	Mystery	Nov 2019
10	Us	Horror	Mar 2019

Get back to previous JR Late Night Blogs' Movies of the Year lists:

2018    |   2017   |   2016   |   2015   |   2013   |   2012   |   2011   |   2010

#1	PARASITE (August 2019)

Movie Genre:	Comedy
Director/s:	Bong Joon Ho
Producer/s:	Young-hwan Jang  |  Bong Joon Ho  |  Sin-ae Kwak  |  Yang-kwon Moon
Writer/s:	Bong Joon Ho  |  Jin Won Han
Distributors:	Neon
MPAA Rating:  MTRCB Rating:	R R-13
Total Running Time:	2 hours, 12 minutes
Cast Overview:	Kang-ho Song as Kim Ki-taek, Sun-kyun Lee as Park Dong-ik, Yeo-jeong Jo as Park Yeon-kyo, Woo-sik Choi as Kim Ki-woo

"Korean Satirical Masterpiece on Social Classes"
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JR Late Night Blogs: Music Videos of the Year 2018

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While I would be attributed much to my like for movies through my movie reviews and "Movies of the Year" and "Filipino Movies of the Year" lists, I also have been listing my 10 favorite music videos for each year of the past 9 years (except 2014) with due credit to a music videos' sound and visual. A good music video would comprise of touching and sentimental lyrics, catchy and earworm tune and an aesthetically pleasing, astounding and innovative video. This year's list has been a product of very difficult selection yet also, love.

Changes would be applied to my methodology for this year. Each music video in this list was selected based on its entirety not anymore by scoring separately for its music and its video. The rule of disqualifying music videos having less than 100,000,000 views on YouTube has also been removed to accommodate good ones which might not have reached the specified mark. Basically, every music video I would selected for this year's list has been on my own preference.

Summary of the List:
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Intro    |    Methodology    |   Records    |    Data Sources    |    Photo Credits

JR's MUSIC VIDEOS OF THE YEAR - 2018 METHODOLOGY:

1. For a music and its corresponding music video to qualify on the list, the music must be dominating airwaves within the year, a favorite earworm amongst all, and its video must be aesthetically beautiful and innovative. 
2. Songs which doesn't have their corresponding music video, however, are disqualified in the selection process. Even lyric videos are not allowed to be in the list.
3. In order to qualify as a 2018 music video, the music videos in the list must have been released worldwide on YouTube between 01 January 2018 to 31 December 2018 and must be available for viewing in the Philippines. No local entries, however, are qualified.
4. All YouTube views in the list were as of 13 January 2018 (5PM). All numbers have been rounded up to the nearest millions (to accommodate possible view increase within the day of blog release). 

JR'S Music Videos of the Year - 2018

Rank	Music Videos of the Year	Main Artist	Video Release
1	No Tears Left To Cry	Ariana Grande	April 2018
2	Without Me	Halsey	October 2018
3	Mooo!	Doja Cat	August 2018
4	Anna Wintour	Azealia Banks	May 2018
5	APESHIT	The Carters	June 2018
6	This Is America	Childish Gambino	May 2018
7	Eastside	Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid	July 2018
8	Bboom Bboom	Momoland	January 2018
9	Youngblood	5 Seconds of Summer	August 2018
10	Breathin'	Ariana Grande	November 2018

Get back to previous JR Late Night Blogs' Music Videos of the Year lists:

2017   |   2016   |   2015   |   2013   |   2012   |   2011   |   2010

#1

NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY  (Ariana Grande)

Song Genre:  Weekly Billboard Hot 100 Peak:  Year-End Billboard Hot 100 Rank:  Current YouTube Views:

Pop 3 20 706,979,910

Video Release Date:	19 April 2018
YouTube Channel:	>>> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9CoOnJkIBMdeijd9qYoT_g
Music Video Source:	>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffxKSjUwKdU

"Right now, I'm in a state of mind
I wanna be in like all the time"

The past year has got to be definitely Ariana Grande's year. She made amazing songs and music videos that are worth the watch and hear. The question is, which one would be the best? For me, though, it just have to be "No Tears Left To Cry." It has to be the better bet even against her recent outing, "Thank U, Next." The choreography and editing of this music video just have to amaze you especially when you would learn how scenes involving Ariana twisting, moving and hanging were made. The artistry and attention to detail in this music video was also astounding. I commend most especially the one with the revolving hallway and the windows still showing the skyscraper backdrop, it's both beautiful and simply, jaw-dropping. Else, still jaw-dropping. It just shock me that she didn't win the Video of the Year and even the Artist of the Year from 2018's MTV Video Music Awards. Sorry, but for me Camila's win is underwhelming and undeserving even the video is not list worthy to be Music Video of the Year. So, I have to give it to Ariana for making one of the best music videos of the past year, hell, maybe even this decade. It's the feel good song (and video) I need the past year.

This is the 3RD entry of Ariana Grande in JR's Music Videos of the Year list.
Ariana Grande's last entry was "Breathin'" (#10, 2018)

JR Late Night Blogs: Filipino Movies of the Year 2018

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There's no failure on experiencing quality films that invested so much on story, direction and acting. In fact, the more should you be proud of spending time and money on one when it was made and produced by your own countrymen. Filipino films has never died down. It is presently bustling with imagination and aesthetics that are just amazing.

This list may have just started last year but Filipino films are on a roll especially independent ones that I just have it be continued and already be part as yearly tradition with my Movies of the Year and Music Videos of the Year lists. It's rare for me to list dramas and romance on the top of the list as usually I place those that are commercially successful and critically acclaimed at the same time at the top. But for the first time ever in my yearly movies list, drama would dominate my list and a romance film would notch the highest spot. Never Not Love You is for me, the best film of the year, as it seems to be the movie needed right now for this millenial generation of toxic and speedy relationships. Both Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino and the Metro Manila Film Festival would each have two entries this year, down from three each last year which only gave room for two non-festival movies. Now, we have half the list be with non-festival films where one is accessible online through Netflix. Now, I end my introduction. Here are my picks for the 10 Filipino movies that defined 2018:

Summary of the List:
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Intro    |    Methodology    |    Records    |    Data Sources    |    Photo Credits

JR's FILIPINO MOVIES OF THE YEAR - 2018 METHODOLOGY:

1. Films included in the list must be directed, produced, written and starred majorly by Filipinos.
2. The list took into consideration those Filipinos movies premiered or released between 25 December 2017 to 24 December 2018 through a wide domestic release. 
3. Movies that are screened for a limited audience or movies that lack accessibility for a regular Filipino movie viewer even outside of Metro Manila are excluded from the list. Movies released through online streaming platforms (except those released on Netflix) were also excluded from the list.
4. Movies from the Metro Manila Film Festival of 2017 were taken into consideration since majority of their release frame took place in the year of 2018. Movies, however, from the Metro Manila Film Festival of 2018 are yet to be included for next year's list.
5. No movie remasters in HD or IMAX were included in the list (such movies had already been premiered in the past).

JR's Filipino Movies of the Year - 2018

Rank	Movies of the Year	Movie Genre	Month of Release	JR's Score
1	Never Not Love You	Romance	Mar 2018	10.0
2	Signal Rock	Drama	Aug 2018 (PPP)	10.0
3	Siargao	Drama	Dec 2017 (MMFF)	10.0
4	Ang Babaeng Allergic Sa Wifi	Comedy	Aug 2018 (PPP)	10.0
5	BuyBust	Action	Aug 2018	9.8
6	Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral	Biography	Sept 2018	9.5
7	Ang Larawan	Musical	Dec 2017 (MMFF)	9.4
8	Mr. and Mrs. Cruz	Drama	Jan 2018	9.4

#1

NEVER NOT LOVE YOU (March 2018)

JR's Score: (10/10) "OUTSTANDING"

Movie Genre:	Romance
Director/s:	Antoinette Jadaone
Writer/s:	Antoinette Jadaone
Producers / Distributors:	Viva Films, Project 8 Corner San Joaquin Projects
MTRCB Rating:	PG
Total Running Time:	1 hour, 40 minutes
Cast Overview:	James Reid, Nadine Lustre

"A Glimpse At Young Millenial Love"
I just have to place this film on top. Never have I seen a too much relatable Filipino film targeted at the millenial generation until now. "Never Not Love You" exemplifies the realities of toxic and speedy relationships currently existent in today's society. Long-distance relationships and pursuance of own individual careers are just a few issues that this film handled with care and diligence. James Reid and Nadine Lustre may have made their best film with this one and I hope they make more like this. Better yet, Philippine cinema makes use of real life scenarios than cheesy ones. Antoinette Jadaone's use of environment and colorful lighting are also worth the commendation.

*watched on 29 November 2018

Read JR's Full Review of Never Not Love You:
...review coming out soon...

JR Late Night Blogs: Movies of the Year 2018

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Movies have indeed gone a long way. This year was no different offering a diverse selection of stories and visions that is true to the human vibe and spirit. The past year showed us many ideas and visuals we, probably, never seen before. It would come as a special year, as we witnessed some of the best Hollywood has yet to offer in this modern era of film.

Last year, we saw a black superhero join mainstream the likes of Iron Man and Captain America proving no color can define a true superhero. Later, humanity would have to brace themselves against the titan who would wreak massive destruction upon the collection of the six Infinity Stones. Box office records would be shattered by the aforementioned. The LGBT has to be so proud when a film targeted towards the harsh reality of coming out. It would be the first gay teenage romance to be released by a major studio in the United States, a landmark indeed. Horror had witnessed it's transition from merely jump scares and ghosts to more melodramatic tales of love and sacrifice amidst silence and mourning. Netflix would also bring us the mighty movie "Roma", a personal movie for director Alfonso Cuaron, focusing on a maid's life within the political and economic landscape of an old Mexico. This would make the first Netflix exclusive entry in my Movies of the Year list. The past year gave witness to Lady Gaga at her finest act as Ally Maine and Rami Malek at his fabulous portrayal of the fabulous Freddie Mercury proving musicals are not dead and still damn worth the watch. And finally, we would fall in love with the unlikely fairy tale between man and fish and enrage in fury with a mother's failed attempt at justice. To the tears I shed and goosebumps I felt, here now are my picks for the 10 movies that defined 2018. For the first time, no animated film makes the cut.

Summary of the List:
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Intro    |    Methodology    |    Records    |    Data Sources    |    Photo Credits



JR's MOVIES OF THE YEAR - 2018 METHODOLOGY:

1. Films included in the list must have been released on an international scale including the Philippines. Filipino films aren't included, however, as they are entitled on a list of their own.
2. Films that saw their release on an online streaming platform (such as Netflix) have also been included in this year's edition of the list, provided they are accessible in the Philippines.
3. The selection of movies must have been released in the Philippines between 01 January 2018 to 31 December 2018 regardless if the film was released within the year 2017 in the United States and in any other country.
4. No movie re-releases on HD or IMAX were included in the list (such movies had already been premiered in the past).
5. The list is non-reflective of scores obtained on their corresponding reviews but rather on the movie's impact and influence within the year as weighed by JR.

JR's Movies of the Year - 2018

Rank	Movies of the Year	Movie Genre	Month of PH Release	JR's Score
1	The Shape of Water	Fantasy	Feb 2018	10.0
2	A Star Is Born	Drama	Oct 2018	10.0
3	Black Panther	Action	Feb 2018	10.0
4	Love, Simon	Comedy	May 2018	10.0
5	Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri	Comedy	Feb 2018	9.9
6	Hereditary	Horror	Jun 2018	9.9
7	Roma	Drama	Dec 2018 (NF)	9.9
8	Bohemian Rhapsody	Biography	Oct 2018	9.7
9	Avengers: Infinity War	Action	Apr 2018	9.5
10	A Quiet Place	Horror	Apr 2018	9.5

Get back to previous JR Late Night Blogs' Movies of the Year lists:

2017   |   2016   |   2015   |   2013   |   2012   |   2011   |   2010

#1

THE SHAPE OF WATER (February 2018)

JR's Score: (10/10) "OUTSTANDING"

Movie Genre:	Fantasy
Director/s:	Guillermo del Toro
Producer/s:	Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale
Writer/s:	Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
Distributors:	Fox Searchlight
MPAA Rating:  MTRCB Rating:	R R-13
Total Running Time:	1 hour, 59 minutes
Cast Overview:	Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Octavia Spencer

"They Lived Happily Ever After...""
"The Shape of Water" is, hands down, the best motion picture I have seen from the past year. It's an epic fairy tale starred by a mute woman (Elisa) and a beautiful amphibian who are just but pawns. An unlikely love story would spruce from the two which would spawn a plan for escape with the help of a black co-worker and gay confidant, which are symbolic of minorities being heroes. I have to give it to Guillermo del Toro for bringing me one of the best experiences of the past year. I would remember the time I watched the movie at a local SM Cinema ready in anticipation to what this Best Picture of yesteryear's Academy Awards has to offer. It really did not disappoint. I never anticipated such a hopeful story in what seems to have been a tragic one. Prepare to shed tears of joy and sadness when watching this one. 

*watched on 09 March 2018 at SM Cinemas (SM Rosales)

Read JR's Full Review of The Shape of Water:
https://jrlatenight.blogspot.com/2018/03/moviereviews-TheShapeOfWater.html

JR Late Night Blogs: Movies of the Year 2017

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Here comes the big one, JR's annual listing of the 10 best movies of the year. From 2010's original list of 20 movies, we lessen it down to just the 10 of JR's highly reviewed, a definitive list of the best indeed of 2017. For the first time, we won't be having any honorable mentions in JR's Movies of the Year list, and such will probably be the case in JR's future releases of this blog. All records or statistics mentioned here stand and continue to date back from JR's very first list.

2017 has been a great year for horror, three of this year's entries are horror flicks and for the first time, we have a horror movie nagging the top spot in JR's annual list. "Get Out" is named as JR's Movie of the Year 2017. A movie that depicts racial relations in America but on a horrific setting, "Get Out" is one of the most highly praised film of the past year making it a possibility of a Best Picture nod in the 2018 Academy Awards. JR loves horror so much and this film is the best so far this modern age has the offer. In fact, "Get Out" is the first original non-sequel film to be ranked at the top spot in JR's list. From all past lists of JR's Movies of the Year, the top spot has always been named towards a sequel movie from a blockbuster franchise or universe (2016: "Captain America Civil War" from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, 2015: "Jurassic World" from the Jurassic Park franchise, 2013: "The Hunger Games Catching Fire" from The Hunger Games franchise, 2012: "Skyfall" from the James Bond franchise, 2011: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" from the Harry Potter franchise, 2010: "Toy Story 3" from the Toy Story franchise). Two other horror movies are in this year list ranked at #3 and #9. Way back 2016, we also have three horror movies in the list making this year a consecutive great year for horror.

Second place goes to La La Land, the failed "Best Picture" winner against "Moonlight". The question is why did JR list the movie only this year. The answer is simple, it got only its wide release in the Philippines last January 2017 despite it being released in the United States on December 2016. All films in this list are based on their wide screening in the Philippines as such is the country of origin of this blog.

Marvel still continues to be in JR's list for the 7th consecutive time with Thor: Ragnarok entering at Top 10. This is the first time, however, since 2010 that Marvel doesn't have an entry within the Top 5 after the past 5 lists had one (2011: Captain America The First Avenger at #5, 2012: The Avengers at #3, 2013: Iron Man 3 at #2, 2015: Avengers Age of Ultron at #5, and 2016: Captain America Civil War at #1) Way back 2010, Marvel has Iron Man 2 at #11.

As 2016 had Captain America as its biggest star, 2017 hails a hero against racism.

Summary of the List:
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Intro    |    Methodology    |    Records    |    Data Sources    |    Photo Credits



JR's MOVIES OF THE YEAR - 2017 METHODOLOGY:

1. All movies have to be watched and reviewed by JR during the year that was 2017. 
2. The list includes all films released widely on an international scale. Filipino films are NOT anymore entitled to be in this list since they have a list of their own. (Click here to check JR's Filipino Movies of 2017)
3. The selection of movies must have also been released in the Philippines between 01 January 2017 to 31 December 2017 regardless if the film was released within the year 2016 in the United States.
4. No movie re-releases in HD or IMAX were included in the list (such movies had already been premiered in the past).

• NOTE: All box office numbers are taken from Box Office Mojo as of 08 January 2018.

SCORING GUIDE:    10 - Masterpiece      9 - Excellent      8 - Awesome      7 - Alright      6 - Okay

5 - Mediocre 4 - Boring 3 - Bad 2 - Disappointment 1 - Worthless

JR's Movies of the Year - 2017

Rank	Movies of the Year	Movie Genre	Month of PH Release	JR's Score
1	Get Out	Horror	Mar 2017	10.0
2	La La Land	Musical	Jan 2017	10.0
3	It	Horror	Sept 2017	10.0
4	Blade Runner 2049	Sci-Fi	Oct 2017	10.0
5	Coco	Animation	Nov 2017	10.0
6	Wonder Woman	Action	Jun 2017	10.0
7	War For The Planet Of The Apes	Sci-Fi	Jul 2017	10.0
8	Beauty And The Beast	Fantasy	Mar 2017	10.0
9	Annabelle: Creation	Horror	Aug 2017	10.0
10	Thor: Ragnarok	Action	Nov 2017	9.0

Get back to previous JR Late Night Blogs' Movies of the Year lists:

Movies of 2016 | Movies of 2015 | Movies of 2013 | Movies of 2012 | Movies of 2011 | Movies of 2010

#1

GET OUT (2017)

JR's Score: (10/10) "MASTERPIECE"

Movie Genre:	Horror
Director/s:	Jordan Peele
Writer/s:	Jordan Peele
Producers / Distributors:	Universal
MPAA Rating:  MTRCB Rating:	R R-13
Total Running Time:	1 hours, 43 minutes
Production Budget:	$4.5 million
Worldwide Box Office:  Philippine Box Office:	$254,329,516 $108,944 (Php 5,466,374 at $1 = Php 50.18)
Critics Scores:	84 out of 100, Universal Acclaim (Metacritic) 7.7 / 10 (IMDb) 99% (Rotten Tomatoes)
Cast Overview:	Daniel Kaluuya, Alison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford

"The Real Horrors of the African American Experience "
Who said social issues can't be an amazing source material for a horror movie. Well, Jordan Peele just created one with this horrific masterclass from 2017. Reminiscent and an ode to classic horror flicks, Get Out brings us to a black man's visit towards his white girlfriend's mansion in what appears to be a set-up for him to become the body or host for another elderly white man or woman's mind or brain. Get Out is a plot on the idea of playing God to enforce immortality of humans. With use of symbolism reflective of racial relations towards African Americans in the United States, Get Out is not your ordinary horror movie that banks on scary ghosts or haunted houses but rather on social issues which continue to haunt our society up to this day. Jordan Peele includes this film in a genre called "social thrillers" which he plans to expand in the future. Get Out is hands down the best movie of 2017.

Read JR's Full Review of Get Out:
https://jrlatenight.blogspot.com/2018/01/moviereviews-GetOut.html

JR Late Night Blogs: Music Videos of the Year 2017

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It has been 7 years since JR released his very first Music Videos of the Year list way back 2010. Down memory lane, JR lists the 20 of the best music videos the year has to offer with 5 honorable mentions being made. In this year's edition of the list, JR restructures the list to have 10 of the best or let's just say JR's definitive music videos for the year but for the first time, JR will not have his honorable mentions included in this blog. However, all records or statistics mentioned continue to date back from JR's very first list.

JR selects on a wide array of music which have their own corresponding videos from the year that was 2017. JR's pick for the top Music Video of the Year 2017 comes from Ed Sheeran's numerous releases for the year. His "Perfect" earned worldwide success just recently but even before that, in the local Philippines, the song was already a huge success dominating the air waves in the country. The second spot goes to this year's winner of the MTV Video Music Awards, "HUMBLE." by Kendrick Lamar. Why #2? While the list is named Music Videos of the Year, JR ranks the music videos based on music (60%) more than video (40%). While HUMBLE.'s video might look better, Ed Sheeran's "Perfect" song complemented by its beautiful narrative video was for JR more striking, meaningful and an emotion-grabber. The top two are greatly of different genres and for the first time even JR lists a hip hop song at a record high of #2. JR is not much of a hip hop fan, so to make it to JR's list, the top 5 even, just means you are special and really one of his favorites for the year. Way back 2011, however, JR lists the first hip hop video within the top 5, "Lighters" by Bad Meets Evil, making Kendrick Lamar second from the genre within the yearly top 5. "HUMBLE." by Kendrick Lamar hits a record high of top 2 for the Hip Hop genre. The question is if we will have a Music Video of the Year that is of Hip Hop or of pure Rap genre in the future. In JR Late Night Blogs' history, only Pop and House (Electronic) genres nagged the highest spot in the list. This year belongs, however, to Ed Sheeran, who continues the Pop genre trend for the top 1 spot, and Dua Lipa who both have two entries in this year's list. JR won't mention any other entries in this introduction. Behold, we start with JR's master listing of the best music videos of 2017. Sorry, no Despacito in this list.

Summary of the List:
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Intro    |    Methodology    |   Records    |    Data Sources    |    Photo Credits

JR's MUSIC VIDEOS OF THE YEAR - 2017 METHODOLOGY:

1. For a music and its corresponding music video to qualify in the list, the music must be meaningful and airwave dominating for the year. It must be a favorite earworm amongst all. The video must be aesthetically beautiful and innovative. (60% Song, 40% Video)
2. Songs which doesn't have their corresponding music video, however, are disqualified in the selection process. Even lyric videos are not anymore allowed to be in the list.
3. In order to qualify as a 2017 music video, the music videos in the list must have been released worldwide on YouTube between 01 January 2017 to 31 December 2017 and must be available in the Philippines for viewing. No local entries, however, are qualified.
4. To make the selection of entries easier, only music videos with more than 100,000,000 views are qualified to be in the list.
5. All YouTube views in the list were as of 05 January 2018. All numbers have been rounded up to the nearest millions (to accommodate possible view increase within the day of blog release). 

JR'S Music Videos of the Year - 2017

Rank	Music Videos of the Year	Main Artist	Video Release
1	Perfect	Ed Sheeran	November 2017
2	HUMBLE.	Kendrick Lamar	March 2017
3	New Rules	Dua Lipa	July 2017
4	Scared To Be Lonely	Martin Garrix	January 2017
5	Too Good At Goodbyes	Sam Smith	September 2017
6	Castle On The Hill	Ed Sheeran	January 2017
7	Symphony	Clean Bandit	March 2017
8	There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back	Shawn Mendes	June 2017
9	Mama	Jonas Blue	May 2017
10	Look What You Made Me Do	Taylor Swift	August 2017

Get back to previous JR Late Night Blogs' Music Videos of the Year lists:

Music of 2016 | Music of 2015 | Music of 2013 | Music of 2012 | Music of 2011 | Music of 2010

#1

PERFECT  (Ed Sheeran)

Weekly Billboard Hot 100 Peak:  Year-End Billboard Hot 100 Rank:	#1 n/a	Current YouTube Views: Philippine Hot 100 Peak:	458,000,000  #1
Video Release Date:	09 November 2017	Song Genre:	Pop
YouTube Channel:	>>> https://www.youtube.com/user/EdSheeran
Music Video Source:	>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vv-BfVoq4g

"I know I have met an angel in person, she looks perfect
I don't deserve this, you look perfect tonight"

The year 2017 definitely belongs to Ed Sheeran's wide array of future classics that are real-to-life and tearjerkers. Speaking of tearjerkers, Ed Sheeran's "Perfect" is JR's selection as the best the year 2017 has to offer. "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran is definitely perfect - sorry for the pun. The lyrics are descriptive of that special someone we may all have or dream of and that's why it's so memorable. I know that many couples out there remember their special someone because of this song due to how relatable some lyrics are to that same special someone. I attribute it to, of course, that special love I may have found right now. I'll always remember that person because of this song right here. So, I thank you Ed Sheeran for this. For his first time in JR's Music Videos of the Year list, Ed Sheeran debuts at the highest spot there is.

This is the debut entry of Ed Sheeran in JR's Music Videos of the Year list.