What makes the history of cinema so fascinating is that you keep coming across gems. After you think you have seen them all, more and more continue to pop up. Whether it is a riveting war movie or a drama that captures your heart, your search for the next great picture doesn’t end.

My wife and I said at the end of last year that there won’t be much to see in 2017. Boy, were we wrong!

Here are the top 10 films I watched in 2017 (in no particular order):

• “A Patch of Blue” (1965)
• “The Bedford Incident” (1965)
• “The Verdict” (1946)
• “The Story on Page One” (1959)
• “Odds Against Tomorrow” (1959)
• “The Last Holiday” (1950)
• “Five Fingers” (1952)
• “Street Scene” (1931)
• “Once a Thief” (1965)
• “Day of Wrath” (1943)

Here are five honourable mentions:

• “Woman on the Run” (1950)
• “Edge of the City” (1957)
• “Leather Boys” (1964)
• “The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner” (1962)
• “Dear Heart” (1964)