Special: Best of February 2017

I know we're late with this but that's what happens when the March Madness Bracket takes up all the Sunday specials. Speaking of which in the final showdown everyone's favourite superhero archer took down a bunch of lawyers by only 2 votes leading to Arrow being the winner of this years bracket. On with the list!

Best Theatrical Film:

The Lego Batman Movie

February was a surprisingly strong month which featured surprise hit Get Out and surprise sequel to a hit John Wick: Chapter 2 but Lego Batman stole the spotlight from both those releases in my eyes. It's funny, it's beautifully animated and a mess of family friendly fun. It's the Batman spoof we didn't know we wanted for the hero we deserve.

Best Rental Film:

Justice League Dark

Sure there were lots of films released on DVD/Blu-Ray in February but I decided to give the nod to JLD in sticking with the DC Comics film theme. You really can't go wrong picking up one of the many Oscar nominated films to hit the shelves in February (Arrival, Manchester By The Sea, Moonlight, Hacksaw Ridge, Loving, Nocturnal Animals) or one of the big budget blockbusters (Trolls, Dr. Strange) but in the end the JLD was just a bit more likable.

Best Album:

The Menzingers - After The Party

Man this was the toughest category. Anyone who follows my Top 10 Countdown (posted on Saturday's - shameless plug) knows the kind of music I enjoy and knows that a lot of those bands released new music in February, including Carousel Kings, Less Than Jake and my favourite song writer Andrew McMahon (now "In The Wilderness"). But I have to give it to The Menzingers at this writing, maybe it's just because I spent more time with it being released the first week in February but this may be The Menzingers growing up and all that, After The Party puts an exclamation point on the band’s remarkable run of poignant and genre-defining punk rock and boldly catapults the band into the next chapter of their careers.

Best Graphic Novel:

Deadpool & the Mercs for Money, Vol. 1: Mo’ Mercs, Mo’ Monkeys, by Cullen Bunn and Iban Coello

Wade Wilson’s taken on a new job, this time as leader of a super-team. Which is a terrible idea. The team’s first paying job is an assignment to take out some radioactive villains, including Negasonic Teenage Warhead. Unfortunately, only Deadpool himself is immune to radiation. Details, details. I love Cullen Bunn, I love his Deadpool stuff even more. This is a must have for me and many other Deadpoolites.

Best Video Game:

Halo Wars 2 (PC & X-Box One)