Top 10 of 2018

[baby doll]

Alright, let's get to work.

[baby doll]

Spicy
Have a Nice Day (Liu Jian)
Western (Valeska Griesbach)

Mild
Oh Lucy! (Hirayanagi Atsuko)

[Pop Trash]

1. Isle of Dogs
2. Game Night
3. Annihilation
4. Black Panther
5. Thoroughbreds
6. Unsane
7. Reddit Player One

[Spinal]

1. Cold War
2. Eighth Grade
3. Shoplifters
4. Roma
5. BlacKkKlansman
6. Burning
7. You Were Never Really Here
8. Paddington 2
9. Hereditary
10. Suspiria

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Other non-listworthy films seen:
Annihilation
Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.
Isle of Dogs
Madeline's Madeline
Sorry to Bother You
The Endless
A Quiet Place
First Man
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
If Beale Street Could Talk
The Favourite
Ready Player One
Game Night
Mid90s
Mandy
A Simple Favor
Vice
Winter Brothers
Black Panther
Red Sparrow
Searching
Skyscraper
Early Man

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[Ivan Drago]

1. Annihilation
2. Black Panther
3. Mom and Dad
4. Paddington 2
5. Early Man
6. Insidious: The Last Key
7. The Cloverfield Paradox

[MadMan]

1. Black Panther (WAKANDA FOREVER)

[Peng]

1. Paddington 2
2. Malila: The Farewell Flower
3. Annihilation
4. Black Panther
5. Thibaan The Series 2.1
6. Red Sparrow
7. The Third Murder

[Dukefrukem]

Hmmm. My 2018 movie watching habits are feeling the pain of my 2017 movie watching habits.

[baby doll]

Spicy
Have a Nice Day (Liu Jian)
Western (Valeska Griesbach)

Warm
Isle of Dogs (Wes Anderson)

Mild
Good Luck (Ben Russell)
Oh Lucy! (Hirayanagi Atsuko)
Sweet Country (Warwick Thorton)

[Henry Gale]

Hey, I guess I've seen 10!

1. Annihilation
2. Isle of Dogs
3. Black Panther
4. A Quiet Place
5. Ready Player One
6. Unsane
7. Tomb Raider
8. Insidious: The Last Key
9. The Cloverfield Paradox
10. Winchester
    

[Dukefrukem]

I've seen 9.

1. The Ritual ★★★★
2. Before I Wake ★★★★
3. Black Panther ★★★
4. Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters ★★★
5. The Cloverfield Paradox ★★★
6. Annihilation ★★
7. Fullmetal Alchemist ★½
8. Demon House ★
9. Day of the Dead: Bloodline ½

[Peng]

1. Paddington 2
2. Malila: The Farewell Flower
3. Annihilation
4. Black Panther
5. A Quiet Place
6. Thibaan The Series 2.1
7. Ready Player One
8. The Commuter
9. Red Sparrow
10. The Third Murder

[Ivan Drago]

1. Annihilation
2. Black Panther
3. Mom and Dad
4. Paddington 2
5. Early Man
6. Insidious: The Last Key
7. The Cloverfield Paradox

1. Annihilation
2. Foxtrot
3. The Hurricane Heist
4. Black Panther
5. Mom and Dad
6. Paddington 2
7. Unsane
8. The Death of Stalin
9. Ready Player One
10. Tomb Raider


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11. Early Man
12. Insidious: The Last Key
13. The Cloverfield Paradox
14. Red Sparrow
15. Pacific Rim: Uprising
16. Thoroughbreds
17. A Wrinkle In Time

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[Henry Gale]

Hey, I guess I've seen 10!

1. Annihilation
2. Isle of Dogs
3. Black Panther
4. A Quiet Place
5. Ready Player One
6. Unsane
7. Tomb Raider
8. Insidious: The Last Key
9. The Cloverfield Paradox
10. Winchester
    

1. Annihilation
2. Isle of Dogs
3. Avengers: Infinity War
4. Black Panther
5. A Quiet Place
6. Ready Player One
7. Unsane
8. Super Troopers 2
9. Tomb Raider
10. I Feel Pretty

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11. Insidious: The Last Key
12. The Cloverfield Paradox
13. Winchester

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Ranking Black Panther vs. Infinity War feels so weird not only because they came so close to each other and bridge right between one other, but they're so mutually beneficial in how Infinity War expounds on the Wakandan characters interplay from that film, while also enhancing their relation to the overall universe, with realizing the giddy joy of them fighting alongside series staples in awesome ways. Black Panther is probably the best solo entry of the entire MCU for me (at least since Guardians, who also have a fantastic presence in Infinity), but Infinity War just feels like all the streams feed into this gorgeous waterfall of an event movie that it's hard for it to feel lesser than anything that came before it. If that makes sense?

Either way Ant-Man and the Wasp has a lot to live up to now. Not just for the 2018 output, but Phase 3 has been a pretty stellar run.

[Ivan Drago]

1. Annihilation
2. Foxtrot
3. The Hurricane Heist
4. Black Panther
5. Mom and Dad
6. Paddington 2
7. Unsane
8. The Death of Stalin
9. Ready Player One
10. Tomb Raider


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11. Early Man
12. Insidious: The Last Key
13. The Cloverfield Paradox
14. Red Sparrow
15. Pacific Rim: Uprising
16. Thoroughbreds
17. A Wrinkle In Time

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1. You Were Never Really Here
2. Annihilation
3. Foxtrot
4. Chappaquiddick
5. The Hurricane Heist
6. Black Panther
7. Mom and Dad
8. Paddington 2
9. Unsane
10. Rampage


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11. Borg vs. McEnroe
12. The Death of Stalin
13. Ready Player One
14. Isle of Dogs
15. Tomb Raider
16. Early Man
17. Insidious: The Last Key
18. The Cloverfield Paradox
19. Red Sparrow
20. Pacific Rim: Uprising
21. Thoroughbreds
22. A Wrinkle In Time

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[Spinal]

1. You Were Never Really Here

Good to hear!

[Peng]

1. Paddington 2
2. Malila: The Farewell Flower
3. Annihilation
4. Black Panther
5. Avengers: Infinity War
6. A Quiet Place
7. The Death of Stalin
8. Thibaan The Series 2.1
9. Ready Player One
10. The Commuter

[Stay Puft]

1. The Rider
2. Zama
3. Black Panther
4. The Commuter
5. Isle of Dogs

I think those are the only films I've given a "yay" to so far this year.

[Mal]

1. First Reformed
2. Paddington 2
3. Annihilation
4. Never Goin' Back
5. Black Panther
6. Unsane
7. Love, Simon
8. Game Night
9. Blockers
10. Isle of Dogs

I think this year is turning out great so far. My top six are movies I know will stick with me for quite some time.

[MadMan]

1. Isle of Dogs
2. A Quiet Place
3. Black Panther
4. Game Night

Up next: Infinity War, duh
Still need to see: Ready Player One, Annihilation, Unsane

[Dukefrukem]

For those that have Paddington 2 on their list, is this really a movie for wide audiences? Do I need to see Paddington 1?

[Ivan Drago]

Yes and yes. They'll make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

[Spinal]

100% on Rotten Tomatoes to this day. Nominated for Best British Film at the BAFTAs. It's legit. It's for wide audiences but never stops being a film that works to satisfy children first. In other words, it doesn't try to sneak jokes to the adults over their heads. I suspect it pleases older viewers because it's earnest without being sanctimonious. It's visually inventive in ways that serve the narrative, not simply as a way to draw attention to itself.

[Dead & Messed Up]

1. Black Panther
2. Annihilation
3. Ready Player One
4. A Quiet Place
5. Avengers: Infinity War

[MadMan]

Okay, will find both Paddington movies.