In this bleak, unforgiving place we call Earth, holding onto and appreciating the things that bring you joy is an essential part of staying sane. For me, watching movies this year has generally provided that euphoric, irreplaceable feeling. 2018's early cinematic offerings have been consistently competent and in a lot of cases, highly enjoyable. What makes this rare lengthy run of quality films especially impressive is the wide variety of genres that have been covered over the course of it. Everything from Marvel superheroes (Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Deadpool 2) to original comedies (Game Night, Tag, Blockers) to adult-oriented thrillers (Annihilation, A Quiet Place, Red Sparrow) have contributed to this improbable hot start in the world of movies. While there's definitely some duds from the past six months I've yet to see along with more inevitably coming down the pipeline from July through December, I'm getting a good feeling that this year will end up going down as a huge W for the film industry. Below you'll find a list of everything I've seen so far in 2018 ranked from worst to best (with ratings) as well as some mid-year awards and a list of titles I haven't seen yet, but plan to check out in the coming months. Hope you enjoy and feel free to share your own takes on the year in film so far in the comment section below.
36.The Hurricane Heist (C)
35.Maze Runner: The Death Cure (C+)
34.The Cloverfield Paradox (C+)
33.Dude (C+)
32.Pacific Rim Uprising (C+)
31.Proud Mary (B-)
30.Death Wish (B-)
29.Ibiza (B-)
28.Ready Player One (B-)
27.The Week Of (B-)
26.Gringo (B-)
25.Tomb Raider (B)
24.A Futile and Stupid Gesture (B)
23.The Commuter (B)
22.Set It Up (B)
21.Ocean's 8 (B)
20.Kodachrome (B)
19.6 Balloons (B)
18.Love, Simon (B)
17.Mom and Dad (B)
16.Hotel Artemis (B)
15.Game Over, Man! (B)
14.Thoroughbreds (B)
13.Red Sparrow (B)
12.Super Troopers 2 (B+)
11.Sicario: Day of the Soldado (B+)
10.A Quiet Place (B+)
9.Annihilation (B+)
8.Den of Thieves (B+)
7.Deadpool 2 (B+)
6.Blockers (A-)
5.Tag (A-)
4.Upgrade (A-)
3.Avengers: Infinity War (A)
2.Game Night (A)
1.Black Panther (A)
Still need to see:
Action Point
Adrift
Alex Strangelove
American Animals
Beirut
Borg vs. McEnroe
Breaking In
Cargo
Chappaquiddick
China Salesman
Disobedience
Escape Plan 2: Hades
First Match
First Reformed
Flower
Gemini
Gotti
Hearts Beat Loud
Hereditary
I Feel Pretty
In Darkness
Isle of Dogs
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Leave No Trace
Life of the Party
Rampage
Revenge
Roxanne Roxanne
Small Town Crime
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Superfly
Terminal
The 15:17 to Paris
The Outsider
Traffik
Tully
Uncle Drew
Unsane
Woman Walks Ahead
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
You Were Never Really Here
Mid-Year Awards:
Best Performance: Emily Blunt, A Quiet Place
Best Direction: Anthony and Joe Russo, Avengers: Infinity War
Best Script: Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, Black Panther
Best Visuals: Annihilation
Best Ensemble: Game Night
Worst Ensemble: The Hurricane Heist
Top Breakout Performance: Letita Wright, Black Panther
Biggest Surprise: Den of Thieves
Biggest Letdown: Death Wish
Best Piece of Overacting: Nicolas Cage, Mom and Dad
Worst Piece of Overacting: Ben Mendelsohn, Ready Player One
Most Underrated Film: Tag
Most Overrated Film: Ready Player One
Film I'm most excited to see for the rest of the year: The Predator
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