Best/worst movies of 2018

As the year winds down, we get those wonderful lists of best and worst films of 2018.

As usual, I find myself having seen precious few of either!

First up, from i09.com and written by Germain Lussier we have…

10 Best and 5 Worst films of 2018

Now, the website from which this list came from deals with sci-fi/fantasy films so of course the list consists of films within that genre. Of the best films listed, I’ve seen two of them: A Quiet Place and Mission: Impossible – Fallout. I feel both films are quite good but imperfect. A Quiet Place is a wonderful exercise in tension BUT the story itself, and the logic of the situation presented, has some serious flaws. And if you focus on them, you’re likely to not feel that positive regarding this film. As for M:I, it was a good, solid action film, IMHO, but “more of the same” and not quiet as good as the previous M:I film.

All right, let’s get some more worst of lists. Here is Peter Travers from Rolling Stone offering his…

10 Worst Films of 2018

I haven’t seen any of the listed films, though I’m about to get The Meg from Netflix. I heard, for the most part, good things about the film so I’m keeping my fingers crossed… and my expectations low! 😉

Meanwhile, Julia Hays over at iDaily.com offers…

The Worst Movies of 2018 (So Far)

This list is longer, offering a whopping 24 films. Now, with these lists, I’m seeing a few films show up more than once. The Happytime Murders (unlike many others, I felt the previews made the film look like it could be fun. But the overwhelmingly negative reactions to seeing the full film from critics and audiences have me running for the hills!). Gotti (the film had all kinds of troubles getting released… looks like a lot of bother for nothing good). Life Itself (one reads a consistent “what were all these talented folks thinking of when they signed on to this?!” from critics).

Anyway, now for the positives…

Nick Schager at Esquire magazine offers his…

25 Best Movies of 2018

I’m most intrigued by the Nicholas Cage film Mandy, which is on my Netflix list as well. Otherwise, I’ve seen a grand total of … 1 of these films (Mission: Impossible – Fallout) but am curious/intrigued about at least two others (Annihilation and Burning).

Finally, from Den of Geek, we get two Top 10 lists, from David Crow and Don Kaye…

The 10 Best Movies of 2018

That’s all for now!