Movies I've seen from 2018
The movies that came out in 2018 that I have seen. In order from best to worst.
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- DirectorBradley CooperStarsLady GagaBradley CooperSam ElliottA musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.10/10: The characters are strong and well written, the plot is unpredictable and intriguing, the dialogue and acting are fantastic, the choreography between the cinematography and the music is well done, and it feels like it avoids or spins a lot of the genre's tropes into something more interesting.
- DirectorGreg BerlantiStarsNick RobinsonJennifer GarnerJosh DuhamelSimon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends and all of his classmates: he's gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity.9/10: It has strong, well written characters, it takes an interesting spin on teenage coming of age stories, the dialogue sounds organic and not like try-hard attempts at writing teenage dialogue, it is well acted, and the emotional moments feel deserved and not manipulative.
- DirectorRyan CooglerStarsChadwick BosemanMichael B. JordanLupita Nyong'oT'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past.9/10: It has wonderfully developed characters, a well developed setting, good acting, Marvel's best villain, it's topical with some of the issues that the characters face, the action sequences are fun and exciting and they feel like the characters are actually at risk in them, and other than some slips ups with the story and writing the screenplay is great.
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsJohn David WashingtonAdam DriverLaura HarrierRon Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, Colorado, successfully infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan branch aided by a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.8/10: It's well written and acted (aside from Topher Grace) with a lot of really good and memorable moments in it. The social commentary to the film is strong and cleverly done, and only on a few occasions slips into being on-the-nose. There are some genuinely funny moments and extremely uncomfortable moments, none of which feel like they go against the tone of the film. The only major problems are that the characters are a bit underwritten and the ending feels tonally different from the rest of the movie.
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsSally HawkinsOctavia SpencerMichael ShannonAt a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.8/10: It has impressive visuals and performances, mostly well written characters, and fantastic pacing and tension. The main villain is a bit weak and the relationship between the main character and the fish man is a bit underdeveloped.
- DirectorCraig GillespieStarsMargot RobbieSebastian StanAllison JanneyCompetitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.7/10: I think the weak points of the movie come from how the story was told (using the interviewing gimmick) as it hurt the timeline a little bit, and the jumps in time felt like they cut out a few parts of the story, but the story is still coherent, the characters are well written and well acted, and the camerawork when it comes to the skating scenes (and the skating itself) is all very impressive.
- DirectorRoar UthaugStarsAlicia VikanderDominic WestWalton GogginsLara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she discovers the island where her father, Lord Richard Croft disappeared.7/10: It's a fun action movie that actually does something different with the traditional action movie genre. Alicia Vikander is a good action star, her character is a good action hero, and her villain is a worthy adversary. The writing and story are a little weak at some points, but it's a fairly god action picture nonetheless.
- DirectorArmando IannucciStarsSteve BuscemiSimon Russell BealeJeffrey TamborMoscow, 1953. After being in power for nearly 30 years, Soviet dictator, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, takes ill and quickly dies. Now the members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power.7/10: It has fantastic acting, some dry comedic wit, fantastic aesthetics, and is surprisingly funny. There are some weird things with editing and there could be more depth to a few of the characters, though.
- DirectorJoel EdgertonStarsLucas HedgesNicole KidmanJoel EdgertonThe son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.7/10: It is emotionally poignant, has good dialogue, is subtle in its handling, and nothing ever feels dramatized. Everyone is good in the movie except for Lucas Hedges, whose character has very little personality, though he does manage to nail some of the most important scenes in the movie. The pacing and progression feels a bit off, which leaves the film feeling a bit longer than it really is.
- DirectorMorgan NevilleStarsAlan CummingPeter BogdanovichOja KodarIn the final fifteen years of the life of legendary director Orson Welles, he pins his Hollywood comeback hopes on a film, The Other Side of the Wind (2018), in itself a film about an aging film director trying to finish his last great movie.7/10: The editing is strange and it loses its steam it at certain points, but it does give an insightful look at Welles in the final years of his life, a final film that just isn't working, and the outcome of success.
- DirectorPeyton ReedStarsPaul RuddEvangeline LillyMichael PeñaAs Scott Lang balances being both a superhero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.7/10: "Ant-Man and the Wasp" feels like it took everything that didn't work with the first "Ant-Man" and turned it around this time. The story line is actually different and refreshing from that of other super hero movies, the action and the creativity with changing things' sizes is fun and well utilized, the humor is good, and almost everything has a pay off to it. The villains and a few story aspects are underdeveloped, but aside from that it's a fun superhero flick.
- DirectorRoberta GrossmanSophie SartainStarsGloria AllredLisa BloomHillary ClintonWomen's rights attorney Gloria Allred takes on the biggest names in American culture as coverage of sexual assault allegations in the media become more prevalent.7/10: It has a very good balance of Allred's past and present, and does a good job of introducing who she is to the audience. As a controversial figure, it would have been good to get perspectives of those who dislike her, though.
- DirectorChristopher McQuarrieStarsTom CruiseHenry CavillVing RhamesEthan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.6/10: It's a fun, fairly strong action movie. The action sequences are exciting, and the last action scene with the helicopters is really fun, though there is not much variety to the action outside of that: just gun fights, fist fights, and chases in fairly generic locations locations. The fun espionage stuff is toned down a bit, and while the cast is good, there's not a lot in terms of characters to hold onto (though there are a couple of strong character moments sprinkled in here and there). The villains have an interesting philosophy to them, but it gets bogged down in their personal connection to Cruise's character.
- DirectorJohn Francis DaleyJonathan GoldsteinStarsJason BatemanRachel McAdamsKyle ChandlerA group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves entangled in a real-life mystery when the shady brother of one of them is seemingly kidnapped by dangerous gangsters.6/10: The first half of the movie where the characters believe everything to be a game is better than the latter half when they realize the situation they are in, but both parts have strong comedic moments and performances to carry them. While the characters are a bit underwritten, the cast is good and ha fantastic chemistry with each other.
- DirectorJohn CurranStarsJason ClarkeKate MaraEd HelmsDepicting Ted Kennedy's involvement in the fatal 1969 car accident that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.6/10: It has good performances and it does not overly dramatize the incident, except for a few brief times, and Ted Kennedy's character seems to fluctuate between lying and telling the truth without the movie giving any reason for his constantly changing decisions.
- DirectorAlex GarlandStarsNatalie PortmanJennifer Jason LeighTessa ThompsonA biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.6/10: The premise, performances, and designs are all interesting, but the movie suffers from a lackluster execution of everything.
- DirectorSteven Caple Jr.StarsMichael B. JordanSylvester StalloneTessa ThompsonUnder the tutelage of Rocky Balboa, newly crowned heavyweight champion Adonis Creed faces off against Viktor Drago, the son of Ivan Drago.6/10: It has some good acting, some genuinely emotional and suspenseful moments, and a fairly tight script. The dialogue at certain points is bad, the theme of fatherhood works except when it comes to Adonis and Apollo because how the movie plays it does not necessarily fit, there are some cliche moments and or ridiculous shots or moments to the film, and Creed's ego renders him unlikable at certain points.
- DirectorMark RasoStarsEd HarrisJason SudeikisElizabeth OlsenSet during the final days of the admired photo development system known as Kodachrome, a father and son hit the road in order to reach the Kansas photo lab before it closes its doors for good.6/10: It has some on the nose music choices and the quality of the writing fluctuates, and the plot is a bit predictable, but the acting is all well done, the characters feel real, and it hits every emotion it is aiming for.
- DirectorFede AlvarezStarsClaire FoyBeau GadsdonSverrir GudnasonYoung computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials.6/10: It stands out less than the first film directed by David Fincher, and it feels more like a generic spy thriller than anything else, but it is fun and enjoyable in what it does, the acting is good, and there is legitimate tension.
- DirectorBob PersichettiPeter RamseyRodney RothmanStarsShameik MooreJake JohnsonHailee SteinfeldTeen Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe and must join with five spider-powered individuals from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities.6/10: It has some good ideas and different takes on the "Spider-Man" story, but it never feels like it delves into those ideas enough. Due to that, it feels a lot like another "Spider-Man" origin story which makes it a little dull and boring at points.
- DirectorJeff TomsicStarsJeremy RennerEd HelmsJake JohnsonA small group of former classmates organize an elaborate, annual game of tag that requires some to travel all over the country.6/10: It's a fairly humorous comedy film whose characters feel like awful people, but the chemistry amongst the cast makes up for that.
- DirectorSusanne BierStarsSandra BullockTrevante RhodesJohn MalkovichFive years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a mother and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.6/10: It has a good premise, some interesting ideas, and strong acting, but the story is a little weak, the characters are blank slates or overly stereotypical, and the ideas do start to become old after a little bit.
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsBryan CranstonKoyu RankinEdward NortonSet in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.6/10: The animation s fantastic and the humor is well written, though the story and characters are a bit weak.
- DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsRyan GoslingClaire FoyJason ClarkeA look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.6/10: It is very strong in terms of sound and aesthetics, though the shaky camerawork is hit or miss, but the characters and story are handled in an uninteresting manner and the movie becomes tedious the longer is goes on.
- DirectorLuca GuadagninoStarsTimothée ChalametArmie HammerMichael StuhlbargIn 1980s Italy, romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant.6/10: I thought a lot of the technical aspects and the performances were all really good, but the story is ultimately uninteresting, which makes the movie incredibly boring and strenuous to watch. The ending of the movie with the main character and his dad also doesn't feel believable.