Favorite Films of 2018

These are all the films released in 2018 that I watched in 2018. Links to my reviews where available:

1. Gringo
2. Red Sparrow
3. Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
4. Hearts Beat Loud
5. Isle of Dogs
6. Three Identical Strangers
7. Beirut
8. Ready Player One
9. Chappaquiddick
10. A Quiet Place
11. The Equalizer 2
12. Eighth Grade
13. Leave No Trace
14. The Death of Stalin
15. Deadpool 2
16. Ideal Home
17. 12 Strong
18. The Commuter
19. Unsane
20. I Feel Pretty
21. 7 Days in Entebbe
22. The Happytime Murders
23. Tag
24. Thoroughbreds
25. Social Animals
26. Game Night
27. Night School
28. Pacific Rim: Uprising
29. Searching
30. Arizona
31. Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot
32. The 15:17 to Paris
33. Proud Mary
34. Siberia
35. Death Wish
36. The Hurricane Heist
37. The Con is On
38. You Were Never Really Here
39. Shock and Awe
40. First Reformed

Pacific Rim: Uprising

It features robots battling reptile-looking alien thingys, but “Pacific Rim: Uprising” (2018) feels more like a St. Bernard – big, sloppy and lovable. Just like in the original, this sequel unloads a fusillade of clichés along with impressive weaponry. This time there’s even a subplot resembling “Top Gun” meets “Mickey Mouse Club.” There’s still ridiculous amounts of destruction (with very few dead bodies – unless the bodies will move the plot along) and attempts to save the world, but just like in the original, this film winks at you every once in a while, letting you know it’s in on the joke.