Best/Worst Films of 2018...so far

Here are my best and worst films during the first half of 2018...

Best of 2018 (so far):

1. Annihilation

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Worst of 2018 (so far):

1. House on Elm Lake
2. Sheep & Wolves
3. The Cloverfield Paradox
4. The Neighbor
5. Nostalgia

(6.)       Early Man

(7.)       Deep Blue Sea 2

(8.)       Anon

(9.)       Mute

(10.)     Winchester

Other superlatives (so far):

Most Overrated:  A Quiet Place

Biggest Disappointment:  Hereditary

Best TV show:  Everything Sucks!

Worthy Sequels:  The Strangers: Prey at Night; Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Unnecessary Sequels:  The Cloverfield Paradox; Deep Blue Sea 2; Victor Crowley;                       Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell

Unnecessary Remake:  Day of the Dead: Bloodline

Commentary:  2018 doesn’t look like a very good year so far, at least not for good movies.  Other than Annihilation, nothing else was worthy enough to include on the best list.  Usually I only do five for each at the halfway point, but I made ten for the worst since I didn’t have enough for the best list.  Sadly, I could’ve actually added more to the worst list.  There always seems to be many more candidates for the worst list than the best.  I lost faith in modern movies a very long time ago.  We still have half a year to go, but I’m not expecting anything even though it would be great if there were an equal amount of candidates for both lists.  It would be even better if good candidates far outweighed the bad ones, but I don’t see that ever happening.  Yes filmmakers, I’ll hold all your beers if y’all try to prove me wrong…

---Sean O.