The Top 12 Most Anticipated Films of 2018

2017 is long gone and 2018 is getting started. With a new crop of movies, which ones will you see? Will you watch it in theater, Netflix or until the DVD release? What trailer caught your eye? Are there some you have no desire to see? In any case every has their must-see list, here are twelve films that I can't wait to see.

The Top 5 Best Films of 2017

I only wished I had seen all the great films people are talking about, from the historical drama Mudbound, (available only on Netflix) the animated foreign film The Breadwinner, Gary Oldman at his best in Darkest Hour, the indomitable Christopher Plummer in All the Money in the World, Darren Aronofsky's controversial mother! and the last hurrah for Daniel-Day Lewis in Phantom Thread.  As with my previous list despite the low theater attendance there were five fantastic flicks that proved to be the best of the best.

The Best of 2017: Honorable Mentions

Now that the worst is out of the way let's look at the bright side of 2017. Of the best that I have yet to see include War of the Planet of the Apes, The Disaster Artist and a bunch of award contenders that at the time of this blog haven't had a chance to watch. Time doesn't wait and of the handful I did see, there were plenty of good ones.

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Favorite songs of 2017

The Worst of 2017

Looking at back at my ticket stubs I watched about forty films in 2017, including the ones I waited til DVD. Maybe I can bump that number higher in 2018 but for now here are the best and worst films of 2017.

Double Feature: Overrated Oscar-Bait

Two films with high scores on Rotten Tomatoes, praised by critics, big contenders for the Oscars and will no doubt make the Top Ten list for many. Admittedly, they are both well-acting, well-directed, and I can see how the story resonates with viewers but for me, I ain't feeling the love.