Still about 2 weeks behind the 2017 pace, it’s time to recap the last 25 movies seen and give them arbitrary grades. If you prefer the thumbs up/down methodology, that’s here, too! Three 5 star films join Love, Simon as the 5 star films of 2018 and A Quiet Place owns the top spot of 2018 through May for Movie Hot Take. There’s a new bottom, too… Show Dogs. MHT reviewed the uncut Show Dogs, too. Don’t you feel special? Here’s the second batch of 25 films of 2018, graded:

The “Thumbs Up” Group

A Quiet Place 5 out of 5 stars (5 / 5) REVIEW
Avengers: Infinity War 5 out of 5 stars (5 / 5) REVIEW
Isle of Dogs 5 out of 5 stars (5 / 5) REVIEW

While Love, Simon was excellent, all three of these films have ranked ahead of that film and sit 1-2-3 on MHT’s running list of films of 2018.

Tully 4.5 out of 5 stars (4.5 / 5) REVIEW

The first rule about motherhood is YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT MOTHERHOOD! See the movie then you might get the joke.

Blockers 4 out of 5 stars (4 / 5) REVIEW

Looking back, am I being too generous to this comedy?

Deadpool 2 3.5 out of 5 stars (3.5 / 5) REVIEW
Pope Francis – A Man of His Word 3.5 out of 5 stars (3.5 / 5) REVIEW

Maybe Pope Francis can team up with Ryan Reynolds for Deadpool 3?

Overboard 3 out of 5 stars (3 / 5) REVIEW
Rampage 3 out of 5 stars (3 / 5) REVIEW
The Death of Stalin 3 out of 5 stars (3 / 5) REVIEW

A reboot nobody asked for, a video game never meant to be adapted and a world leader no one ever expected to be lampooned all get a small thumbs up.

The “Thumbs Eh” Group

Beirut 2.5 out of 5 stars (2.5 / 5) REVIEW
I Feel Pretty 2.5 out of 5 stars (2.5 / 5) REVIEW
Pacific Rim Uprising 2.5 out of 5 stars (2.5 / 5) REVIEW
Chappaquiddick 2.5 out of 5 stars (2.5 / 5) REVIEW
The Miracle Season 2.5 out of 5 stars (2.5 / 5) REVIEW
Paul, Apostle of Christ 2.5 out of 5 stars (2.5 / 5) REVIEW

The only thing this six pack of films have in common is their mediocrity.

The “Thumbs Down” Group

Life of the Party 2 out of 5 stars (2 / 5) REVIEW
Bad Samaritan 2 out of 5 stars (2 / 5) REVIEW
Traffik 2 out of 5 stars (2 / 5) REVIEW
Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare 2 out of 5 stars (2 / 5) REVIEW

A generic Melissa McCarthy flick and three low budget misses.

Tyler Perry’s Acrimony 1.5 out of 5 stars (1.5 / 5) REVIEW
Book Club 1.5 out of 5 stars (1.5 / 5) REVIEW

Living on name recognition only can have terrible results. Here are two examples.

Breaking In 1 out of 5 stars (1 / 5) REVIEW

The theater was pretty packed when I saw this one which only makes me surprised when we get to the end and no one has left early.

Super Troopers 2 0.5 out of 5 stars (0.5 / 5) REVIEW

I never thought the first one was funny but this one makes the first look like a classic.

Show Dogs 0 out of 5 stars (0 / 5) REVIEW

All audiences were harmed by the viewing of this filmed.

2 Comments

  1. Show Dogs got edited. You should see the new version and see if you like it now. ?

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      I’ll have to wait for one of those days where I REALLY hate myself.

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