movies of 2018

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Well I didn't get to The Favourite or Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse this weekend, but it seems unlikely either would make my favo(u)rites of the year---tho the latter is getting mad-good reviews, so maybe I'm wrong.  I'll do without them for the purposes of this post, along with the ones I still want to see (first among them The Death of Stalin).
 
 
First, the Honorable Mentions--- entertaining films I enjoyed:

  Black Panther
  Ready Player One
  Three Identical Strangers
  Widows
  A Star is Born
  Eighth Grade
  Crazy Rich Asians
  Can You Ever Forgive Me?
  Mary Poppins Returns

And now my faves, roughly in order:

  Incredibles 2
  Bad Times at the El Royale
  American Animals*
  Isle of Dogs*
  Deadpool 2
  Ralph Breaks the Internet*

Half of them (the *s) I'd probably not watch again, I suspect (two because they're harsh, one because that was enough), but there they are.

Also Deadpool 2 probably wouldn't have made the list if I'd known about (and seen) Deadpool before this year.  And I haven't yet seen Wreck-It Ralph, which is apparently considered better than its sequel.

For later reference, the still-to-see list
is:

  The Death of Stalin
  Puzzle
  Game Night
  Science Fair
  A Simple Favor
  Avengers: Infinity War
  Nancy
  Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
  Skate Kitchen
  Won't You Be My Neighbor?
  Shoplifters (Manbiki Kazoku)


I'd love to hear what your favorite films of the year were, lj people, if you feel like saying.