My generall rule of thumb is <5 avoid, 5 OK, >5 worth it for one reason or another.
Some of these have a high rating because they are fun, some are well made, some make me reconsider my life choices, some because they are beautiful to watch.
Extinction
Released in 2018, my rating 7/10.
Synopsis:
A father has a recurring dream of losing his family. His nightmare turns into reality when the planet is invaded by a force bent on destruction. Fighting for their lives, he comes to realize an unknown strength to keep them safe from harm.
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The First Purge
Released in 2018, my rating 5/10.
Synopsis:
America's third political party, the New Founding Fathers of America, comes to power and conducts an experiment: no laws for 12 hours on Staten Island. No one has to stay on the island, but $5,000 is given to anyone who does.
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The Cloverfield Paradox
Released in 2018, my rating 7/10.
Synopsis:
Orbiting a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis, and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality.
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Bad Times at the El Royale
Released in 2018, my rating 8/10.
Synopsis:
1969. Four strangers check in at the El Royale Hotel. The hotel is deserted, staffed by a single desk clerk. Some of the new guests' reasons for being there are less than innocent and some are not who they appear to be.
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Released in 2018, my rating 7/10.
Synopsis:
Six tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters.
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The Equalizer 2
Released in 2018, my rating 6/10.
Synopsis:
Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?
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The Predator
Released in 2018, my rating 6/10.
Synopsis:
When a young boy accidentally triggers the universe's most lethal hunters' return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled scientist can prevent the end of the human race.
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Fast Colour
Released in 2018, my rating 6/10.
Synopsis:
After years in hiding, a woman is forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered. Years after having abandoned her family, the only place she has left to hide is home.
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The Outsider
Released in 2018, my rating 6/10.
Synopsis:
An epic set in post-WWII Japan and centered on an American former G.I. who joins the yakuza.
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Solo: A Star Wars Story
Released in 2018, my rating 6/10.
Synopsis:
During an adventure in the criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future co-pilot Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian years before joining the Rebel Alliance.
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