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So far, this is the first year I've seen enough movies to fill up a top 10 worst list. Either that sends a message about the qualitative state of films today or I'm just very unlucky with my ticket money. Readers are advised to remember that the entries in this list are chosen from the films I actually saw this year. I'm told there are worse movies that came out this year like "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" or "Venom". However, since I haven't seen them, it would be dishonest of me to put them here. 10. "Bad Times at the El Royale" This is going on here for sheer level of disappointment. The film spends a half an hour building up superb suspense and intrigue. Afterwards, it turns into an entirely different plot. That might've worked in a "From Dusk Till Dawn" sense, but unfortunately the new plot isn't nearly as interesting as what we were presented with. What a letdown. 9. "Mile 22" Speaking of was...

Every year in film has its unique level of quality that it will always be known for. 2016 will be remembered as the year of the bland blockbuster. 2017 will be recalled as a year of solid quality. And along those lines, I think 2018 will only be remembered for a few exceptionally bright spots. It was extremely difficult to pick out 10 films that were actually worth caring about this year, but I managed to pull through. Readers are advised to remember that these entries are entirely based on the subjective opinions of the reviewer and only partially based on objective quality. With the disclaimers disclaimed, let us begin. 10. "Bumblebee" Honestly, "Bumblebee" is only here because I'll be damned if I let The Incredibles 2  on the list. While the story and characters were relatively engaging on their own, the film mostly works because it's a bright spot in the unpleasant Transformers film series. Still fun, but the novelty won't carry the sequel. 9. ...

Among seasoned cinefiles, the Transformers  movies have become punchlines in their own right. While they're not exactly incompetently made, they're generally unpleasant to watch and lack any respect for its source material to the point where it just ceases to be a Transformers  movie. However, even though everybody seems to generally agree how horrible they are on an entertainment or even moral level, the movies have continued to make money hand over fist regardless. Nobody seemed to be figuring out that the movies were awful. That is, until the last one, which at that point was the lowest grossing film in the Transformers franchise. This sudden realization is the reason I think nobody is going to see Bumblebee ; the film hasn't even made its modest $100 million budget back. Was it deserving? Set in the 1980s, an Autobot scout is sent to Earth to defend the planet and prepare a new base for his fellow Autobots. However, his memory is damaged and he is forced to take the...