The Best (In No Particular Order):

A Star Is Born: A musician (Bradley Cooper)  helps a young singer (Lady Gaga) find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

This movie was nowhere on my radar until some friends saw it in theater and recommended it. Bradley Cooper’s acting was mesmerizing and hey, Lady Gaga was pretty good too. I was expecting her acting to be mediocre and the singing to be great but she knocked both out of the park. No spoilers here, but the story is incredible. Get ready to cry a few times.

A Quiet Place: In a post-apocalyptic world, a family is forced to live in silence while hiding from monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing.

If you can get past expecting John Krasinski to turn to the camera and make a Jim face, then get ready for a very unique, fresh movie experience. The story might have some plot holes, but the sounds (or lack thereof) here lead to some of the most intense scenes. Krasinski really nailed it. Sorry for the pun.

Avengers: Infinity War: The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.

If you’re a fan of Marvel movies, this is a must-watch for sure. When I saw trailers for the first Avengers movie, I thought there was no way one movie could combine all those superheroes and not suck. I was wrong. With Infinity War, I was slightly less wrong, but still wrong. I haven’t done an official joke count, but even though they really crammed them in this time, the movie flowed fine and kept me entertained the whole 149 minutes. Oh snap, I can’t forget the best part! Watching this movie gives you unlimited access to a whole new world of Thanos memes.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: Teen Miles Morales becomes Spider-Man of his reality, crossing his path with five counterparts from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities.

I tried so hard to convince my dad to watch this movie, but he kept saying, “isn’t that a cartoon? Why would I watch a kids movie?” Don’t be like my dad. Go see it! I loved everything about this movie. The art style? Unique and beautiful. The voice cast? Amazing and hilarious. The story? Fresh, new, and exciting. This list isn’t in order, but if it was this movie would be closer to the top.

Christopher Robin: A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.

When I was a kid, I had a Winnie-the-Pooh stuffed animal and I would bite his nose. If you’re like me, then you probably fall into the exact demographic they had in mind when they made this movie. I’m now an adult. Christopher Robin is now an adult. We grew up together and now get to remember Pooh together. Wow that sounds cheesy when I say it out loud, but the nostalgia hit hard while watching this movie. Not many kids movies get me to laugh out loud. I guess I forgot how funny Pooh and his friends could be. Fun for the whole family for sure.

The Worst (In No Particular Order):

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: Five years after the events of Mamma Mia! (2008), Sophie prepares for the grand reopening of the Hotel Bella Donna as she learns more about her mother’s past.

You might just think I’m being a hater, but I’m not. I love Mamma Mia! The ABBA songs are so great and it’s just a really fun movie. Here We Go Again was just like the first one, if you replace the fun with a truckload of depressing. I don’t think this is a spoiler, but Meryl Streep’s character is dead and everyone is sad about it the whole time while we relive her one night stands in musical form.

The Cloverfield Paradox: 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.

Cloverfield was an awesome movie! Remember it? 10 Cloverfield Lane was even better! Remember that one? The best part of the Cloverfield Paradox was that it came out straight on Netflix so I didn’t waste any money buying theater tickets. This movie seemed part Alien, part Interstellar, which sounds awesome, but wasn’t executed well. I could care less about the characters and the whole thing was just very confusing and didn’t add much to the Cloverfield story either.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: The second installment of the “Fantastic Beasts” series featuring the adventures of Magizoologist Newt Scamander.

What even happened in this movie? No seriously, I can’t remember. I’m a huge Harry Potter fan and I liked the first Fantastic Beasts movie a lot, but this one is just a generic placeholder in my opinion. Nothing new was added. The movie ended and and I was in shock. I actually laughed in the theater thinking there was no way the story could end there. I’m not saying it was a cliff-hanger, it wasn’t. It just ended on such a weird note and nothing really happened. They ran around Paris for two hours I guess. Hopefully they saved the good story for the next movie.

Did I miss any? Let me know with a comment below.