Anyway just quick update: I managed to do my 2018 resolution which is to log all movies and series that I saw, Soderbergh-style. Well, I managed to do the movies--logged 206 movies, thanks to Letterboxd (YES FIND ME THERE), the series are behind and probably wouldn't catch up, ever. But have been seeing a lot of great new series, which I think they should all stop creating so much. I can't even be bothered to follow the second seasons.
Uh, so this was planned since January 10. But I was lazy. So here's to being late for 2 months rather than nothing at all.
JANUARY
Glass James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, M. Night Shyamalan (director)
Serenity Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Steven Knight (director)
Escape Room literally will watch just for Deborah Ann Woll
FEBRUARY
Alita: Battle Angel Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Robert Rodriguez (director)
The Lego Movie 2 Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Mike Mitchell (director)
Cold Pursuit Liam Neeson, Laura Dern, Hans Peter Moland (director)
Happy Death Day 2U Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Christopher B. Landon (director)
Isn't It Romantic Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, Todd Strauss-Schulson (director)
MARCH
Us Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Jordan Peele (director)
Captain Marvel Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck (directors)
Triple Frontier Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, JC Chandor (director)
The Beach Bum Matthew McConaughey, Jonah Hill, Harmony Korine (director)
Dumbo Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Tim Burton (director)
Wounds Dakota Johnson, Armie Hammer, Babak Anvari (director)
Chaos Walking Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Doug Liman (director)
APRIL
Avengers: Endgame Chris Evans, Josh Brolin, Russo Brothers (directors)
Shazam! Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, David F. Sandberg (director)
The Curse of La Llorona Linda Cardellini, Raymond Cruz, Michael Chaves (director)
Hellboy David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Neil Marshall (director)
MAY
John Wick Chapter 3 - Parabellum Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Chad Stahelski (director)
Godzilla: King of Monsters Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga, Michael Dougherty (director)
Ma Octavia Spencer, Luke Evans, Tate Taylor (director)
Aladdin Mena Massoud, Will Smith, Guy Ritchie (director)
Rocketman Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Dexter Fletcher (director)
Brightburn Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, David Yarovesky (director)
Tolkien Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Dome Karukoski (director)
Ad Astra Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, James Gray (director)
JUNE
Dark Phoenix Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Simon Kinberg (director)
Toy Story 4 Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Josh Cooley (director)
Ford v Ferrari Christian Bale, Matt Damon, James Mangold (director)
Yesterday Himesh Patel, Lily James, Danny Boyle (director)
Men in Black International Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, F. Gary Gray (director)
JULY
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Quentin Tarantino (director)
Spider-Man Far From Home Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jon Watts (director)
The Lion King Chiwetel Ejiofor, Donald Glover, Jon Favreau (director)
Annabelle 3 Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Gary Dauberman (director)
AUGUST
The New Mutants Anya Taylor Joy, Maisie Williams, Josh Boone (director)
Where'd You Go Bernadette Cate Blanchett, Richard Linklater (director)
Angel Has Fallen Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Ric Roman Waugh (director)
Hobbs & Shaw Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, David Leitch (director)
Dora The Explorer Isabela Moner, Michael Pena, James Bobin (director)
SEPTEMBER
It: Chapter Two James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Andy Muschietti (director)
Downton Abbey Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Michael Engler (director)
OCTOBER
Joker Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Todd Phillips (director)
The Woman in the Window Amy Adams, Julianne Moore, Joe Wright (director)
Zombieland Double Tap Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Ruben Fleischer (director)
Gemini Man Will Smith, Clive Owen, Ang Lee (director)
NOVEMBER
Knives Out Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Rian Johnson (director)
Doctor Sleep Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Mike Flanagan (director)
Kingsman: The Great Game Daniel Bruhl, Ralph Fiennes, Matthew Vaughn (director)
Terminator Dark Fate Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis, Tim Miller (director)
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Tom Hanks, Marie Heller(director)
The Rhythm Section Blake Lively, Jude Law, Reed Morano (director)
DECEMBER
Star Wars: Episode IX Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, JJ Abrams (director)
Little Women Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Greta Gerwig (director)
Cats Jennifer Hudson, Taylor Swift, Tom Hooper (director)
Call of the Wild Harrison Ford, Dan Stevens, Chris Sanders (director)
Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies
JULY
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Quentin Tarantino (director)
Spider-Man Far From Home Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jon Watts (director)
The Lion King Chiwetel Ejiofor, Donald Glover, Jon Favreau (director)
Annabelle 3 Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Gary Dauberman (director)
AUGUST
The New Mutants Anya Taylor Joy, Maisie Williams, Josh Boone (director)
Where'd You Go Bernadette Cate Blanchett, Richard Linklater (director)
Angel Has Fallen Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Ric Roman Waugh (director)
Hobbs & Shaw Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, David Leitch (director)
Dora The Explorer Isabela Moner, Michael Pena, James Bobin (director)
SEPTEMBER
It: Chapter Two James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Andy Muschietti (director)
Downton Abbey Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Michael Engler (director)
OCTOBER
Joker Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Todd Phillips (director)
The Woman in the Window Amy Adams, Julianne Moore, Joe Wright (director)
Zombieland Double Tap Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Ruben Fleischer (director)
Gemini Man Will Smith, Clive Owen, Ang Lee (director)
NOVEMBER
Knives Out Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Rian Johnson (director)
Doctor Sleep Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Mike Flanagan (director)
Kingsman: The Great Game Daniel Bruhl, Ralph Fiennes, Matthew Vaughn (director)
Terminator Dark Fate Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis, Tim Miller (director)
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Tom Hanks, Marie Heller(director)
The Rhythm Section Blake Lively, Jude Law, Reed Morano (director)
DECEMBER
Star Wars: Episode IX Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, JJ Abrams (director)
Little Women Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Greta Gerwig (director)
Cats Jennifer Hudson, Taylor Swift, Tom Hooper (director)
Call of the Wild Harrison Ford, Dan Stevens, Chris Sanders (director)
Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies
10. Joker - Curious for Phoenix' performance
9. Glass - Shyamalan's biggest film! (doesn't disappoint!)
8. Knives Out - look at the cast!
7. Yesterday - Danny Boyle's films are always YES
6. Us - Whatever Jordan Peele makes I'm game
5. It Chapter Two - the cast is so goood
4. Avengers: Endgame - hmmm
3. Once Upon A Time in Hollywood - also crazy cast
2. Alita Battle Angel - I broke down some factors on why I was excited
1. Star Wars: Episode IX - I hope it's something new and exciting
So, to review my 2018. I think I picked really bad movies among the top 10 most anticipated. I picked The Cloverfield Paradox and Robin Hood among the top 10, Cloverfield was even on number 3. In my defense, I solely picked them because of the talent involved (still does not justify choosing them over Widows).
For 2019, there are movies that I couldn't care less, like Jumanji 2 (I hated The Rock's Jumanji), Detective Pikachu (I don't play Pokemon), or Frozen 2 (Frozen fatigue after that revolting 20-minute short). Even I'm not that excited for some big movies I listed here, like Godzilla 2 (I sighed after knowing their endgame is to have Godzilla vs Kong--I didn't like Skull Island), Hellboy (why would you take over from Guillermo del Toro?), or MIB International (dated IP, but will watch for Hemsworth and Thompson).
Let's see how 2019 plays out. So far I'm liking the films. Escape Room was unexpectedly good. Alita is a bit disappointing. Serenity... please watch it before you get spoiled! It has... interesting choices.
For 2019, there are movies that I couldn't care less, like Jumanji 2 (I hated The Rock's Jumanji), Detective Pikachu (I don't play Pokemon), or Frozen 2 (Frozen fatigue after that revolting 20-minute short). Even I'm not that excited for some big movies I listed here, like Godzilla 2 (I sighed after knowing their endgame is to have Godzilla vs Kong--I didn't like Skull Island), Hellboy (why would you take over from Guillermo del Toro?), or MIB International (dated IP, but will watch for Hemsworth and Thompson).
Let's see how 2019 plays out. So far I'm liking the films. Escape Room was unexpectedly good. Alita is a bit disappointing. Serenity... please watch it before you get spoiled! It has... interesting choices.
