Included here, this time, are movies found in my 2018 favorites list.
TV
Hadn’t seen before:
- Daredevil (season 3)
- Iron Fist (season 2)
- Luke Cage (season 2)
Had seen before:
- Angel (seasons 1 – 4)
- Arrested Development (seasons 1 – 4)
Daredevil was just as compelling as the first two seasons. Iron Fist was a marked improvement over season 1. Luke Cage was not as great. I don’t mind its cancellation, but I would have liked to see more Iron Fist and especially Daredevil.
As I mentioned elsewhere, in 2018 I showed Buffy the Vampire Slayer to my daughter (and occasionally my sons) for the first time. I was going to skip Angel, but she wanted the full experience (and Angel is pretty good), so I bought the DVDs and we watched them intermixed with Buffy.
I rewatched Arrested Development in anticipation of season 5. I enjoyed the recut episodes of season 4 more than the originals. Seasons 1 – 3 remain the best.
Movies:
Hadn’t seen before:
- Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh
- Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
- Batman Ninja
- Daddy’s Home 2
- The Death of Superman
- The Hitman’s Bodyguard
- Ingrid Goes West
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
- The LEGO Ninjago Movie
- Logan Lucky
- Magic Mike
- A Quiet Place
- Saludos Amigos
- Se7en
- The Spy Who Dumped Me
- Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
- The Three Caballeros
Had seen before:
- Batman & Mr. Freeze: Sub Zero
- Deadpool
- The Hunger Games
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
- X-Men
- X2: X-Men United
- X-Men: The Last Stand
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
- X-Men: First Class
With a few exceptions (Funny People, Bedtime Stories, Grown Ups) I haven’t seen any of Adam Sandler’s movies that have come out since 2005. Somewhere around that time his films just stopped looking like something I wanted to watch (of course I still love “classic” Adam Sandler films like Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, etc.). I decided to check out his new stand-up special, 100% Fresh, on Netflix. It took 15 or 20 minutes to get going for me, but after that it was just hilarious. The Chris Farley tribute song was very touching.
Of the new DC animated films that came out in 2018, I enjoyed Batman Ninja and The Death of Superman the most. I’m usually a sucker for any Superman movie that isn’t Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, or Superman IV (though, faced with only those choices, I would pick Superman IV to watch any day of the week). I want to watch Reign of the Supermen, but for some reason Netflix doesn’t have the disc, so I’ll have to wait for a potential Black Friday sale.
I saw Ingrid Goes West because I like Aubrey Plaza. I also saw it described somewhere as a modern The Cable Guy. I prefer the latter, but the former was a good one-time view.
I had heard about Se7en before, and finally decided to watch it one night on Netflix. It was somewhat disturbing.
Continuing to watch movies with my daughter for the first time, we watched The Hunger Games series and began X-Men, since she loves Patrick Stewart so much after watching Star Trek: The Next Generation. We’re both looking forward to seeing Dark Phoenix this summer.