Slashdot Asks: Your Favorite Movies and TV Shows of 2018?

Several remarkable movies and shows hit the theaters and TV this year. We had "First Man", "Black Panther", new "Incredibles", "Avengers: Infinity War", more "Star Wars" and "Mission: Impossible" hit the cinemas. On TV, we saw the conclusion of "The Americans", continuation of "Westworld" on HBO, and "Homecoming" arrive on Amazon Prime Video. "Money Heist" on Netflix, "Barry" on HBO, and "Detectorists" on AcornTV garnered good reviews from critics, too. What did you like this year?

Also in this year-ender series: Slashdot Asks: What Are Some Good Books You Read This Year?

Comments

Re:My 2 cents

[JackieBrown]

If you liked Westworld, watch person of interest while waiting for the next season. The first season is pretty procedural but builds the characters and foundation of the show. By the end of the show, it's full AI and how it can direct/control a civilization. It's by the same people.

Complete crap year

[Anonymous Coward]

2018 must've been the year of reruns and forcing people to pay for every single channel individually.

Bad Times at the El Royale

[Anonymous Coward]

If you are looking for a good drama and thriller to watch. Consider this. Watched this over the weekend last week. Very intense and gratifying. First Man was a very important and decent movie. I am looking forward to watching the Vice movie. If you want to kill some time, Aquaman is good, too.

Superheros

[110010001000]

What is the deal with all the Superhero movies? It is like everyone regressed to being a 12 year old boy.

Re:Superheros

[citylivin]

"What is the deal with all the Superhero movies? It is like everyone regressed to being a 12 year old boy."

I have a theory that it has to do with the death of god, and people inventing new modern age "gods" to fill that roll. You can see it in how people dress up as their "gods" for conventions, religiously skip work to attend first day showings of any new "chapter" in the odyssey, and discuss and debate the motivations of the characters as related to the cannon.

A set of metaphysical beings with "super" powers that they use to help or hurt humanity. Pretty much spot on analogous to polytheistic religions. Also explains why I hate the fakeness of superhero movies (and most religions).

Black panther was good though, just as a pure movie. Its the only super hero movie i have liked in recent memory. You didn't need to know all the backstory and depth of the universe to appreciate it.