12. Spider-Man: Homecoming
11. A Ghost Story
10. The Disaster Artist
9. Darkest Hour
8. Coco
7. Blade Runner 2049
6. Logan
5. Lady Bird
4. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
3. Get Out
2. Thor: Ragnarok
1. Baby Driver
“Darkest Hour”: One-Sentence Review
Gary Oldman’s magnetic performance as Winston Churchill, aided through—bar none—the most realistic prosthetics used in a biographical film, pushes the Darkest Hour from good to really good.
10.5 out of 12 Tamales
“The Shape of Water”: One-Sentence Review
Guillermo del Toro’s transcendent adult fairytale, The Shape of Water, is exceptionally cast, gorgeously shot and choreographed, but like its central monstrous character, Water’s true identity isn’t always clear.
9.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Bright”: One-Sentence Review
Director David Ayer’s ambitious attempt at world-building, while admirable, falls mostly flat despite Will Smith’s and Joel Edgerton’s best effort at holding a subpar script afloat.
5.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”: One-Sentence Review
Amusing at a surface level, this Jumanji is saved from the mundane by comically-inclined performances from Hollywood’s newest box-office power duo, Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart.
8 out of 12 Tamales
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”: One-Sentence Review
Wholly brimming with originality and nostalgia, director Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi crescendos into hyperdrive, leaving behind only the anticipation of what’s to come.
11 out of 12 Tamales
“The Disaster Artist”: One-Sentence Review
The Disaster Artist, arguably the best movie in the “a bad director makes a horrible movie” genre, finds the prolific James Franco at the pinnacle of his acting and directorial craft.
10.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri”: One-Sentence Review
Although Three Billboard’s vigilante vengeance goes three steps too far, its themes on social injustice are timely and right on.
9 out of 12 Tamales
“Lady Bird”: One-Sentence Review
Flawlessly cascading with adolescent awkwardness, Lady Bird’s verisimilitude about acceptance is made all the more effective by Oscar caliber performances from Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf.
11 out of 12 Tamales
“Wonder”: One-Sentence Review
Though it borders on the over-sentimental at times, Wonder, behind another great performance from Jacob Tremblay, expertly navigates the cruelty of bullying versus the power of friendship.
9.5 out of 12 Tamales
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