2018 Year End Recap

This marks year 6 of my movie blog and I saw and reviewed about 50 films.  

The Number 1 post far and away was Panacea, a 22 minute independent film that had a Rio Grande Valley connection and played in a fund raising event here locally.  Over 1000 pages views.

So I think that bodes well for independent film making.  Kind of like retail, the industry has to streamline and get back to roots to differentiate itself from the mass of information available online.  It also helped that I met the actors and they were able to use my review as promotion as well.  Win/Win.

The next most popular views were another Valley connection, Sicario 2, set in McAllen, TX.  It was over the top but is was exciting to watch.  Shifting gears the next most popular was completely different, the documentary about Mr. Rogers, Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Rounding out the list were Solo:  A Star Wars Story.  I think everyone wants to see what it was all about.  By those lofty standards it was a disappointment.  We'll see how they get it back on track for December 2019.

Then a classic, Mean Girls.  I listened to a podcast that Regina George was a great movie villain.  It was your basic high school movie.  Finally I Can Only Imagine, a Christian themed movie about the song of the same name by Casting Crowns.  A well done biopic.

Worst movie of the year?  Vice - an awful biopic of Dick Cheney.  1 of 5 stars.  Walked out.  Not even worth a review.