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2017/2018 Movie List

40. I feel like this should be a top 40 list - you can’t really make a list of anything  end (or start, in this case) on 39.  I did see more than 40 movies this year, but several of them were older movies, so I’m going to use this spot to talk about the Best Picture movies for 2018 that aren’t on this list, and why they aren’t on the list. The Post - looks good, just haven’t gotten around to it.  Get Out - top 5 movie for me last year.  I’m so glad it was nominated. Call Me by Your Name - looks boring, and also a movie where an older man has a sexual relationship with a high school student feels a little too rapey for me to enjoy.  Phantom Thread - this looks super boring.  Even if I was on a long plane flight and there were no other movies being shown, I would probably just stick with my book. And that’s it - all the other nominees are ones that I saw, and for the most part, liked.  So on to the list! 39. Knight of Cups There was a time when Terrence Malick made great movies.  Thin