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Hits & Misses: Our Top Movie Picks

 I ultimately decided against that because to do that two years in a row would cheapen the whole point of occasionally expanding it (and make it so I'd hate to make a Top 15 worst list next year), so I heed and hawed, brainstormed, and agonized over what had to eventually be bumped from the number 10 slot too the number 11 when a last minute addition had to be made (Spoiler: "The Big Sick" sadly lost that battle).

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Posted by Kevin T. Rodriguez

on February 09, 2018

Not every movie makes the cut and some miss it spectacularly. Dive into our archive of the most disappointing, frustrating, or just plain bad films of the year. From streaming disasters like Bright and Sandy Wexler to theatrical letdowns, this list pulls no punches.

While the reviews may not all be live yet, trust us we’ve seen them, we remember them, and we’re not letting them off the hook.

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