THE SFAM MOVIE TIME CAPSULE · 2018
A year of big-screen possibilities.
Thanos. Wakanda. Spielberg. The Incredibles, finally! Open our original end-of-2017 watchlist, month by month, and jump to our reviews to see what happened next.
Archive note: these months preserve our original expectations, not final release dates. Alita and Dark Phoenix arrived in 2019; The New Mutants followed in 2020. Release dates also varied by country.
01THE ORIGINAL WATCHLIST
January
THE ORIGINAL WATCHLIST
January
Insidious: The Last Key
The year is going to take off with the fourth chapter in the Insidious series. It looks horrifying as hell.
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The Commuter
Liam Neeson will return to kicking ass, contradicting his statements on stopping with all the action flicks.
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12 Strong
Chris Hemsworth takes a break from being Thor to star in a Nicolai Fuglsig movie.
From our original preview
Den of Thieves
Gerard Butler is the good guy who plays the bad guy. Beware enemies you don’t want to face this kind of twisted.
From our original preview
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
The Death Cure : The third installment of the James Dashner novel. Dylan O’Brien is still running!
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February
THE ORIGINAL WATCHLIST
February
A Fantastic Woman
Already winning the critical world, Sebastian Lelio’s next is a girl in grief. Daniela Vega is a fantastic woman.
From our original preview
Winchester: The House that Ghosts Built
This Spierig brothers horror should not be missed for the sheer fact of how good their movies are.
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The 15:17 to Paris
This Clint Eastwood movie is based on Dorothy Blyskal’s autobiography and is literally built on patriotism.
From our original preview
Fifty Shades Freed
The steamy life continues for Anastasia Steele as sequels keep releasing.
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Peter Rabbit
Relive this twisty slapstick tale of a forgotten Rabbit from the fairyland.
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Black Panther
The first Marvel flick of the year that might give us a glimpse into the world of Avengers on what is about to go down.
Read our review
Early Man
Aardman Animations gives us their next stop motion animation wonder after making the relentless Shaun the Sheep movie three years ago.
From our original preview
Game Night
A light comedy to tickle your bones the movie will see Jason Bateman with Rachel McAdams.
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Annihilation
How can you forget Alex Garland after Ex Machina? His next is an equally intriguing adventure starring Natalie Portman.
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March
THE ORIGINAL WATCHLIST
March
Red Sparrow
The Lawrence connection will happen once again with Red Sparrow next year based on the novel by Jason Matthews.
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Death Wish
If you have been missing the badass action hero Bruce Willis, your end waits now.
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Alpha
The Book of Eli director comes with an intriguing tale that’s set some 20000 years ago starring a wolf.
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A Wrinkle in Time
Why would Disney stand by and watch? They have their own set of films hitting theatres next year with A Wrinkle in Time standing in the forefront in March.
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Tomb Raider
Finding the Lara Croft of the 21 st century, Alicia Vikander is the girl of everyone’s dreams. This movie will see her resurrect the long lost gaming franchise.
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7 Days in Entebbe
Jose Padilha of Narcos fame brings us a story based on the 1976 plane hijacking.
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Pacific Rim Uprising
After five long years the sequel finally arrives. Is it really possible to miss this?
Read our review
Isle of Dogs
Can you really miss any of Wes Anderson’s amazing experimental movies?
From our original preview
Ready Player One
Steven Spielberg, the name is enough! The popular book has found a perfect fit.
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Mary Magdalene
Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix are all set to deliver their best performances
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April
THE ORIGINAL WATCHLIST
April
A Quiet Place
If you have been thinking horror movies are being monotonous, check out its trailer. Do not make any noise though!
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You Were Never Really Here
The Joaquin Phoenix crime movie has already started making noise in its screenings.
From our original preview
The New Mutants
The age of the new mutant peeps is already here.
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May
THE ORIGINAL WATCHLIST
May
Avengers: Infinity Wars
C’mon! Can we really overlook this? Thanos will show who the daddy is after all.
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Slender Man
People waiting for this haunted affair are going to rejoice when the slender man gets loose.
From our original preview
Solo: A Star Wars Story
A spinoff on Star Wars one of the most loved characters. Han Solo will be played by Alden Ehrenreich. The movie is directed by Ron Howard.
Read our review06THE ORIGINAL WATCHLIST
June
THE ORIGINAL WATCHLIST
June
Deadpool 2
The merc with the mouth will be back this time with Cable to show us a great time.
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Ocean’s 8
The legacy continues with the bloodline. Sandra Bullock is the Ocean here and she is on the lookout for a team.
From our original preview
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
The sequel to Jurassic World is going to be here. Let the dinosaurs rule the world again!
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Sicario2: Soldado
The sequel to the extraordinary Denis Villeneuve movie! Shut up and take my money!
Read our review07THE ORIGINAL WATCHLIST
July
THE ORIGINAL WATCHLIST
July
Ant-Man and the Wasp
So we had been missing the Ant Man for a while now. This one promises to take the adventure further.
From our original preview
The Nun
Get ready for nightmares! The Nun from the Conjuring universe will show up in July.
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Alita: Battle Angel
From the renowned producer James Cameron and director Robert Rodriguez comes the insanely popular manga series.
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Mission Impossible 6
Missions will never cease to exist in the popular MI franchise. Yet another installment by Christopher McQuarrie.
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August
THE ORIGINAL WATCHLIST
August
The Equalizer 2
Denzel Washington reprises his role as the badass assassin.
From our original preview
The Predator
No generation of movies is complete without a Predator movie. Ours is going to hit in July.
Read our review09THE ORIGINAL WATCHLIST
September
THE ORIGINAL WATCHLIST
September
Robin Hood
Another version of the classic tale of Robin Hood with Taron Egerton in the lead.
From our original preview
Goosebumps: Horror Land
Jack Black reprises his role in the universe of R.L. Stine books.
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Smallfoot
The animated movie with a different take on the fantastical world of big foots.
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October
THE ORIGINAL WATCHLIST
October
Venom
Can’ t see Tom Hardy enough! Welcome the badass villain from Spidey’s world.
From our original preview
Mowgli
Can’t get enough of The Jungle Book? Andy Serkis’ take on the famous story is darker than you think.
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November
THE ORIGINAL WATCHLIST
November
X-Men: Dark Phoenix
The next from the X-Men’s franchise. Let Jean Grey rise from the ashes again!
From our original preview
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Another Disney movie based on the popular fairy tale.
From our original preview
Holmes and Watson
A comedy to lighten up the popular Arthur Conan Doyle series starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.
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Fantastic Beasts
The Crimes of Grindelwald: The next in the Fantastic Beasts series.
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Creed 2
Jordan takes the legacy forward with Sylvester Stallone by his side. The sequel to the amazing boxing flick Creed.
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Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It-Ralph 2
The sequel to the Rich Moore animated flick set six years after.
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December
THE ORIGINAL WATCHLIST
December
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
The animated take on Spidey’s world which has been in production for a while releases in December.
From our original preview
Mortal Engines
Peter Jackson eyes another big project – the Philip Reeve novel. One of those movies What movies to expect in 2018 list
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Aquaman
With a glimpse into the water world in Justice League, the story of Arthur Curry has already found its foundation.
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Bumblebee
Travis Knight to resurrect the Transformers spinoff single-handedly with John Cena in the lead.
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Mary Poppins Returns
A musical to end the year in style, Mary Poppins the magical nanny finally returns.
From our original previewMovie poster artwork © the respective rights holders. Poster thumbnails supplied by JustWatch; each poster links to its film source page.
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