Ant-Man and the Wasp

A nice, well done breather after the emotional takedown that Infinity War put us through, Ant-Man and the Wasp is a great entry that lets us enjoy the more fun side of the MCU. After Scott Lang aided Captain America during the events of Civil War, he ended up under house arrest and lost contact with Hope van Dyme and Hank Pym. Lang reunites with them when they find a way to find and rescue Hank's wife but have to deal with a criminal boss wanting their tech and a woman with phasing powers known as Ghost. The third MCU film of 2018, and the only one without deep social, political, or really emotional and hard breaking moments, at least until the very end, this latest entry is all about fun and having a good time. Action scenes were on point and made great use of Pym's shrinking technology and Ghost's phasing, the performances were great, the story is fun and well told, and has a lot of great comedic moments. While this doesn't reach the levels of Black Panther and Infinity War in terms of how it changed the superhero film, Ant-Man and the Wasp excels in how fun it is. On the other hand, there are some negatives and drawbacks such as the comedy often happening too much, how certain things are explained away, and the way Janet van Dyme was found and the abilities she now has. Over all: 95%

2018 top list so far:
1. Incredibles 2

2. Avengers: Infinity War

3. Solo: A Star Wars Story

4. A Quiet Place
5. Deadpool 2

6. Black Panther
7. Ant-Man and the Wasp

8. Ready Player One

9. Sicario: Day of the Soldado

10. Ocean's 8

11. Isle of Dogs

12. Game Night
13. Thoroughbreds

14. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom