The loss of my annual long December vacation saw a slight downturn in movie watching for me, with my lowest total since 1988.  I managed to watch 55 movies last year, my seventh consecutive year under 100 and my lowest total since 1993.  Again, many things contributed to this, chiefly the insane amount of TV I’ve been watching, the greater effort made towards going out for walks, and the awful amount of time I spend either at work or getting to and from work.

Here’s a look back at the first 50 movies I did manage to watch last year and what recollection, if any, I have of them. The films are listed in the order I saw them.

The French Connection (1971)
Hailed as one of the best films of the 70s, I can’t say it plays well here in the 21st century.

Cobra (1986)
Somehow I missed this Stallone “classic” back in the day.

Table 19 (2017)
The misfit table at a wedding bands together to settle scored, both old and new.

Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle (2017)
The classic board game moves to the video age in this sequel.

Patriots Day (2017)
Mark Wahlberg plays the hero of the Boston Marathon bombing.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
It certainly took me a while to see the latest installment in this franchise.

Life (2017)
A team of scientists find proof that life once existed on Mars, potentially dooming life on Earth in the process.

Snatched (2017)
Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn go on vacation together and hijinks ensue.

People Like Us (2012)
When his father dies, Chris Pine learns that he had another family that needs some help.

The Layover (2017)
Two friends compete over a man when a hurricane turns their flight in to a road trip.

This Means War (2012)
Two friends compete over a woman when they learn that both are dating the same person.

It (2017)
The remake of the classic Stephen King tale.

Sicario (2015)
An FBI agent joins a task force battling the drug trade at the border between the US and Mexico.

Atomic Blonde (2017)
A list of undercover agents goes missing and MI6 tries to recover it.

The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
The latest installment of the Cloverfield franchise takes place on a ship in space.

Black Panther (2018)
The Marvel Cinematic Universe moves to Wakkanda.

Creep (2015)
A strange man hires a videographer to capture what he claims are his last days.

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Thanos completes the Infinity Gauntlet and kills half the universe.

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
The latest installment of this horrible, horrible franchise.

A Bad Moms Christmas (2017)
The moms have to deal with two immovable forces: Christmas and their own moms.

Happy Death Day (2017)
A college co-ed relives the final day of her life over and over again, each time getting closer to saving herself.

The House (2017)
A couple start an illegal casino in their friend’s house to earn the money to send their daughter to college.

Justice League (2017)
Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, and Aquaman help bring Superman back to life.

Geostorm (2017)
When the satellites that control the Earth’s weather are sabotaged, the planet starts to fall apart.

Ant-Man And The Wasp (2018)
Scott Lang risks his freedom by becoming Ant-Man again to help the Wasp save her family.

A Quiet Place (2018)
A family tries to stay alive by quietly staying beneath the radar of aliens that have taken over the Earth.

Game Night (2018)
A group of friends has a wild adventure when their game night goes out of control.

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Han Solo meets Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian, and wins the Millennium Falcon.

Blockers (2018)
A group of crazy parents try to stop their daughters from losing their virginity on prom night.

About Time (2013)
A British man learns that he can go back in his own timeline, allowing him to make have a perfect relationship with the woman of his dreams and spend more time with his dying father.

Jigsaw (2017)
A new series of victims leads the police to think Jigsaw has returned from the dead.

Venom (2018)
An alien symbiote bonds with disgraced reporter Eddie Brock to not get revenge against Spider-Man.

Halloween (2018)
Michael Myers escapes and returns to Haddonfield in this latest sequel to the original.

Red Sparrow (2018)
A Russian dancer becomes a spy for both sides of the cold war.

Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
Finding the real world difficult, the Bellas reunite for one last go.

Truth or Dare (2017)
A game of truth or dare in a haunted mansion goes horribly awry.

Ghost In The Shell (2017)
Scarlett Johansson upsets a whole lot of people in this bad remake of the manga classic.

Thoroughbreds (2018)
Two teenage girls plan to kill the step-father of one of them.

Molly’s Game (2018)
A former competitive skier starts to run a high stakes poker game, eventually drawing the attention of the Russian mob and the feds.

Jack Reacher (2012)
Tom Cruise brings Lee Child’s literary smash to the big screen.

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
Tom Cruise returns for the next installment in the series.

Flatliners (2017)
A group of young medical students try to expand their understanding of death.

Truth or Dare (2018)
A trip to Mexico turns a friendly game of truth or dare deadly serious.

Dude (2018)
A high school senior tries to prepare for what comes after her friends move on.

The Mummy (2018)
Tom Cruise bombs in what was the aborted launch of a Universal Monster Cinematic Universe.

Personal Shopper (2017)
A young woman tries to make contact with her dead brother.

Tomb Raider (2018)
A reboot of the video game story.

Aquaman (2018)
The king of the seas returns to Atlantis to stop a war between the Earth and the seas and take his rightful place on the throne.

Circle (2015)
A collection of people are trapped in a room, where they must vote on who lives and dies every two minutes.

Ready Player One (2018)
A collection of gamers try to solve a mystery left behind by the creator of a virtual reality world that will change their lives forever.