There’s something special about going to the movies. Look, we love streaming services as much as the next movie fan. And we’re not ready to say that physical media is dead quite yet. But neither will ever match the experience of seeing a movie in theaters with a crowd of fellow film fans. There’s no shortage of reasons we haven’t closed them up and just started releasing everything directly to Netflix yet: Watching a movie at home can’t match the scope of a movie screen, or replicate the feeling of being in an audience and collectively gasping at a great reveal or screaming at a great jump scare.
Of course, plenty of films are just fine to take in for the first time on your home theater or portable device of choice, but every year brings a new crowd of releases that really need the big screen to be truly appreciated, and 2018 is no different. Here’s a look at some of the biggest 2018 movies that demand to be seen in theaters.