The best movie I've seen in probably 4 or 5 years was the recent Godzilla movie. I saw it with my son and then again with friends. It has been a long time since a movie had a great combination of story/plot, character development, great casting (realistic casting I might add), reasonable special effects, and great usage of sound or lack of sound.
To be fair, I've given up on a lot of movie studios. I've watched more at home via streaming... but I watch movies to be either entertained (ie, just to enjoy and escape) or to watch something that is thought-provoking in a non-superficial way. A lot of crap has been produced, IMO, that pander (yes, I aligned with the SouthPark episode) rather than entertains or creates dialogue. Writing in Hollywood has lost the storytelling I appreciate.
sorry for the rant..