My Top 25 Films of 2018 (and the 5 worst)
As of this date, I have watched 56 films that were released in 2018. Some, I loved. A few, I hated. Most of them were, you know, pretty alright! Anyway, without further ado, here are my top 25 films of 2018, ranked:
Roma
They Shall Not Grow Old
First Man
Free Solo
The Favourite
Crazy Rich Asians
Leave No Trace
Minding the Gap
Isle of Dogs
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Creed II
Eighth Grade
Three Identical Strangers
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
The Incredibles 2
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
A Star is Born
First Reformed
Hereditary
A Quiet Place
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Dragged Across Concrete
Bad Times at the El Royale
High Life
Bohemian Rhapsody
Just missing the list were a group of movies that I really liked! Honorable mention to Stan & Ollie, Mary Poppins Returns, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Green Book, and Uncle Drew.
At the other end of the rankings, the worst movie I saw in 2018 was A Simple Favor. Here’s the bottom 5, in order:
A Simple Favor
Aquaman
Annihilation
The Meg
Tomb Raider
Okay, thanks for indulging me. Let me know how wrong I am! In the meantime, I’m hanging out at Letterboxd, you know, if that’s your kind of thing.