2018 has been aninsanelygood year for movies, by anybody’s estimation.
Even formulating a list such as this one requires careful consideration.
The following 20 films aren’t just some of the best of 2018.
Before 2019 rolls around, catch up with this lot.
Her film had to be sought out, meaning it was annoyingly out of reach for many multiplex-dwellers.
Set It Up
The rom com is definitely not dead if 2018 is anything to go by.
Nicholson claimed its empathy, “might be what defines the next era of romantic comedies.”
Cam
Sex work tends to be presented negatively in films, if it even features at all.
Don’t say ‘writer/director Daniel Goldhaber with former sex worker Isa.’
Yes I’m a former sex worker.
I’m also a writer."
He wants her to stay so they can be a band; she wants to spread her wings.
45" high praise indeed.
Summer of 84
Stranger Thingssuper-fans rejoice!
Those hoping for something a bit darker from the denizens of Hawkins can look toSummer of 84for their fix.
and holds them as the culprits.
Widows
Widowsshould have been the biggest action movie of the year.
It works best when Davis commands the screen with her inimitable blend of psychological subtlety and operatic intensity."
Empire’sAmy West heralded the film’s anarchic energy, noting, “Game Nightisn’t just after mindless laughs.
Rather than resorting to slapstick it boasts a witty, razor-sharp screenplay and a fleshed out story.”
They have an easy chemistry."
The artistry here lies in the mutations and permutations of language and rhythm that are spoken onscreen."
Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal play the troubled parents of a teenager living in Montana.
It’s one of those rare horror movies to leave you with good holiday cheer."
No wonder Ramsay’s name doesn’t make it onto a lot of female-director lists.
…She’s a list unto herself."
Her biggest moment this year, however, was in Stephen Soderbergh’s trippy, stalker-themed pscho-thrillerUnsane.
Writing forUproxx,Amy Nicholson notes the film, “isn’t quite a thriller.
That would imply a coherent villain.
Instead, it swipes through themes like an Instagram filter.
…and mutates to become a #MeToo allegory about a woman screaming to be heard.
Once again, it’s the wife doing all the hard work.
At least this time, she gets top billing.”
The New York Times' A.O.
…It really does feel authentic."
The New York Times' A.O.
“TIME’sStephanie Zacharek noted the movie’s “understated triumph lies in its casting.
But if it were free, what would it be worth?
