The time has come to reflect on the past ten years of filmmaking. There are many notable films that changed the course of film criticism, box office and the entire moviegoing experience.
Here are my top picks from 2018….
- Blackkklansman
dir. Spike Lee
starring: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier and Topher Grace
- Roma
dir. Alfonso Cuarón
starring: Yalitza Aparicio and Marina De Tavira
- If Beale Street Could Talk
dir. Barry Jenkins
starring: Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Regina King and Colman Domingo
Best Animated Feature:
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
dir. Bob Persichetti and Peter Ramsey
starring: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Kathryn Hahn, Kimiko Glenn, Nicholas Cage, Chris Pine, Liev Shreiber, Brian Tyree Henry, Zoe Kravitz, John Mulaney, Hailee Steinfeld, Lily Tomlin and Mahershala Ali
Best Comedy:
Game Night
dir. John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein
starring: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler, Michael C. Hall, Chelsea Peretti, Kylie Bunby, Lamorne Morris and Jesse Plemons
AND…
Tag
dir. Jeff Tomsic
starring: Jake Johnson, Ed Helms, Jeremy Renner, Lil Rel Howery, Jon Hamm, Annabelle Wallis, Isla Fisher, Hannibal Buress, Leslie Bibb and Rashida Jones.
Best Franchise Film:
Black Panther
dir. Ryan Coogler
starring: Chadwick Boseman, Angela Bassett, Michael B. Jordan, Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Sterling K. Brown, Forest Whitaker, Daniel Kaluuya, Winston Duke, Martin Freeman and Andy Serkis
****Honourable Mention***
– Mission Impossible: Fallout
Best Horror Film:
A Quiet Place
dir. John Krasinski
starring: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe and Cade Woodward
***Honourable Mentions***
– Suspiria
– Venom
Candid Cinema 