Films of the Year 2018
For the sixteenth consecutive year, this is my annual list of films I've watched over the last 12 months and in 2018, that meant 73 trips to the cinema (down from 83 in 2017).
Roma ★★★★
Overwhelmingly, these visits were to my local Stratford Picturehouse and according to the stats on Letterboxd, overall this amounted to 138.6 hours of film watching.
This has been an exceptionally great year for film: there have been so many I have absolutely loved. The ten I have picked below are not necessarily the ones I admired the most but are my favourites. It was a tough choice. Others, like Roma, Cold War, The Miseducation of Cameron Post and I'm Sorry To Bother You just missed the cut.
As always, this does not include anything watched on DVD or BluRay and as in previous years, I've arbitrarily rated the films I've seen. You can find ratings for the last 15 years here.
Ten favourite films of the year: A Quiet Place / Leave No Trace / Isle of Dogs / Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri / Lucky / The Post / The Breadwinner / First Man / Dogman / Black Panther
Worst films of 2018: American Animals / Downsizing / The Meg / Tomb Raider
Great documentaries in 2018: Nae Pasaran / Three Identical Strangers
Ratings:
★★★★★: Unmissable!
★★★★☆: Definitely worth seeing
★★★☆☆: Decent film
★★☆☆☆: Disappointing
★☆☆☆☆: Pants
☆☆☆☆☆: Why was this released?
Mary Poppins Returns ★★★★
Nae Pasaran ★★★★
1Sorry to Bother ★★★★
Disobedience ★★★★
The Girl in the Spider's Web ★★★
Three Identical Strangers ★★★★
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald ★★
Widows ★★★★
Overlord ★★★★
The Hate U Give ★★★★
Wildlife ★★★
Outlaw King ★★★
The Guilty ★★★
Bohemian Rhapsody ★★★
Dogman ★★★★
First Man ★★★★
The Wife ★★★
A Star Is Born ★★★★
Venom ★★★
Skate Kitchen ★★★★
A Simple Favor ★★★
The Rider ★★★★
Lucky ★★★★
American Animals ★
Yardie ★★★
BlacKkKlansman ★★★
The Miseducation of Cameron Post ★★★★
Apostasy★★★★
Cold War ★★★★
The Meg ★★
Ant-Man and the Wasp ★★★
The Apparition ★★★
Mission: Impossible – Fallout ★★★
First Reformed ★★★
Hotel Artemis ★★★
A Prayer Before Dawn ★★★★
Skyscraper ★★
Leave No Trace ★★★★
The Happy Prince ★★★
In the Fade ★★★★
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ★★★
My Friend Dahmer★★★
The Breadwinner ★★★★
Solo: A Star Wars Story ★★★
Tully ★★★
Deadpool 2 ★★★★
Avengers: Infinity War ★★★★
Lean on Pete ★★★★
The Wound ★★★
The Deminer ★★★
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society ★★
A Quiet Place ★★★★
Ready Player One ★★★★
Isle of Dogs ★★★★
The Third Murder ★★★★
Tomb Raider ★★
You Were Never Really Here ★★★★
Sweet Country ★★★
I, Tonya ★★★
The Nile Hilton Incident ★★★
Red Sparrow ★★★★
V for Vendetta ★★★★★
Lady Bird ★★★
Black Panther ★★★★
The Shape of Water ★★★
Early Man ★★★★
Darkest Hour ★★★
Downsizing ★★
The Post ★★★★
Hostiles ★★★★
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri ★★★★