Movies: Best Film of the Year 2018?

[Howard Beale]

The 2017 poll is led by:
1. Blade Runner 2049
2. Get Out
3. Logan

The 2016 poll was wonby:
1. Arrival
2. Manchester by the Sea
3. Hell or High Water

The 2015 poll was won by:
1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. Sicario
3. The Big Short

The 2014 poll was won by:
1. Interstellar
2. The Grand Budapest Hotel
3. Guardians of the Galaxy

The 2013 poll was won by:
1. The Wolf of Wall Street
2. Her
3. Gravity

The 2012 poll was won by:
1. Django Unchained
T2. Life of Pi
T2. Silver Linings Playbook
T2. Zero Dark Thirty
T2. The Avengers

The 2011 poll was won by:
T1. Drive
T1. Moneyball
3. Midnight in Paris

The 2010 poll was won by:
1. Inception
2. The Social Network
3. Black Swan

For 2018, I've included the 8 Oscar nominees for Best Picture:

• Green Book
• Roma
• A Star Is Born
• The Favourite
  
• Black Panther
• BlacKkKlansman
• Bohemian Rhapsody
• Vice

And 18 others:

• Eighth Grade
• Isle of Dogs
• First Man
• Widows
• Annihilation
• Avengers: Infinity War
• Incredibles 2
• Spiderman - Into the Spider-Verse
• Deadpool 2
• Mission Impossible: Fallout
• A Quiet Place
• Hereditary
• First Reformed
• Can You Ever Forgive Me?
• The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
  
• Cold War
• Shoplifters
• Burning

You can cast 3 votes, and feel free to suggest movies that I should include in the final poll: 2019!

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[Savi]

I think 2018 was good but not great, I remember last year I was really looking forward to stuff like Roma, First Man, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs etc and they were all pretty disappointing to me. Most of the other Oscars nominees were just fine I thought but nothing too special, I think maybe The Favourite could have made my list at #10 but I wanted Peter Jackson's excellent WWI documentary in there. Also, there are a bunch of 2018 titles which will be in my 2019 list because of Belgian release dates, Shoplifters for example.

1. Angel (Mortier, Belgium)
2. Climax (Noé, France)
3. Hold the Dark (Saulnier, US)
4. Burning (Lee, South Korea)
5. Zoe (Doremus, US)
6. Annihilation (Garland, UK)
7. Cold War (Pawlikowski, Poland)
8. Leave no Trace (Granik, US)
9. Hearts Beat Loud (Haley, US)
10. They Shall Not Grow Old (Jackson, UK)

HM: Mirage (Paulo, Spain); Capharnaüm (Labaki, Lebanon); Mandy (Cosmatos, US); Sophia Antipolis (Vernier, France)

 

[nameless1]

Cold War and Shoplifters are clear favourites, but the third choice is hard. I ended with Eighth Grade, but it is on the same level as Widows, The Favourite and Can You Ever Forgive Me?

I have not seen Roma yet, so I may come back to change my vote.

 

[Bruins4Lifer]

Voted for Burning, Cold War and Eighth Grade. There were at least another half-dozen films that were up there too but those three stand out to me. 2018 was a pretty good year.

 

[kihei]

Voted for: Roma
HMs: The Image Book; Shoplifters; Ash Is the Purest White

Candidates for 2019: Parasite, Portrait of a Lady on Fire; An Elephant Sitting Still

 

[Trap Jesus]

As of the time I voted, Burning was in the lead. Can't say I expected that.

Burning is definitely my favorite of the year. I can't say I've seen a movie quite like it, it just has such a unique tone and it's one of those movies you can't put in a box in terms of genre. Honorable mentions to Annihilation and Hereditary. Two of the best sci fi and horror movies of the decade.

Also HM to First Reformed. I still have problems with the ending and some of the heavy-handed commentary, but I STILL think about that movie a lot.

I think this is one of the weaker years in terms of best picture nominees. The Favourite is at the top for me but I still think it's Lanthimos' weakest effort by a long shot. Roma really hasn't stuck with me. I appreciate it on a technical level though of course. Burning, Shoplifters, Climax (if that counts as 2018) and The Guilty stuck out more to me for foreign films. I still have to see Cold War as well, which I have a feeling I'll like.

Some recommendations for 2019: The Lighthouse, Marriage Story, I lost My Body

 

[Mario Lemieux fan 66]

1. Deadpool 2
2. Shadow
3. Cold War
4. Avengers: Infinity War
5. Burning
6. Isle of Dogs
7. Bohemian Rhapsody
8. A Star Is Born
9. Spiderman - Into the Spider-Verse
10. Mission Impossible: Fallout
11. the house that jack built
12. 1991
13. Mirage
14. Shoplifters
15. beautiful boy
16. searching
17. a simple favor
18. The Guilty
19. Vice
20. Incredibles 2
21. A Quiet Place
22. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
23. upgrade

 

[Puck]

I thought 2018 started slow but more decent films came out in the last quarter to finish ok, There were many good quirky films, films that might not make anyone's top 10, but were enjoyable. I like quirky. Hotel Artemis, Mid90s, Bad Times at the El Royale, Sorry to Bother You, Juliet Naked, The Endless, Searching, Hold your Breath, Border, The Guilty, Western, Aniara. Kore-eda's The Third Murder can be looked at as 2017 or 2018, it hit the film festivals in 2017 but wasn't released commercially in theatres in many places outside Japan until 2018 (it wasn't in the 2017 list here so I'll mention it now). Upgrade should be seen alongside Venom.

 

[Savi]

Candidates for 2019: Parasite, Portrait of a Lady on Fire; An Elephant Sitting Still

I'll 2nd these

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

I think 2018 was good but not great, I remember last year I was really looking forward to stuff like Roma, First Man, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs etc

Couldn't agree more. All of the films I thought would be good were disappointing, leaving me with no good films to vote for (again, haven't seen much overall, only 2 of the films you listed, and 12 of the films in the poll).

So, my "best" films for 2018 would be:

1) Under the Silver Lake
2) Hereditary
3) The Land of Steady Habits
4) Suspiria
5) Black Panther
6) Annihilation

That's very poor, not a single one over 7/10.

 

[RobBrown4PM]

Hereditary and Annihilation, both very unique and artistic movies that make you think.

 

[Trap Jesus]

Forgot about Under the Silver Lake, I loved that. It's one of those movies that takes a lot of chances but it basically all worked for me.

 

[Savi]

Hereditary and Annihilation, both very unique and artistic movies that make you think.

What did Hereditary make you think about?

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

1. The Favorite (8/10)
2. Roma (8/10)
3. Isle of Dogs (8/10)

Pretty tight at the top, nothing quite reaching into all decade territory but a solid enough selection.

 

[NyQuil]

I went with Roma.

 

[ghostnights]

Went

favourite
Isle of Dogs
WIDOWS

 

[RobBrown4PM]

What did Hereditary make you think about?

Old gods, bad decision making, and blood pacts with very bad mojo

 

[x Tame Impala]

Unfortunately haven’t seen Roma yet. Very happy to see Annihilation getting some love. I saw it three times in theaters. Absolutely loved it