Best Movies of 2018

The much anticipated best of 2018 list, according to me. As good as many of the movies are on this list, many of the movies this past year just did not ring with me. I wanted to love them, but just ended up liking a lot of them. At least with these movies, you will not leave feeling disappointed it is how you decided to spend two hours.

I saw over a 100 movies this year, but here are some that I somehow missed:
First Man, Suspiria, Beautiful Boy, Boy Erased, American Animals, The Old Man and the Gun, Burning, The Guilty, Shoplifters, Minding the Gap, Three Identical Strangers, and Mid90s.

 Honorable Mentions:             

 10. Deadpool 2

Deadpool returns, but this time with a slightly tighter script and some immensely enjoyable side characters. I recommend this one over the original.

Favorite Scene: The X-Force Skydiving

9. Sicario: Day of the Soldado

 Not as tastefully done as the first, but Day of the Soldado makes up for that with explosions and grit aplenty. I am a sucker for intense mafia/cartel movies, so this was right up my alley. Hopefully this series get a third one.

Favorite Scene: Cartel Kidnapping

8. Vice

Interesting look into a part of history that history class does not quite cover yet. Interesting that we still living with the ramifications of many of the decisions made throughout the movie. Also features the best performance of the year from Christian Bale.

Favorite Scene: The Washington Game Board

7. Searching

Best use of the computer screen gimmick, this movie has one of the best twists of the year. Solid performances and had me guessing the entire time.

Favorite Scene: Uncle Confrontation

6. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

One of the most visually interesting movies in recent memory, Into the Spider-Verse features an animated style that closely resembles a comic book. Probably the movie from 2018 that I will revisit the most over the coming years.

Favorite Scene: The Opening

5. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

An anthology tale from the Coens had to be one of the best of the year, and it was. Set in the days of cowboys and gold mining, Scruggs tells six different tales that have similar themes running throughout. Even if some of the shorts don't work with you, I think everyone will have one that they can find enjoyment in.

Favorite Scene: Near Algodones

 4. Annihilation

Peter Garland, director of Ex Machina, makes another great science-fiction film. Glorious shots of the glimmer are intercut with a heady tale about loss that makes for one of the most thinking movies of the year.

Favorite Scene: Ending Dance

3. Mission: Impossible Fallout

Somehow Tom Cruise continues to find ways to outdo himself. Fallout once again shows why the Cruise/McQuarrie combo rules and why stunt choreography should be an Oscar category.

Best Scene: Soloman Lane Breakout

2. Unsane

Another auteur filmmaker in Steven Soderbergh delivered the most personal horror movie of the year. This twisty movie had me guessing throughout, this time as to the mental stability of the protagonist.

Favorite Scene: Solitary Confinement Showdown

 1. Blindspotting

This movie came out of nowhere and managed to blow me away. Blindspotting follows a man on his last day of probation as he reevaluates his relationship with his best friend. Many themes throughout the news cycle in 2018 are seen in this movie, but are not heavy handed and instead show a true craftsmanship on display.

Favorite Scene: Final Rap