At the end of every year, somebody out there will say “this was a terrible year for movies.” Though the 2018 catalogue had an incredible number of what were ultimately disappointing films (I’m looking at you, The Mule), calling it “terrible” would be, for lack of a better string of words, a terrible thing to do.
With the ever-growing confidence and innovation of the television and streaming industries, good, impressive filmmaking and getting audiences inside the theaters have become a couple of pretty difficult tasks. And while there will always be duds among the gems, and while I won’t pretend to be as excited for this year’s awards season as I was last year’s, I will also not squander the many achievements we saw this year with the arrogantly simple title, “terrible.”
And so, with that in mind, here are my picks for the top 10 movies of 2018.