Making a Top 10 list at the end of the year is difficult. It’s also superfluous. So much time is spent cramming in last-minute films that you’ve missed throughout the year for the chance to put it on your list, when there are already many great films that you’ve spent at least half the year reflecting on and digesting. Tastes are fluid and ever-changing, and you may bump something off your list that you just watched, only to find that six months down the road that the shine on that film has worn off. So why do we do it?
Because it’s a lot of fun to compile, regardless of whether or not it ends up set in stone.
If you’ve read our 25 Best Films of 2018 feature, you’re likely aware that this was a stellar year for cinema. Each Playlist writer submitted their own personal Top 10 for the piece, but for the sake of this video and article, I felt that highlighting only the Top 10 would do a disservice to all these great films that came out this year.
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Last year, I took my first crack at a video countdown. Countdowns themselves are nothing new, but regardless, I had a blast putting it together. I was heartened by the positive responses to the video, so I knew that I had to improve upon it for 2018, and I’m extremely proud of the result. You can view the video and the films featured below. Any and all feedback is appreciated.
Thank you for watching, and have a Happy Holidays!
1. You Were Never Really Here
2. The Favourite
3. Mandy
4. Foxtrot
5. Burning
6. Suspiria
7. Wildlife
8. Roma
9. Blindspotting
10. Isle of Dogs
11. Hereditary
12. Annihilation
13. If Beale Street Could Talk
14. A Star is Born
15. Black Panther
16. Hold the Dark
17. Widows
18. First Reformed
19. The Hate U Give
20. Shoplifters
21. Cold War
22. Eighth Grade
23. Sorry to Bother You
24. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
25. Destroyer