Well, I've watched them all and, if you check the list at left (where you'll find my ratings for many of this year's releases), you will likely determine that I must have found some worth and even charm in all three. However, each also included, in one man's opinon, a bit too much meandering and or redundancy to keep them off my personal list of favorite films from 2018.
In fact, I'm partial to these 10, in order of preference, while quickly recalling an extremely mixed bag of movie gems:
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Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali help open the truth-based "Green Book." |
Won't You Be My Neighbor? This feel-good doc about a TV show host who helped raise more kids than a country full of villages deserves a Best Picture nomination.
If Beale Street Could Talk (opens Friday): Writer/director Barry Jenkins one-ups his "Moonlight" by turning a James Baldwin novel into an immaculately told, '70s love story for the ages.
A Star is Born: The year's best first 30 movie minutes might make you go Gaga, then the "Lady" herself takes over in a mainstream musical beauty from first-time director (and star) Bradley Cooper.
First Reformed: Ethan Hawke is a knockout in a comeback thriller from Paul Schrader and, yes, it might even remind you of his "Taxi Driver."
And then there's "Shoplifters," "The Sisters Brothers," "Ready Player One," "Monsters and Men," and "Black Panther."
And how about a baker's dozen more swell surprises? "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Chappaquiddick," "Crazy Rich Asians," "Eighth Grade," "Halloween," "Hereditary," "Leave No Trace," "Love, Simon," Mission: Impossible -- Fallout," "Paddington 2," "The Rider," "Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood," and "Widows."
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"MVP" John David Washington went undercover in Spike Lee's "BlackKklansman" |
And finally, let's end with a six-pack of the very dullest movies from a year that ends in a few hours: "Aquaman," "Creed 2," "The Darkest Minds," "The Front Runner," "The Happytime Murders," and "Venom."
Anyone for a toast to many more smart and exciting cinematic choices in 2019?
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