Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.

2018

CBS News: David Morgan: Best Movies of 2018

30 December 2018

David Morgan: Best Movies of 2018, as published by CBS News

[see also 202120202019201720162015]

Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order)

Film School Rejects: 50 Best Movies of 2018

30 December 2018

Black Panther - Ryan Coogler

Film School Rejects: 50 Best Movies of 2018

[see also 2010s2017]

Desist Film: Best Films of 2018

29 December 2018

The Image Book - Jean-Luc Godard

Desist Film: Best Films of 2018, extracted from the contributions of a group of cinephiles with "a panorama of tastes"

[see also 2017]

Bonus

Experimental: our favourites

Paste: 50 Best Movies of 2018

29 December 2018

Paste Magazine: 50 Best Movies of 2018

[see also 2022202120202010s20172015]

Filmspotting: Josh Larsen: Top Ten Films of 2018

28 December 2018

Isle of Dogs - Wes Anderson

Josh Larsen: Top Ten Films of 2018, as posted at Larsen on Film and discussed on Filmspotting

[see also 2022]

San Francisco Chronicle: Mick LaSalle: Best Movies of 2018

28 December 2018

Vox Lux - Brady Corbet

Mick LaSalle: Best Movies of 2018, as published by The San Francisco Chronicle

[see also 2021]

Jeffrey M. Anderson: Top Ten Films of 2018

28 December 2018

Roma - Alfonso Cuaron

Jeffrey M. Anderson: Top Ten Films of 2018

[see also 202320222017]

9 Runners up (in alphabetical order)

Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order)

Barack Obama: Favorite Movies of 2018

28 December 2018

Barack Obama: Favorite Movies of 2018, as posted to Facebook

[see also 20232022202120202019]

Chron: Cary Darling: The Best Movies of 2018

26 December 2018

Roma - Alfonso Cuaron

Cary Darling: The Best Movies of 2018, as published by Chron and picked up by Associated Press

Runner-up 20, in alphabetical order

Michael Sicinski: Top 30 Experimental Films of 2018

26 December 2018

The Grand Bizarre - Jodie Mack

Michael Sicinski: Top 30 Experimental Films of 2018, as posted on his Patreon

[see also 25 Great Experimental Films of 2023The Best Experimental Films (That I Saw) in 2022The 30 Best Avant-Garde Feature Films of the 2010sTop 50 Films of 2018Top 25 Films of 2017Top 10 Films of 2016Top 12 Films of 2014Top 10 Films of 2013Top 12 Films of 2012]