David Sims: Best Films of 2018, as published by The Atlantic
- Widows — Steve McQueen
- Shoplifters — Hirokazu Kore-eda
- First Reformed — Paul Schrader
- A Star Is Born — Bradley Cooper
- Leave No Trace — Debra Granik
- Support the Girls — Andrew Bujalski
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout — Christopher McQuarrie
- If Beale Street Could Talk — Barry Jenkins
- Burning — Lee Chang-dong
- Let the Sunshine In — Claire Denis