Time to unveil my annual list of the best movies. As usual, my list is made up of movies which opened theatrically in 2018 in Columbus or Dayton. While all of this year's Oscar nominated best pictures actually opened in 2018, If Beale Street Could Talk and Cold War did not and will be eligible next year. Meanwhile, a Best Picture nominee and an Oscar winner from 2017 will be mentioned. Before listing my top ten, here are ten runners-up that just missed.
Annihilation. A truly unnerving film that takes its science fiction seriously.
BlacKkKlansman. Spike Lee delivers his best film since 4 Little Girls.
Black Panther. Marvel's best film to date.
Deadpool 2. The skydiving sequence was the loudest I laughed all year.
Eighth Grade. There is a reason this won the writers guild award for original screenplay.
A Fantastic Woman. Last year's Oscar winner for foreign film is the best treatment of transgenderism I have ever seen.
Juliet, Naked. I am a sucker for Nick Hornby's writing, and his continued look at men who haven't quite grown up.
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Mission Impossible -- Fallout. The last 45 minutes were the best sustained action of the year.
Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse. Endlessly original and witty, Oscar got animated feature correct.
Three Identical Strangers. The most unique story in a documentary this year.
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