My 50 Favorite Movies I Watched in 2018
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- DirectorAri AsterStarsToni ColletteMilly ShapiroGabriel ByrneA grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.Coco could've easily had this #1, but this is easily one of the best horror movies of all time. Spirit-crushing in the bestest, bestest way.
- DirectorLee UnkrichAdrian MolinaStarsAnthony GonzalezGael García BernalBenjamin BrattAspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.Balling my eyes out in a Lviv Airbnb never felt so good. Between this and Inside Out, Pixar is just on another level right now.
- DirectorLuca GuadagninoStarsTimothée ChalametArmie HammerMichael StuhlbargIn 1980s Italy, romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant.Just absolutely devastating. Yo, I liked The Shape of Water but who in their right mind would choose that over this?
- DirectorNae CaranfilStarsMircea DiaconuGheorghe DinicaMara NicolescuOvidiu, a high-school teacher looking for an extra buck, finds an unexpected way to earn easy money.Ya know, just decided to watch some Romanian flick while I was in Romania, and oh my lord, so glad I did. This thing is perfect. Deserves 100,000 votes on here.
- DirectorKirby DickStarsBob FlanaganSheree RoseKathe BurkhartDiagnosed with cystic fibrosis from a young age, performance artist Bob Flanagan shared his life and pain in his art, usually through sadomasochistic practices.My favorite type of flick warms your heart, then beats it to a bloody pulp. This is the perfect example.
- DirectorDamián SzifronStarsDarío GrandinettiMaría MarullMónica VillaSix short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress.Thanks Odette for the rec, cuz I'd never even HEARD of this. Freakin' awesome, loved all the stories to death.
- DirectorShôgo FuruyaSatoshi KonStarsTôru EmoriYoshiaki UmegakiAya OkamotoOn Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.Different from Kon's other work in that it's not mind-blowing in the "WTF" sense, it is mind-blowing in how wonderful this here film is. Watched it with Lally and it was very nice.
- DirectorNa Hong-jinStarsJun KunimuraHwang Jung-minKwak Do-wonSoon after a stranger arrives in a little village, a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman, drawn into the incident, is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.Just magnificent. Who knows where this will go next? Powerful Korean horror, idk if I was mature enough for something like I Saw the Devil in high school, but this rocks now.
- DirectorSean BakerStarsBrooklynn PrinceBria VinaiteWillem DafoeSet over one summer, the film follows precocious six-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Walt Disney World.Almost made me cry! So well-done! Sad movies about kids, man, how do I say no to that?
- DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsAna TorrentFele MartínezEduardo NoriegaWhile doing a thesis about violence, Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that the girl was a former student in her faculty...Another whirlwind of a thriller, a mystery/horror/thriller thing that's actually done right.
- DirectorMorgan NevilleStarsFred RogersMargaret WhitmerTom JunodAn exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host Fred Rogers.Man, get your heart so warmed. This is a perfect documentary of a perfect man.
- DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsFrances McDormandWoody HarrelsonSam RockwellA mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit.This is McDonagh clicking at his best, some wonderful plot devices that keep you guessing partnered with amazing performances.
- DirectorOlivier AssayasStarsKristen StewartLars EidingerSigrid BouazizA personal shopper in Paris refuses to leave the city until she makes contact with her twin brother who previously died there. Her life becomes more complicated when a mysterious person contacts her via text message.If A Ghost Story from last year was this concept done completely wrong, this is this concept done completely right. I love love love this film.
- DirectorOlivier NakacheÉric ToledanoStarsFrançois CluzetOmar SyAnne Le NyAfter he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.Yeahhh, bud! Put off watching this for so many years cuz I was convinced I would one day be good enough at French to watch it and understand it, but surprise I wasn't and it was still great.
- DirectorSatoshi KonStarsJunko IwaoRica MatsumotoShinpachi TsujiA pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past.Dammit, Satoshi Kon, why'd they have to take you away from us so soon?! This is an absolute mind trip, one-of-a-kind and wonderful.
- DirectorMikhail KalatozovStarsTatyana SamoylovaAleksey BatalovVasiliy MerkurevVeronica plans a rendezvous with her lover, Boris, at the bank of river, only for him to be drafted into World War II shortly thereafter.K, time for more Soviet cinema in 2019. Takes a familiar plot, but films it with so much gusto and emotion that you can't help but be swept up.
- DirectorClaude BarrasStarsGaspard SchlatterSixtine MuratPaulin JaccoudAfter losing his mother, a young boy is sent to an orphanage with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.I can't believe there's an Eisbar dance sequence in this flick. This whole thing is just wonderful.
- DirectorNicholas VersoStarsToby WallaceGulliver McGrathMitzi RuhlmannOn Halloween 1997, two estranged teen skaters embark on a surreal journey through their memories, dreams and fears.A delight! A strangely perfect Halloween watch, gets a strange mood down pat despite some rather obvious symbolism tricks.
- DirectorLouie PsihoyosStarsRichard O'BarryLouie PsihoyosHardy JonesUsing state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.To be honest, I often don't know how to compare documentary worth with narrative worth. What a great documentary though!
- DirectorBo BurnhamStarsElsie FisherJosh HamiltonEmily RobinsonAn introverted teenage girl tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth grade year before leaving to start high school.You did good, Bo. Just too unflinchingly realistic and awkward. Real good stuff.
- DirectorTim HetheringtonSebastian JungerStarsThe Men of Battle Company 2nd of the 503rd Infantry Regiment 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat TeamJuan 'Doc RestrepoDan KearneyA year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan.It takes a special kind of person to make a documentary like this. I'm glad those people exist.
- DirectorAva DuVernayStarsMelina AbdullahMichelle AlexanderCory BookerAn in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.Superb documentary; gave me lots to think about.
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsKen'ichi EndôShungiku UchidaKazushi WatanabeA troubled and perverted family find their lives intruded by a mysterious stranger who seems to help find a balance in their disturbing natures.Just a masterpiece of WTFery. Miike is a genius when he wants to be.
- DirectorMilos FormanStarsJim CarreyDanny DeVitoGerry BeckerThe life and career of legendary comedian Andy Kaufman.Comedic Jim Carrey is what we deserve; dramatic Jim Carrey is a taste at what we could be.
- DirectorAng LeeStarsChow Yun-FatMichelle YeohZiyi ZhangA young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.Y'know, wire-fu occasionally reaching the realm of art cinema is A-OK with me.