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\"toptenmovies2018\"<\/a><\/p>\n2<\/span>018 has been an amazing year for film.<\/p>\n

Looking back on the last twelve months, there has been some really great stuff happening in almost all corners of movie-making.\u00a0 No matter what your tastes, there really was something for everyone this year.<\/p>\n

Horror<\/strong><\/p>\n

2018 was a banner year for horror buffs.\u00a0 Heaps of first time film directors made their mark with the likes of\u00a0A Quiet Man<\/em> and\u00a0Hereditary<\/em> spooking audiences at the cinema.\u00a0 This year also gave us\u00a0Mandy, Halloween, Annihilation, Unsane\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Cam<\/em>.\u00a0 Whats great is just how different each one of these films is from the next.\u00a0 There are a lot creative and talented minds making horror films these days.<\/p>\n

Blockbusters<\/strong><\/p>\n

I feel like\u00a0many of the year’s biggest films – Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Mission Impossible: Fall Out<\/em> – were\u00a0outstanding and much better than the standard blockbuster fare of previous years.\u00a0 As the costs involved in making these huge productions\u00a0continues to soar, you’d think that these films would begin to feel too safe or kinda stale.\u00a0 But there is a creative energy beating at the heart of\u00a0Mission Impossible: Fallout<\/em> that I never would have expected for a sixth film in the franchise.\u00a0 A decade ago we saw the likes of\u00a0Pirates of the Carribean<\/em> and\u00a0Transformers<\/em> have a pretty sharp decline in quality as each instalment rolled out but Marvel have bucked that trend and I find their latest films far superior to their earlier efforts.<\/p>\n

Award Season Films<\/strong><\/p>\n

It sucks trying to watch art house movies in Australia.\u00a0 Whilst we get blockbuster movies day and date with every other country in the world, cinema chains usually hold back award-season movies until February or March, months after they’ve released in their country of origin.\u00a0 As a result, a lot of Australians resort to piracy and so their experience of watching art house movies is reduced to seeing some grainy low-res copy that has a FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION watermark stamped across the bottom of the screen.<\/p>\n

Happily, it looks like Netflix distribution deals are starting to fix all that.\u00a0 The Coen Brothers’\u00a0Ballad of Buster Scruggs<\/em> and Alfonso Cuaron’s\u00a0Roma<\/em> both got scooped up by Netflix and arrived in Australia in November and December respectively.\u00a0 They still have cinema distribution deals in place so for those who want the big screen experience, they don’t lose out on that opportunity either.\u00a0 This is a hugely positive development in my eyes.<\/p>\n

Weird and Wonderful<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year I saw a film shot entirely on an iPhone (Unsane<\/em>), a film that is recorded entirely on a computer desktop screen (Searching<\/em>) and I saw Nicholas Cage running around in his y-fronts, screaming at people and waving a chainsaw around (Mandy<\/em>).\u00a0 It’s been a great year for creative film making.\u00a0 My pick of the bunch for downright weirdness is Boots Riley’s wonderful\u00a0Sorry To Bother You<\/em>.\u00a0 Ostensibly a film about white collar workers struggling at a crappy telesales company, you might think you have an idea what happens at the end of the film but trust me, it really goes places<\/em>.\u00a0 Track it down and watch it knowing as a little possible for the optimum experience.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0New Generation Picks Up The Slack<\/strong><\/p>\n

If I’m honest, in 2018 a lot of my favourite directors made some pretty average films.\u00a0 Steven Spielberg (Ready Player One<\/em>), Wes Anderson (Isle of Dogs<\/em>) and Brad Bird (The Incredibles 2<\/em>) all released new movies that could charitably be described as ‘not their best work’.\u00a0 There was also a\u00a0Star Wars<\/em> movie that people forgot about the week after it launched (Solo<\/em>) and a sequel to a cult classic that they probably shouldn’t have bothered with (Super Troopers 2<\/em>).<\/p>\n

But the good news is that there were so many amazing films from first time screen writers and directors that it didn’t really bother me.\u00a0 A special tip of the hat to Netflix and production companies like Blumhouse for taking a chance on\u00a0fresh, unproven talent.<\/p>\n

With that said, here it is, my ten favourite films of 2018.<\/p>\n

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BlackKklansman<\/strong><\/h2>\n

FILM OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Director:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Spike Lee
\nWriters:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Charlie Wachtel and David Rabinowitz
\nCast:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier<\/p>\n

\u201cAll power to all the people\u201d<\/em><\/h3>\n

There was once a black guy who was a member of the KKK.\u00a0 True story.<\/p>\n

This bizarre but true story has been adapted by Spike Lee into\u00a0BlackKklansman<\/em>, one of the film industry\u2019s first great polemics about the Trump administration and the roots of his populist movement.<\/p>\n

BlackKklansman<\/em>\u00a0is an exceptional piece of film making and a real return to form for Spike Lee.\u00a0 It is a particularly well rounded tale that works effectively as a crime drama, a\u00a0Seventies blaxploitation homage\u00a0and a dark comedy all at once.\u00a0 The subject matter at the heart of the film -white resentment \u2013 is politically charged and highly topical, but Lee successfully walks a tightrope juxtaposing scenes that delve into the intense hatred of the klansman with moments of light and levity as Stallworth and his allies work to infiltrate their organization.<\/p>\n

I feel like a lot of people have been sleeping on this film.\u00a0 Of course I’d recommend every film on this list but\u00a0BlackKklansman<\/em> is one that I feel has been particularly underappreciated this year.\u00a0 I get the sense its going to be overlooked in the upcoming awards season so I’ll do my little bit to help spread word of mouth about this film.\u00a0 It’s one of the best movies of 2018 and you owe it to yourself to check it out.<\/p>\n

Full Review<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Black Panther<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Director:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Ryan Coogler
\nWriters:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole
\nCast:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Chadwick Boseman, Michael B Jordan, Lupita Nyong\u2019o, Daniel Kaluuya<\/p>\n

\u201cWakanda Forever\u201d<\/em><\/h3>\n

Black Panther<\/em>\u00a0deserves every bit of success that comes its way.\u00a0 It is a project that could easily have felt like tokenism but instead this is well and truly a big budget, no-expenses-spared black Marvel super hero film done right.<\/p>\n

It has one of the most talented young directors in Hollywood at the helm in Ryan Coogler.\u00a0 It has one of the most talented cast of black actors ever assembled including Chadwick Boseman as the lead.\u00a0 Everything right down to the soundtrack (produced by Kendrick Lamar) and costume design has been\u00a0arranged as a showcase of black excellence.\u00a0 Considering how popular and far reaching super hero films continue to be, particular to young children, its impossible to overstate how important a film such as this is, that breaks down the monolithic white face of Hollywood heroism.<\/p>\n

As far as origin stories go, it\u2019s an absolute corker.\u00a0 Conceptually, Wakanda is a\u00a0fascinating idea and a key part of the Black Panther mystique.\u00a0 In the super hero pantheon, I can only really think of Gotham City as a setting that is as memorable and integral to the make up of the protagonist.\u00a0 And in Killmonger, they have one of the most exciting and\u00a0compelling Marvel super villains in years.<\/p>\n

Black Panther<\/em>\u00a0is a cinematic marvel (pun intended).\u00a0 It\u2019s a long overdue shake up to the status quo and just like\u00a0Wonder Woman<\/em>\u00a0last year, it carried a huge burden and had plenty of people who would have happily seen it fall flat.\u00a0 But\u00a0Black Panther<\/em>\u00a0is a resounding success story.\u00a0 It is a satisfying super hero origin story in its own right and so much more.<\/p>\n

Full Review<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Eighth Grade<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Director:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Bo Burnham
\nWriter:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Bo Burnham
\nCast:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson<\/p>\n

\u201cGucci!\u201d<\/em><\/h3>\n

Apparently, if you ask a group of kids today what they\u2019d most like to be when they grow up, one of the most popular answers you\u2019ll hear is \u201cYoutube Personality\u201d.<\/p>\n

Now, there wasn\u2019t anything like that (or any social media at all) when I was in Middle School but regardless, I found Bo Burnham\u2019s debut feature\u00a0Eighth Grade\u00a0<\/em>about a shy and introverted teenager who aspires to be a Youtube star to be a touching, sincere and achingly relatable film about the anxieties and pressures of adolescence.<\/p>\n

Eighth Grade<\/em>\u00a0is a bittersweet film of real quality.\u00a0 A lot of the time its characters are either unhappy, unsure of themselves or both.\u00a0 There\u2019s plenty of humour in the film but a lot of it is rooted in sadness, like Charlie Brown never kicking the football or having the nerve to talk to the Red Haired Girl.\u00a0 Kayla is maybe the best cinematic portrayal I\u2019ve seen of a Generation Z kid, trying to fumble their way through the challenges of modern life.\u00a0 Elsie Fisher really delivers an incredible, understated performance.<\/p>\n

Without doubt one of my favourite films of the year.<\/p>\n

Full Review<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Crazy Rich Asians<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Director:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Jon M Chu
\nWriter:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Peter Chiarelli, Adele Lim
\nCast:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Henry Golding, Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh<\/p>\n

\u201cI can’t believe this airport has a butterfly garden and a movie theatre. JFK is just salmonella and despair.\u201d<\/em><\/h3>\n

I\u00a0saw\u00a0Crazy Rich Asians<\/em>\u00a0nearly four weeks after its cinematic release, which made me a crazy late Asian joining the party.<\/p>\n

I came into the screening with extremely high expectations.\u00a0 I read Kevin Kwan\u2019s book and thoroughly enjoyed it.\u00a0 I had seen the incredible critical reception it had received online (its only recently dipped below a 100% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes).\u00a0 The amazing thing is, it delivered on all my hopes and then some.<\/p>\n

First and foremost,\u00a0Crazy Rich Asians<\/em> is an excellent rom-com, with Constance Wu and Henry Golding having a warm and natural chemistry together.\u00a0 But it is also a film that is consistently funny, a wonderful bit of promotion for visiting Singapore and (at long last) a film that actually resembles the Asian culture I know and grew up in.<\/p>\n

Crazy Rich Asians<\/em>\u00a0is a landmark film in Hollywood and its commercial and critical success should hopefully make it a bell-weather for more positive roles for Asian actors in Hollywood.<\/p>\n

Full Review<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Annihilation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Director:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Alex Garland
\nWriter:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Alex Garland
\nCast:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Oscar Isaac<\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t know what it wants, or if it wants, but it’ll grow until it encompasses everything\u201d<\/em><\/h3>\n

A<\/em>nnihilation\u00a0<\/em>is the most recent movie I think of whenever I need to be reminded of how stupidly hard it is to get a film made and distributed out of Hollywood.\u00a0\u00a0Annihilation\u00a0<\/em>released earlier this year on Netflix but it only landed there because director Alex Garland was unsuccessful shopping this film around to various film distributors for a cinematic release.\u00a0 That\u2019s right, the guy who did\u00a028 Days Later, The Beach, Ex Machina\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Never Let Me Go\u00a0<\/em>couldn\u2019t find anyone interested in distributing a sci-fi film with a cast including Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson and Jennifer Jason Leigh.<\/p>\n

Good thing for us that Netflix is around because it has made the film accessible to a wide audience and guess what, it\u2019s a damn fine movie.<\/p>\n

Annihilation<\/em>\u00a0is an ambitious and sophisticated sci-fi, that is stylistically unlike most of its contemporaries in the genre.\u00a0 It has a very cerebral and thoughtful tone.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure how much of that is owed to the original creator\u2019s vision or whether Garland is just a bottomless well of inspiration when it comes to making these films.<\/p>\n

Full Review<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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A\u00a0Quiet Place<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Director:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>John Krasinski
\nWriter:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Bryan Woods, Scott Beck
\nCast:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>John Krasinski, Emily Blunt<\/p>\n

\u201cYour father will protect you. Your father will always protect you.\u201d<\/em><\/h3>\n

A\u00a0<\/em>Quiet Place<\/i>\u00a0lays down the ground rules in the very first scene. \u00a0Whatever you do \u2013\u00a0don\u2019t make a sound<\/i>. \u00a0If you do, very bad things will happen. \u00a0A family forages around a decimated supermarket, looking for food and supplies. \u00a0They communicate in sign language. They tip-toe around in barefoot. They daren\u2019t say a word. \u00a0Instinctively, the audience follows suit.<\/p>\n

I watched\u00a0A Quiet Place<\/i>\u00a0in the company of at least two dozen people. \u00a0They chatted during the trailers and snacked on popcorn and drinks. \u00a0Once the opening credits rolled, you could hear a pin drop. For ninety minutes this went on. \u00a0It was a cinematic experience unlike any other.<\/p>\n

A Quiet Place<\/i>\u00a0is a gripping monster movie that has a fantastic core idea from which Krasinski is able to ring out the maximum amount of mileage. \u00a0It already feels like a bonafide horror classic and reminds me stylistically of the best Stephen King tales. In fact the famous horror author publicly endorsed Krasinski and the film, giving it a full throated endorsement after seeing it.<\/p>\n

And why not?\u00a0 This is a film that is inch perfect in achieving what it sets out to do.\u00a0 It is a lean, mean ninety minutes and there isn\u2019t a single wasted second on the screen.\u00a0\u00a0A Quiet Place<\/em>starts out strong and finishes at\u00a0precisely the right moment<\/em>, nailing that memorable final shot.<\/p>\n

Full Review<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Three Identical Strangers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Director:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Tim Wardle
\nCast:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Eddy Galland, Bobby Shafran, David Kellman<\/p>\n

To go into\u00a0Three Identical Strangers<\/em>\u00a0knowing as little as possible is the best way to experience this film.\u00a0 The miraculous tale of how the three were reunited is fascinating but truth be told, it still sounds like the type of story that could be encapsulated in an evening news segment and that would just about cover it.<\/p>\n

What makes this documentary so damn fascinating is that the story of the triplets getting reunited is just the beginning.\u00a0 Director Tim Wardle steers the film down a path that explores the idea of nature versus nurture.\u00a0 The triplets have been apart their entire lives, grew up with parents in three different socio-economic backgrounds, and yet they shared an uncanny number of similarities.\u00a0\u00a0What makes a man?<\/em>\u00a0the film asks.\u00a0 That these three could grow up in such different circumstances and yet be so similar in their interests and their personalities.<\/p>\n

Three Identical Strangers<\/em>\u00a0is an incredible documentary.\u00a0 It starts as a human interest story.\u00a0 It asks questions about our childhoods and what makes us who we are.\u00a0 Then it unravels an incredible mystery that is at the heart of what happened to these three young men that had me shaking my head in utter disbelief.<\/p>\n

A genuine case where truth really is stranger than fiction.<\/p>\n

Full Review<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Hereditary<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Director:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Ari Aster
\nWriter:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Ari Aster
\nCast:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro<\/p>\n

\u201cWho’s gonna take care of me when you die?\u201d<\/em><\/h3>\n

H<\/em>ereditary<\/em>\u00a0disorients, unsettles and gets under your skin.<\/p>\n

This debut feature from Ari Aster opened to rave reviews on the festival circuit and with good reason.\u00a0 It is an unusual and creepy tale that bucks convention and revels in making its audience uncomfortable.\u00a0 It\u2019s not really clear if there is a main character as the story shifts from the perspective of one family member to another.\u00a0 This is a tale about a family with a major dysfunction<\/em> but we’re kept in the dark as to its true nature until the very end.<\/p>\n

Hereditary<\/em>\u00a0works particularly well thanks to the ever reliable presence of Toni Collette.\u00a0 In the hands of lesser actor, its possible that\u00a0Hereditary<\/em>\u00a0couldn’t have worked.\u00a0 But when you have an actor of Collette\u2019s immense talent who is utterly convincing as a shattered soul who is rapidly losing her mind<\/em>\u2026that\u2019s when the film really goes places and cements itself as one of the best horror films of recent years.<\/p>\n

There’s\u00a0one particularly intense scene from this film that will stay with me for a long time.\u00a0 When you see it, you’ll know what I’m talking about.<\/p>\n

Hereditary<\/em> is an incredible debut feature.\u00a0 It’s a modern day\u00a0Rosemary’s Baby<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Full Review<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Director:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Martin McDonagh
\nWriter:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Martin McDonagh
\nCast:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Peter Dinklage<\/p>\n

\u201cAll this anger, man, it just begets greater anger.\u201d<\/em><\/h3>\n

I think director Martin McDonagh is right.\u00a0 There aren\u2019t enough great female anti-hero characters in film.\u00a0 Of the countless films I\u2019ve seen over the years, I can\u2019t really think of anyone like\u00a0Three Billboard<\/em>\u2019s ferocious, take no BS lead Mildred Hayes.<\/p>\n

Three Billboards<\/em>\u00a0is the funniest film that Martin McDonaugh has made, which is saying something as it stares unblinking at some of the American heartland\u2019s darkest societal challenges.\u00a0 This is a film about institutional police racism.\u00a0 It is about the collapse of industry in small town America.\u00a0 Sexual assault and battery committed by military troops abroad.\u00a0 The church\u2019s attitudes towards child abuse victims.\u00a0 Gun violence.\u00a0 Homophobia.\u00a0 Xenophobia.\u00a0 Domestic violence.\u00a0 You name it.<\/p>\n

I lost count at the number of times\u00a0Three Billboards<\/em>\u00a0made me laugh out loud and I guess a big part of it is that it\u2019s not shy about the ground that it treads and there is nothing restrained in Mildred\u2019s verbal evisceration of the men who enable these problems.<\/p>\n

Frances McDormand has turned in some amazing performances over the years in\u00a0Fargo, Blood Simple\u00a0<\/em>and The Man Who Wasn’t There<\/i>\u00a0to name three off the top of my head.\u00a0\u00a0Three Billboards<\/em> is probably her best role yet.\u00a0 If that doesn’t get your attention, nothing will.<\/p>\n

Full Review<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Searching<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Director:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Aneesh Chaganty
\nWriter:\u00a0 <\/strong>Aneesh Chaganty
\nCast:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>John Cho, Debra Messing<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn’t know her. I didn’t know my daughter.\u201d<\/em><\/h3>\n

Searching<\/em> is a film that takes a challenging premise – tell a story shot entirely from the perspective of a computer desktop – and makes it work to a far greater degree than should be possible.<\/p>\n

The film’s success primarily rides on the strong performance put in by John Cho who is engaging and convincing as a father gradually breaking into a panic as he realizes his daughter has gone missing and may be in trouble.<\/p>\n

It’s also a credit to editors Nicholas Johnson and Will Merrick who are able to communicate information to the audience via Skype, Gmail, Google Maps and other apps in a fashion that not only holds the audience’s attention but builds suspense, engages in the occasional bit of misdirection and delivers the thrills of a good old fashioned Hitchcockian mystery movie.<\/p>\n

Full Review<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Honourable Mentions<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n

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Sorry To Bother You<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Boots Riley’s debut feature about a guy who works his way up the ranks of a telesales company is a sharp, visceral skewering of capitalism and is the anti-thesis of\u00a0Wolf of Wall Street<\/em>.\u00a0 It’s also the weirdest film I’ve seen in 2018.<\/p>\n

Mandy<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Nicholas Cage does the full Nicholas Cage performance here.\u00a0 Not to be missed.<\/p>\n

Avengers: Infinity War<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 Honestly, there’s no way this movie should work as well as it does.\u00a0 It has a million characters in it and is the culmination of eighteen super hero movies coming together.\u00a0 Somehow, it actually comes together.<\/p>\n

Unsane<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 An interesting experimental film from Steven Soderbergh who shot this thriller starring Clare Foy entirely on an iPhone<\/p>\n

To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 This Netflix adaptation of a popular novel would be the best teen film of 2018 if\u00a0Eighth Grade<\/em> didn’t exist.\u00a0 Features a star making performance from Noah Centineo<\/p>\n

The Shape Of Water<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 This film got a bit of a backlash after it won Best Picture at the Oscars but you’re gonna get that when a film about a woman in a romantic relationship with a fish becomes a mainstream picture.\u00a0 It’s not my favourite Guillermo Del Toro film but I still found it highly entertaining.<\/p>\n

Mission Impossible: Fallout<\/a><\/strong><\/span> – The final sequence in\u00a0Mission Impossible Fallout<\/em> runs for forty five minutes and is one of the craziest things I’ve ever seen in an action movie.\u00a0 Holy shit guy.<\/p>\n

Upgrade<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0– an enthralling sci-fi revenge tale made in Australia.<\/p>\n

Ladybird<\/a><\/strong><\/span> – Saoirse Ronan stars in a funny and heart warming coming of age tale about a teenager in Sacramento that can’t wait to leave home.<\/p>\n

Venom<\/a><\/strong><\/span> – at long last, Venom has his own movie!\u00a0 It’s been a long time coming and this strange horror\/comedy\/super hero hybrid defied some stinky critical reviews and overachieved at the box office.<\/p>\n

Worst Film of 2018<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n

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Isle of Dogs<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Perhaps to underscore just how important\u00a0Crazy Rich Asians<\/em> is, in 2018 we got\u00a0Isle of Dogs<\/em> from Wes Anderson, which is about a pack of stray dogs in a fictional version of Japan that has robots, sumo wrestlers, cherry blossoms, haikus and every other tired Japanese cliche you can think of.\u00a0 All of the Japanese characters speak\u00a0un-subtitled gibberish and are ruled over by an authoritarian tyrant until the film’s only white character saves the day.<\/p>\n

Honestly, even setting aside the casually racist undertones of the film,\u00a0Isle of Dogs<\/em> is\u00a0a very creaky, by-the-numbers Wes Anderson production that pales in comparison to\u00a0Bottle Rocket, Rushmore!<\/em> or\u00a0Grand Budapest Hotel<\/em>.\u00a0 This film gave off the same sort of vibes as those later Tim Burton films where the director is clearly trading on the aesthetic and charm of his earlier works.<\/p>\n

Archives<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n

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Top Ten Films of 2017<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Film of the Year – Get Out<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Top Ten Films of 2016<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0<\/strong>Film of the Year\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Hunt For The Wilder People<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Top Ten Films of 2015<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0| \u00a0Film of the Year \u2013\u00a0Mad Max Fury Road<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Top Fifty Films of 2014<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0| \u00a0Film of the Year \u2013\u00a0Grand Budapest Hotel<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n

Top Ten Films of 2013<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0| \u00a0Film of the Year \u2013\u00a0Gravity<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n

Top Ten Films of 2012<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Film of the Year \u2013\u00a0The Descendants<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Top Ten Films of 2011<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0 Film of the Year \u2013\u00a0True Grit<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Top Ten Films of 2010<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0| Film of the Year \u2013\u00a0The Social Network<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Top Ten Films of 2009<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0| Film of the Year \u2013\u00a0In The Loop<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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