Best of 2018 - End of Year Report

Here are the best 10 films that I saw in 2018. Some may have been released earlier and repeat viewings aren't included. I hope you passionately concur or violently disagree. Or somewhere in between. Soap up your end?

(Oh, and I'm controversially trying a 'scroll down to the top' style this year. Wish me luck!)

10. In the Fade (2017)
Gripping German terrorism drama starring the mesmerising Diane Kruger. This one makes it primarily for her performance but it's a solid film nonetheless.

9. Deadpool 2 (2018)
I reckon this is better than the first one, more assured and funnier too. 'Fridging' aside, it's full of shits and giggles. The X-force mission is a peach.

8. You Were Never Really Here (2017)
Joaquin Phoenix knocks the bollocks off this one. In a landscape of superheroes, he pares it all back to the grim reality of violence and humanity's wreckage. And his hammer gets bloodier than Thor's.

7. Get Out (2017)
Social drama meets conspiracy thriller meets horror meets black comedy equals surprisingly great.
Looking forward to more from Jordan Peele.

6. Black Panther (2018)
Top fun Marvel adventure.Timely and well executed with excellent fight scenes and performances. Who doesn't love a battle rhino?

5. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Massive weight of expectation, especially for Alden Ehrenreich as the young Han, but the cast and crew pulled it off. Would gladly watch an Odd Couple remake with Han and Chewie living in a New York apartment together.

4. Les Bleus: Une Autre Histoire de France (2016)
Excellent documentary about the ups and downs of the French national football team from 1996 to 2016. If Lilian Thuram isn't French president one day, there's no justice in the world.

3. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Amazing effort in keeping all the plates spinning AND coming in under two and a half hours. Satisfyingly miserable pseudo-ending of a story centred on the antagonist, Thanos. Even if they screw up part two, we'll still have this cracker.

2. The Insult (2017)
Excellent tension escalator from Ziad Doueiri set in Beirut that pits two stubborn bastards against one another. The ensuing court case raise all sorts of issues and shit gets very tangled. A real treat.

1. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
The ostler stands with hands on his knees. Come on Mr. Feller, crack it open if you please. Listen to "Best and Worst of 2018" on Spreaker.