Douglas Laman's 18 Best Films of 2018

Every year I tell myself two things: the first is that I'll get my Best Films of the Year list up earlier than the year before that and I'll manage to whittle that list down to a more reasonable number compared to years past. I always fail to meet these goals and my Best Films of 2018 list was no exception. But can you blame me for extending this from the usual top ten to top eighteen? Heck, I had to leave out so many excellent films even while extending it to eighteen! 2018 was a treasure trove of cinema across all countries and genres and it was a difficult task to just pick eighteen of the films from last year to represent the best that 2018 cinema had to offer. Nonetheless, I did manage to make too many tough calls to mention and eventually picked out eighteen of the 184 2018 movies I've seen for my Best Films of 2018 list.

Like in years past, this list is done in alphabetical order save for one movie I've declared to be the best of the year. Without further ado, here are the eighteen best movies of 2018, as picked by yours truly.