For me, 2018 was a year where my favourite movies were overwhelmingly comedies or action flicks. While there were many pure dramas I enjoyed this year - two just barely missed the list, and one would be very high if I ranked the top 10 - I was much more interested by those movies which combined surface pleasures with something deeper. I'd prefer not to make a big point of it: most likely, it had more to do with my own tastes than with any reaction to politics or even the kind of movies which were critical darlings in prior years.
What I am glad for, though, is that it allowed a lot more diversity in my top 10. Half of these films feature non-white leads, and almost half were made by non-white directors. This was a year where prestige pictures like Widows and pop phenomena like Crazy Rich Asians represented people who might not have occupied as much of the cultural landscape in the past, and I can only see this as a positive development. A more inclusive cinema at the most public level could get us one step closer to a more inclusive society.
Regardless, here's my own list of the movies that I liked most this year, and here's to more great movies in 2019.
What I am glad for, though, is that it allowed a lot more diversity in my top 10. Half of these films feature non-white leads, and almost half were made by non-white directors. This was a year where prestige pictures like Widows and pop phenomena like Crazy Rich Asians represented people who might not have occupied as much of the cultural landscape in the past, and I can only see this as a positive development. A more inclusive cinema at the most public level could get us one step closer to a more inclusive society.
Regardless, here's my own list of the movies that I liked most this year, and here's to more great movies in 2019.
