For Your Consideration
The end of the year is nearly kaput. Adios 2018! It's only fair we maybe start discussing the best films of the year. Off the top of my dome, I'll name off the best films I've seen this year and predict what the oscars might nominate for best picture. And periodically predict other categories, or maybe not I honestly don't care. Off the top here we go personal favorites:
Large List of Honorable Mentions: Mandy, Mom And Dad, A Prayer Before Dawn, Isle Of Dogs, The Rider, Hold The Dark, Halloween, Blindspotting, Searching, Beast, Sweet Country, Ready Player One, Overlord, Borg Vs. McEnroe, Upgrade, American Animals, Annihilation, The Night Eats The World, The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs
5.) Hereditary.
The Exorcist is the best horror film ever made.
Until now
4.) The Death Of Stalen. If there's one person who could pull a film like this off, it's Ianucci. I didn't think anything got funnier than
In The Loop, but Ianucci seemed to have topped his own bar.
3.) Blackkklansman. Spike Lee hasn't been this black since
Do The Right Thing. He's finally created his masterpiece. Lee's always been a fine director, but the labor of love is so deeply felt, not to mention Denzel Washington's son.
2.) You Were Never Really Here. Joaquín Phoenix might over act a bit here and there, but this is a near perfect film. The chick who directed
We Need To Talk About Kevin finally follows up with her interpretation of a Travis Bickle like character, and it's a completely understated masterpiece.
1.) First Reformed. This. This is a film. The best performance of the year still goes to Ethan Hawke. Not to mention his beautiful narration throughout parts of the film. And the story, and the writing, and the direction, and cinematography. The most well made film that absolutely deserves to win best picture. Not just be nominated, but win.
The films I predict to be nominated for best picture are as follows:
Blackkklansman
First Reformed
Roma
Hereditary
Vice
Green Book
First Man
If
Hereditary isn't nominated for Best Pic, I'll never have faith in the academy. Horror has encroached our society and lifestyle that maybe, just maybe the Academy can consider such a wild card and continue to spice things up year after year.