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Movie Birb Presents: My 18 Favorite Films of 2018- Part One

Movie Birb Presents: 
My 18 Favorite Films of 2018 Part One-
Honorable Mentions

2018 has been an amazing year for film, and for myself personally. By years end I will have seen over 160 motion pictures released in the 2018 calendar year, by far the most I have seen in one year. Being able to see so many films, write this blog, and communicate with everyone on social media has given me perspectives on films that I may not have seen previously, the way I watch films, and how to voice my opinion. This list is my personal opinion of what are my favorite films of 2018 are, and not what I think are the best. The list of honorable mentions is all of the films that I rated four-stars or higher that did not make my top 18. Without further ado, here are my honorable mentions for my favorite films of 2018.

Four-Star Honorable Mentions

Shoplifters- Hirokazu Koreeda, Director

Aquaman- James Wan, Director

Mary Poppins Returns- Rob Marshall, Director

 Ralph Break the Internet- Rich Moore and Phil Johnston, Directors

Instant Family- Sean Anders, Director

Upgrade- Leigh Whannell, Director

Overlord- Julius Avery, Director

Suspiria- Luca Guadagnino, Director

Halloween- David Gordon Green, Director

 Can You Ever Forgive Me?- Marielle Heller, Director

Bad Times at the El Royale- Drew Goddard, Director

The Sisters Brothers- Jacques Audiard, Director

Free Solo- Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Directors

First Man- Damien Chazelle, Director

Tea with the Dames- Roger Michell, Director

Teen Titans go to the Movies- Aaron Horvath and Peter Rida Michail, Directors

Mandy- Panos Cosmatos, Director

Blindspotting- Carlos Lopez Estrada, Director

 Unsane- Steven Soderbergh, Director

Ant-Man and the Wasp- Peyton Reed, Director

Love, Simon- Greg Berlanti, Director

Game Night- John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, Directors


 Incredibles II- Brad Bird, Director

Won't you be my Neighbor?- Morgan Neville, Director

 Deadpool 2- David Leitch, Director

Disobedience- Sebastian Lelio, Director

Blockers- Kay Cannon, Director

You Were Never Really Here- Lynne Ramsay, Director

The Death of Stalin- Armando Iannucci, Director

Black Panther- Ryan Coogler, Director

Thoroughbreds- Cory Finley, Director

Annihilation- Alex Garland, Director

 4.5-Star Honorable Mentions



If Beale Street Could Talk- Barry Jenkins, Director

The Hate U Give- George Tillman, Jr., Director

Avengers Infinity War- Anthony and Joe Russo, Directors

Films I still need to see that may make this list:

Destroyer, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Shirkers, Cold War, 
Stand and Ollie, Vice


I will be doing two more posts soon with my Top 18 of 2018. What do think will make the cut? What are your thoughts on the films on this list? Follow me on Instagram and Twitter and leave your comments, and as always, please be civil. 


-birb

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