2018 Films

And so onto films of 2018, there were quite a few good ones this year but here's my top 10 list..

1. Searching - An unlikely film this, it's a plain tale about the daughter of a guy who has just lost his wife to cancer. The daughter has a secret life and goes missing, the story is about how all the father has is his daughters laptop and how he uses it to unpick her secrets via her social media accounts etc. Certainly a film of our times.

2. Isle of Dogs - A quirky Japanese film about dogs (as opposed to the island in the Thames estuary) I do like a good animation and this definitely is one!

3. Blackkklansman - Social commentary from Spike Lee, about an undercover black cop back in the 70's and how he infiltrates the KKK in order to expose racially motivated violence, poignant twist at the end.

4. Avengers Infinity War - Usual dose of uber CGI, slick and well made, can't go wrong really.

5. Ready Player One - Another quirky animation, great fun working out all the film references, quality stuff.

6. Bohemian Rhapsody - Absolute must for any Queen fan, brilliant acting and characterization, felt like the real thing.

7. Incredibles 2 - Yet another animation. Loved the first one of these as did my kids, watched it over and over, this one is good too, a worthy sequel.

8. They Shall Not Grow Old - Documentary style film from Peter Jackson, brilliant use of cutting edge technology to add colour and sound to old black and white World War One footage, startling, thought provoking and unforgettable. 

9. The Dawn Wall - Documentary film about the first ascent of a route up El Capitan in Yosemite, stunning photography and buttock clenching suspense as the finger and foot holds get smaller and smaller.

10. First Man - Interesting angle on Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon, nice interplay of real and CGI footage of the various rockets and vehicles that he used, quite sad in the end.