PFS Staff’s Top Films of 2018!
PFS Staff’s Top Films of 2018!
By the PFS Staff
As 2018 comes to an end, some of the staff at the Philadelphia Film Society share their favorite films of year…
…but as you can see below, we all take on this task a little differently.
*All lists are done in alphabetical order.*
J. Andrew Greenblatt, Executive Director
A Star is Born
BlackkKlansman
Blindspotting
Bodied
The Favourite
If Beale Street Could Talk
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
Vice
Widows
Top 5 Foreign Films
Cold War
The Guilty
Leto
Shoplifters
The World Is Yours
Alex Gibson, Festival & Events Director
Avengers: Infinity War
BlacKkKansman
Black Panther
The Predator
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Scott Hudson, Director of Film Operations
Annihilation
The Favourite
First Reformed
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Widows
Kait Calabrò, Marketing Manager
Avengers: Infinity War
BlacKkKlansman
Black Panther
Crazy Rich Asians
Eighth Grade
The Favourite
Mary Queen of Scots
RBG
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Widows
Feel-Good Movies of the Year:
Isle of Dogs
Love, Simon
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again
Ocean’s 8
Paddington 2
Kyrie Fisher, Office Manager & Executive Assistant
BlacKkKlansman
Blindspotting
Bodied
The Favourite
First Man
The Hate U Give
Roma
A Star is Born
Widows
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
*Note: There was one film from 2018 I am still very excited about, but was unable to see before making this list: If Beale Street Could Talk.
Feel-Good Movies of the Year:
Black Panther
Incredibles 2
Love, Simon
Mary Poppins Returns
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again
Travis Trew, Programmer
The Favourite
First Reformed
Happy As Lazzaro
Lean on Pete
Sorry to Bother You
Brittany King, Graphic Designer
Annihilation
BlackkKlansman
Boy Erased
The Favourite
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Most Enjoyable:
A Quiet Place
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
Isle of Dogs
Mission Impossible: Fallout
Zachary Hogan, Ticketing Manager
Avengers: Infinity War
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
BlacKkKlansman
Wildlife
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Trey Shields, Programmer – Philadelphia Film Festival
Burning
Climax
Diamantino
The Favourite
First Reformed
Girl
Long Day’s Journey into Night
Madeline’s Madeline
Roma
Shoplifters