Beautiful, Joyous Video Compilation of the Best Movies of 2018

Videos Movie Best of about 6 years agoby Mily Dunbar

It’s that time of year when film critics the world over round up their lists of the best movies of the year. IndieWire’s David Ehrlich has done the same, but with a twist. Every year, instead of making a list with a dutiful blurb about each film, Ehrlich cuts together a video combining clips from all his favorite films of the year, counting down from his 25th favorite to the single best movie of the year! (In his opinion.)

Between the clips and the (genius) music selections, Ehrlich’s love of cinema comes through in spades, and the result is a joyous celebration of everything we love — the sights, the sounds, the emotions, the fun! — about the movies.

Ehlrich throws up a mild spoiler warning that the intro section uses footage from near the end of Annihilation, so if you don’t wanna know, I guess skip that wonderful wonderful portion and move on to the countdown. I’ve included the list below the video, but for sure, you should watch the video. I mean, the repeated use of “Bohemian Rhapsody” when said film isn’t even on the list is great, and you might explode with mirth when you realize how perfectly the lyrics of the selected song (I won’t spoil the surprise) match the action of Mission: Impossible - Fallout. Ok, without further ado:

25. A Star Is Born
24. Minding The Gap
23. Let The Sunshine In
22. Cold War
21. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
20. You Were Never Really Here
19. Coda
18. Annihilation
17. Roma
16. Eighth Grade
15. Support The Girls
14. Suspiria
13. Hereditary
12. The Favourite
11. Widows
10. Mandy
9. Wildlife
8. If Beale Street Could Talk
7. Mission: Impossible - Fallout
6. Burning
5. The Tale
4. Shoplifters
3. Madeline’s Madeline
2. Paddington 2
1. First Reformed