THE OPTIMIST - MOVIE REVIEWS

It is that time of year once again, and I have to say that this year was tough! There doesn't seem to be a true front-runner for most of the bigger categories; it's a crap shoot, to be honest! But, after much deliberation and many, many viewings, here are my predictions for this year's winners! Let's see how many I can get right! Last year I did pretty well, so we'll see if I can replicate it. Check back Monday for the results! *UPDATED: The winners are in! Winners are in BLUE and my incorrect guesses are in RED . Got 15 out of 24 this year, not too bad considering the diverse winners all around! BEST PICTURE BLACK PANTHER,  Kevin Feige, Producer BLACKKKLANSMAN,  Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Raymond Mansfield, Jordan Peele and Spike Lee, Producers BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY,  Graham King, Producer THE FAVOURITE,  Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday and Yorgos Lanthimos, Producers GREEN BOOK,  Jim Burke, Charles B. Wessler, Brian Cur...

     Another year has come and gone, and with it a slew of awesome (and not so awesome) movies! 2018 featured some of the greatest pieces of cinema to date, with story arcs that have been building over many years, to new and excitingly original stories for the masses. It’s no small thing to say that I love movies, and the cinema is my home away from home. I’ve really enjoyed this year’s bout of films, and though there were many, only a few have risen to the top of my list. For this year’s list, I’m not sharing, necessarily, what I think were the “best” films of 2018, but ones that ended up being my favorites  of the year. Coincidentally, a lot of these picks I could easily argue were some of 2018’s best and will probably be talked about in depth come award season. At any rate, here is my Top 10 of 2018, in no particular order. Annihilation   When you go to the movies, or at least when I go to the movies, I want to be transported away. Movies are ...