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Peter Sobczynski's Top Ten Films of 2018
The ten best films of 2018, as chosen by Peter Sobczynski.
A moderately insightful critic, full-on Swiftie and all-around bon vivant, Peter Sobczynski, in addition to his work at this site, is also a contributor to The Spool and can be heard weekly discussing new Blu-Ray releases on the Movie Madness podcast on the Now Playing network. He also has his own Substack, Auteurist Class, where he regularly publishes additional reviews.
He saw his first movie (“Dumbo”) at the age of three and hasn’t stopped talking about them since. His favorite film is “Buckaroo Banzai,” his favorite filmmaker is Brian De Palma and his favorite actors are Dick Miller and Nastassja Kinski. Dinesh D’Souza once called him a disgruntled leftist and he seriously considered having that printed on business cards.
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The ten best films of 2018, as chosen by Peter Sobczynski.
A tribute to the late magician and character actor, Ricky Jay.
A tribute to the legendary writer, editor, and publisher of Marvel Comics, Stan Lee.
A celebration of Brian De Palma's Sisters, on the occasion of a new Blu-ray release from the Criterion Collection.
A review of two films that played at CIFF on William Friedkin and Buster Keaton.
An in-depth look at what's playing this month at the Chicago International Film Festival.
A tribute to the late actor and Ebertfest favorite, Scott Wilson.
An interview with director Carl Franklin, on the occasion of his film "One False Move" receiving a special presentation at Chicago's upcoming Noir City festival.
A look back at the 1946 Powell & Pressburger film, which has now received a special 4K restoration from the Criterion Collection.
If all blockbuster-sized entertainments were even half as ambitious and ingenious as these films have been, moviegoers would be infinitely better off.