The 25 best films of 2018, from Avengers: Infinity War to Widows, released in Hong Kong

Having gone through our list of the year’s 25 worst films, it’s time to sample some of the best that 2018 had to offer. Here are the 25 best films that the Post critics reviewed this year (up until December 18). Tell us your favourites in the comments.

Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke’s latest film is a complex and involving gangster saga. With a mood that swings from violence to humour to melancholy, it is led by the magnetic and irrepressible actress Zhao Tao, and has a verve to it that cannot be ignored. Read the full review

A Quiet Place is a post-apocalyptic horror set in a world where alien beasts have arrived and feed off humans. Their means for tracking prey? Sound. The film makes use of deadly effective creature VFX work. You’ll be grabbing your armrest tighter and tighter with this one. Read the full review

This true story of small-scale forgery and deceit is elevated by a deeply felt and well-schooled performance from Melissa McCarthy, and a colourful showing from Richard E. Grant. As a character study it’s excellent, smartly avoiding any scenes of sentimentality or redemption. Read the full review