Top 10 Films of 2018: From 'Roma' to 'A Star is Born'

Artribune's Margherita Bordino compiles a list of the ten best films of 2018, highlighting debut features, strong female characters, and the prominence of art in cinema. The list includes 'Lazzaro felice' by Alice Rohrwacher, which won Best Screenplay at Cannes and features Nicoletta Braschi; 'Opera senza autore' by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, inspired by true events and following artist Kurt Barnert; 'Tre manifesti a Ebbing Missouri' by Martin McDonagh, starring Frances McDormand and winning Best Screenplay at Venice and an Oscar for Best Actress; 'Roma' by Alfonso Cuarón, winner of the Golden Lion at Venice and depicting a middle-class neighborhood in Mexico City; 'Il filo nascosto' by Paul Thomas Anderson, set in 1950s London and starring Daniel Day-Lewis; 'La forma dell'acqua' by Guillermo del Toro, which won the Golden Lion at Venice and the Oscar for Best Picture; 'Chiamami col tuo nome' by Luca Guadagnino, based on André Aciman's novel and set in the summer of 1983 in the Po Valley; 'A Star is Born' directed by Bradley Cooper and starring Lady Gaga, the fourth version of the story; 'Tonya' by Craig Gillespie, a biopic about figure skater Tonya Harding starring Margot Robbie; and a double feature of documentaries 'Fahrenheit 11/9' by Michael Moore and 'Santiago, Italia' by Nanni Moretti, reflecting on political changes in the US and Italy.