The 20 Best Movies of 2018 So Far
Which films have impressed critics the most during the first half of the year? Above, we rank the best-reviewed movies released in theaters between January 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018 by Metascore. Films must have more than 7 reviews from professional critics to be eligible.
One of the biggest highlights of January's Sundance Film Festival was this all too timely, semi-autobiographical narrative feature debut from documentarian Jennifer Fox (My Reincarnation), in which she draws from her own experiences to create a harrowing story of sexual abuse. The Tale stars Laura Dern as a documentary filmmaker (also named Jennifer Fox) who investigates her own memory of the abuse she suffered as a 13-year-old after she comes across a short story she wrote at the time. Elizabeth Debicki, Jason Ritter, Frances Conroy, John Heard, Common, and Ellen Burstyn also star.
HBO acquired the film at Sundance (it's now available to watch on the cable giant's various services), though the network did screen the film in a few theaters prior to its TV debut.
“An immense, brave, and genuinely earth-shaking self-portrait that explores sexual assault with a degree of nuance and humility often missing from the current discourse, The Tale is undeniably primed for the #MeToo movement, but it’s also so much bigger than that.” —David Ehrlich, Indiewire
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