the 3rd annual MARZON-YEAH! awards - THE EXPERIENCES, THE PERFORMANCES, and THE MOMENTS
WELCOME ONE AND ALL TO ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD SHOWS IN ALL OF MY APARTMENT. This is a chance for me to share the best and worst of all the movies I saw (strictly) in theaters or whatever other categories I want to throw in. I’m trying to honor some of the less mainstream/recognized movies of 2018, and not just trying to single out one specific winner, but recognizing what I think are huge achievements! Note that I don’t think they’re objectively the best, rather my favorites so don’t @ me, please.
PART 1 - THE EXPERIENCES
TOP 10 FAVORITES
MOST DISAPPOINTING MOVIES
PART 2 - THE PERFORMANCES
MVPs
FAVORITE LEAD ACTING PERFORMANCES
FAVORITE SUPPORTING ACTING PERFORMANCES
PART 3 - THE MOMENTS
Favorite Scenes
Biggest facepalm moments
most tears
PART I - The ExperienceS
TOP 10 FAVORITES
My favorite movies of 2018!
BLACK PANTHER
CRAZY RICH ASIANS
BODIED
ROMA
HEREDITARY
THOROUGHBREDS
BLACKKKLANSMAN
THE HATE U GIVE
SEARCHING
BUMBLEBEE
MOST DISAPPOINTING MOVIES
These were the movies that didn’t fulfill my sky-high expectations, whether they came from marketing or filmmakers’ previous work.
HOTEL ARTEMIS
MARY POPPINS RETURNS
SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO
TULLY
WIDOWS
Part II - THE PERFORMANCES
MVPs
These prolific people turned in 3+ great performances in 2018 movies!
Joe Alwyn (OPERATION FINALE; BOY ERASED; THE FAVOURITE; MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS)
Angela Bassett (BLACK PANTHER; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT; BUMBLEBEE)
Josh Brolin (AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR; DEADPOOL 2; SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO)
Sterling K. Brown (BLACK PANTHER; HOTEL ARTEMIS; THE PREDATOR)
Olivia Cooke (THOROUGHBREDS; READY PLAYER ONE; LIFE ITSELF)
Lucas Hedges (MID90S; BOY ERASED; BEN IS BACK)
Brian Tyree Henry (HOTEL ARTEMIS; WIDOWS; IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK; SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE)
Oscar Isaac (ANNIHILATION; OPERATION FINALE; LIFE ITSELF; SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE)
Nicole Kidman (*test screened film*; BOY ERASED; AQUAMAN; DESTROYER)
Cailee Spaeny (PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING; BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE; ON THE BASIS OF SEX)
Tessa Thompson (ANNIHILATION; SORRY TO BOTHER YOU; CREED II)
John David Washington (BLACKKKLANSMAN, THE OLD MAN & THE GUN, MONSTERS AND MEN)
Honorable Mentions (2 great performances in movies that I saw in theaters): Awkwafina, Emily Blunt, Kyle Chandler, Henry Golding, Regina Hall, Kathryn Newton, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, John C. Reilly, Haley Lu Richardson, Hailee Steinfeld, Justin Theroux
FAVORITE LEAD ACTING PERFORMANCES
Assuming the Oscar nominated performances, here are my favorite leads of 2018 movies!
ASSASSINATION NATION - Odessa Young
CRAZY RICH ASIANS - Constance Wu
CRAZY RICH ASIANS - Henry Golding
FIRST MAN - Ryan Gosling
FIRST REFORMED - Ethan Hawke
FLOWER - Zoey Deutch
HEARTS BEAT LOUD - Kiersey Clemons
HEARTS BEAT LOUD - Nick Offerman
HEREDITARY - Toni Collette
LEAVE NO TRACE - Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS - Saoirse Ronan
A PRIVATE WAR - Rosamund Pike
ROMA - Yalitza Aparicio
SHOPLIFTERS - Sakura Ando
A SIMPLE FAVOR - Anna Kendrick
SORRY TO BOTHER YOU - Lakeith Stanfield
THOROUGHBREDS - Olivia Cooke
THOROUGHBREDS - Anya Taylor Joy
TULLY - Charlize Theron
VENOM - Tom Hardy
VOX LUX - Raffey Cassidy
YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE - Joaquin Phoenix
FAVORITE SUPPORTING ACTING PERFORMANCES
Again assuming the Oscar nominated performances, here are my favorite Supporting Acting performances!
ALPHA - Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE - Jeff Bridges
BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE - Cynthia Erivo
BLACK PANTHER - Michael B. Jordan
BLINDSPOTTING - Rafael Casal
BLOCKERS - Ike Barinholtz
BURNING - Steven Yeun
FIRST MAN - Claire Foy
GAME NIGHT - Jesse Plemons
THE HATE U GIVE - Russell Hornsby
HEREDITARY - Alex Wolff
THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS - Cate Blanchett
LIFE ITSELF - Antonio Banderas
OCEAN’S 8 - Anne Hathaway
THE PREDATOR - Sterling K. Brown
ROMA - Marina de Tavira
A SIMPLE FAVOR - Blake Lively
STAN AND OLLIE - Nina Arianda
SUPPORT THE GIRLS - Haley Lu Richardson
UNCLE DREW - Chris Webber
THE WIFE - Jonathan Pryce
PART III - The Moments
FAVORITE SCENES
A few of my favorites scenes, whether they hooked me by their acting, gripping action or whatever else! (See “MOST TEARS” for more Favorites!)
AMERICAN ANIMALS - the heist
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE - “Turning My Life Around”
AQUAMAN - Sicily (weaving through both fights)
ASSASSINATION NATION - the home invasion tracking shot
BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE - the hallway behind tracking shot
BLACKKKLANSMAN - lie detector
BLINDSPOTTING - the garage
BODIED - the final battle(s)
BUMBLEBEE - first transformation
BURNING - a confession
CRAZY RICH ASIANS - a game of Mahjong
FIRST MAN - docking the Gemini 8
FIRST MAN - the Moon landing
FREE SOLO - “I’m delighted”
GAME NIGHT - falling in love (opening sequence)
THE HATE U GIVE - detectives question Starr
HEREDITARY - dinner
HEREDITARY - the first seance
INCREDIBLES 2 - the maglev train rescue
JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM - bubble escape
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT - Paris
ON THE BASIS OF SEX - moot court
OVERLORD - escaping the tower tracking shot
PADDINGTON 2 - storybook
ROMA - writing letters
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE - escaping the facility (Kingpin getting out of the car)
A STAR IS BORN - “Shallow”
TULLY - the post-birth home life sequence
UPGRADE - the first fight/home investigation
VICE - a heart-y sequence
A WRINKLE IN TIME - a colorful reunion
YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE - the diner
YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE - a hallway infiltration
BIGGEST FACEPALM MOMENTS
The scenes that made me sigh in disappointment…
AQUAMAN - “People of Atlantis, I give you your king”
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - “I think this one’s gonna be a hit”
JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM - Maisie’s final decision
THE PREDATOR - hotel room “jokes”
RAMPAGE - San Diego Zoo friends
SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO - the recognizing
SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY - “Who are your people?”
VENOM - “Like a turd in the wind”
VENOM - “Sorry about Venom”
WIDOWS - just visiting
MOST TEARS
The moments that made me realize my eyes are allergic to popcorn or something in theaters. These also fall into the “FAVORITE SCENES” category.
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR - “I don’t wanna go…”
BEAUTIFUL BOY - the coffee shop argument
BLACK PANTHER - “Bury me in the ocean…”
BLACK PANTHER - Killmonger’s ancestral land
BUMBLEBEE - Charlie’s memory of her father
CRAZY RICH ASIANS - the wedding
DEADPOOL 2 - crossing over/reunion
FIRST MAN - saying goodbye
THE HATE U GIVE - the opening scene: a father teaching his children
HEARTS BEAT LOUD - the final performances
LOVE, SIMON - words from Simon’s parents
ROMA - the protest
SEARCHING - the opening sequence
WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? - think about someone
Thank you so much for reading! I’ve already started listing my favorites of 2019, so tune in next year for those picks!!!