It is with great sadness that I pass on the news that one of our own has passed away. Kam Williams died quietly on Wednesday after an extended battle with prostate cancer. Kam always had a positive, hopeful outlook on his situation and continued writing reviews up to his final days. He will be missed. You can read about his
Kam Williams’ Annual Assessment of the Cream of the Cinematic Crop for 2018
Next up is Kam Williams a syndicated film and book critic who writes for 100+ publications around the country and gives us his exhaustive list of Top Tens and Honorable Mentions. 10 Best Big Budget Films Crazy Rich Asians Widows Bohemian Rhapsody Green Book Vice Black Panther Destroyer The Hate U Give Love, Simon BlacKkKlansman Big Budgets Honorable Mention Ready Player
Patrick Stoner’s Top 10 of 2018
Next up is WHYY-TV’s Film Critic Patrick Stoner, who gives us his spin on the top ten. All of the films are on an equal footing here and listed alphabetically. A Star Is Born Beautiful Boy Blackkklansman Black Panther The Favourite First Man Mary, Queen of Scots On The Basis of Sex Roma Vice
Stephen Silver’s Top 10 of 2018
Next up is Stephen Silver of Splice Today and Philly Voice. He starts his list off with Sorry to Bother You, which is currently available to stream on HULU and is the first critic to have Bradely Cooper’s A Star is Born on their list. His list closes out with the hilarious Death of Stalin. Sorry To Bother You If
Dan Tabor’s Top 10 of 2018
Next up is Dan Tabor who writes for Phawker.com and Cinapse.co. His list leads with Luca Guadagnino’s remake of the Dario Argento classic Suspiria and features a healthy mix of films that will no doubt challenge and reward the viewer. Suspiria You Were Never Really Here Tully Hereditary Climax Sorry to Bother You Vox Lux First Reformed The House that Jack Built
Gary Kramer’s Top 10 of 2018
With 2018 drawing to a close, it’s time for The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle to sound off on their favorite films of the year. Every critic has their own method to curating their top 10 list, and each list is also a great way to find out which films you may need to catch up on before the onset of
2018 PFCC Annual Awards
December 8, 2018 PHILADELPHIA FILM CRITICS CIRCLE NAMES ROMA THE BEST FILM OF 2018 Philadelphia, PA- The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle today voted on its second annual year-end awards, and the choice for Best Movie was Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma. Roma also won awards for Best Cinematography and Best Foreign Film. Tying Roma for the most awards, with three, was If Beale Street Could Talk.
Bill Wine’s Top 10 Films for 2017
Next up is Bill Wine of KYW Newsradio who was kind enough to share his top 10 of the year: 1. War for the Planet of the Apes 2. The Shape of Water 3. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 4. The Post 5. Dunkirk 6. Coco 7. I, Tonya 8. Life 9. The Big Sick 10. Beauty and the Beast
Kam Williams’ 10 Best, No, 100 Best Films of 2017
Next up is Kam Williams of baretnewswire.com who gives us a very elaborate list of not his top 10s, but those that almost made the cut this year. 10 Best Big Budget Films 1. Baby Driver 2. Lady Bird 3. The Disaster Artist 4. The Florida Project 5. Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri 6. Mudbound 7. Dunkirk 8. Wonder Woman 9. Get
Stephen Silver’s Top 10 Films for 2017
Our next Top 10 comes from Stephen Silver who not only writes for Splice Today and Philly Voice but also is a familiar voice for those that listens to The Film Scribes Podcast. 1. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2. Get Out 3. The Florida Project 4. Lady Bird 5. Call Me By Your Name 6. Dawson City Frozen Time 7.