Happy first weekend of the New Year, folks!
Everyone loves lists right, and since we’re entering a new decade, it’s a great excuse to make loads and loads of lists 😀 I’ll be working on various Best of the Decade throughout the year, and I thought I’d start with cinematography since Brittani just listed her 10 top best of 2018 over at Rambling Film blog (hey it’s also her blog 10th anniversary so head over and wish her a blog anniversary!)
I chose these images based on instinct… the one I think is the most indelible and leaves a lasting impression, as a film likely has a bunch of beautiful visuals (esp. those shot by the legend Roger Deakins!) Most of these films have the best cinematography of the decade, but I consider these images iconic in that people would likely know right away where it’s from. Now, it’s tough to whittle it down to just 10 and as we’re entering the [roaring] 20s, there’ll be plenty of Top 20s list this year.
So without further ado, here are my picks in the order of the film’s year of release:
Inception (2010)

Life of Pi (2012)

Skyfall (2012)

Gravity (2013)

Ex Machina (2014) – dance

The Assassin (2015)

Sicario (2015)

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015)

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

La La Land (2016)

Moonlight (2016)

Rogue One (2016)

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Dunkirk (2017)

Shape of Water (2017)

Cold War (2018)

Black Panther (2018)

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
A Hidden Life (2019)

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)

Hope you enjoy my list. Now it’s your turn, what’s some of your favorite shots of the past decade?
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