10 Best Movie Trailers Of 2018

10. Vice

The first trailer for director Adam McKay's political dramedy biopic did an excellent job of not only flooring audiences across the globe with their first look at Christian Bale's latest I-can't-believe-that's-actually-him physical transformation but also in selling the film as an experience, first and foremost.

From the use of The Killers' The Man as the soundtrack to featuring brief yet effective visual nods to such infamous Cheney moments as the war in Iraq or him shooting a fellow hunter in the face, this trailer does a remarkable job of capturing the kind of cacophonous chaos that those who lived through W. and Cheney's terms will remember all too well.

Simultaneously, well-timed edits and craftsmanship choices, such as the music all dropping out just in time for Bale to deliver the "come to a different understanding" line, perfectly sell McKay's now-trademark style as a director. As director Boots Riley recently said of McKay's style;

"In Vice, he doesn't just break the 4th wall- he breaks it and comes and sits in the seat next to you with popcorn and hot sauce."

This trailer is just about the best two-minute encapsulation of all of that one could possibly hope for.