While I didn't see many blockbuster films shine, it saw a number of alternatives take the limelight. That being said, we did see a cultural phenomenon take place which ended up involving two of the most financially successful films of the year.
Variety in films are still looking strong and it seems general audiences are starting to actively look for these gems, accept them and give them the box office they deserve.
I saw quite a lot of films this year and have encountered some all-time classics including one of the best films I have seen for a few years.
Below is my ranking of all 2023 films that I have seen along with a short review of each of my top 10:
167) Meg 2: The Trench
166) Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell
165) Peter Pan & Wendy
164) Orlando, A Political Biography
163) Ghosted
162) Sweet Dreams
161) Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre
160) I Used To Be Funny
159) Next Goal Wins
158) The Nun II
157) Samsara
156) Raging Grace
155) The Pope's Exorcist
154) Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom
153) Eileen
152) Foe
151) Cinema Laika
150) Wish
149) The Little Mermaid
148) Haunted Mansion
147) The Delinquents
146) Here
145) You Hurt My Feelings
144) Renfield
143) No Hard Feelings
142) 65
141) Shazam! Fury Of The Gods
140) Restore Point
139) Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child Of Fire
138) Evil Does Not Exist
137) The Marvels
136) Pictures Of Ghosts
135) The Bikeriders
134) The Settlers
133) Birth/Rebirth
132) Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania
131) Gran Turismo
130) Kiddo
129) Four Daughters
128) The Taste Of Things
127) The Three Musketeers: Milady
126) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
125) Kidnapped
124) The Super Mario Bros. Movie
123) Infinity Pool
122) You People
121) Champions
120) Scream VI
119) Big George Foreman
118) Blue Beetle
117) Elemental
116) Afire
115) Priscilla
114) The Peasants
113) Wicked Little Letters
112) The Book Of Clarence
111) Asteroid City
110) The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan
109) The Feeling That The Time For Doing Something Has Passed
108) Rustin
107) Nyad
106) A Million Miles Away
105) Reality
104) The Hypnosis
103) Knock At The Cabin
102) Creed III
101) The Equalizer 3
100) May December
99) The Old Oak
98) The Boys In The Boat
97) The Breaking Ice
96) Totem
95) The Queen Of My Dreams
94) Another Body
93) Saw X
92) Beau Is Afraid
91) A Haunting In Venice
90) Society Of The Snow
89) They Cloned Tyrone
88) The Great Escaper
87) Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget
86) Wonka
85) Chang Can Dunk
84) Evil Dead Rise
83) Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny
82) Polite Society
81) The Flash
80) Dance First
79) Scala!!!
78) Late Night With The Devil
77) Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
76) The Zone Of Interest
75) Dream Scenario
74) The Covenant
73) Wham!
72) The Burial
71) Hoard
70) Tetris
69) The Killer
68) Passages
67) Memory
66) Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
65) A Good Person
64) A Thousand And One
63) Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3
62) Flora And Son
61) Anatomy Of A Fall
60) The Creator
59) Sound Of Freedom
58) How To Have Sex
57) Goodbye Julia
56) Mutiny In Heaven: The Birthday Party
55) The Monk And The Gun
54) The Hunger Games: A Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes
53) Saltburn
52) Napoleon
51) The Boy And The Heron
50) The Promised Land
49) Ferrari
48) Copa '71
47) The Teacher's Lounge
46) When Evil Lurks
45) Dumb Money
44) Bottoms
43) Rye Lane
42) Sharper
41) Celluloid Underground
40) Slow
39) Monster
38) John Wick: Chapter 4
37) Take Care Of Maya
36) Godzilla Minus One
35) One Life
34) Perfect Days
33) BlackBerry
32) Fallen Leaves
31) Daaaaaali!
30) Robot Dreams
29) Blue Giant
28) Angel Applicant
27) Tish
26) Chronicles Of A Wandering Saint
25) The Color Purple
24) Maestro
23) Scrapper
22) Theater Camp
21) Joy Ride
20) Little Richard: I Am Everything
19) Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
18) Nimona
17) The Iron Claw
16) Origin
15) Io Capitano
14) The Deepest Breath
13) All Of Us Strangers
12) Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
11) Past Lives
The cast is incredible, the scale is grand and the development builds up nicely and makes the almost 3hrs 30mins duration fly by.
The imagery of civilians and hospitals being destroyed is more than enough content to make this such a visceral viewing experience.
It gives a strange mixed vibe of it being a must-watch for its importance and yet you would not recommend this as the images are uncomfortable to watch.
The performances lead by Jeffrey Wright are terrific, it's incredibly funny and it pokes witty jabs at white wokeness.
Along with some career best performances, Nolan's scale and style of storytelling continues to be the gold standard in current cinema. Like all of his films, this needs to be on the biggest screen with the best sound system.
It has that perfect balance of making fun of itself whilst also celebrating its legacy.
It goes places you never would expect and it is thanks to the commitment of the plots ideas and the top performances by this strong cast.
With some of the most gorgeous animation you will ever see, the follow to the first Spider-Verse is non-stop in terms of both action and its witty gags.
This has the makings of an animation and superhero genre for the ages.
The drama is very effective, the comedy is solid and the performances are very strong. All of those ingredients gives us a highly memorable watch that reminds of some of the successful drama of the 80's and 90's.
For something that doesn't sound like would work, the sharp writing, uplifting performances and fluid pacing gives us something extremely satisfying and surprisingly educational.
Surprisingly feel-good in its tone as well.
In what is a quirky version of the Frankenstein story in the style of Terry Gilliam, this is a bonkers story that manages to portrays its universal themes with amazingly effective results.
There are also career best performances by Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo. It's weird, it's wacky and if you embrace its ideas, you will love this.
When a history teacher at a boarding school is forced to remain on campus with kids that are unable to go home for Christmas, this begins a journey of discovery for everyone involved.
This is the type of film that I miss seeing on the big screen and it has ended up being the best film I've seen for some time.
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