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:
184) Meg 2: The Trench
183) Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell
182) Peter Pan & Wendy
181) Orlando, A Political Biography
180) Ghosted
179) Sweet Dreams
178) Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre
177) I Used To Be Funny
176) Next Goal Wins
175) The Nun II
174) Samsara
173) Raging Grace
172) The Pope's Exorcist
171) Eileen
170) Foe
169) Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom
168) Cinema Laika
167) Wish
166) The Little Mermaid
165) Haunted Mansion
164) The Delinquents
163) Here
162) You Hurt My Feelings
161) Renfield
160) No Hard Feelings
159) 65
158) Shazam! Fury Of The Gods
157) Restore Point
156) Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child Of Fire
155) Evil Does Not Exist
154) The Marvels
153) La Chimera
152) Fantastic Machine
151) The Dead Don't Hurt
150) Pictures Of Ghosts
149) The Bikeriders
148) The Settlers
147) Birth/Rebirth
146) Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania
145) Gran Turismo
144) Kiddo
143) Four Daughters
142) Kill
141) Bye Bye Tiberias
140) The Taste Of Things
139) The Three Musketeers: Milady
138) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
137) Kidnapped
136) The Super Mario Bros. Movie
135) Infinity Pool
134) You People
133) Champions
132) Scream VI
131) Big George Foreman
130) Blue Beetle
129) Elemental
128) Afire
127) Priscilla
126) The Peasants
125) The Beast
124) Wicked Little Letters
123) The Long Game
122) The Book Of Clarence
121) Asteroid City
120) The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan
119) The Feeling That The Time For Doing Something Has Passed
118) Rustin
117) Nyad
116) A Million Miles Away
115) Reality
114) The Hypnosis
113) Knock At The Cabin
112) Creed III
111) The Equalizer 3
110) May December
109) The Old Oak
108) The Boys In The Boat
107) The Breaking Ice
106) Totem
105) The Queen Of My Dreams
104) Another Body
103) Saw X
102) Beau Is Afraid
101) A Haunting In Venice
100) Society Of The Snow
99) They Cloned Tyrone
98) The Great Escaper
97) Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget
96) Wonka
95) Chang Can Dunk
94) Evil Dead Rise
93) Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny
92) Polite Society
91) The Flash
90) Dance First
89) Boy Kills World
88) Remembering Gene Wilder
87) Scala!!!
86) Strange Darling
85) Late Night With The Devil
84) Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
83) The Zone Of Interest
82) Dream Scenario
81) The Covenant
80) Wham!
79) The Burial
78) Hoard
77) Tetris
76) The Killer
75) Passages
74) Memory
73) Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
72) A Good Person
71) A Thousand And One
70) Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3
69) Flora And Son
68) Anatomy Of A Fall
67) The Creator
66) Sound Of Freedom
65) How To Have Sex
64) Goodbye Julia
63) Mutiny In Heaven: The Birthday Party
62) The Monk And The Gun
61) The Hunger Games: A Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes
60) Saltburn
59) Napoleon
58) The Boy And The Heron
57) The Promised Land
56) The Goldman Case
55) Ferrari
54) Copa '71
53) Lee
52) The Teacher's Lounge
51) When Evil Lurks
50) Dumb Money
49) Bottoms
48) Rye Lane
47) Sharper
46) Celluloid Underground
45) Slow
44) Monster
43) John Wick: Chapter 4
42) Take Care Of Maya
41) Hit Man
40) Sing Sing
39) Godzilla Minus One
38) One Life
37) Perfect Days
36) BlackBerry
35) Fallen Leaves
34) Daaaaaali!
33) Robot Dreams
32) Blue Giant
31) Angel Applicant
30) Tish
29) Chronicles Of A Wandering Saint
28) The Color Purple
27) Maestro
26) Scrapper
25) Theater Camp
24) Joy Ride
23) Little Richard: I Am Everything
22) Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
21) Nimona
20) The Iron Claw
19) Spy x Family Code: White
18) Origin
17) There's Still Tomorrow
16) Io Capitano
15) The Deepest Breath
14) All Of Us Strangers
13) Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
12) Past Lives
11) Killers Of The Flower Moon
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.
It contains three incredible performances, strong direction and a story that builds perfectly to an emotional yet satisfying finale.
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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