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