Best Movies of 2023 (So Far)
I want to explore more of the movies released this year. Since we are about halfway through the year I wanted to create a list of what I might've missed. I think my favorite so far is probably Oppenheimer.
I really enjoyed Dungeons and Dragons.
Talk to Me was very well done and lived up to my expectations having heard about it around December timeframe.
The new mission Impossible was great but I'm a sucker for those movies.
Honorable mentions for Guardians of the galaxy vol 3 and asteroid city.
Looking at the box office report for films released this year, I've seen a surprising number of them:
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/2023/?grossesOption=totalGrosses
2 Barbie - Surprisingly deep movie for something based on a doll.
3 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - This appears to be the year of 'surprise! - TO BE CONTINUED!'
4 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - touching exploration of Rocket's backstory. Kind of nice seeing one of these with super small stakes.
6 Oppenheimer - I got to see this at one of the 19 cinemas running IMAX 70mm and it was pretty phenomenal. Murphy of course, but Downey needs an Oscar nod for supporting.
7 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania - Not the same without the recap guys. I like the actor they got for Kang, but the legal troubles throw it all in doubt now. :(
8 John Wick: Chapter 4 - Good ending, but the fight scenes started feeling kind of "samey".
9 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - Felt too much like "if you liked that, you'll love this!" Copy/paste from the old movies. Lost opportunity to bring back an adult Short Round.
15 Fast X - Momoa was a DELIGHT. "TO BE CONTINUED!"
17 The Flash - Dragged for the visual effects, but opening the DC multiverse was neat. Wish it looked better.
19 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - Didn't see this until Blu Ray... it wasn't awful. Could have been better.
23 Shazam! Fury of the Gods - Could have done without the blatant product placement.
36 Asteroid City - Even among Wes Anderson fans, this is a niche movie. You have to be a fan of 1950s-60s absurdist live theater. I enjoyed it... lots of other folks were LOST.
I still need to see Joy Ride.
Soo many others from the list I'm like "Wait, that came out?"
29 Haunted Mansion
77 Chevalier
117 Shin Ultraman
179 Carmen
And one that I didn't even know was a thing, but now I have to go find it...
189 Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
I agree with you on Ant-Man. Kang has been the most interesting thing in all the recent marvel stuff, even though he's been underused. That actor steals every scene he's in. Sucks that the real life situation isn't good at all.
I actually like DnD. It's just a fun movie, nothing serious. If you want an adventure with laughs in it you're in for a good time.
Guardians 3 was good as an endcap.
Had anyone seen Shin Ultraman yet? I haven't heard anyone talk about it.
Here is my list of movies I have seen or have interest in seeing:
That's just all the movies, man lol I second They Cloned Tyrone- it was excellent.
I still need to watch that one. It looks great!
I was surprised how many of these came out this year. Going through the full list though, there are many many more I did not include :)
To name a smaller movie and not one of the blockbusters already mentioned: the artifice girl. Great smaller scale sci-fi movie.
Funniest movie I've seen in 2023: Barbie
Most emotional movie I've seen in 2023: Sound Of Freedom (Runner-up: Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3)
Best action movie I've seen in 2023: Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One (Runner-up: John Wick Chapter 4)
I haven't seen "Oppenheimer" or "Barbie", so definitely, and it's not even close... "Talk To Me"
I don't know if you have an interest in horror, but I just watched Talk to Me last night and it was fantastic. Very well made and thoughtfully written. Not what I would call "fun," but a very good movie.
I fell asleep during the movie and was violently woken up by the bomb. I remember people wearing those funny sunglasses. I must say it was more fun to sleep through than war of the worlds, as the sound induced nightmares.
As for a movie I liked.. I think the whale was nice. Sure you can call it pretentious but who cares it's nice.
Mission impossible was pretty darn good.
I haven't watched much new movies in 2023, among those though my favourite would be Across the Spider-Verse.
I loved ISTV and expected a lot coming in to ASTV, but watching it blew me away and exceeded everything I could have imagined.
Animation, and the music was awesome (I still listen to the soundtrack today).
i really enjoyed Inside
That's the only movie worth watching, so far...
Loved watching Past Lives and Shortcomings this year, both are films I still find myself thinking about almost daily.