We can finally terminate the book on the year of 2023 and movies.
ASTEROID CITY (88/100) -If you hate Wes Anderson movies, just skip ahead.
If you used to like West Anderson movies, but don’t anymore… stick around.
SALTBURN (88/100) -I love wild, batshit insane movies.
The trailer for this movie pitched that the minds behind ‘John Wick’ were involved with this movie.
A World War II, Nazi-killing John Wick-style movie?
Sounded too good to be true in an era where copying Wick’s success would be a golden ticket.
The fact this is Michael B. Jordan’s directorial debut is fucking jaw-dropping.
BLACKBERRY (89/100) -There were a handful of “brand & product” movies in 2023.
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 (89/100) -It’s been ten (10!!!)
The original movie wasn’t just great, it was revolutionary for the action genre.
This is all without evening mentioning the fact it is one of the bestlookingmovies of 2023, as well.
ARE YOU THERE GOD?
This is proof that you don’t always need a transcendent production to result in a really solid movie.
Sometimes all it takes is a nice, wholesome script, and excellent acting across the board.
Under the weight of immense hype, this movie delivered for me on every single front.
Am I little biased?
Nobody knows how to craft an action blockbuster dripping with suspense quite like Tom Cruise.
Quite simply put, ‘Dead Reckoning’ kicks ass.
THE BOY AND THE HERON (90/100) -I mean, what did you expect from Hayao Miyazaki?
If not this year, hopefully Giamatti can finally get the pinnacle of acting recognition he so deserves.
What’s the best genre to use when describing this movie?
This movie will fuck your brain up.
The movie is one big ball of panic and anxiety.
I wrote a lot about this movie.
GODZILLA MINUS ONE (93/100) -How about a fucking Godzilla movie ending up in my Top 10!
The man with the best voice in Hollywood is finally getting the leading-man recognition he so greatly deserves.
Yeah, that paints a pretty good picture at the brutality of this movie.
A movie that shows a story, while inadvertently telling a different one at the same exact time.
You know it is there.
Did it top it?
Did it deliver something in the same realm of greatness?
It’s jaw-dropping to watch what seems like millions of animation styles used throughout the movie to perfection.
Every person who worked on animating this movie is a freak of nature in the most complimentary way possible.
Once again, the music and the score never, ever miss.
It’s just pure greatness, even if it isn’t as tightly wound as the first movie.
POOR THINGS (95/100) -I think it is time to crown Yorgos Lanthimos.
This man has a vision and a style that is unlike anything else we see in Hollywood.
Thats… fucking insanity.
Without those performances, this movie would absolutely fall apart and lose all of its interesting angles.
Every bit of emotion felt while watching ‘Oppenheimer’ is in large part due to the music.
Goransson’s score is a pure masterpiece and best part of any movie, by far, from 2023.
Yes, the answer is usually yes.
Something that is great, or even perfect, is just that.
–So, that leads me to adjusting my greatest movies ever made list.
With a clean 100/100, I slot the movie right behind ‘Jaws’ at #11 all-time.
And so, we exit the book on 2023.
