2023 in Review
- Oppenheimer, A, strong performances, story, and characters
- Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse, A-, another great take, but can it hold up?
- Poor Things, A-, bizarre, dirty, dark, funny, but interesting
- The Flash, A-, genuinely funny and amazing DC superhero movie
- Ferrari, A-, good movie and performances, but weak lead
- Wonka, A-, good fun family movie, almost too light
- American Fiction, A-, clever setup doesn't fully pay off
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1, A-, overly long and busy part one, but exciting
- Polite Society, A-, not everything works, but a great, fun effort
- Dream Scenario, A-, great concept kind of unravels at the end
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, A-, I enjoyed this family-centered superhero movie
- A Haunting in Venice, A-, a solid entry in this series, maybe my favorite
- Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, B+, surprisingly funny coming of age movie, very girly
- Wish, B+, formulaic, but it is a good formula
- Elemental, B+, takes a while to get going, but pays off
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, B+, a little mindlessly busy, but entertaining
- Asteroid City, B+, not Anderson's best, but interesting
- The Holdovers, B+, well-made movie treads familiar ground
- Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, B+, impressive spectacle, unfamiliar music
- Past Lives, B+, mildly interesting story about normal people
- Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, B, fun movie and characters, but nothing new
- Killers of the Flower Moon, B, great and tragic story told poorly
- The Boys in the Boat, B, paint by numbers sports story, but enjoyable
- The Creator, B, neat movie, but feels like fake James Cameron
- Napoleon, B, Napoleon deserved a better movie about his genius
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, B, too long and dark, but has its moments
- Anatomy of a Fall, B, lovingly made, but indulgent, crime drama
- Air, B, good story, but I hoped for a little more
- Barbie, B, themes are mixed and the dolls weren't my thing
- The Marvels, B, feels like a solid television movie
- The Color Purple, B-, too much suffering for too long, good acting