by ECI Released : 2024-01-01
Top Ten Movies of 2023
1. Oppenheimer - with fantastic performances and direction Oppenheimer crafted the rare biopic and war film that transcends the tropes of the genre
2. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - sleek animation and storytelling made Across the Spider-Verse the rare sequel that surpasses the original
3. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One - fantastic set pieces and stunts Barbenheimer may have overshadowed Dead Reckoning's box office but it continued to deliver the quality fans of the franchise have come to expect
4. The Holdovers - Quite the comeback for writer-director Alexander Payne, star Paul Giamatti gives one of the best performances of his career in a future Christmas classic
5. Killers of the Flower Moon - With Dicaprio, De Niro, and Scorsese you knew this film would have high expectations and it delivered a powerful story and a retro 1920s setting
6. Saltburn - Psychedelic, heart pounding, and most of all exhibiting Saltburn had an eerily good performance from star Barry Keoghan and the rest of the cast
7. The Iron Claw - A career-defining and oscar worthy performance from Zach Effron as well as an enticing fact-based story make Iron Claw one of the year's best and an all-time great sports film
8. John Wick: Chapter 4 - The best film in the franchise, with some of the best action scenes you've seen put to film, not lacking in story or emotional depth this film was a pillar of the action film community along with the new Mission Impossible
9. Blackberry - Like Iron Claw this film focused on an interesting fact-based story but chose to acknowledge the ridiculousness of the situation their characters were placed in with comedic timing and wit truly one of the year's best
10. Air - Ben Affleck and Matt Damon deliver a 1980s nostalgia fest that NBA fans and non-NBA fans can enjoy
Honorable Mentions: May December, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Somewhere in Queens, The Killer, Priscilla, Ferrari, Blue Giant, Napoleon (theatrical cut), Poor Things
