https://youtu.be/eWakq9qQ6Ik 1/10 As a general (and incredibly consistent) rule of thumb, any time you see “Saban Films” at the start of a movie, get ready for a horrible time or better yet…just turn off whatever you are watching and pick something else. I may be wrong but I don’t think there is one great Saban … Continue reading #5 Film in 2023: The Old Way
#4 Film in 2023: Broker
https://youtu.be/vm3B-fDc9Xw 7.5/10 From writer/director Hirokazu Koreeda comes the touching story of a woman who gives up her baby in a “baby box” where parents (usually mothers) can anonymously drop off their babies that they didn’t want to abort but also aren’t fit to raise. When the mother So-young (Ji-eun Lee) finds out that two men, … Continue reading #4 Film in 2023: Broker
#3 Film in 2023: Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
https://youtu.be/9tfemzaMkoU 5/10 Another year gone and another generic musical biopic to forget about in a few weeks. “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” came out a whopping 15 years before this movie, lampooning the clichés of musical biopics but that film remains relevant all these years later as we get another run of the mill … Continue reading #3 Film in 2023: Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
#2 Film in 2023: The Pale Blue Eye
https://youtu.be/ddbL9jvg77w 8/10 Writer/director Scott Cooper (“Crazy Heart”, “Hostiles”, “Black Mass”) has been hit or miss in his filmography with not much in the way of consistency. His last movie, for example, 2021’s “Antlers”, (5/10) was extremely mediocre and Cooper’s weakest movie to date. Fast forward just one year (“Antlers” was delayed multiple times due to … Continue reading #2 Film in 2023: The Pale Blue Eye
#1 Film in 2023: Devotion
https://youtu.be/-2qpKUExOnE 6/10 The true story of Jesse Brown, the first black aviator in US Navy history, “Devotion” is like a fighter pilot’s flight in the sense that it has its ups and downs and despite not being the best ride ever, it gets you where you need to go. I will start off with what … Continue reading #1 Film in 2023: Devotion
Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2023 #5-1 (With Bonus TV Top 5)
5. Napoleon Release Date: Summer 2023Director: Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, Alien: Covenant)Screenwriter: David ScarpaStarring: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Youssef Kerkour, Ben Miles, Ian McNeice, Ludivine Sagnier, Tahar Rahim, Paul Rhys, Matthew Needham, Phil Cornwell, Benjamin Chivers, Gavin Spokes, John Hollingworth, Jonathan Barnwell, Sam Crane, Edouard Philipponnat, Harry Taurasi, David FoxRating: N/ATrailer Link: N/APlot Summary: … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2023 #5-1 (With Bonus TV Top 5)
Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2023 #10-6 (With Bonus TV Top 5)
After breaking my own personal record last year of watching 139 films in theaters in 2021 (not including all of the films I re-watched at home, new ones I watched/reviewed on streaming and TV shows), I ever so slightly upped that amount to 141 films viewed in theaters in 2022. This was the best/most profitable … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2023 #10-6 (With Bonus TV Top 5)
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