Category: Movies 2023

https://youtu.be/Ud-FBr74K8o 2/10 It was only about three months ago in December of 2022 when I watched, “The Mean One”, a D-list horror movie version of The Grinch, which received a 3/10. It was by no means a good film but it didn’t take itself too seriously and even had fun with the Dr. Suess style … Continue reading #18 Film in 2023: Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey

https://youtu.be/oMArx64RBO4 5.5/10 Nominated for Best Documentary at the upcoming Academy Awards, “Fire of Love” follows Katia and Maurice Krafft, two volcanologists/scientists who fell in love, got married and dedicated their careers and lives to studying all things volcano related. While a lot of the footage from various volcanoes around the world is stunning to look … Continue reading #17 Film in 2023: Fire of Love

https://youtu.be/pD0mFhMqDCE 2.5/10 Writer/director Sarah Polley started in Hollywood with a promising acting career (I loved her in 2004’s “Dawn of the Dead”) before making the career switch to behind the camera and while Polley genuinely seemed like she had a promising acting career ahead of her, she continues to prove that she doesn’t have what … Continue reading #16 Film in 2023: Women Talking

https://youtu.be/6EJGnU2AmV4 3/10 Nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 2023 Academy Awards ceremony, “Close” is Belgium’s underserving nominee that was only nominated due to identity politics and not due to actual quality. “Close” is about two 13-year-old boys who seem to be more than friends (anything LGBT related gets bonus points by the Academy, regardless … Continue reading #15 Film in 2023: Close

https://youtu.be/-UeGXB2NjR8 1/10 As if you needed any additional evidence that Rotten Opinions can not be taken seriously when deciding which movies to venture out to go see in theaters, “80 For Brady”, one of the worst debacles of 2023 so far is “Certified Fresh” at 62%, which is peak Clown World stuff. A shameless attempt … Continue reading #14 Film in 2023: 80 For Brady

https://youtu.be/PVnIMvVEkrA 6.5/10 After an eight year gap between writer/director Brandon Cronenberg’s (son of David) feature length film debut “Antiviral” and his 2020 follow up “Possessor”, we thankfully get a much shorter waiting time period with his third film, “Infinity Pool”. Cronenberg is very much his father’s son and while he has shown signs of greatness … Continue reading #13 Film in 2023: Infinity Pool

https://youtu.be/OVo5kLt_-BU 3/10 In 1886 Leo Tolstoy’s Russian novella "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" was released. Its story focused on the death of a high court judge at the age of 45. Legendary Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa, along with screenwriters Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni were inspired by the novella to create 1952’s “Ikiru”, which … Continue reading #12 Film in 2023: Living

https://youtu.be/APQqilSTxz0 0/10 I’m not sure which particular sin(s) I committed to deserve such torture but God punished me by unfortunately not letting me get into a horrific car accident on the way to the theater and instead let me watch not just the worst movie of 2023, not just the worst 0/10 score I’ve ever … Continue reading #11 Film in 2023: Skinamarink

https://youtu.be/SJWRY4DzoAQ 4.5/10 Co-writer/director Florian Zeller made his directorial film debut with the 4th best film of 2021, “The Father” (9/10), which won Anthony Hopkins his second Best Actor Academy Award. Zeller adapted the film from his own stage play and was able to translate the play into a cinematic film incredibly well. It makes this … Continue reading #10 Film in 2023: The Son

https://youtu.be/eOajigW8hmA 0.5/10 I know that January is one of the two “dump months” (along with September) when film studios dump their garbage movies that weren’t good enough to be released during the Christmas/Oscar season, but I couldn’t have imagined that I would already have a valid candidate for the worst movie of 2023 when I … Continue reading #9 Film in 2023: House Party