2023 Top Ten + Watch List

Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun — A thrilling, beautifully shot sports movie about horse racing and a unique view of indigenous life in Canada. Available on Paramount +.

Anatomy of a Fall — Did she do it? Ambiguity, the kind that only the French can provide. Available on Amazon Prime Video.

Barbie — Perfectly cast, incredible craft, funny as hell, and made with heart. It’s nice to see colors in movies again. Available on HBO Max.

The Burial — Jamie Foxx might just be the most talented overall performer in all of show business, and here he is effortlessly giving an incredible and entertaining performance. Plus, I’m a sucker for a good courtroom drama. Available on Amazon Prime Video.

The Holdovers — Possibly a perfect movie; definitely a perfect performance from Paul Giamatti. Available on Peacock.

How to Blow Up a Pipeline — A message movie that knows the best way to get the message across is to entertain first. A first-rate thriller. Available on Hulu.

Killers of the Flower Moon — 3 1/2 hours that flew by, a retread of both Taxi Driver and Goodfellas, but set in the waning days of the west, with an eye towards the atrocities carried out against native Oklahomans. That ending. Available on Apple +.

Origin — Unlike anything I’ve seen in the mix of personal & political, historical & present, fiction & non-fiction, emotional & clear-eyed, and able to juggle it all seamlessly. Astonishing work. Available in theaters.

Priscilla — Behind every great man is a great woman. Or, in this case, a young girl who grows up to be a great woman. Available on HBO Max.

The Zone of Interest — You may be able to look away, but you’ll still hear it. Available in theaters.

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all new releases I watched in 2023, in order:

bullet train - airplane

retrograde – caa (with pta q&a)

pinocchio – at home

babylon – glendale americana

all quiet on the western front – netflix

ross bros movie #6 – work in progress /vimeo

the batman – at home

navalny – hbomax

marcel the shell with the shoes on – showtime

women talking – glendale mall

fire of love – disney+

the menu

thirteen lives

air

causeway

how to blow up a pipeline – los feliz 3

return to space

beau is afraid

for love and country

45 days

all the beauty and the bloodshed

dungeons and dragons: honor among thieves

magic mike's last dance

call me kate

the anthrax attacks

always, lola

asteroid city – logan square theater chicago

barbie – easton mall columbus

mission impossible – glendale mall

passages

the survivor – max

she said - prime

elemental – at home

paw patrol movie - guinness records screening at autry

theater camp

no one will save you

oppenheimer – citywalk imax

past lives – airplane

killers of the flower moon – glendale mall

priscilla – glendale mall

the killer – netflix

the holdovers – glendale mall

anatomy of a fall – los feliz 3

before the sun – museum of the american indian streaming

the burial – prime

little richard: i am everything – max

the zone of interest – vista

maestro — netflix

poor things — drexel