The Top 10 Movies of 2023

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Part I: Thomas Flight's Favorite Films of 2023.

Part II: Thomas Flight’s Totally Objective and Scientifically Rigorous List of The Top 10 Best Movies of 2023™

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Chapters:
00:00 1.
02:47 A Tale of Two Lists
03:31 Part 1 - My Favorites: 10.
05:23 9.
07:02 8.
08:20 7.
09:56 6.
11:36 5.
13:24 4.
14:38 3.
16:34 2.
17:34 1.
19:20 Honorable Mentions
20:22 Part 2 - The BEST Movies of 2023

[Chuuzus]

this year is such an upgrade for cinema compared to last year. the fact people actually dressed up and made Barbenheimer a movement will go down in film history

[im]

All the movies mentioned 4 me and u yw :)
2:44 Killers of the flower moon
3:48 Dream scenario
5:37 Anatomy of a fall
7:02 Fallen Leaves
8:28 Past Lives
10:16 May December
12:10 Godland
13:43 The Holdovers
14:49 Poor Things
(The Lobster Movie mentioned)
16:40 The Boy and The Heron
17:41 Astroid City
Honourable mentions:
Barbie
Oppenheimer
Spiderman across the spider verse
The killer
Showing up
The best movies of 2023 21:03

[ThomasFlight]

Now that I've published this I think my biggest regret is not putting Past Live higher honestly.

[Kolya-chu]

Dominic Sessa was great in The Holdovers. He had a million things going on beneath the surface. He was quietly scared and angry yet he yearned for connection. Can’t wait to see more of him.

[zigzag]

One movie I would highly recommend is "All of Us Strangers." Perfect double feature to go along with Past Lives.

[phantomthread]

Anatomy of a Fall is exceptional. The nuance in that film and the role language plays really made me think about it for so long afterwards. No bombastic stuff. Just one to really think about.

[AR-fszz]

Went and saw the Holdovers on a whim, and it just blew me away. I honestly thought it was one of the most well-paced movies I’ve seen in a while. I loved the contrast between the school setting, which felt cold and impersonal, to scenes like the house party or Mary’s living room that felt warm and familiar. It never did too much or too little, the emotional and humorous aspects were so well balanced in my opinion. It became an instant classic for me, and I will definitely be watching this movie during future holiday seasons.

[LaVenganzaDeAgueybana]

As a Puerto Rican, our cinema is underappreciated in our own country and almost unknown to the outside world, even if we have incredible filmmakers and gems of movies. But this year, Puerto Rican cinema has reached a milestone with two movies in particular that I enjoyed and I would like to share with all of you: 1). Érase una vez en el Caribe— it is a jíbaro drama set in the tone of a japanese samurai movie all mixed in with an anti-colonial narrative and beautiful cinematography; and 2). La Pecera— a drama movie set in Vieques, that just like Cayo (2005), sheds light into the struggle of a post-US Navy Marina Vieques but in a more sensible and faithful way, imbedding an anti-colonial narrative by creating a metaphor of colonialism being like a cancer—Vieques being the region with the highest cancer rate in Puerto Rico due to military bombings—that ravages the colonized’s body just like it happens to the main character in the movie. These are excellent movies with probably one of best cinematography I’ve seen in our cinema’s history, both carrying compelling stories that I genuinely wish everyone could witness them.

[RobinsonEdgar]

My wife and I saw Beau is Afraid in theaters twice and its stuck with us. Its a film where any time after I see it my sleep and my thoughts are warped or at least influenced by the film’s imagery and ponderings. Its so bleak that it comes around and becomes hysterical, by design. I LOVE it and still do.

It was also fun to go to a movie with a loved one and laugh our asses off. Nobody else in theater seemed to really “get” it which is a bummer. I also think the dream sequence in the forest is genuinely one of the more beautiful and powerful moments in a film this year.

I hope more people give it a shot.

[troythomasfilms]

The Iron Claw was easily my favorite film of the year. Such deep and complex characters. Paired with a story that, despite the theatrics of wrestling, felt extremely grounded and real.

[rickycollins]

Killers Of The Flower Moon blew me away. I haven't been so saddened and enraged by a film in a long time. You put it best when you said the overarching tone is "anguish". Such a haunting, powerful story, and an important one to be told at that - and the execution of said story is practically flawless - Tightly written, well paced, and beautifully acted - Scorsese really outdid himself with this one. And that's saying something considering its Martin Scorsese.

[lazyproductions.]

In the past few weeks I watched both the new Godzilla movie and American fiction and they both almost made me cry. They were able to create characters that feel like real people, and showed real pain.

[aricurtis]

Wow, your transition between Dream Scenario and Anatomy of a Fall was so insightful that I thought it was the same movie at first! This is why I love your commentary and analysis; you see things that the average person just doesn't see!

[austinhoekstra]

Two movies that truly blew me away and I could only see at my local theatre were Red Rooms (French courtroom drama kind of but also a thriller that had me on the edge of me seat start to finish) and Monster (great Japanese story told in parts, absolutely wept. Very original layout and stunning cinematography). I went in basically blind to both and haven't been able to stop talking about either all year.

[Willf]

Poor Things blew my neon petticoat off in theatres, and I consider The Killing of a Sacred Deer my favourite movie. I need to watch it again a few times but I think it might be better. What you say is so true though: even watching Dogtooth and The Favourite etc. Poor Things is STILL wildly original.

[Ms-kn]

The Holdovers is going to be one of those movies where I'll watch every Christmas. Such an amazing film with a career best Paul Giamatti. Better thank Alexander Payne for making a future Christmas classic 🤗

[maiasalsamendi]

Really enjoyed this video! Past lives impacted me so much, THAT shot while they are facing each other… I wish I could see the movie again for the first time. Haven’t seen Poor Things yet but I so look forward to it, I loved The favourite and The Lobster so you got my hyped for the weirdness! Can’t wait.

[micham]

above all, i think this year had some of the most excellently lensed films in recent years. the best cinematography awards this year are going to be very exciting. just to name a few of the stunning looking films this year: Saltburn, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, The Taste of Things, Maestro, Falcon Lake, Godland, Poor Things, Riceboy Sleeps, Across the Spider-Verse, El Conde, etc. even Talk To Me is shot in a really cool, inventive way imo, which goes hand in hand with the editing.

Godland and Falcon Lake are my favorite films of the year, especially in their cinematography, Love to see Godland on the list :)

[ChrisBrooks]

I saw The Holdovers and Poor things on the same day, and the 2 of them were just so good. I instantly adored the 2 of them. I wasn't expecting Poor Things to be as funny as it was. And how thoroughly I enjoyed seeing it with other people now. When I saw the holdovers it was in a much smaller theater with only 4 other people, but it instantly became a classic. And I feel as though that intimacy was exactly the perfect touch for the film. And it's a film that I feel like I will definitely be watching again.
I feel like 2023 was a great year for film, and I thoroughly enjoyed the films that I did see; especially in theaters. There is something to watching movies on the big screen in theaters.

[MagichourManila]

The portrayal of a toilet cleaner in "Perfect Days" by Wim Wenders was nothing short of poetic. Koji Yakusho's remarkable performance alone makes it shine and deserving of all the recognition it has garnered.