Damn fine year for movies again. There seemed to be fewer forgettable one word titles. Maybe execs are finally learning that literally nobody will remember what a movie like "Vengeance" from 2022 was about, let alone that it was a great dark comedy. One thing I could do without is how many trailers feature a breathy slowed-down version of a retro hit used for dramatic effect. I hate it every time.
Anyway, I was so enthralled by the pink zeitgeist surrounding Greta Gerwig's amazing film at theaters all summer. It was fun, colorful, moving, profound, and a total Trojan Horse for feminism. I hope it has a ripple effect on our culture for years to come, but I see it's already being snubbed at award shows. Poor Things was also a feast for the eyes, and just as empowering in it's own shocking way. I couldn't decide which I loved more, so I gave a tie for first place, which I've never done before.
My criteria for ranking, and maybe I'm a weirdo, is: would I watch the movie again? Some of the films on this list I've already watched three times.
P.S.: I obviously have a soft spot for horror, fantasy, and sci-fi movies.
BEST FILMS
1. Barbie/Poor Things (tie)
2. American Fiction
3. Killers of the Flower Moon
4. Dream Scenario
5. Past Lives
6. Anatomy of a Fall
7. No Hard Feelings
8. Wonka
9. Talk To Me
10. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
11. Moonage Daydream
12. Oppenheimer/Zone of Interest (tie)
13. Rustin
14. May December/Eileen
15. The Flash
16. Godzilla Minus One
17. Jules
18. When Evil Lurks
19. The Holdovers/Dear God, It's Me, Margaret
20. TMNT: Mutant Mayhem
21. How To Blow Up A Pipeline
22. John Wick 4
23. Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning
24. Cocaine Bear
25. Knock At The Cabin
26. No One Will Save You
27. Evil Dead Rise
28. Guardians of the Galaxy 3
29. Saltburn
30. You Hurt My Feelings
Movies I haven't seen yet: Eight Mountains, Little Richard: I Am Everything
