My Top of the Year (70 Films You Need to See!)
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My Top of the year (70 films you need to see!)
If you’re new here, my movie-watching “year” aligns with the Oscars. I watched over 560 films from April 1, 2022, to February 28, 2023. To no one’s shock, when I started making my standard “top 25” of the year, I was up against almost impossible odds. Most of the 560+ films I watched were new releases during that period, so there was a lot to pick from.
After ending up with a list of over 80, I just needed to spread them out. The result was what you see below. I did a top 30 of “major” releases; these are films that either played in theaters or ended up being more significant streaming releases. My second complete 30 list comprises independent movies and films I saw at various festivals this past year. Once I finished those, I looked over at what I had cut and couldn’t leave them out, so after cutting a few out; I ended up with a ten (in alpha order) of honorable mention films.
Instead of doing individual write-ups, I decided to share the links to my reviews on them so that you can dig deeper into what you like. Click the name of the film below to read my full review.
Ten Honorable mention films: (in alphabetical order)
Top 30 “major” releases
30 – Hatching
29 – Fresh
28 – Glorious
27 – This is GWAR
26 – Pompo the Cinephile
25 – Tahara
24 – Turning Red
23 – Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
22 – Not Okay
21 – Frank & Penelope
20 – Do Revenge
19 – Breaking
18 – Orphan First Kill
17 – The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
16 – Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
15 – I'm Charlie Walker
14 – Pearl
13 – Emily the Criminal
12 – Watcher
11 – The Janes
10 – Weird the Al Yankovic Story
9 – Poser
8 – Everything Everywhere All At Once
6 – Top Gun Maverick
5 – Clerks III
4 – Marcel the Shell
3 – The Whale
2 – RRR
1 – Elvis
Top 30 “independent/festival” releases
30 – The Civil Dead
29 – The Return of Tanya Tucker
28 – Mutt
27 – Street Heroines
26 – Dinner in America
25 – Back to the Drive-In
24 – Mascot
23 – Blanquita
22 – When it Melts
21 – The Teachers Lounge
20 – Skies of Lebanon
19 – Sweetheart
17 – Silver Haze
16 – Broker
15 – DeInfluencer
14 – Sweetheart Deal
13 – Just Right
12 – Dylan and Zoey
11 – Murina
10 – Sea Sparkle
9 – Marvelous and the Black Hole
7 – The Worst Ones
6 – Madelines
5 – Rosemary & Sage
4 – Love Dump
3 – Millstone
2 – Rehab Cabin
1 – My Sister Liv
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