2023 Watch List
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- DirectorJoseph KosinskiStarsTom CruiseJennifer ConnellyMiles TellerAfter thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.9/10: You can praise the story, you can praise the action, you can praise the acting but at the center of it all, this movie worked because it simply had heart. It was the near perfect sequel to a movie released more than 30 years ago.
- DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsColin FarrellBrendan GleesonKerry CondonTwo lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.8/10: Just give them a feckin' Oscar already!
- DirectorCedric Nicolas-TroyanStarsMary Elizabeth WinsteadWoody HarrelsonMiku MartineauA jaded assassin assigned to target a yakuza clan has 24 hours to find out who poisoned her and get vengeance before she dies.5/10: I thought it was adorable that they gave the Asian characters names because they could have named them all Bob and it wouldn't have changed the story one bit.
- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsHugh JackmanJake GyllenhaalViola DavisWhen Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.9/10: The Riddler really gets the shit kicked out of him in this film. One of the best crime thrillers since Mystic River.
- DirectorTate TaylorStarsJessica ChastainJohn MalkovichCommonAva is a deadly assassin who works for a black ops organization, traveling the globe specializing in high profile hits. When a job goes dangerously wrong she is forced to fight for her own survival.2/10: For a run-of-the-mill female Jason Bourne film, the script isn't half bad but the casting choices as well as the acting is astonishingly terrible.
- DirectorMark MylodStarsRalph FiennesAnya Taylor-JoyNicholas HoultA young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.8/10 - YES CHEF!
- DirectorJames MorosiniStarsPatton OswaltJames MorosiniClaudia SulewskiA hopelessly estranged father catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect.6/10 - Too much cringe humor makes this a more difficult watch than it needs to be but at its core, the movie is a heartbreaking reflection on parenting and connection in the modern age.
- DirectorAng LeeStarsJake GyllenhaalHeath LedgerMichelle WilliamsEnnis and Jack are two shepherds who develop a sexual and emotional relationship. Their relationship becomes complicated when both of them get married to their respective girlfriends.7/10 - I can't wait for the sequel titled Mangoo Gulch.
- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsTilda SwintonPaul DanoAhn Seo-hyunA young girl risks everything to prevent a powerful, multinational company from kidnapping her best friend - a fascinating beast named Okja.7/10 - Despite a cringy Jake Gylenhaal performance, Okja serves a brutal takedown of the meat industry and industrialization.
- DirectorS.S. RajamouliStarsN.T. Rama Rao Jr.Ram CharanAjay DevgnA fearless warrior on a perilous mission comes face to face with a steely cop serving British forces in this epic saga set in pre-independent India.8/10 - This film is an acid trip at times but it'll likely be one of the most entertaining films you'll watch all year.
- DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsJake GyllenhaalRachel McAdamsOona LaurenceAfter a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction, a champion boxer fights to get custody of his daughter and revive his professional career.8/10 - It's formulaic but packs an emotional punch, pun intended.
- DirectorRandal KleiserStarsJohn TravoltaOlivia Newton-JohnStockard ChanningGood girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?5/10 - Dennis Stewart was 31 years old but cast to play a high schooler. This movie was so peak 70's Hollywood it hurts.
- DirectorEdward BergerStarsFelix KammererAlbrecht SchuchAaron HilmerA young German soldier's terrifying experiences and distress on the western front during World War I.6/10 - All Quiet is a beautiful, haunting, and horrific portrayal of war but the changes from the source material add very little to the film. The point of the story is to show the suffering of the soldiers and this story tries hard to deviate from that theme.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonShirley MacLaineFred MacMurrayA Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.8/10 - Nothing says the American dream like letting your boss use your apartment for booty.
- DirectorRyan CooglerStarsLetitia WrightLupita Nyong'oDanai GuriraThe people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.5/10 - This is a perfect example of a Marvel film trying to be all things to all people but ends up being very little to no one.
- DirectorAva DuVernayStarsDavid OyelowoCarmen EjogoOprah WinfreyA chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.8/10 - Easily a top 10 bridge movie.
- DirectorLouis MalleStarsJeanne MoreauMaurice RonetGeorges PoujoulyA self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.7/10 - The story holds up well for an older film but in hindsight they should have leaned into the score from Miles Davis more than they did.
- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsEmily BluntJosh BrolinBenicio Del ToroAn idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.8/10 - That Denis Villanueva has a future, man.
- DirectorRyan WhiteStarsAngela BassettJon StewartStephen ColbertThe film follows Opportunity, the Mars Exploration Rover affectionately dubbed Oppy by her creators and scientists at NASA. Oppy was originally expected to live for only 90 days but she ultimately explored Mars for nearly 15 years.10/10 - Some who watch this documentary will lambast it for skipping so much of the science. But, that's not what this is about. It's about the team who poured years into bringing these rovers to life then eventually having to say goodbye. The ending will make you ugly cry.
- DirectorAlex LehmannStarsMark DuplassSarah PaulsonClu GulagerMeeting by chance when they return to their tiny California hometown, two former high-school sweethearts reflect on their shared past.9/10 - A beautifully somber film of two young lovers reconnecting later in life shifting through faded memories and trauma.
- DirectorStephen SommersStarsBrendan FraserRachel WeiszJohn HannahAt an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreak havoc as he searches for the reincarnation of his long-lost love.4/10 - It's pronounced Mommy you damn Brits! It's America's #1 porn category GET IT RIGHT!
- DirectorTerence YoungStarsSean ConneryUrsula AndressBernard LeeA resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.5/10 - Classic Bond is less style and more inept than his modern counterparts. Dr. No started the franchise but it struggles under a tedious pace and lackluster theatrics.
- DirectorTerence YoungStarsSean ConneryRobert ShawLotte LenyaJames Bond willingly falls into an assassination plot involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by the organization Spectre.4/10 - Make the Soviet Union great again!
- DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsBrad PittMargot RobbieJean SmartA tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.6/10 - An extremely bonkers film about early Hollywood that is excessive in every imaginable way.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKirk DouglasRalph MeekerAdolphe MenjouAfter a failed attack on a German position, a general orders three soldiers, chosen at random, court-martialed for cowardice and their commanding officer must defend them.4/10 - One of my biggest issues with 1940's and 1950's cinema is just how much you have to suspend reality to go along with the plot. At some point, the most basic common sense should kick in but it rarely does.