Every year, I keep a running list of the best movies I’ve seen this year. By the end of the year, I usually end up with a Top Ten and another 5-15 mentions. Here are my Best Movies of 2022 and Best Movies of 2021 lists.
To get on my year-end list, a movie has to be one that thrills me while I’m watching it and one that I’m still thinking about a couple of days later.
THE BEST OF 2023
OPPENHEIMER: creator of a monster controlled by others. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
ANATOMY OF A FALL: family history, with life or death stakes. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
PAST LIVES: a profound and refreshing romance. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: an epic tale of epic betrayal. AppleTV (included with subscription) Amazon Vudu, YouTube.
THE MAN WHO DID NOT WANT TO SEE TITANIC: wow – laughs, thrills, love. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
THE HOLDOVERS: three souls must evolve beyond their losses. Amazon.
AMERICAN FICTION: this can’t be happening. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
AFIRE: the summer of his discontent. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu.
BARBIE: a marriage of the intelligent and the silly. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
POOR THINGS: a woman grows into her brain Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
RETURN TO SEOUL: brilliantly crafted and emotionally gripping. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
DREAM SCENARIO: but it can’t be my fault, can it? Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
FREMONT: self-discovery and a fortune cookie. Amazon, Vudu.
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE: revoking one’s own celebrity. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
MAY DECEMBER: a seat-squirmer of a psychodrama. Netflix.
THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS: two men, each finding himself. Amazon, Apple, Vudu.
EGGHEAD & TWINKIE: funny, sweet and genuine. Not yet streaming.
CYPHER: the year’s most original movie? Hulu.
HANNAH HA HA: what makes for human value and fulfillment? Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
