Year of the Goth: My Top 20 Films of 2023

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*Forgive the cross-posting from my Blogger page, as published there January 1 2024*

Nobody asked, but here it is: my Top 20 Films of 2023, as watched on UK general release and streaming. Sort of ranked. The complete list is also up on my Letterboxd, but here it is for your perusing pleasure (starting with my favourite(s)):

  1. Godland [Vanskabte land] (Hlynur Pálmason, 2022).
  2. Killers of the Flower Moon (Martin Scorsese, 2023).
  3. Fallen Leaves [Kuolleet lehdet] (Aki Kaurismäki, 2023). 
  4. Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan, 2023).
  5. May December (Todd Haynes, 2023).
  6. Pearl (Ti West, 2022).
  7. Saint Omer (Alice Diop, 2022).
  8. The Royal Hotel (Kitty Green, 2023).
  9. Godzilla Minus One (Takashi Yamazaki, 2023).
  10. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret (Kelly Fremon Craig, 2023).
  11. The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg, 2022).
  12. You Hurt My Feelings (Nicole Holofcenter, 2023).
  13. BlackBerry (Matt Johnson, 2023).
  14. Anatomy of a Fall [Anatomie d’une chute] (Justine Triet, 2023).
  15. John Wick: Chapter 4 (Chad Stahelski, 2023).
  16. Infinity Pool (Brandon Cronenberg, 2023).
  17. The Pigeon Tunnel (Errol Morris, 2023).
  18. Passages (Ira Sachs, 2023).
  19. The Killer (David Fincher, 2023).
  20. Air (Ben Affleck, 2023).

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