2023 will be the year that I just gave up on watching and reviewing Movies. As of right now, there are no movie reviews on my #isawthatmovie blog for 2023. I decided that forcing myself to watch movies I had no enthusiasm to watch, or having that added pressure to come up with some documented impressions of my experience when I literally had nothing worthwhile to share, was just not what I wanted to spend time on anymore. This is especially when there really aren’t a lot of people looking at my reviews. 2023 is “the year I skipped,” but will 2024 continue that trend? Maybe.
I do want to go back to putting “some” content on that blog, even if it’s just a one sentence reaction to a movie I’ve seen. I do miss having a document of what I have seen throughout the year, which is something that is so very relevant right now as I type this up, as I try to continue my annual tradition of sharing a list of all the movies I’ve seen in the year. I’m literally having to go through my Google Calendar or my digital movie ticket stubs to remind me of what I’ve seen, let alone what I thought of them.
As I ruminate what I’m going to do for my movie going experience in 2024, here below is a list of what I have seen in 2023. At least I’m hoping it’s the complete list and I didn’t forget something I have seen. Going with my theme of 2023, there are a lot more movies that I have not watched yet, or did not want to watch, so there are “holes” in this list for sure.
Overall, 2023 was a mixed bag in terms of quality and releases for movies, due to some obvious factors like the Hollywood strikes, the purposely delayed films, and the method on how they were offered to audiences via movie theaters or streaming services. However, like any year, there are some absolute stand-outs, disappointments, and generally forgettable entrees.
Below is my list of the Movies from 2023 that I have seen. 103 movies at the time this post is published…
Past Lives
Anatomy of a Fall
Spider-Man Across the Spider-verse
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
Poor Things
When Evil Lurks
Talk To Me
American Fiction
Saltburn
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Missing
Super Mario Bros: The Movie
John Wick: Chapter 4
No One Will Save You
Totally Killer
Wonka
Elemental
Scream VI
The Marvels
Polite Society
Barbie
TMNT: Mutant Mayhem
Renfield
Cocaine Bear
Evil Dead Rise
Sisu
The Blackening
Asteroid City
Oppenheimer
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning
Strays
Dream Scenario
The World Left Behind
Killers of the Flowers Moon
The Boy and The Heron
Bottoms
Joy Ride
The Machine
Blue Beetle
M3GAN
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
At Midnight
No Hard Feelings
Beau Is Afraid
Air
Sick
A Haunting In Venice
Tetris
Dumb Money
Transformers Rise of the Beasts
Quiz Lady
The Holdovers
Merry Little Batman
Landscape With Invisible Hand
Last Voyage of The Demeter
Shin Kamen Rider
May December
The Flash
Five Nights at Freddy’s
The Creator
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Creed III
Boston Strangler
Shortcomings
The Boys In The Boat
Knights of the Zodiac
Freelance
Wish
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story
Chang Can Dunk
Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania
The Little Mermaid
Ferrari
Napoleon
The Royal Hotel
Eileen
Priscilla
Flora and Son
Opération Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
Infinity Pool
The Boogeyman
Ghosted
The Nun 2
Plane
Jung_E
Knock at the Cabin
65
Fast X
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
The Exorcist Believer
Silent Night
Rebel Moon
The Expand4bles
The Retirement Plan
Retribution
The Equalizer 3
Meg 2: The Trench
Insidious - The Red Door
Lupin the 3rd vs Cat’s Eye
Murder Mystery 2
Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey