The Best Films of 2023
The Best Films of 2023 With two high-powered guild strikes this year, it seemed that the cinema of 2023 would be limited. Much anticipated projects, such as the sequel to Dune and a tennis menage-a-trois with Zendaya, were delayed until 2025. Without stars able to promote movies, would anyone show up to see anything over the summer? While some films did suffer this fate, Hollywood was saved by two sophisticated flicks about a nuclear physicist and a 60-year-old doll. Sequels and Marvel installments struggled at the box office, but other original films succeeded beyond expectations. In fact, Miyazaki's latest film has made more at the American box office than every other film he has ever made. The tales of cinema's demise seem greatly exaggerated, especially when we have such greater access through streaming to the magnificent cinema outside of the States. If only we could convince Hollywood to provide us with original and fresh stories, rather than remakes, retreads, and seque
