5 BEST FILMS OF 2023
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5. JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4
An unrelenting jaw dropper, John Wick: Chapter 4 delivers an epic action experience like no other. The extreme violence is at a fever pitch here, with the body count at its highest yet (and that’s saying something). With high stakes, genuine surprises, a neon-soaked backdrop, and a pulsating soundtrack, this all out cinematic assault earns every minute of its near 3-hour runtime!
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4. BARBIE
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is a gloriously subversive cinematic spectacle with dazzle to spare. What could have simply been a generic adventure set within the vast IP of Mattel’s Barbie, instead becomes a multilayered meta-comedy with resonating messages for days. In short, Barbie is likely going to be the most imaginative viewing experience you’ll have all year. Life in plastic – it truly is fantastic!
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3. SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse builds on the first instalment's immersive visual splendor to phenomenally great effect. It's also a sequel that does what it should - capture the spirit of the original and expand on it in meaningful and exciting ways. Still a love letter to the comic book medium, this film once more combines heartfelt character driven stories with awe-inspiring action. Superhero fatigue be damned, I can't wait to go "beyond' the Spider-Verse next!
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2. OPPENHEIMER
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer will blow you away (pun intended). In fact, the film explodes into an engrossing triumph of filmmaking. The twisty visuals of Nolan's Inception and fast-moving chaos of Tenet have been traded in for a brainier and dialogue heavy character study. Luckily, J. Robert Oppenheimer’s story is a fascinating one. Add in jaw dropping visual and audio sequences and drool worthy cinematography, and it all adds up to one hell of a thunderously biting experience.
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1. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
There's no two ways about it, Killers of the Flower Moon is a colossally grim and sobering achievement by Martin Scorsese and Co. From the vast cast of A-grade actors to the exhaustively detailed production design, the film is brimming with “cinematic epicness” throughout. And, should this in fact be Scorsese’s final film, it marks a fitting and poetic send-off – one that definitely warrants your attention - stat!
BOX OFFICE TOP 5
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Despicable Me 4
$23.8 million