![]() ![]() This year’s is how much humor he injects in a historical biopic that from the outside looked to be a sleepy exercise for battle-minded armchair historians, with Scott and star Juaquin Phoenix unafraid to make the military mastermind look a bit silly, giving him memorable lines vis-à-vis the naval might of his enemies and his opinions on the divine forces that deliver his dinner. Ridley Scott is 86 and still has surprises for us. Revealing it from under a coat and below his earnest-though-dishonest expressions makes for a great moment in costuming.Īnybody that thinks the most memorable beach battle of the year was in the doll movie hasn’t seen No Hard Feelings.ġ3) Napoleon – “You Think You’re So Great” Like the choice of wardrobe for Tomas (Franz Rogowski) worn when patching things up. But its occasional, very dry humor shouldn’t be overlooked either. Ira Sach’s latest relationship drama was memorable for its intense and raw sexuality. Like a cheap, pretentious sci-fi softcore that used Harryhausen-esque techniques for its hand-to-hand combat between a mutated Stephn Dorff and a musclebound dude who might also be a literal celestial star or something. The annual reminder that even unworthy films can contain surprising and worthy moments. This doc, now playing on PBS in the States, contains the only moment when an audience has celebrated the sound of a baby crying. No capes in this team-up that imagines a grassroots eco-terrorism effort with a breathless moment when we wonder if it will go boom.ġ7) How to Have an American Baby – Difficult birth Either way, witness her magnetic, seductive performance opposite Christopher Abbott if you have any question she’s a star.ġ8) How to Blow Up a Pipeline – Will they blow up a pipeline? Margaret Qualley might be on the verge of her breakout, or she might always be on the verge of her breakout. Bottoms in particular threatens to stay in the culture for a while with its absurd, queer quasi-parody of high school comedies that culminates in the kind of ridiculous violence that feels like a pie fight for an era on the edge. While studios remained out of play for the most part (one exception below), indies like Theater Camp and Bottoms found traction at the mini- and multi-plexes. One encouraging trend is the return of comedies to the list. Also make sure to check out John Bruni‘s great review of the year as a whole which covers worthy movies that didn’t find space here!Ģ0) Bottoms – History’s most chaotic football game Please add your own memorable 2023 moments in the comments below to fill in my blind spots (apologies, Lanthimos and Kore-eda, there was a lot to see this year). So let’s celebrate the year’s most memorable moments without worrying about whether they belonged to the year’s “best movies” or crowning a champion ( The Boy and the Heron). There was evidence that audiences are still shaped by the brands that seek to force feed the collective imagination, and just as much instances of audiences pushing back on the spoon. And the guts feel good when there are a bigger variety of choices in the theater – Christmas weekend had that old whiff of multiple choices for families and adults – and the runaway hits of the year felt generated by the general audience more than the fandoms. The data is encouraging, but since chasing data has been part of the problem with movies lately, let’s talk about the gut feeling. ![]() Or at least it feels good to say that they are. ![]()
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