The 35 Best Movies of 2023

LightsCameraJackson Critic Out of the more than 230 new movies I saw in 2023, it’s time for me to name the 35 best. And they are:

1. “The Holdovers” (Focus)

2. “Robot Dreams” (NEON)

3. “The Taste of Things” (IFC)

4. “Society of the Snow” (Netflix)

5. “The Deepest Breath” (Netflix)

6. “Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles” (Amazon)

7. “They Cloned Tyrone” (Netflix)

8. “Suzume” (Crunchyroll)

9. “Two Tickets to Greece” (Greenwich)

10. “Priscilla” (A24)

11. “Boston Strangler” (20th Century)

12. "Jesus Revolution" (Lionsgate)

13. "WHAM!" (Netflix)

14. "The Inventor" (Blue Fox)

15. "BlackBerry" (IFC)

16. "SLY" (Netflix)

17. “The First Slam Dunk” (GKIDS)

18. “Nyad” (Netflix)

19. "The Hill" (Briarcliff)

20. “Reptile” (Netflix)

21. “Flamin’ Hot” (Searchlight)

22. "Elemental" (Disney/Pixar)

23. "The Lesson" (Bleecker Street)

24. "Miranda's Victim" (Vertical)

25. "Little Richard: I Am Everything" (Magnolia)

26. "Gran Turismo" (Sony/Columbia)

27. "The Sitting Duck" (Kino Lorber)

28. "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" (AMC)

29. “Godzilla Minus One” (Toho)

30. “Anatomy of a Fall” (NEON)

31. "Sound of Freedom" (Angel)

32. “Emily” (Bleecker Street)

33. “The Iron Claw” (A24)

34. “Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection” (AMS)

35. “Tetris” (Apple)