I have come to my number 1 film of the year!!
But first let's look at my top 9 so far....
10 Anyone But You
9 The Holdovers
8 Elemental
7 Air
6 Are You There God It's Me Margaret
5 Past Lives
4 Oppenheimer
3 Godzilla Minus 1
2 American Fiction
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That is a strong nine!!
How about close but just missed my top ten list...that I recommend. Which means you must see because I am so wise and I have great taste:
Operation Fortune
Equalizer 3
Boys In The Boat
No Hard Feelings
Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning
Here are my number 1 films from the past:
2014...Wild
2015...The Martian (Looking back I should have gone with The Grand Budapest Hotel, which is better with time).
2016...The Edge Of Seventeen
2017...The Big Sick
2018.. Green Book
2019...Knives Out
Decade..Brooklyn
2020...News Of The World
2021..Coda
2022..Top Gun Maverick
Well now to my number 1 film of 2023................
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POOR THINGS
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, before this year I could not stand any of his films. So, as you can imagine, my eyes rolled as I saw the trailer for this film. So now look..it is my number one film of the year!
Written by Tony McNamara, and based off Alasdair Gray's 1992 graphic novel. What people do not realise about this film is that it is a sci-fi film, you do not get that info from the trailer. It is a modern day Frankenstein film.
I really liked that it is different then anything I have seen in years. Lanthimos took a chance and it worked.
Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), created by Godwin Baxter (William Dafoe), is literally a child in a woman's body when we first see her. Everything for her is interesting and new, food; people; and the sky. She discovers sex but cannot understand why she cannot fulfill her sexual need whenever she wants.
In comes Duncan (Mark Ruffalo), who promises to show Bella the world, however he is kinda full of shit and just wants to have lots of sex with her.
What then happens, which Duncan did not think of, once Bella sees the world, she grows as a person. She begins to think for herself and understands her power as a woman.
I have seen this film three times, and each time I picked up different nuances. Yes it is very very strange. Still it is often laugh out loud funny, at the same time it can be sad and unnerving. Oh did I mention it is very strange?
Emma Stone as Bella gives the best performance by anyone in years. As a "Childlike" Bella and as a, well, adult(?) Bella. The film does not work without her perfect performance.
I also wanted to note the cinematography, Poor Things is gorgeous. The film starts in black and white.....as Bella goes out and discovers the world we then see color. An interesting decision by Yorgos. and again, it worked. It makes her adventure brighter and more interesting. Remember this film is a sci-fi, so things she sees, we see also for the first time.
This film will not be for everyone. It is strange and over the top often (Dafoe's bubble burps was just over the top strange and not necessary at all). The film has a lot of sex, which may turn others off, Stone is naked throughout the film having sex, but it is a tool to show her growth and her understanding of her power. After my third viewing to sit down and move this to my number one film of the year. It is very different, you love it or hate it I guess.
Well a very choppy review because I did not want to spoil it...So there you have it, my number one film of 2023 Poor Things!!!!!!!!
My entertainment awards you have to read...coming soon.
From the shadows as always thanks for your time.
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