For most of the year, this was my favorite film. Equal parts hysterical, exciting and emotional, I think it’s a damn near perfect film. There are numerous instances where I found myself moved to tears, but the thing that I keep coming back to is the relationship between Peter and Gamora, and the fact that he’s clutching to his memories of her, desperately wanting to get back what he’s lost, and coming to the realization that she very much is no longer that person and never can be again. I was going through something similar at the time, and will always be grateful for the catharsis of watching all this play out.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
I know for a lot of people this was THE fandom film of the year, if not just the best film of 2023 period. It’s hard to argue that. I truly enjoyed every second of it, it was beautiful and most of the emotional beats landed hard for me, but the fact that it wound up just being half of a film really undercut a lot of what it had built up for most of its run time. I will say, there’s no superhero film I’m looking forward to more than the finale of this series.
The Boogeyman
I recently attempted to catch up with this Stephen King adaptation on streaming. I made it about 20 minutes in and turned it off. Not because it was bad, but because I wanted to be able to sleep peacefully again at some point in my life.
Transformers: Rise of the Beast
Despite Michael Bay ruining almost every ounce of goodwill I had for the Transformers as a franchise, I was really looking forward to this entry. I enjoyed Bumblebee, and while this was yet another attempted restart, I was optimistic that they could pull off something fun, even if it was stupid. I’m happy to say I was right.
The Flash
Has there ever been a more appropriately named film? There and gone in an instant. There’s a lot to discuss when it comes to this movie, but I think what needs to be said has been said again and again by many with louder voices than mine. The only thing I’m sad that we lost to its failure was more of Keaton as Bats.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
For most of the year, this was my favorite film. Equal parts hysterical, exciting and emotional, I think it’s a damn near perfect film. There are numerous instances where I found myself moved to tears, but the thing that I keep coming back to is the relationship between Peter and Gamora, and the fact that he’s clutching to his memories of her, desperately wanting to get back what he’s lost, and coming to the realization that she very much is no longer that person and never can be again. I was going through something similar at the time, and will always be grateful for the catharsis of watching all this play out.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
I know for a lot of people this was THE fandom film of the year, if not just the best film of 2023 period. It’s hard to argue that. I truly enjoyed every second of it, it was beautiful and most of the emotional beats landed hard for me, but the fact that it wound up just being half of a film really undercut a lot of what it had built up for most of its run time. I will say, there’s no superhero film I’m looking forward to more than the finale of this series.
The Boogeyman
I recently attempted to catch up with this Stephen King adaptation on streaming. I made it about 20 minutes in and turned it off. Not because it was bad, but because I wanted to be able to sleep peacefully again at some point in my life.
Transformers: Rise of the Beast
Despite Michael Bay ruining almost every ounce of goodwill I had for the Transformers as a franchise, I was really looking forward to this entry. I enjoyed Bumblebee, and while this was yet another attempted restart, I was optimistic that they could pull off something fun, even if it was stupid. I’m happy to say I was right.
The Flash
Has there ever been a more appropriately named film? There and gone in an instant. There’s a lot to discuss when it comes to this movie, but I think what needs to be said has been said again and again by many with louder voices than mine. The only thing I’m sad that we lost to its failure was more of Keaton as Bats.
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