Best of 2023

My top 25 films of 2023, with bonus categories as per tradition

Foreword

Happy New Year! One of the themes of my moviegoing in 2023 was giving a second chance to directors I historically haven’t liked. This paid off in the case of my number 1 pick, which secured its spot at the top of the list back in April and has stayed there basically unchallenged since, while the rest of the list has been in flux as I played catc…