The year 2023 was a good one for movies, the best in several years at a minimum. All of Us Strangers, American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, May December, Perfect Days, The Boy and the Heron, and The Zone of Interest are all films that are going to stay with me for a long time and will merit re-watching. Numerous other high-profile films from last year took notable artistic risks and deserve serious attention, from mega-hits such as Barbie (which I discussed in the last issue) to commercial disasters such as Beau Is Afraid.
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