Top Ten Movies 2023


After a difficult year personally, and an extended hiatus from this blog, I thought I’d still end the year with my annual top ten. The list of movies below, are the best movies I watched during 2023, although a couple of titles may be left overs from the previous year.

Happy New Year!

10

John Wick Chapter 4

9

The Super Mario Bros Movie

8

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

7

Talk To Me

6

Smile

5

Oppenheimer

4

Elemental

3

Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse

2

Killers of the Flower Moon

1

Babylon

Top Ten Movies 2018


Based on movies I enjoyed the most in 2018.  Some movies may have hit cinemas during 2017 but I missed out seeing them at the time.

10

Thor

Thor Ragnarok

9

Hereditary

Hereditary

8

Annihilation

Annihilation

7

Shape of Water

The Shape of Water

6

IT

IT

5

Lady Bird

Lady Bird

4

Ready Player One

Ready Player One

3

A Quiet Place

A Quiet Place

2

Avengers

Avengers: Infinity War

1

The Greatest SHowman

The Greatest Showman

 

Honourable mentions:  Halloween, Deadpool 2, Unsane

 

Least Favourite movies of 2018


Count down of the movies I enjoyed the least in 2018.  List is based personal anticipation or hype and eventual disappointment. 

Some good movies here, but I wasn’t personally that taken with them.  Some movies may be older than 2018.

10

Atomic Blonde

Atomic Blonde

9

The-Disaster-Artist

The Disaster Artist

8

Mary and the Witches Flower

Mary and the Witches Flower

7

The Open House

The Open House

6

Black Panther

Black Panther

5

Happy Death Day

Happy Death Day

4

Veronica

Veronica

3

My Friend Dahmer

My Friend Dahmer

2

Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider

1

Venom

Venom

Update


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Well it’s almost Christmas, and as I look over the past twelve months in preparation for my annual Top Ten movies, I notice that I haven’t dedicated as much time to this blog as I have in the past.  I think it’s been a bit of a ‘life get’s in the way’ situation although I still really enjoy expressing myself here.  So thankyou for sticking with me during the downtimes.

This past year has b20180914_150138224_iOSeen good rather though, after all I got to see my favourite band, Garbage in concert again in September and even saw The League of Gentlemen live on stage, both experiences being particular highlights for me personally.  It’s been great to get such opportunities and to go for them rather than shying away or letting other things, less memorable things take priority.

As far as this blog’s primary focus is concerned, there’s been a few underwhelming movies of which I’ll be compiling a ten disappointments like I did last year.  On the gaming front there’s also been several highlights so look out for a post about that too.  I’ll be posting these towards the end of the month with the Top Ten movies posting on 31st.  Other than that there may be a couple more movie reviews and possibly a gaming impression or two before the end of the month as well as my usual Christmas day post.

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Well that’s all for now.

Craig.

Top Ten 2017


It’s that time of year again and once again I’ve compiled what I feel are the ten best movies I managed to see this year.  Note: some may be older than 2017.

10.

Your Name

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‘A beautifully animated, heart-warming, emotional and funny body-swap drama’

9.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

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‘Pure escapist entertainment at it’s finest.  Luc Besson is back’

8.

Wonder Woman

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‘DC gets it right and one of the most purely enjoyable comic-book movies in years’

7.

War for the Planet of the Apes

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‘Full of heart and emotion and spectacle.  The most satisfying rebooted franchise ever’

6.

Annabelle Creation

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‘Atmosphere, well-judged scares and solid performances make for a surprising sequel’

5.

Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals

‘Cleverly structured and powerful relationship drama with excellent performances’

4.

Gerald’s Game

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‘A Stephen King adaptation that does a great deal with a very simple premise’

3.

Train to Busan

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‘Korean genre cinema at it’s finest.  Action, thrills and a surprising amount of heart’

2.

Hacksaw Ridge

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‘A powerful true story with expert direction and great performances’

1.

Logan

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‘An incredibly effective take on a familiar character turned into a road movie with powerful performances and genuine grit …  and Hugh Jackman deserves an Oscar’

 

Honourable mentions:  A Street Cat Named Bob, Hell or Highwater, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2