> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://birchtree.me/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # My Top 10 Movies of 2023 - URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/my-top-10-movies-of-2023/ - Published: 2024-03-10T22:42:59.000Z - Updated: 2024-03-10T22:43:14.000Z - Author: Matt Birchler - Tags: #Import 2025-03-29 19:29 I love doing top 10 lists, and since movies are my favorite form of storytelling, I wanted to make a list of what I think best represents my 2023 in film. The order can change day by day, but if you had to ask me what I enjoyed this year, these are the 10 that come to mind. Also, I haven’t seen everything that came out in 2023, but at some point I need to make a list (for myself, at least) and I give myself until the Oscars to see as much as I can. A few omissions that have a chance to shake up this order are Wonka, The Boy and the Heron, Priscilla, and Poor Things. A few honorable mentions would include: - [Elemental](https://letterboxd.com/film/elemental-2023/?ref=birchtree.me), which I loved, but has a rough first half and isn’t my favorite Pixar film - [John Wick Chapter 4](https://letterboxd.com/film/john-wick-chapter-4/?ref=birchtree.me) was a great time, but I didn’t like it as much as Chapter 3 - [Infinity Pool](https://letterboxd.com/film/infinity-pool/?ref=birchtree.me) is the gross out movie of the year - [How to Blow Up a Pipeline](https://letterboxd.com/film/how-to-blow-up-a-pipeline/?ref=birchtree.me) was really excellent ## 10\. When Evil Lurks [When Evil Lurks](https://letterboxd.com/film/when-evil-lurks/?ref=birchtree.me) is a horror flick that makes my list for getting straight to business, really freaking me out, and having the most horrifying gore gag of the year. ## 9\. Talk to Me [Talk to Me](https://letterboxd.com/film/talk-to-me-2022/?ref=birchtree.me) is everything I want in a horror movie, and I genuinely loved the concept and creative execution on that idea. ## 8\. Evil Dead Rise This may not be my most popular opinion, but [Evil Dead Rise](https://letterboxd.com/film/evil-dead-rise/?ref=birchtree.me) is my favorite film in the Evil Dead franchise. ## 7\. Asteroid City Wes Anderson really is unlike anyone else in Hollywood, and while some seem to think he makes the same movie over and over again, I don’t agree and think he’s shown real growth over the years both in terms of style and storytelling. [Asteroid City](https://letterboxd.com/film/asteroid-city/?ref=birchtree.me) was a joy. ## 6\. Oppenheimer [Oppenheimer](https://letterboxd.com/film/oppenheimer-2023/?ref=birchtree.me) is likely to clean up at the Oscars tonight, and it’s well deserved for one of the greatest filmmakers of our time. Nolan gets a reputation for being a director “bros” like, but I think to dismiss him so casually is to deny his undeniable craft and unrelenting desire to create new and interesting things we haven’t seen before. ## 5\. Barbie I think the best thing I can say about [Barbie](https://letterboxd.com/film/barbie/?ref=birchtree.me), the biggest movie of 2023, is that this so easily could have gone off the rails and been a joke, but it’s a credit to Gerwig, Baumbach, Robbie, Ferrera, and Gossling that this thing was an incredible film. ## 4\. Killers of the Flower Moon [Killers of the Flower Moon](https://letterboxd.com/film/killers-of-the-flower-moon/?ref=birchtree.me) is easily one of my favorite Scorsese movies. It’s the longest film I watched this year and it earned its runtime in my opinion. Lily Gladstone will likely (and rightly) win the Oscar for Best Actress tonight, and I would have voted for Robert De Niro as Best Supporting Actor, as he delivers a truly evil, terrifying performance. ## 3\. The Holdovers A new holiday classic, [The Holdovers](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-holdovers/?ref=birchtree.me) left me in tears of joy. ## 2\. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse I do not understand how they managed to make a film greater than the first Spider-Verse film in every way. Much like Barbie should not have worked, [Across the Spider-Verse](https://letterboxd.com/film/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse/?ref=birchtree.me) breaks so many rules and ends on a cliffhanger that should make it feel incomplete, but it’s an absolute masterpiece that weaves everything together masterfully. ## 1\. Past Lives Listen, [Past Lives](https://letterboxd.com/film/past-lives/?ref=birchtree.me) won’t be everyone’s favorite film, and I’m sure many people will say it’s too small a story to be “the best” of the year, but I say to hell with all that. Past Lives is a huge human story that doesn’t need special effects or complex plot lines to capture exceptionally human emotions better than anything else this year. --- And as a quick stinger, a few 2023 films that just didn’t hit the mark for me were: - [The Nun 2](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-nun-ii/?ref=birchtree.me) - [Totally Killer](https://letterboxd.com/film/totally-killer/?ref=birchtree.me) - [The Family Plan](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-family-plan/?ref=birchtree.me) - [Cocaine Bear](https://letterboxd.com/film/cocaine-bear/?ref=birchtree.me) - [Maggie Moore(s)](https://letterboxd.com/film/maggie-moores/?ref=birchtree.me) Sorry if you liked these, but oof, these were tough for me.