When ranking the best TV of 2023, I have to mention once again that, while I’ve done better than years before in TV watching, there are still some major titles missing from this list. I do plan to get around to shows like Shrinking, Abbott Elementary, Reservation Dogs, and The Righteous Gemstones, but that day is not today. Judge the following list accordingly.
Continue reading Top 10 TV Shows of 2023The Indiana Film Journalists Association has named “Poor Things” the best film of 2023, a strong showing that also included Best Lead Performance for Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo for Best Supporting Performance, Best Director for Yorgos Lanthimos, Best Adapted Screenplay (Tony McNamara), Original Vision and Best Ensemble Acting.
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I may not have reviewed as many comics in 2023, but I still kept up with reading on a regular basis. From mainstream series to new indie productions, here are my favorite comics and graphic novels of the year.
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As always with television, as much as I’ve tried to keep up with what’s new, there will always be content that slips through my fingers. Therefore there will be some notably absent shows from this list like Abbott Elementary, Shrinking, Dead Ringers, The Diplomat, Poker Face, and more. Nevertheless, here are some of the best series of the first half of the year.
Continue reading Best TV Shows of 2023 So FarEvery year brings new, exciting performances from actors old and new, and 2023 has been no different in its first six months. Here are the best of the year so far from film and television.
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The first half of the year usually produces one or two solid hits that may make it into the bottom half of critics’ end-of-year lists. While maybe not as strong as the first half of 2022, 2023 so far has produced some solid material that gives hope to the second half of the year. Here are, in alphabetical order, the best movie scenes of the year so far.
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2022 was the first full year that movies came back to movie theaters. And the result was a spectacular year for big-screen popcorn entertainment. Of course, the year still had its fair share of great smaller, independent films and streaming films. I don’t know if there’s any thematic subject that ties the films of 2022 together neatly, but if anything, it’s in its cohesion to give both casual moviegoers and hardcore cinephiles enough to be excited about.
I also changed the way I’ll do my Top 10 going forward; rather than a fully ranked list of the ten best films, I’ll simply share my “Movie of the Year”, along with an unranked, alphabetical list of the remaining nine. So without further ado, here are my ten favorite films of 2022.
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I dove deeper into the world of comics in 2022 than I ever had before, making some great discoveries of titles and artists. From mainstream series to new indie productions, here are my favorite comics and graphic novels of the year.
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