What a great year for movies. There were a plethora of wonderful flicks released in the last 12 months across a mix of genres, making 2023 trips to the theater satisfying.
Like all years with a lot of top shelf movies, it can be hard to narrow a list down to 10. But the more good movies the better, and based on personal enjoyment and what I found most well made, I was able to put together 10 picks. However, like always, I will honor the movies that didn’t make the cut.
After playing some catch-up in the month of January, I now, finally, feel comfortable to rank the best that 2021 had to offer.
It was definitely good to get back to the theaters more often in the last year, and I’m happy to say that six of my top 10 were seen the big screen. The variety in 2021 was enjoyable, too, with a great mix of dramas, period pieces and more.
The coronavirus pandemic delayed many things, including the release of several movies. Subsequently, my Top 10 list was also pushed way back to March.
This list does include a couple movies that were released in the last few weeks. However, like award organizations, I’m making an exception because of the pandemic. Plus, it’s not my fault that it took forever for “The Father” to come out.
The year 2019 may be over half a month in the rear view, but thanks to Hollywood’s insistence on having limited releases, it took some time to see all of the best movies. Having finally seen everything worth seeing from 2019, it’s time to rank my top 10 films, and also share my other favorites in the honorable mentions category.
Matthew Liedke on Film 