And now…. My annual assessment of films screened at the HLT in 2023. Five days late. Sorry. We’ve been busy, that, as my Mom used to say, is a not-so-mild understatement. Following is a chronological and deceptively critical retrospective ranking, using the familiar college football system (five stars being the best - and one star being the thanks for trying) system. See if you agree. And should you not, please tell me why, or where I have missed the picture, point, pathos or pretense.
ETERNAL DAUGHTER *
TILL THE END *
WOMAN KING ***
THE WHALE ****
EO ****
THE FABLEMANS **
FIRE OF LOVE ****
WOMEN TALKING ****
TAR ****
ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED ***
TO LESLIE **
EMILY *
CHAMPIONS **
RETURN TO SEOUL ***
LINOLEUM ****
MOVING ON ***
HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE ***
MAFIA MAMMA *
AMERKATSI ****
STOP MAKING SENSE ***
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS *
JULES ****
THEATRE CAMP ***
GOLDA **
THE MIRACLE CLUB *
THE LESSON *
OPPENHEIMER *****
PAST LIVES *
ASTEROID CITY ****
MEANING OF LIFE **
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING ***
ABOUT MY FATHER *
LOVE AGAIN *
BEAU IS AFRAID ***
SHOWING UP ***
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON *****
PRISCILLA *
NAPOLEON *
SALTBURN ****
BOYS IN THE BOAT ****
40 films. OPPENHEIMER, FLOWER MOON, ASTEROID CITY, THE WHALE & and of course, BOYS in the BOAT, my personal faves.
EO, WOMEN TALKING, JULES AND AMERKATSI my underdog delights.
BEAU & SALTBURN my picks for future writer/director greatness.
NAPOLEON & THE FABLEMANS my biggest disappointments.
BOYS in the BOAT my throwback joy and harbinger of future Husky greatness. Go Dawgs!!
And BTW, we’re holding BOYS in the BOAT over until 1.11, that’s another 9 days that you will have to come out and see what all the buzz is about. I will add, lastly, that the aforementioned buzz is well deserved!
Love ya, ciao.
Kevin
PS: I will have the official word on the biggest event to hit our little theatre sine 1936 later this afternoon. Wait for it (Husky fans)
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