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I started this year by watching a couple of films while I was sick, that fell into the strangely specific category of “Japanese films released in 2023 that are about PTSD caused by World War II” I would recommend both Godzilla Minus One, and The Boy And The Heron. This year we only saw 1 film in the cinema, which was “28 Years Later”. Shockingly, I haven't seen Tron: Ares yet as I haven't found the time I have added a new category this year as I realised that we had watched 4 films based on Stephen King stories this year I predict a rise in animated films coming in next year's post 😅 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻: 42 (22 released this year) 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿: Godzilla Minus One (2023) 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺: The Boy and the Heron (2023) 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱: Cocaine Bear (2023) 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺: Sinners 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: T...

It’s that time of year again! As with recent years, most film watching was at home with only(!) 8 films in a cinema, half of those being on the tail end of an Unlimited membership from last year. But we also went to a Vue cinema for the first time. Wish there was one closer, much nicer seats and cheaper than Cineworld! I started the year keeping good track of films and even rating them, but as the year went on the ratings stopped, and a film or two got missed from the log, but I think I have most of them! In my selection I have only included films that released this year. Partly this is because it reduces the number of films I have to choose between, and partly if I included the Lord Of The Rings trilogy and the Cornetto trilogy it wouldn’t feel like I’m giving anyone else a chance! 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻: 76 (29 released this year) 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸/𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺: Dea...

Just realised that this is my 10th year doing this post, probably should have done something special, but didn’t have the time :P 2023 marked the year that I had enough of Disney’s endless sequels and remakes, the only Marvel film I watched was Black Panther 2 (which came out last year), and haven’t seen any of this year’s Marvel or Star Wars TV series. I did see an increased number of films in the cinema this year (though didn’t keep track of how many) as Cineworld currently has a reduced minimum term of 3 months (rather than 12), so we were able to sign up for a short time rather than committing for a year. As it was the end of the year, lots of horror films were seen. Most of the films that I have chosen to highlight are from either this year or last year 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻: 74 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿: Barbarian 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺: Super Mario Bros (2023) 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝘆: Weird, The Al Yankovic Story 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝗺...

Cinema is starting to discover its “new normal”. Disney films are launching on Disney+ almost exactly 90 days after they hit cinemas, Paramount is trying to push its own streaming service and Warner Bros is cancelling completed films. As with last year, we did not have our Unlimited membership, and again only saw one film in the cinema. My film list will contain every film watched at cinema, at home or on an aeroplane. I should start rating films again after I watch them, as looking back, films that I didn’t like are standing out more than those that I did. 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮: 1 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝘀𝗮𝘄 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿: The Black Phone (2022) 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻: 97 (30 of which released in 2022) 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺: Turning Red (2022) | Ron’s Gone Wrong (2021) 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗼...

Here goes. 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿: A Quiet Place Part 2 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻: 1 Cost: £6.29 per film .... I didn't go to the cinema much this year. In May, we decided that although cinemas were reopening, we were not ready to go back. So after being a member for 10 years, I canceled my Unlimited Card. We went to the cinema once in July (we had a giftcard with some money left on it), with plans to go again a few days later to see Black Widow. However due to lack of social distancing measures in the cinema we decided to cancel the second trip. However with 500+ films on our shelf, a Netflix account and a Disney+ account, we were not short of things to watch. So for the first time since I started this in 2014, let's include films I watched at home. In cases where the “winner” is a film from a previous year, I have also included my choice from films released this year. 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 (Released 2021): 23 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗳...

I saw JoJo Rabbit on 4 January 2020. After the film, I thought “This is great, I wouldn’t be surprised if this ends up on my list of best films of the year”. How right I was. We saw 14 films in the cinema this year, which is quite a drop from last year’s 58. But still works out at only £3.94 per film (not including premium upgrades). So, here are my top films of the year: 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻: 14 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿: JoJo Rabbit 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺: Onward 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺: Sonic The Hedgehog 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺: The Invisible Man 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺: 1917 Although “Military Wives” is technically the best Musical film and “Birds of Prey” is technically the best Comic Book/Superhero film I saw this year, I didn’t like either of them enough to award them a place above. Equally for “Best Sequel” I would have had a choice of “Birds of Prey” (If that counts as a sequel) or “Star Wars: Rise ...

We saw 58 films this year, which is quite a drop from last year’s 85. But still works out at only £3.70 per film (not including premium upgrades). This year saw the introduction of ScreenX at Cineworld Crawley (which includes screens on the side of the cinema as well), although initially I was not impressed with it, I have found it to be a nice addition to certain films (Although I still find IMAX the most immersive experience). So, here are my top films of the year: Number of films seen: 58 Best Film of the Year: Joker (Close 2nd: Knives Out) Worst Film: Dumbo Best Animated: The Addams Family Best Comic Book film: Joker Expected to be bad but was surprisingly Good: Fast and Furious: Hobbs and Shaw Best Comedy: Stuber Best Video Game Film: Detective Pikachu Best Film Featuring The Rock: Fighting With My Family Best Horror Film: IT Chapter 2 Best Historical Film: On The Basis Of Sex Best Drama: Knives Out Alex’s Best: Knives Out, Red Joan, Zombieland: Double Tap, Joker, On The Basis ...

  Time for my annual round up of cinema this year. We saw 85 different films at the cinema this year. (The highest since I started counting!) That works out at £2.53 per film (plus any upgrades for IMAX/4DX. Also not taking into account any films we saw multiple times) Best film: Avengers: Infinity War Best sequel: Avengers: Infinity War Best Disney film: Avengers: Infinity War Best Super Hero Film: .... You know what. Let's start again, excluding that from the list. Favourite film: Ready Player One Best sequel: Incredibles 2 Best Super Hero Film: Black Panther Best Non-Marvel Marvel Film: Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse Best comedy: Tag Best Video Game Film: Ready Player One Best Film Featuring The Rock*: Rampage Best Horror Film: A Quiet Place Best Historical Film: Darkest Hour Best new concept: Downsizing I planned to include "Worst Film" but this but to would have been a 30 way tie. Couldn't even narrow it down to "Worst Sequel" *Runner up for Video Gam...

Generally at the end of the year I look back at the films of the year and say what I thought. Due to me moving house in the year, I lost track of the number of films I saw in 2017 (although I have tried to work that out from Facebook). Also it means that I may not remember some of the films I saw. However: Number of films seen: At least 60 Best film: Baby Driver Best video game film: Jumanji Best superhero film: Logan Best Animated film: Sword Art Online Worst film: mother! Or King Arthur

I saw a lot of good films in the cinema this year, The Force Awakens, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End, Shaun of the Dead (again), Scott Pilgrim, The Iron Giant.... What do you mean none of those films came out this year? I saw them in a cinema this year! OK, fine. In my opinion 2016 was a poor year in new films. I saw 53 showings of films this year (not including an all night screening of Edgar Wright films) which is significantly down from last year's 87. Anyway, on to the awards! Best film: Fantastic Beasts and where to Find Them Worst film: Hail Caesar! Expected to be bad but was surprisingly good: Angry Birds Best Superhero film: Deadpool Best Animated: Zootropolis Best Comedy: Dirty Grandpa (Alex's pick: Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates) Hounarable mention: Star Trek Beyond

Number of showings of films seen: 87 Number of unique films seen: 68 Best: Star Wars: Episode VII (Tied with the other "Best" films below) Worst: Into the Woods Best Animated: Home Best Super Hero film: Big Hero 6 Best YA film: Paper Towns Expected to be bad but was surprisingly Good: Pixels Film I like that no one else does: Ant-Man

  Best Film of the Year: Guardians of the Galaxy Worst Film: Noah/Hercules/Expendables 3 (I couldn't choose) Best Musical Film: Begin Again Best Animated Film: The Lego Movie Surprising Good Film: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Film that I like that no one else does: I, Frankenstein