annual movies

Here’s the list of movies I watched this year. Titles with an asterisk (*) are ones I recommend.

My top 5, in no particular order

Bullet Train *
John Wick: Chapter Four *
Barbie *
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent *
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (documentary) *

Superheroes

DC League of Super-Pets
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (re-watch) *
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse *
The Flash (2023)
Batman (1989)
Guardians of the Galaxy, vol. 3
Blue Beetle *
Spider-Man: Far From Home (re-watch) *

Sequels and re-makes

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (re-watch) *
The Little Mermaid (live action) *
Jumanji: The Next Level *
Top Gun: Maverick *
Spy Kids: Armageddon
Halloweentown High
Night at the Musuem: Battle of the Smithsonian *

Grab bag

The Super Marios Bros. Movie (2023)
Hidden Figures *
Being Mary Tyler Moore (documentary) *
The French Dispatch
Pitch Perfect (re-watch) *
Wham! (documentary) *
Taxi
Don’t Look Up
Puss in Boots
Hit and Run
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
3 Ninjas
Brink! (re-watch) *
Asteroid City
Elemental *
Top Gun
A Scanner Darkly *
Pleasantville (re-watch) *
Forgetting Sarah Marshall *
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (re-watch) *
Love and Monsters

What movies did you watch in 2023? I’d love to hear about your favorites.

Here’s the list of movies I watched this year. Titles with an asterisk (*) are ones I recommend.

My top 5, in no particular order

* Everything Everywhere All at Once
* Elvis
* Spirited
* George Carlin’s American Dream
* Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Superheroes

The Suicide Squad
The Eternals
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
* Spider-Man: No Way Home
Reign of the Supermen
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Thor: Love and Thunder
* Black Panther (re-watch)
* Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Pre-quels, sequels, and re-makes

The King’s Man
Enola Holmes 2
* The Hangover: Part II
* The Hangover: Part III
* Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Grab bag

Tenet
The Royal Tenenbaums
Midnight in Paris
The Adam Project
Turning Red
The Age of Adaline
Best in Show
Treasure Planet
Doc Hollywood
Free Guy
* The Duff
* Speed Racer (re-watch)

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Here’s the list of movies I watched this year. Titles with an asterisk (*) are ones I recommend.

My top 5, in no particular order

High Fidelity*
Superman: Red Son*
Matchstick Men*
Grosse Pointe Blank*
The Founder*

Superheroes

Wonder Woman 1984
Black Widow
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings*

Sci-fi

(All of these are very strange movies. FYI. 😂)
Johnny Mnemonic
The Fifth Element
Gemini Man
Colossal
Vanilla Sky
The Old Guard

Watched it again

Thor: Ragnarok*
Tron: Legacy
The Prestige*
Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword*
The Truman Show

Grab bag

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Meet the Robinsons
Taxi Driver
Tesla (2020)
30 Minutes or Less
To All the Boys: Always and Forever
War Dogs
Die Hard*
Wonder Boys
The Constant Gardener
Nobody
Message From the King
American Ultra
Yes Day
Raya and the Last Dragon
The Birdcage
Neighbors*
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou*
Yes Man
Fools Rush In
Training Day*
What About Bob?
A Knight’s Tale
Red Notice
Election
Love & Mercy*
The Matrix Resurrections*
Encanto*

What movies did you watch in 2021? I’d love to hear about your favorites either through the contact page or on Twitter.

These are movies I watched watched this year. Titles with an asterisk (*) are ones I recommend watching.

My top 5, in no particular order

Aladdin (live action)*
Knives Out*
Palm Springs*
The Whole Nine Yards*
The Current War*

Superheroes

Birds of Prey*
Ghost Rider

Disney franchises

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Lion King (2019)
Frozen II*
Mulan (live action)
Saving Mr. Banks
Onward
Soul
Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Watched it again

Back to the Future*
Inception*
Doctor Strange*
Captain America: Civil War*
Halloweentown*

Documentaries

Fyre
Fyre Fraud
13th*
Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers

Grab bag

The Peanut Butter Falcon
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
American Assassin*
Parasite
Point Break*
Code 8
Bad Boys*
Steve Jobs
Sonic the Hedgehog
Bumblebee
Hot Rod
When Harry Met Sally*
Project Power
Enola Holmes
Sneakers
Snowden
Stranger Than Fiction

What movies did you watch in 2020? I’d love to hear about your favorites either through the contact page or on Twitter.

These are movies I watched in theaters, on DVD, and on streaming services in 2019.

My top 5, in no particular order:

• The Greatest Showman
• Race
• Before Sunrise
• Spider-Man: Far From Home
• Terminator: Dark Fate

Here are the rest, organized into categories. Titles with an asterisk (*) are ones I recommend watching.

Superheroes:

• Aquaman*
• Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse* (rewatch)
• Captain Marvel
• Shazam!
• Avengers: End Game
• Dark Phoenix

Watch it for the franchise:

• Solo: A Star Wars Story
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
• John Wick: Chapter 3*
• The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
• How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World*
• Pokémon Detective Pikachu
• Toy Story 4

Comedies:

• Always Be My Maybe*
• Logan Lucky
• Baywatch*
• The Hangover*
• The Nice Guys (rewatch)
• Superbad*
• Booksmart
• The Spy Who Dumped Me
• This Is Spinal Tap*

Grab bag:

• Bohemian Rhapsody* (rewatch)
• The Kid Who Would Be King
• Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
• Before Sunset
• Before Midnight
• The Perfect Date
• Replicas
• About Time
• Jupiter Ascending
• Mary Poppins Returns
• Blade Runner 2049*
• Yesterday*
• Kim Possible (live-action)
• Tangled (rewatch)
• Coco*
• Peter Pan (Disney)
• Noelle