OK real talk (again), 2023 could have continued to be a bad year for Hollywood.
Well other than Barbie and Oppenheimer. These two films alone, saved cinema for 2023. Cinemas finally thought they were back on track for 2023. Than came 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.
Its taken the steam out of the Barbienheimer golden days of cinema of 2023. The Marvel movies are starting to be box office bombs, films that looked like they had been stored away for a rainy day have surfaced. While the reboots, the sequels and superhero rubbish is starting to not do as well as it once did.
What will the cinema be like in 2024? Let's hope its a more steady year with some original stories to be told. Both on the local and international front.
BEST hyped film of 2023 - Barbie
BEST jump out of the seat film - Talk to Me
BEST Teen drama/coming of age/comedy blah - Sweet As
BEST films of 2023 -Talk to Me
BEST small (budget) film - M3GAN (12 million dollar budget, 181 million box office, cha-ching!)
BEST Aussie Movie - Talk to Me
BEST Music film - Barbie
BEST controversial film of 2023 - Saltburn
BEST Drama - Saltburn
I also have to mention Cocaine Bear as a notable mention for 2023's patchy 2023 year. It sounded insane, it was, but a hell of a lot of fun along the way!
Notable Stay in da House Cinema 2023 mentions:
BEST hyped film of 2023 - Extraction 2 (Netflix)
BEST Aussie Movie (TIE) - Run Rabbit Run (Netflix) / The Royal Hotel (Binge)
BEST Drama - Air (Amazon Prime)
Like Cocaine Bear above there are two non category Amazon Prime films which were loads of fun, Shotgun Wedding & Red, White & Royal Blue. Both are streaming now and super fun.
My wish for cinema in 2024. Less superhero rehashed shit. More wild films like Saltburn. More Australian stories. Hopefully The Dry 2 is also worth the wait in February.
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