OF 168 films watched for the first time in 2023, these were my Top 20 of the year (in no particular order) either released in Perth cinemas or home streaming:

Holy Spider

Poor Things

Killers of the Flower Moon

Oppenheimer

Beau is Afraid

Saltburn

John Wick Chapter 4

The Whale

Past Lives

Tar

Triangle of Sadness

Aftersun

Babylon

The New Boy

The Royal Hotel

Emancipation

Sisu

When Evil Lurks

Decision To Leave

RRR

God is a Bullet

Honourable Mentions:

The Fabelmans, Napoleon, Dream Scenario, Reptile, Polite Society, Maestro, November, Leave the World Behind, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

Most over-rated:

Silent Night, Fingernails

Most under-rated:

The Creator, Renfield, Fair Play, Reptile

Most Disappointing:

Exorcist: The Believer

Most surprising:

Wonka, Bottoms

So bad it’s good:

The Pope’s Exorcist

Worst:

Fingernails, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, Anyone But You, Outback, The Expendables 4

Best Older/Repeat Watches:

Oldboy (the original), Roadhouse, The Wicker Man (the original)