So, everyone and their brother is running their “Best of 2023” lists. I’m sure this sounds like a trend I’d hop aboard, but at this stage of my life, I recognize two things….

  1. I hate picking a “best”. I don’t think art should be compared in that way.
  2. For everything I watch, listen to, or play, there’s dozens of other options I meant to get around to listening to, playing, or watching.1

So, here’s a list of my favorites from what I was able to check out this year.

Favorite Movies of 2023

  • Barbie
  • Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
  • John Wick: Chapter 4
  • Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
  • Oppenheimer
  • Polite Society
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
  • Talk To Me
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
  • The Creator
  • The Holdovers

Favorite Albums of 2023

  • André 3000 - New Blue Sun
  • boygenius - the record
  • COVET - catharsis
  • Explosions in the Sky - END
  • Foo Fighers - But Here We Are
  • The Go! Team - Get Up Sequences, Part Two
  • Gorillas - Cracker Island
  • Jeff Rosenstock - Hellmode
  • M83 - Fantasy
  • PLRLS - Curses

Favorite Video Games of 2023

  • Diablo IV (PS5)
  • Final Fantasy XVI (PS5)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (NSW)
  • Spider-Man 2 (PS5)
  • Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (PS5)
  • Street Fighter 6 (PS5)
  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder (NSW)

Anything I missed? Anything you think I should check out? Bug me on the socials to let me know, I’d love to hear it.

  1. Legit, from my Letterboxd: 53 movies I want to watch, from GameTrack: 17 games I want to play, from MusicBox: 29 albums I want to listen to. ↩