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  *𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑* 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) 𝗕?...

  *𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮 𝟮 * 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...

*𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭* 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 𝗳...

One year ago, Ubisoft announced Assassin's Creed Valhalla. At that point, I had not played any Assassins Creed games however the viking setting of the new game interested me. I knew there was more to Assassin's Creed than the history part, so wanted to experience the older games before getting the new one. Assassin's creed is a series of 12 games (plus spin-offs) that tells the story of a secret war between the Assassins (you) and the Templars (the bad guys). Each game is set in 2 different time periods, the modern day and which ever era that particular game is taking place. The modern day sections are generally less interesting and in some of the games they basically didn't bother to include them, but the general idea is that using modern technology you can use DNA to relive ancestors memories. The historical part of the games have you exploring an open world, living through historical events, meeting famous people, and climbing towers to get to viewpoint...

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

The below post was originally typed up in 2009. I listed my favourite video game from each year since my birth. I'd probably agree with most of this list, but I think now I would pick Theme Hospital over Goldeneye, and the 2008/9 picks would probably be different.