Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
It's December, which means it's time to look back at the year in film for a little retrospective. Rather than focusing on films released in 2023, I'll be discussing and ranking all of the best films I saw this year full-stop regardless of release year. The full list is below along with links to videos where I discuss some of the titles in greater detail.
Read my horror novel "South of the Mason-Dixon"
https://a.co/d/7uepDNx
Read my post-apocalyptic revenge novel "The Fall of Polite" amazon.com/dp/B084V2CKGQ
Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/Brickwall_
My second channel: @BrickwallUnplugged
2023 releases ranked
Scream 6
Evil Dead Rise
Sisu
When Evil Lurks
VHS85
Talk to Me
Missing
The best films I watched this year full-stop (released anytime)
37 - Smoking Causes Coughing (My Quentin Dupiex essay: youtube.com/watch?v=QNJLJlrhUhE )
36 - Noroi: The Curse
35 - Men
34 - Breakdown
33 - Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
32 - What Happened Was...
31 - Red Rocket
30 - The Rider
29 - Clearcut
28 - The Third Murder
27 - RRR
26 - Yes, Madam (Top 100 Action Films: youtu.be/x_ZIYKwHkbo?si=42xnd6JaHL4qnRE- )
25 - Minnie & Moskowitz (John Cassavetes essay: youtu.be/0HikZrxF_p4?si=om3whUcQCibyqZ-W )
24 - Infinity Pool
23 - Naked Lunch
22 - Funny Games (U.S.)
21 - Bulworth
20 - Wanda
19 - Righting Wrongs aka Above the Law
18 - Perfect Blue
17 - A Short Film About Love
16 - John Wick 4
15 - Poetry
14 - Broker
13 - The Double Life of Veronique
12 - All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) (Best War Film Tournament: youtu.be/ec0VIY3F4Sg?si=8JB3TP7G5BWLWAXR )
11 - Triangle of Sadness (Ruben Ostlund Essay: youtu.be/96KlMB6ZCDs?si=Zi1zg7G-a7at4cU4 )
10 - The Happiness of the Katakuris
9 - Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
8 - Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
7 - The Face of Another (Essential Cinema review: youtu.be/yb-qgExW3Bc?si=hStMGGG8l0mr0KQf )
6 - Aparajito
5 - Love Streams
4 - A Short Film About Killing
3 - Killers of the Flower Moon
2 - Interrogation
1 - The Human Condition
Chapters:
00:00 My year in cinema
01:11 Ranking 2023 releases
04:09 The best films I watched this year
It's December, which means it's time to look back at the year in film for a little retrospective. Rather than focusing on films released in 2023, I'll be discussing and ranking all of the best films I saw this year full-stop regardless of release year. The full list is below along with links to videos where I discuss some of the titles in greater detail.
Read my horror novel "South of the Mason-Dixon"
https://a.co/d/7uepDNx
Read my post-apocalyptic revenge novel "The Fall of Polite" amazon.com/dp/B084V2CKGQ
Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/Brickwall_
My second channel: @BrickwallUnplugged
2023 releases ranked
Scream 6
Evil Dead Rise
Sisu
When Evil Lurks
VHS85
Talk to Me
Missing
The best films I watched this year full-stop (released anytime)
37 - Smoking Causes Coughing (My Quentin Dupiex essay: youtube.com/watch?v=QNJLJlrhUhE )
36 - Noroi: The Curse
35 - Men
34 - Breakdown
33 - Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
32 - What Happened Was...
31 - Red Rocket
30 - The Rider
29 - Clearcut
28 - The Third Murder
27 - RRR
26 - Yes, Madam (Top 100 Action Films: youtu.be/x_ZIYKwHkbo?si=42xnd6JaHL4qnRE- )
25 - Minnie & Moskowitz (John Cassavetes essay: youtu.be/0HikZrxF_p4?si=om3whUcQCibyqZ-W )
24 - Infinity Pool
23 - Naked Lunch
22 - Funny Games (U.S.)
21 - Bulworth
20 - Wanda
19 - Righting Wrongs aka Above the Law
18 - Perfect Blue
17 - A Short Film About Love
16 - John Wick 4
15 - Poetry
14 - Broker
13 - The Double Life of Veronique
12 - All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) (Best War Film Tournament: youtu.be/ec0VIY3F4Sg?si=8JB3TP7G5BWLWAXR )
11 - Triangle of Sadness (Ruben Ostlund Essay: youtu.be/96KlMB6ZCDs?si=Zi1zg7G-a7at4cU4 )
10 - The Happiness of the Katakuris
9 - Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
8 - Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
7 - The Face of Another (Essential Cinema review: youtu.be/yb-qgExW3Bc?si=hStMGGG8l0mr0KQf )
6 - Aparajito
5 - Love Streams
4 - A Short Film About Killing
3 - Killers of the Flower Moon
2 - Interrogation
1 - The Human Condition
Chapters:
00:00 My year in cinema
01:11 Ranking 2023 releases
04:09 The best films I watched this year
