Year: 2023

Explore Cinephile Corner’s full selection of movie reviews from 2023, featuring critiques on all the major releases from this year. From blockbuster hits to indie gems, our archive covers the best (and worst) films that defined 2023. Cinephile Corner also ranked the best horror movies of 2023 and the best A24 movies of 2023.

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The Hunger Games: The Balled of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Review: Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler Headline the Star-Studded Cast Breathing New Life into Panem

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Leo Review: Adam Sandler and Bill Burr Grow Old in New Netflix Animated Film

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Wish Review (2023)

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Birth/Rebirth Review: Debut Film from Laura Moss is a Delightfully Strange Riff on Frankenstein

Next Goal Wins movie poster (2023)

Next Goal Wins Review: Taika Waititi’s Sports Film Misses the Net

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The Pigeon Tunnel Review: A Delightful and Thorough Ode to John le Carré from Errol Morris

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Cobweb Review: New Horror Film Finds Success Sticking to the Basics

Fair Play (2023)

Fair Play Review: Chloe Domont’s Searing Debut About Power and Desire

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Five Nights at Freddy’s Review: Teenage Horror Doesn’t Translate to Good Film

The Killer (2023)

The Killer Review: David Fincher’s Thrilling Return to Genre Filmmaking

The Marvels (2023)

The Marvels Review: The MCU’s Latest Detour Earns Very Mixed Results

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A Haunting in Venice Review: A Spooky Agatha Christie Adaptation from Kenneth Branagh Running on Fumes

Priscilla (2023)

Priscilla Review: Sofia Coppola Crafts the Best Film About the Presley Family in Years

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

Killers of the Flower Moon Review: Martin Scorsese’s Historical Epic Examines the Evils That Infiltrated the Osage Nation

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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Review: William Friedkin Excels in the Details in His Final Film

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V/H/S/85 Review: Shudder Horror Anthology Delivers Middling Results

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Meg 2 The Trench Review: Ben Wheatley Gets Eaten Alive by an Uninspired and Unnecessary Sequel

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah movie poster

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah Review: Adam Sandler Netflix Comedy Passes With Flying Colors

Shazam! Fury of the Gods movie poster (2023)

Shazam! Fury of the Gods Review: Diminishing Returns from Zachary Levi’s Superhero Family

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BS High Review: A Colossal Misfire from HBO that Amplifies Bishop Sycamore’s Sociopathic Head Coach

Bad Things (2023) movie

Bad Things Review: An Empty Shudder Horror Film that Reimagines The Shining