We’re nearly to the end of the year and 2023 has had its share of great movies. Festivals like Sundance and SXSW kicked things off early with several strong new films like “Bottoms” and “Fair Play,” while the Cannes festival gave audiences their first glimpses at “The Zone of Interest” and “May December.” The summer movie season gifted us the one-two punch that was Barbenheimer, and the fall saw a slew of awards contenders enter the scene.
But what makes a movie one of the best? It’s a strange alchemy, from actors to script to story, and of course, taste is subjective.