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We're back from our Best Of with a shmorgazeboard of films from March. Y'all hear about this Dune Part 2 biz?

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MARCH
Dune Part 2- dir. Denis Villeneuve; Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Javiar Bardem, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Lea Seydoux, Christopher Walken, Florence Pugh, Stellan Skarsgard
Imaginary- dir. Jeff Wadlow; DeWanda Wise, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, Betty Buckley
Love Lies Bleeding- dir. Rose Glass; Kristen Stewart, Katie O’Brian, Ed Harris, Dave Franco, Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov
Late Night with the Devil- dir. Cameron & Colin Cairnes; David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Fayssal Bazzi
Immaculate- dir. Michael Mohan; Sydney Sweeney, Alvaro Morte, Benedetta Porcaroli
Problemista- dir. Julio Torres; Julio Torres, Tilda Swinton, RZA, Isabella Rossellini, James Scully, Greta Lee
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire- dir. Gil Kenan; ghostbusters young, old, and dead
Kong x Godzilla: The New Empire- dir. Adam Wingard; Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns

APRIL
The First Omen
Monkey Man
The Beast
Civil War
Sting
Sasquatch Sunset
The People’s Joker
Abigail
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver
Challengers
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It’s that time again! Join us for Part 2 of the 8th annual Movies Are Reel Best Of deliberations, debating the best and not so great movies of 2023!

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Most Disappointing:
Fast X
The Exorcist: Believer
Scream VI
Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom
Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Oppenheimer
Suzume
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
The Outwaters
V/H/S 85
The Boy and the Heron
Poor Things
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning
Suzume

Best Performance:

Sofie Wilde as Mia in Talk to Me
Emma Stone as Bella Baxter in Poor Things
Mark Ruffalo as Duncan Wedderburn in Poor Things
Willem Dafoe as Godwin Baxter in Poor Things
Lily Gladstone as Mollie Burkhart in Killers of the Flower Moon
Rober De Niro as William Hale in Killers of the Flower Moon
Greta Lee as Nora in Past Lives
Tee Yoo as Hae Sung in Past Lives
Everyone who didn’t know what a Dracula was in The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Da’Vine Joy Randolph as Mary Lamb in The Holdovers
Paul Giamatti as Paul Hunham in The Holdovers
Dominic Sess as Angus Tully in The Holdovers
Grace Edwards as Dinah in Asteroid City
Sandra Hüller as Sandra Voyter in Anatomy of a Fall
Rachel McAdams as Barbara Simon in Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Zac Efron as Kevin Von Erich in The Iron Claw
Mia Goth as Gabi Bauer in Infinity Pool
Andrew Scott as Adam in All of Us Strangers
Nathan Lane as Harris in Dicks: The Musical
Nathan Lane as Roger in Beau is Afraid
Joaquin Phoenix as Beau in Beau is Afraid
Patti LuPone as Mona Wassermann in Beau is Afraid
Tobin Bell as John Kramer in Saw X
Nicolas Cage as Dracula in Renfield
Russell Crowe as Father Gabriel Amorth in The Pope’s Exorcist


Standout Moment:

The opening of Asteroid City / Meeting the Cast / Last Train to San Fernando in Asteroid City
That weird Jeffrey Wright speech in Asteroid City
Alien appears in Asteroid City
The “Break-Up” Skype Call in Past Lives
Bar scene and saying good bye in Past Lives
The Ending in Killers of the Flower Moon
Anytime Willem Burps in Poor Things
Mom confrontation in Eileen
“Let me just get one last look at my son” - The Last Voyage of the Demeter
The Ending in Skinamarink
Members of the Bus in Infinity Pool
The Opening in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, from title cards to how Gwen’s Peter Died.
Elizabeth Berry becomes Gracie in May December
The Big Argument in Anatomy of a Fall
I’m a Vampire in Saltburn
SLUUUUUUUUURP in Saltburn
Muder on the Dancefloor in Saltburn
First visit from Mom in Talk to Me
The Trinity Test in Oppenheimer
Oppie Swag / “You’re Not a Soldier” in Oppenheimer
Ernest meets his uncle in Killers of the Flower Moon
Anytime Robert and Leo Scheme and that Robbie Robertson score comes in idk in Killers of the Flower Moon
“I was sent from Washington DC to see about these Murders” in Killers of the Flower Moon
Always Be My Baby in Beau is Afraid
Cock Monster in Beau is Afraid
The first ⅓ of Beau is Afraid
Cheese Grater in Evil Dead Rise
"I'M FROM WATERLOO, WHERE THE VAMPIRES HANG OUT!!!" in Blackberry
The end credits in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
I’m Just Ken in Barbie
Rocket’s transformation in Guardians Vol 3
Atomic Breath Scene in Godzilla Minus One
The Movie Just F*****g Ending in Skinamarink
Titatinaum in M3GAN
Welcome Mat Bit in Reinfield

Do Not Go In There Award:
Hundred Acre Woods - Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
The Moon from Rebel Moon
Any room with Barry Keoghan in Saltburn
The Skinamarink House
The Boat from Boat Dracula

Best Old Movie:
Ryan- The Social Network / Pulse

Jurge - To Live and Die in LA, The Exorcist

Karrie- Silent Night Deadly Night Part 2 / Lo

Top 10 Movies of 2023:
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Past Lives
Godzilla Minus One
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Poor Things
Killers of the Flower Moon
The Holdovers
Asteroid City
The Taste of Things
Anatomy of a Fall
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3
Saltburn
The Zone of Interest
Talk to Me
Oppenheimer
Infinity Pool
May December
The Iron Claw
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It’s that time again! Join us for the 8th annual Movies Are Reel Best Of deliberations, debating the best and not so great movies of 2023!

Day 1
Best Style
Best Horror
Worst Movie
Best Surprise
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Best Style:
Poor Things
The Holdovers
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Asteroid City
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Barbie
Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse
Infinity Pool
Godzilla Minus One
Saltburn
Skinamarink
The Outwaters
A Haunting in Venice
The Taste of Things
The Boy and the Heron
Suzume
Eileen

Best Horror:
Infinity Pool
Saw X
Talk to Me
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Skinamarink
Renfield
Cobweb
Evil Dead Rise
Insidious: The Red Door
It Lives Inside
Knock at the Cabin
Suitable Flesh
When Evil Lurks
V/H/S 85
The Nun II
Scream VI
M3GAN
The Pope’s Exorcist

Worst Movie:
The Exorcist: Believer
Knock at the Cabin
Fast X
Blue Beetle
The Creator
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Rebel Moon
Five Nights at Freadys
The Flash
Super Mario Bros
Malum


Best Surprise:
Godzilla Minus One
Saw X
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Skinamarink
Blackberry
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Beau is Afraid
Joy Ride
Talk to Me
Dicks: The Musical
Fallen Leaves
Dark Harvest
Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Evil Dead Rise
The Nun II
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Theater Camp

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Madame Web has taken over the world of cinema in 2024 and we are here to bask in its glory. Let's talk about the movies of February 2024.

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FEBRUARY
Lisa Frankenstein- dir. Zelda Williams; Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Carla Gugino
Madame Web- dir. S.J Clarkson; Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O’Connor, Tahar Rahim, Adam Scott
How to Have Sex- dir. Molly Manning Walker; Mia McKenna-Bruce, Lara Peake, Enva Lewis, Samuel Bottomley
The Taste of Things- dir. Tran Anh Hung; Benoit Magimel, Juliette Binoche
Stopmotion- dir. Robert Morgan; Aisling Franciosi, Tom York, Caoilinn Springall
Drive-Away Dolls- dir. Ethan Cohen; Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Joey Slotnik, C.J. Wilson, Colman Domingo, Pedro Pascal, Matt Damon

MARCH
Dune Part 2
Megamind vs The Doom Syndicate
Problemista
Imaginary
Spaceman
Kung Fu Panda 4
Love Lies Bleeding
Road House
The American Society of Magical Negroes
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Immaculate
Late Night with the Devil
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
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IT’S TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE MOVIES OF JANUARY… and Argylle.

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JANUARY
Night Swim- dir. Bryce McGuire; Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Amélie Hoeferle, Gavin Warren
American Fiction- dir. Cord Jefferson; Jeffrey Wright, Leslie Uggams, Erika Alexander, John Ortiz, Sterling K. Brown
All of Us Strangers- dir. Andrew Haigh; Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, Claire Foy
Fallen Leaves- dir. Aki Kaurismäki; Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen, Janne Hyytiäinen, Nuppu Koivu
The Zone of Interest- dir. Jonathan Glazer; Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, Medusa Knopf, Daniel Holzberg, Ralph Herforth, Maximilian Beck

FEBRUARY
Argylle
Lisa Frankenstein
The Promised Land
Out of Darkness
Madame Web
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
Bob Marley: One Love
Drive-Away Dolls

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2023 is DEAD! The ghost of it is here to haunt you, with movies!

Movies of December:
May December- dir. Todd Haynes; Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, Charles Melton, Andrea Frankle, Chris Tenzis

The Boy and the Heron- dir. Hayao Miyazaki; Robert Pattinson, Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Luca Padovan, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Willem Dafoe

Eileen- dir. William Oldroyd; Anne Hathaway, Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Sam Nivola, Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Wonka- dir. Paul King; Timothée Chalamet. Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Hugh Grant, Paterson Joseph, Olivia Colman, Rowan Atkinson, Sally Hawkins

Ferrari- dir. Michael Mann; Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Patrick Dempsey, Jack O’Connell, Sara Gadon, Gabriel Leone

The Iron Claw- dir. Sean Durkin; Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Naura Tierney, Stanley Simons, Holt McCallany, Lily James, Aaron Dean Eisenberg

Rebel Moon- Part One: A Child of Fire- dir. Zack Snyder; Sofia Boutella, Michiel Huisman, Ed Skrein, Djimon Hounsou, Bae Doona, Staz Nair, Charlie Hunam, Ray Fisher, Anthony Hopkins, Cleopatra Coleman

Poor Things- dir. Yorgos Lanthimos; Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott, Margaret Qualley, Suzy Bemba, Cathryn Hunter, Vicki Pepperdine

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom- dir. James Wan; Jason Mamoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Randall Park, Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Dolph Lundgren

Beyond Utopia - dir. Madeleine Gavin

Movies of January:
Night Swim
Mean Girls
The Beekeeper
The Book of Clarence
The Society of Snow

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