2023

1. Oppenheimer

Christopher Nolan's thrilling and intense biopic may, somehow, be the best movie of his legendary career.

2. The Zone of Interest

Jonathan Glazer's Holocaust film, carried out as a Nazi's slice of life, is terrifying in its ambivalence.

3. Poor Things

Featuring career highs from Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, and director Yorgos Lanthimos, this cyberpunk feminist odyssey is a wild ride.

4. Past Lives

One of the best film debuts in recent memory, Celine Song's international love story is subtle, real, and devastating.

5. Barbie

Greta Gerwig goes a cool 3-0 in terms of making masterpieces with this gonzo existential comedy.

6. The Holdovers

My Cry of the Year, as Paul Giamatti and director Alexander Payne reunite a for a great throwback and instant holiday classic.

7. May December

Todd Haynes skewers our cultural obsession with true crime and scandals in this campy yet disturbing film.

8. Killers of the Flower Moon

Scorsese's late run of masterpieces continues with this epic crime drama, featuring a starmaking performance from Lily Gladstone.

9. Anatomy of a Fall

Justine Triet's courtroom drama is totally riveting and morally complex.

10. Asteroid City

Wes Anderson's best movie since "Grand Budapest Hotel" is a bizarre work of meta stroytelling