I still have some notable movies to knock out over the next couple of weeks, and into early next year, but these are my rankings so far. I wanted to get this up now, since I know people's lists here act as recommendations, especially for catch-up holiday viewing...



Movies I still need to see:

- Anatomy of a Fall
- The Boys in the Boat
- Dumb Money
- Fair Play
- Ferrari
- How to Blow Up a Pipeline
- The Iron Claw
- May December
- Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
- Reptile
- The Royal Hotel
- Showing Up
- Theater Camp
- A Thousand and One
- The Zone of Interest




Series I still need to see (or am waiting to rank once they're finished airing):

- The Curse
- Daisy Jones & the Six
- The Gold
- Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
- Poker Face
- Special Ops: Lioness

We watch way more tv than movies, and your list pretty much captures them all. Only one I don't see that we really liked was Beef.

Here's my top listed movies on letterboxd for the year.

1. Oppenheimer (5 stars)
2. John Wick Chapter 4 (4.5 stars)

And I have the following movies with 4 stars each (in rough order of preference):

Anatomy of a Fall
Godzilla: Minus One
May December
Air
Blackberry
TMNT: Mutant Mayhem
D&D: Honor Among Thieves

3.5 stars:

Killers of the Flower Moon
Guardians of the Galaxy 3
The Holdovers
Past Lives
Scream VI
Napoleon
The Creator
Gran Turismo
Dumb Money

One Piece was the best tv show this year.

I know it's a standard Porkchop year when I've seen no more than 1 of TC's top 10 in movies or TV shows.

I don't know where the fancy ranker box thing is on the Internet either


My Best Movies
1. Across the Spiderverse - far and away the best
2. GOTG 3
3. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
4. Super Mario Bros. Movie
5. The Marvels
6. Barbie
7. The Little Mermaid
8. Antman 3: Thank God Bill Murray was in This

Movies I was obligated to see because of parenthood (ranked in order of least amount of suckage)
1. The Haunted Mansion
2. Wish - seen while waiting for 9 hours for a flight in Orlando, still not worth it
3. Elemental - a movie I could have written the plot of in 30 minutes

Movies I never got to see because everyone else in the house is female
1. Oppenheimer
2. D&D
3. Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One


Movies my kids have aged out of that I am eternally grateful I will never have to see
1. Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
2. Trolls Band Together

Movies I have watched between 7-20 minutes of on HBO at various times of night and would probably like if I watched the whole thing
1. The Flash
2. Shazam 2

Movies that I avoided watching only because my wife started a small business in 2023 and didn't have time to insist we go see
1. Aquaman 2 (so far)
2. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

Top TV Shows / Series
1. A Small Light - Nat Geo/D+: I have never seen a better show that showcases the bravery of everyday people against the Nazis. I would recommend this to everyone in the world.
2. Ahsoka: The culmination of a lot of my wishes, none more so than a live-action, perfectly represented Thrawn.
3, The Righteous Gemstones: Really hope that wasn't the end.
4. Succession: Didn't start watching it until this year, and then my wife and I binged all 5 seasons in a month or so.
5. Survivor: One of my kids watched it from start to finish with me and she loved it. It became a real centerpiece of our Friday nights and really taught her a lot about relationships. She put a countdown for the next season on her phone and wants to sign up for the show in 2030. Just the best kinda of time with a show I love and a person I love.
6, The Mandalorian: A big step back from Seasons 1 and 2 , but really appreciative of their willingness to cast Bo-Katan Krye, one of my favorite characters, into a leading role and clearly start setting up a Thrawn / Mando / Jedi movie in the future.
7. The Bad Batch Season 2: A couple of episodes featuring life inside the new Empire for Crosshair are in my top 10 all-time of SW animation
8. Loki - Took a lot of big swings and had the board in a peak-Lost type discussion mode.
9. Percy Jackson & the Olympians : Just started, but first 2 episodes were fun and very nicely un-cheesy
10. Dancing with the Stars: My whole family watched it from start to finish, really fun.

RDV-1992 said:

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I've seen one of the movies and none of the series. I think most movies these days are poorly written & not worth my time. I do watch lots of TV series, mostly Netflix, but some from other sources. But I've given up on movies.

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"Most movies these days are poorly written & not worth my time."

"I've seen only one movie this year."

Prophet00 said:

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We watch way more tv than movies, and your list pretty much captures them all. Only one I don't see that we really liked was Beef.

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I read this thread at 2 am last night about to go to bed and had never even heard of Beef. Turned on Netflix and was just going to put on something random to fall asleep to and then see Beef in the menu. I ended up binge watching the entire thing and suddenly the sun was up. What a great show!

So is this your list or are you announcing the list of movies you have chosen as the best?

Ego much?

This is desperate, even for you.

Big Al 1992 said:

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Wasn't White Lotus Season 2 this year - haven't seen it mentioned.

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That was 2022.

I really enjoyed Star Trek Picard Season 4. It was the closure that the series and fans of Next Generation deserved.

Very average year for movies.

Ag87H2O said:

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I really enjoyed Star Trek Picard Season 4.

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The Sound of Freedom was my best.