Do Not Expect Too Much From The End Of The World (2023) ****

Brilliant satiric comedy from Romania.

Oppenheimer (2023) ****

Brilliant film about the genesis of the Nuclear Age. Fascinating characters, complex narrative structure, striking visuals and unpredictable turns of events.

Le Festin boréal (2023) ****

Darwinian drama set in the Canadian wilderness. 

Wonka (2023) ***

Anyone But You (2023) ***

Entertaining romantic comedy inspired by Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing". Breezy, sexy and fun.

She Came To Me (2023) ***

Very original comedy with unexpected twists and surprising characters.

Nimona (2023) ***

Sound Of Freedom (2023) ***

Uneven film with a superb first act, a weak middle portion and an exciting, action-movie finale. Well-directed, stylish and very effective in delivering its message.

Golda (2023) ***

Tense, exciting drama set during the Yom Kippur War in 1973.

Memory (2023) ***

Subtle and complex film about an incest survivor meeting a man suffering from dementia.

Killers Of The Flower Moon (2023) ***

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3 (2023) ***

Ghosted (2023) ***

Entertaining spy comedy starring Ana de Armas and Chris Evans.

Rustin (2023) ***

Elemental (2023) ***

Unexceptional, but perfectly entertaining Pixar animated feature about the attraction between two opposites. An allegory about tolerance and diversity, but without any preaching.

No Hard Feelings (2023) ***

Raunchy sex comedy starring Jennifer Lawrence.

The Color Purple (2023) ***

Somebody I Used To Know (2023) ***

Wonderful romantic comedy loosely inspired by "My Best Friend's Wedding", but uniquely charming in its own particular way.

May December (2023) ***

Complex film about complex relationships.

Are You There God? It's Me Margaret (2023) ***

Beau Is Afraid (2023) ***

Uneven, but often brilliant horror film nightmare that might lack some basic coherence, but more than makes up for it in sheer cinematic energy and pure madness.

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (2023) ***

Visually stunning, fast-paced, animated action movie without any dull moments.

The Killer (2023) ***

Passages (2023) ***

Coup de chance (2023) ***

Yannick (2023) ***

Le Règne animal (2023) **

Le Procès Goldman (2023) ***

Anatomie d'une chute (2023) ***

Jeanne du Barry (2023) ***

L'Ete dernier (2023) ***

Quite similar to a recent Danish film "Queen Of Hearts" (2019). 

La Passion de Dodin Bouffant (2023) ***

A beautiful love letter to the French culinary artistry.

The Eternal Memory (2023) ***

An excellent documentary from Chile. Touching story of a couple whose happiness is slowly being taken away by Alzheimer.

The Teacher’s Lounge (2023) **

Suzume (2023) ***

Robot Dreams (2023) ***

Sweet Dreams (2023) *

Confusing Dutch drama set in Indonesia during the colonial era.

Monster (2023) ***

Les Filles d'Olfa (2023) ***

Brilliant Tunisian film about a mother and her four daughters. 

One Day We'll Tell Each Other Everything (2023) ***

El Conde (2023) ***

20 Days In Mariupol (2023) ***

Oscar-nominated documentary.

Chlopi (2023) ***

Io Capitano (2023) ***

Zielona granica (2023) ***

Harrowing drama about Syrian and Afghani refugees trying to get from Belarus to Poland.

Evil Does Not Exist (2023) ***

Godzilla Minus One (2023) ***

The best Godzilla movie in decades. 

Chuzhaya (2023) ***

Russian drama set in Siberia.

Marry My Dead Body (2023) **

The Delinquents (2023) ***

Bobi Wine The People’s President (2023) *

Concrete Utopia (2023) ***

Przysiega Ireny (2023) ***

The true story of Irena Gut, a young Polish woman who saved countless lives from the Holocaust.

Society Of The Snow (2023) ***

Godland (2023) ***

Fallen Leaves (2023) ***

A beautiful Finnish film from 2023, clearly inspired by the classic Aki Kaurismaki black comedies from the early 1990's, except it's also directed by Aki Kaurismaki himself, so the use of the word "inspired" might not be an accurate one, but otherwise it's exactly that.