jcm’s TOP 10 Movies, Docus & Series of ‘23!
TOP 10 MOVIES:
1) Past Lives (Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael)
2) LIVING (Amazon)
3) Barbie (AMC Kabuki, JapanTown)
4) Nyad (Netflix)
5) Asteroid City (Alamo Drafthouse SF)
6) The Holdovers (Peacock)
7) Maestro (Netflix)
8) Air (Amazon)
9) Close (Belgian, Oscar-Nominated; Alamo Drafthouse SF)
10) M3GAN (Peacock)
SHORT FILM, ANIMATED:
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Apple TV, Dec. 24, ’22 release)
Notables from ’22 & Classics:
Me & Earl & The Dying Girl (‘15, Amazon)
JoJo Rabbit (‘22, Amazon)
Aftersun (’22, Amazon)
The Four Seasons (‘81, DVD)
Scrooge (’51, DVD)
TOP 10 SERIES:
1) The Last of Us: Long, Long Time (S1, E3, MAX)
2) Lupin (Netflix)
3) Tiny Beautiful Things (S1, Hulu)
4) Somebody Somewhere (S2, MAX)
5) Fellow Travelers (S1, Showtime)
6) Jury Duty (S1, Amazon)
7) Welcome to Chippendales (S1, Hulu)
8) Heartstoppers (S2, Netflix)
9) The Bear (S2, Hulu) • LOVED “Honeydew” Denmark episode!
10) Only Murders in the Building (S2 & 3 Hulu)
Notable from ’22:
Bad Sisters (S1, ’22, Apple TV)
TOP 10 REALITY COMPETITION:
1) Project Runway, All-Stars (S20, BRAVO)
2) The Great British Bake Off (S14, Netflix)
3) Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix)
4) Amazing Race (S35, CBS)
5) DragRace (S15, MTV)
6) The Circle (S5, Netflix)
7) Next in Fashion (S2, Netflix)
8) American Idol (S21, ABC)
9) American Ninja Warrior (S15, NBC)
10) Crime Scene Kitchen (S2, Hulu/Fox)
TOP 10 DOCUMENTARIES:
1) All That Breathes (MAX)
2) Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate (Netflix)
3) Donyale Luna: Supermodel (MAX)
4) STAN LEE (Disney+), about Marvel Comics
5) Pamela, a love story (Netflix)
6) Rock Hudson, All That Heaven Allowed (MAX)
7) WHAM! (Netflix)
8) Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl (Netflix)
9) Poisoned, the Dirty Truth about your Food (Netflix)
10) La sombre histoire des enfants des chefs nazis (HDG #50, YouTube)
Notables from ’22+:
Fire of Love (’22, Hulu) • This would have been my Best Docu this year.
Nelly & Nadine (’22, Amazon) • Tender opera-living lesbian love story.
Navalny (’22, HBO) • Terrifying!
Putin’s Palace (’21, YouTube) • Also terrifying.
TOP 10 REALITY & DOCU-SERIES:
1) Dog House UK (S4, MAX)
2) Robbie Williams (Netflix)
3) MerPeople (S1, Netflix)
4) In Song, San Francisco Opera (7-Part Series, SFO website), featuring Pretty Yendi, Meigui Zhang, Daniela Mack, Arturo Chacon Cruz, and more!
5) Freeze (E1, BBC) – about British Ice Skaters
TOP 10 COMEDY Specials & Series:
1) Mae Martin: SAP (Netflix)
2) SNL (S48 & 49)
3) Michelle Wolf: It’s Great to Be Here (3-part, Netflix)
4) Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact (Netflix)
5) Michelle Buteau: Buteaupia (Netflix)
6) Heather McMahan: The Song I Never Had (Netflix)
7) John Mulaney: Baby J (Netflix)
8) Cunk on Earth (S1, Netflix)
9) I Have Nothing (S1, Crave)
10) Trevor Noah: Where Was I (Netflix)
SPECIALS
1) Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas (Apple TV) • This woman’s talent is astounding. Is there anything she can’t do, or sing?! Her O Holy Night brought me to tears. AND, that silver dress (pictured) deserves its own Emmy!
Hope you enjoyed my snapshot of the year. What were your favorites? Did I miss any big ones? Share in the comments!
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