In 2023, I kept a record of everything I watched, played and read, ranking them as I went.

Top Movies of 2023

  1. Mannequin (1987)
  2. Chicago (2002)
  3. Gimme Shelter (1970)
  4. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
  5. Three Women (1977)

    6. I had never heard of this movie until I found it on the Criterion Channel. I liked it so much I watched it again immediately after it finished - this has only happened two other times with Pan's Labyrinth (2006) & Her (2013). Look, man, this is my kind of movie...

    3 Women is a 1977 American psychological drama film written, produced and directed by Robert Altman and starring Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek and Janice Rule. Set in a dusty California desert town, it depicts the increasingly bizarre relationship between a woman, her roommate and co-worker and an older pregnant woman.

  6. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
  7. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
  8. Election (1999)
  9. Primer (2004)
  10. Unbreakable (2000)
  11. Babylon (2022)
  12. The Anniversary Party (2001)
  13. The Big Chill (1983)
  14. Gremlins (1984)
  15. Easy Rider (1969)
  16. The Quick and the Dead (1995)
  17. The Lego Movie (2014)
  18. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
  19. Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
  20. Howard the Duck (1986)
  21. Pretty Woman (1990)
  22. Odd Squad: The Movie (2016)
  23. Zodiac (2007)
  24. Burden of Dreams (1982)
  25. The War Room (1993)
  26. Always for Pleasure (1978)
  27. Mr. Saturday Night (2021)
  28. Clockwatchers (1997)
  29. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
  30. The Killer (2023)
  31. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
  32. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
  33. Monster Camp (2007)
  34. Thunder in Carolina (1960)
  35. Mystic Pizza (1988)
  36. Darkon (2006)
  37. Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012)
  38. Lynch/Oz (2022)
  39. Night at the Museum (2006)
  40. Modern Romance (1981)
  41. Computer Chess (2013)
  42. Love Me (2014)
  43. Salesman (1969)
  44. Harlan County USA (1976)
  45. Trapped in Paradise (1994)
  46. Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2000)
  47. Scarface (1932)
  48. 65 (2023)
  49. The Craft (1996)
  50. Belly (1998)
  51. Split (2016)
  52. Margot at the Wedding(2007)
  53. Single White Female (1992)
  54. Primary (1960)
  55. Road to Wellville (1994)
  56. Flatliners (1990)
  57. The Wicker Man (1973)
  58. Creator (1985)
  59. PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)
  60. Marriage Story (2019)
  61. Mannequin 2 (1991)
  62. The Pick-up Artist (1987)
  63. Black Adam (2022)

Top TV of 2023

  1. Fleishman Is in Trouble (2022)

    2. This might be the most intense thing I've ever watched.

  2. Breaking Bad (2008)
  3. Mindhunter (2017)
  4. White Lotus (2022)
  5. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023)
  6. Lego Masters (2020)
  7. American Horror Story: Delicate (2023)
  8. The Deuce (2017)
  9. The Last of Us (2023)
  10. One Piece (2023)

Top Games of 2023

  1. Tunic (2022)

    2. Tunic is super fun and has a lot going on beneath the surface. Think Fez meets Zelda: A Link to the Past. I played this with the kids (I played, they watched). So many great secrets.

  2. Super Mario Bros Wonder (2023)
  3. Remnant 2 (2023)
  4. Starfield (2023)
  5. The Legend of Zelda: TOTK (2023)
  6. Dredge (2023)
  7. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (2023)
  8. Fallout 76 (2018)
  9. Resident Evil Village VR (2023)
  10. What the Bat? (2023)
  11. Loop Hero (2021)
  12. Connections (2023)
  13. Wordle (2018)
  14. Prodeus (2022)
  15. Madden 24 (2023)
  16. Minecraft (2011)
  17. Unexplored 2 (2022)
  18. Diablo 4 (2023)
  19. Minecraft Dungeons (2022)
  20. Destiny 2 (2017)
  21. Redfall (2023)
  22. Gotham Knights (2022)
  23. Nour (2023)

Top Books of 2023

  1. Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly (2023)

    2. I've got no time for touchy-feely inspirational books and that's not this. Maybe it was just the right time in my life to read it but it really hit with me.

  2. I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi (2019)
  3. The Bastard Brigade by Sam Kean (2019)
  4. American Prometheus by Kai Bird & Martin J. Sherwin (2005)
  5. The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman (2022)
  6. Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (2019)
  7. But What If We're Wrong? by Chuck Klosterman (2017)
  8. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin (2023)
  9. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni (2002)
  10. How to Be an Artist by Jerry Saltz (2020)
  11. Command and Control by Eric Schlosser (2013)
  12. Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans (2016)
  13. The Courage to Be Disliked by Fumitake Koga & Ichiro Kishimi (2013)
  14. The Power of Fun by Catherine Price (2021)
  15. Beginners by Tom Vanderbilt (2021)