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It’s that time once again, when I look through the long list of intriguing or recommended films I’ve been putting off watching and select twelve for the year ahead. My seventh year of this Blindspot series may be starting a little late, but I am determined this time to finish all of these movies before 2023 is over. It helps that I don’t have a trilogy like last year.
As with every Blindspot selection, I’ve tried to combine a mixture of various years and genres. I can blame my own project of writing a musical for why I’ve included three musical films on the list, but they all promise to be quite different. (Believe me, I was tempted to include more.) In addition, we have an old Italian classic, sci-fi both absurdist and epic, a horror favorite, a romantic sports comedy, a star-studded ensemble piece, and one of the last Studio Ghibli films I have yet to see. Time will tell if any of these movies end up being new favorites, but I can’t wait to find out.
In alphabetical order, my Blindspot picks for 2023 are:
8½ (1963)
Brazil (1985)
The Fifth Element (1997)
The Fountain (2006)
Jerry Maguire (1996)
London Road (2015)
Ship of Fools (1965)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014)
The Thing (1982)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
The Wiz (1978)
Rhyme and Reason 
The ones I haven’t seen are: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, Ship of Fools, and London Road. The rest I do recommend though The Fountain is so far my least favorite Darren Aronofsky film as I had issues with its cinematography at times while The Wiz is a bit of a mess. The rest are just fucking incredible.
Thanks! I’m looking forward to all of them, even the potential messes. 😉