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My Best of 2023 is a series of annual lists in which I pick the best of the best from 2023, all leading up to my official picks for My Top 10 Films of 2023.
This is usually my most difficult category… and almost always my favorite. This year's different. Yeah, Mark Ruffalo delivered one of my very favorite performances of the year, period. But the rest - aside from 8-10 - aren't really in any locked order, despite all delivering great, scene-stealing performances. Both Roberts turned in phenomenal, complex, villainous performances. Downey honing in on his character's ego, and De Niro nailing his character's evil entitlement. Gosling was an absolute blast in Barbie. But he was just Ken, so.... Willem Dafoe was wonderfully weird, but should've gotten more screen-time. Same goes for Cage, whose Dracula really should've been onscreen for every single second of Renfield's running-time. I'm not super familiar with Sterling's work, but I didn't know he had such impeccable comedic delivery. And the final three are all young actors who - much to my surprise - show little to no ego in the way they brought these characters to life. Again, all of these are truly great performances, it's only the order that - for once - has me completely lost (Okay, the Top 4 or so are pretty solid, but after that? Forget about it.)... but I guess this is close enough. Oh, and I have this gut feeling I'm completely forgetting someone I absolutely loved. There's that, too.
Anyway, here they are…
My Top 10 Performances by a Supporting Actor in 2023!
David Niven, Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, Woody Allen, Joanna Pettet, Orson Welles, Daliah Lavi, George Raft, Deborah Kerr, William Holden, Charles Boyer, Jean-Paul Belmondo, John Huston, Terence Cooper, Barbara Bouchet, Gabriella Licudi, Graham Stark, Tracy Reed, Tracey Crisp, Kurt Kasznar, Elaine Taylor, Angela Scoular
Directed By:
John Huston, Ken Hughes, Robert Parrish, Joe McGrath, Val Guest
Genre:
Comedy
Rating:
Not Rated
Run Time:
2 Hours 17 Minutes
Release Date:
13 April 1967 (London)
28 April 1967 (United States)
Synopsis:
This wacky send-up of James Bond films stars David Niven as the iconic debonair spy, now retired and living a peaceful existence. Bond is called back into duty when the mysterious organization SMERSH begins assassinating British secret agents. Ridiculous circumstances lead to the involvement of a colorful cast of characters, including the villainous Le Chiffre (Orson Welles), seasoned gambler Evelyn Tremble (Peter Sellers) and Bond's bumbling nephew, Jimmy Bond (Woody Allen).
April 30: Right Handed Starting Pitchers, big bumper edition
That's yer lot (until 2025)
What I think is useful, & the reason I share these lists, is there are a number of players not yet added to the Hero sets. I know many of you wish to, or like to, supplement the various Stars whose cards you own. For those notable ML players this list provides a season you can use as a credible stand-in until the card gets an official release. (Easier done for comp roster owners than card sharpies, understood.)
This time 'round I've done something different. If you've seen these lists they included a suggested $dollar value for that player within the context of a large format draft. At this stage, with so many cards listed, that's gotten unwieldy, so the time spent on my end isn't justified. Instead I've included the draft rung the player was selected in an open position draft. There's a few ways you can put that knowledge to use, so have at it.
(Some draft #s are missing from these lists- my PeakUniverse numbers over 100 per position, over 500 pitchers. There are a bunch of interesting players I've carded whose names I don't yet wish to share, which you will understand.)
Hope these lists are of use & a pleasure for you to use.
Catch
New: JT Realmuto
Up: Osee Schrecongost
1B
New: Joe Adcock
Up: Jack Fournier, Freddie Freeman
2B
New: Phil Garner, Bucky Harris, Brian Roberts, Dan Uggla
3B
New: Clete Boyer, Don Money, Jose Ramirez, Kyle Seager
Up for 2023: Manny Machado
SS
New: Brandon Crawford, Francisco Lindor, Marcus Semien, Buck Weaver
LF
New: Dusty Baker, Michael Brantley, Ron Gant, Raul Ibanez, Hank Sauer, Christian Yelich
CF
New: Jose Cardenal, Tony Gonzalez, Adam Jones
RF
New: Mookie Betts, Oscar Gamble, Ken Griffey, Socks Seybold, Billy Southworth, Casey Stengel
Up for 2023: Bryce Harper
LHSP
New: Johnny Podres
RHSP
New: Dick Donovan, Dave Giusti, Chan Ho Park, Rick Rhoden, Bob Rush
Set Up
New: Bobby Bolin, Clint Brown, Mark Eichhorn, Eddie Fisher, Tony Fossas, Terry Forster, Adam Ottavino, Ron Reed, Diego Segui
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My Best of 2023: Assorted (Editing, Screenplays, Stunts, Score & More)
My Best of 2023 is a series of annual lists in which I pick the best of the best from 2023, all leading up to my official picks for My Top 10 Films of 2023.
I've barely even started to compile most of my major lists, so far. (Most are solid in my head. But there's a lot that I'm blanking on, I'm sure.) This will likely be the only post this week, as I’m wrapping up a book and will be trying to see a few of my final ‘should see’ films of 2023 throughout the rest of the week, but I might try to squeeze Cinematography in before the weekend, as well. Anyway, follow along for plenty of lists coming over the next couple weeks!
This one’s pretty similar to other years. I've added Non-2023 Films, here, seeing as I didn't see enough first-timers for a full list of their own. And I - yet again - didn’t see any Docs, so none of those - yet again - either. Anyway, here are the ‘misfits’…
Production Design:
Poor Things (Runners Up: Asteroid City & Barbie)
Editing:
Oppenheimer (Runners Up: Poor Things & The Killer)
Ensemble:
Killers of the Flower Moon (Runners Up: Oppenheimer & Barbie)
Animated Film:
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Runner Up: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem)
Foreign Film:
Godzilla Minus One (Runner Up: Anatomy of a Fall)
Breakthrough Performance:
Cailee Paeny in Priscilla (Runner Up: Dominic Sessa in The Holdovers)
Original Screenplay:
The Holdovers (Runners Up: Asteroid City & Anatomy of a Fall)
Adapted Screenplay:
Oppenheimer (Runners Up: Poor Things & Barbie)
Stunts:
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 (Runners Up: John Wick: Chapter 4 & Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3)
VFX:
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3 (Runners Up: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse & Oppenheimer)
Costume Design:
Poor Things (Runners Up: Barbie & Killers of the Flower Moon)
Makeup Design:
Poor Things (Runners Up: Maestro & Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3)
Sound:
Oppenheimer (Runners Up: Maestro & Ferrari)
Score:
Oppenheimer (Runners Up: Killers of the Flower Moon & Poor Things)
Song:
"I'm Just Ken" from Barbie (Runners Up: "What Was I Made For" from Barbie & "Dear Alien (Who Art in Heaven)" from Asteroid City)
And... since I just didn't get very many 'new to me' Non-2023 Films in this past year...
Non-2023 Films:
Park Chan-wook's Decision to Leave (Runners Up: Ron Shelton's Bull Durham & John Wells' Burnt)