FILM

The best films of 2023 — the critics’ choice

Plus: the rest of this week’s releases

Michael Fassbender in The Killer
Michael Fassbender in The Killer
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The Sunday Times

It has already been a memorable year at the cinema. Steven Spielberg got personal with his most heartfelt film to date, The Fabelmans; Cate Blanchett picked up a baton in Tár to play a disgraced conductor; while Harrison Ford took his final stand with a fedora and a whip in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

We’ve had superhero blockbusters, Christopher Nolan’s portrait of the obsessive genius J Robert Oppenheimer, Greta Gerwig’s feminist take on Barbie – and a rom-com set in Peckham.

But what are the very best films of 2023? Our critics pick their favourites of the year so far, which we’ll be adding to regularly. Has your favourite been missed? Let us know in the comments below.

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