Asteroid City

Combining metatextual storytelling, homages of mid-20th Century stories involving UFOs and atomic testing, and Wes Anderson's very unique style makes for an incredibly memorable movie with Asteroid City. With a stacked cast that includes Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Jason Schwartzman, and Jeffrey Wright, the movie starts out with a television host introducing the audience to a live play based on a documentary about the events of an astronomy convention held in the desert attended by different groups of people. The main story often stops when the live play is interrupted by something going on with the director and participants. This is definitely one of Anderson's best films thanks to not only for his great eye in direction and writing, of which he came up with the story alongside Roman Coppola, but also by the work done by the cast, cinematographer, and production designer. All of the actors give strong performances whether they have a role throughout the movie or just have a small cameo. Robert D. Yeoman's cinematography is exquisite as it captures the different looks between the black and white televised production and the stark colorful and vibrant story set in the desert. The production design from Adam Stockhausen is remarkable and really drives how well he and Anderson are great collaborators since Moonrise Kingdom. As someone who adores the work of Wes Anderson Asteroid City proves why he's one of the best and unique voices out there. Over all: 100%

2023 top list so far:

1. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2. Asteroid City

3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

4. Elemental

5. Air

6. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

7. Creed III

8. John Wick: Chapter 4

9. Scream VI

10. M3GAN

11. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

12. Cocaine Bear

13. Knock at the Cabin

14. The Flash

15. The Super Mario Bros. Movie

16. Renfield

17. Fast X

18. The Little Mermaid 2023

19. Shazam! Fury of the Gods

20. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

21. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania