From Barbenheimer to the writers’ and actors’ strikes, 2023 was a big year for the movie industry. Let’s talk about it!

On today’s A Public Affair, hosts Richelle Wilson and Nate Carlin reflect on their favorite moments on the big screen this year. They are joined by Rob Thomas, features editor for the Cap Times and author of the newsletter Not That Rob Thomas on substack. The show is full of movie recommendations from the year and some hot takes about run times, the lack of a downtown theater, and the downsides of streaming.

Movies talked about in this show include Barbie, Oppenheimer, The Holdovers,  Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Showing Up, Sanctuary, The Killer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Bottoms, No Hard Feelings, Killers of the Flower Moon, Asteroid City, Past Lives, The Boy and the Heron, Godzilla Minus One, Dream Scenario, and American Fiction.

Image by Bruno from Pixabay

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