The 2023 film harvest has given us several films so far this year, some of them released in theaters and others directly streaming. Today it’s time to make a stop at the best movies on Disney + released in 2023.
The criteria for their selection have been quite clear: their premiere in Spain must have occurred in 2023 and they must be available at no additional cost on the Disney platform. And also have enough interest so that this is not simply introducing here the most notable films that are there, something common in other media. I already anticipate that, for example, ‘The Boston Strangler’ or the remake of ‘Whites don’t know how to put it in’ They have not risen to the size to be included here.
Before going through them, I would like to remind you that we also have lists with the best movies of 2023 on Netflix, the one with the best cinema of the year that you have on Amazon Prime Video, the best horror movies released so far in 2023 or the one from essential animated cinema of this year so far. Without further ado, let’s go with them:
‘Inisherin’s Banshees’ (‘The Banshees of Inisherin’)
Address: Martin McDonagh. Distribution: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, Gary Lydon
My favorite film from the recent Oscar nominees is this new work by one of the most exciting directors of our time, although it is fair to admit that his greatest strength is the scripts. To this we add a cast in a state of grace to tell us a very sad story about the end of a friendship and how everything gets more and more complicated, but it does it in a very funny way.
Criticism of ‘Inisherin’s Banshees’
‘Love in Rye Lane’ (‘Rye Lane’)
Address: Raine Allen-Miller. Distribution: David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah, Simon Manyonda, Karene Peter, Benjamin Sarpong-Broni, Malcolm Atobrah
One of the best romantic comedies of recent years, as simple as that. It’s not just that it has a lot of charm, is well written and has two attractive protagonists, it’s also that it also shows some visual personality that fits fabulously with what it proposes and is not at all a whim of its director.
Review of ‘Love on Rye Lane’
‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ (‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’)
Address:Peyton Reed. Distribution: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton, David Dastmalchian, Katy O’Brian, William Jackson Harper, Bill Murray, Michelle Pfeiffer, Corey Stoll, Michael Douglas
One of Marvel’s most abused films, partly because it came at a time when many have already lost patience with this universe of superheroes. I don’t think it is, far from it, among the best in the studio, but it is a colorful and fun pastime in which the interpretation of a Jonathan Majors who seems doomed to have to stop giving life to Kang after the scandal that has starred in real life. For now, the studio continues to trust him, although it seems that it is due to the fact that it comes out in season 2 of ‘Loki’, still pending release.
Review of ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’
‘Crater: An unforgettable journey’ (‘Crater’)
Address: Kyle Patrick Alvarez. Distribution: Isaiah Russell-Bailey, Mckenna Grace, Billy Barratt, Orson Hong, Thomas Boyce, Scott Mescudi
An effective science fiction film aimed at a family audience that is going largely unnoticed despite the fact that more care than usual is noticeable in a production like this released directly on streaming, something that affected both the script and its visual finish. It is true that there will be those who miss a clearer commitment to space adventure, but the fact is that here their characters are also taken care of to give all of them an arc that resonates emotionally among the viewer. It’s not that it’s a reproach on that side either, but sometimes you have to appreciate when a movie is just okay, that not everything is going to be great or unfortunate.
‘Peter Pan & Wendy’
Address: David Lowery. Distribution: Jude Law, Alexander Molony, Ever Anderson, Yara Shahidi, Alyssa Wapanatâhk, Joshua Pickering, Jacobi Jupe, Molly Parker, Alan Tudyk, Jim Gaffigan
Most live-action remakes of Disney Classics are movies with an alarming lack of identity that doesn’t go beyond what is merely acceptable. However, there are a few exceptions and ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’ is one of them, since David Lowery He does not hesitate when it comes to taking the story to his own ground, offering a vision of it that is closer to the original work of JM Barriealso succeeding with decisions such as giving more depth to the character of Hook.
Criticism of ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’
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