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Bottom Ten Movies of 2023 To Date

Orrin Konheim
4 min readJul 30, 2023

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I’ve only seen about 23 movies so far so the first few movies on this list aren’t even ones I regret seeing. I’d probably draw the line at No Hard Feelings but I reviewed everything (see my other post of the top films I’d seen though I wrote it before Openheimer). As always, please support me at http://www.patreon.com/okjournalist

10. Super Mario Brothers- This animated movie isn’t just a filmic homage to the Super Mario Brothers game you grew up with as a kid; it’s hodgepodge of every video game with the Super Mario label. Kind of like Ready Player One except there’s thematic consistency. And that nostalgia factor lights a bulb in your brain. And talk about that score! It’s almost worth the price of admission to see the most memorable tunes of the early 90s outside of the Billboard top 40, to be put to orchestration. As for the story, it’s pretty typical but not lazy enough (from an adult perspective) to have made a negative viewing experience for me.

9. Book Club Chapter 2-It’s another edition of “hey, Old people are exciting too!” I wonder if someone like Jane Fonda who has 2 Oscars and 5 additional nominations looks down on co-stars like Lily Tomlin or Don Johnson who have zero. Anywho, there’s not much to cover here: A bunch of old people having fun and negotiation late-stage romance and friendship. And a decent amount of scenery porn. Also, Mary Steenburgen playing the accordion (again).

8. White Men Can’t Jump-Jack Harlow didn’t convince me that he could jump. I’m not sure if he was slacking…

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Orrin Konheim
Orrin Konheim

Written by Orrin Konheim

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