The Best and Worst of 2023 (if any)
What an unusual year 2023 is ranging from the fear of AI to the writers and actors strikes causing a major dent in the entertainment industry. While it wasn't a rotten year (though I can't promise that for next year), it hasn't been a peaceful one either. Shake ups, break ups, and hardly any make ups. We now look back at the year 2023 as we do traditionally on this site. Animated Features As it takes on average about 4 years to make an animated feature, the strikes did not affect the animated film industry much except for when the actors struck causing promotion to slow down by celebrities. But regardless if Chris Pratt and Jack Black could promote their films or not, it's the characters that sell the show. And boy did we get a big surprise out of Universal and Illumination with The Super Mario Bros. Movie. If there is any proof that Mario may be more popular than Mickey Mouse, this is it. The film made money despite critics trying to des...