We start with reader comments and then talk a little about Michael's Sight and Sound picks for Best Video Essays of 2023 before Raymond Creamer comes on board to talk best flicks of 2023! 00:00 Pre-roll 04:05 Start 14:35 Comments 22:30 Sight and Sound Video Essays 28:30 Raymond Creamer 38:05 Polite Society / Bottoms 40:40 May December 50:45 The Holdovers 58:10 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. 01:01:50 Asteroid City 01:07:40 Oppenheimer, Priscilla, Passages 01:15:15 How To blow Up A Pipeline 01:22:30 Showing Up, Return to Seoul, Past Lives 01:31:40 Across the Spiderverse 01:34:10 Past Lives 01:40:00 Godzilla Minus One 01:43:50 Telemarketers 1:44:30 Killers of the Flower Moon 1:59:00 Wrap-Up Support us on our Patreon to get exclusive video podcasts and behind the scenes: https://www.patreon.com/wisecrack Join this channel to get access to perks: null #news #philosophy #culture #politics