With another year of woke cinema behind us, THESE 2023 movies were actually decent

As the woke mob has grown stronger, films and television have become weaker.

However, that hasn’t stopped Lauren Chen from picking a few favorites.

“It’s a very short list,” she says, adding, “Maybe I am overly negative, or maybe Hollywood just isn’t delivering it like it used to.”

Her top film pick was "The Equalizer 3" starring the one and only Denzel Washington.

“This may be one of the rare situations where the third movie in the franchise is actually the best of the series,” Chen explains, noting that the film received a 94% audience score and a 76% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Her next favorite was "A Haunting in Venice," which is a must for murder mystery fans.

“You can’t go wrong with an Agatha Christie adaptation,” Chen says.

Rotten Tomatoes audience and critic reviews were essentially tied on this film, which received a 77% audience score and 76% critic score.

"The Super Mario Bros. Movie" almost made the cut. It is an excellent film to bring your children to.

“I think the reason why this movie is worth seeing and why so many people did go see it is that it is — imagine that in 2023 — just a regular kids movie” that “doesn’t feature any non-binary characters or same-sex relationships,” Chen explains.

As for television, Chen has picked some clear winners as well.

"Only Murders in the Building" is her first pick; it is available on Hulu.

“If you’re a fan of murder mysteries, you can’t go wrong with this show,” Chen says.

"Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan" had its final season release this year, and that was another obvious success in Chen’s eyes.

“If you haven’t seen that show yet and you’re into that military thriller kind of vibe, I think John Krasinski is great in it,” Chen says.

Her honorable mentions go out to "Reacher" and "The Terminal List," which are the same sort of genre.

“I think with shows like ‘Terminal List,’ ‘Reacher,’ and ‘Jack Ryan,’ the studio shows us that they can do good work if they put their minds to it and if they have the right people in charge.”

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