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TOP 23 NEW FILMS OF 2023
BARBIE
COCAINE BEAR
BOTTOMS
AMERICAN SYMPHONY
ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET
PAST LIVES
THE SUPER MARIO BROS MOVIE
TETRIS
OPPENHEIMER
POLITE SOCIETY
LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND
BEAU IS AFRAID
BLACKBERRY
HOT POTATO: THE STORY OF THE WIGGLES
MAY DECEMBER
SALTBURN
THEATER CAMP
PRISCILLA
DUMB MONEY
MAESTRO
ASTEROID CITY
80 FOR BRADY
HOUSE PARTY
TOP FILMS MADE PRIOR TO 2023 THAT I SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2023
SPIDERMAN: INTO THE SPIDERVERSE (2018)
TITANIC (1997)
PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH (2022)
DINNER FOR ONE (1963)
BABYLON (2022)
THE MENU (2022)
THE BLACKENING (2022)
THE HANGOVER (2009)
SR. (2022)
GONE GIRL (2014)
THE HOLIDAY (2006)
THE WHALE (2022)
A MAN CALLED OTTO (2022)
WHITE NOISE (2022)
WORST NEW FILMS OF 2023 (DISHONORABLE MENTIONS)
22. ELEMENTAL
23. STRAYS
24. FAST X
25. BAMA RUSH
26. A HAUNTING IN VENICE
27. MEG 2: THE TRENCH
NOTABLE 2023 FILMS I HAVE NOT SEEN
AIR, ANATOMY OF A FALL, DICKS: THE MUSICAL, FERRARI JOY RIDE, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, NO HARD FEELINGS, PASSAGES, POOR THINGS, SPIDERMAN: ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE, THE BOY AND THE HERON, THE IRON CLAW, THE HOLDOVERS, THEY CLONED TYRONE, WONKA, ZONE OF INTEREST
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
*CAILEE SPAENY, PRISCILLA*
KATHY BATES, ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME MARGARET
PATTI LUPONE, BEAU IS AFRAID
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
*CHARLES MELTON, MAY DECEMBER*
GLEN HOWERTON, BLACKBERRY
PAUL DANO, DUMB MONEY
BEST CRYING MOVIE
*AMERICAN SYMPHONY*
MAESTRO
PRISCILLA
BEST LAUGHING MOVIE
*BARBIE*
BOTTOMS
80 FOR BRADY
BEST “I INVOLUNTARILY UTTERED ‘HOLY SHIT’ MOVIE”
*BEAU IS AFRAID*
DUMB MONEY
TETRIS
TELEVISION
BEST NEW SHOW OF 2023
*JURY DUTY*
THE LAST OF US S1
I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE S3
BEST SHOW MADE PRIOR TO 2023 THAT I SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2023
EUPHORIA S1 (2019)
*HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND (2022)*
WEB OF MAKE BELIEVE (2022)
MUSIC
STREAM ALL SONG OF THE YEAR NOMINEES ON “BEST OF 2023” FROM THE NOAH FRIEND POWER HOUR, EXCLUSIVELY ON SPOTIFY.
SONG OF THE YEAR
*AFTER MIDNIGHT, CHAPPELL ROAN*
BARBIE WORLD, NICKI MINAJ, ICE SPICE, AQUA
BUTTERFLY, JON BATISTE
COFFEE, CHAPPELL ROAN
DEMONS, DOJA CAT
DRINK WATER, JON BATISTE, JON BELLION, FIREBOY DML
FEATHER, SABRINA CARPENTER
JADED, MILEY CYRUS
KALEIDOSCOPE, CHAPPELL ROAN
MOOD OF WATER, ṬAÜS
NATURAL DISASTER, CHRISTOPHER MORUCCI, 13ROPHY
ONE THAT GOT AWAY, MUNA
PAINT THE TOWN RED, DOJA CAT
POSSESSION OF A WEAPON, ASHNIKKO
SUN GOD RA, ṬAÜS
UNEASY, JON BATISTE, LIL WAYNE
WONDER WOMAN, MILEY CYRUS
YOU, MILEY CYRUS
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
BEN, MACKLEMORE
ENDLESS SUMMER VACATION, MILEY CYRUS
THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS, CHAPPELL ROAN
*WORLD MUSIC RADIO, JON BATISTE*
HYPE SONG OF THE YEAR
AFTER MIDNIGHT, CHAPPELL ROAN
CHEERLEADER, ASHNIKKO
*BARBIE WORLD, NICKI MINAJ, ICE SPICE, AQUA*
SAD SONG OF THE YEAR
*BUTTERFLY, JON BATISTE*
MOOD OF WATER, ṬAÜS
WONDER WOMAN, MILEY CYRUS
LOVE SONG OF THE YEAR
COFFEE, CHAPPELL ROAN
KALEIDOSCOPE, CHAPPELL ROAN
*YOU, MILEY CYRUS*
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COMEDY SPECIAL OF THE YEAR
*MICHELLE WOLF: IT’S GREAT TO BE HERE*
MIKE BIRBIGLIA: THE OLD MAN AND THE POOL
PETE HOLMES: I AM NOT FOR EVERYONE
PODCAST OF THE YEAR
*BASEBALL BAR-B-CAST*
GOOD GIRLS GONE SAD
THE 7
YOUTUBE CHANNEL OF THE YEAR
BASEBALL DOESN’T EXIST
EDDY BURBACK
GABI BELLE
*JOMBOY MEDIA*
LIVE SHOW OF THE YEAR
CHAPPELL ROAN: NAKED IN NORTH AMERICA TOUR AT WEBSTER HALL
DOJA CAT: SCARLET TOUR AT BARCLAYS CENTER
JON BATISTE, ALBUM RELEASE SHOW AT BROOKLYN STEEL
*MACKLEMORE: THE BEN TOUR AT PIER 17*
MUNA: LIFE’S SO FUN TOUR AT TERMINAL 5
THE OFFICIAL NOAH FRIEND STAMP OF APPROVAL
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NOMINEES
ALMOND MILK (DRINK)
AMC A-LIST (ENTERTAINMENT SUBSCRIPTION)
*APPLE CIDER (DRINK)*
CITI BIKE (BIKE SHARE)
*HONEY NUT CHEERIOS (FOOD)*
KENDRICK LAMAR (MUSICIAN)
MCDONALD’S SHAMROCK SHAKE (DRINK)