'Barbie', 'Oppenheimer' & More | Top 5 Movies Of 2023 (So Far) 

All my life, Oppenheimer is the only movie I appreciated more on my second viewing than the first. That speaks volume about how masterful it was crafted.

My top 10 so far 10. The Covenant 9. Asteroid City 8. Talk to Me 7. MI: Dead Reckoning P1 6. Past Lives 5. A Good Person 4. Air 3. John Wick: Chapter 4 2. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 1. Oppenheimer Honourable mentions Barbie Still: Michael J Fox Sound of Freedom GotG vol.3 Evil Dead Rise Joy Ride Sisu

My cinema was absolutely packed with groups of friends wearing pink dresses and pink suits and even groups of college kids wearing black and grey suits. It was awesome to see that on opening weekend. Not to mention my IMAX showing was completely full for Oppenheimer. I don't know if we'll see a moment like this for a loooong time.

The interview with the Keighleys is amazing!!!

Kevin briefly mentioned loving Past Lives- was it ever reviewed on the show? Digging the new format but would love a more in-depth "week in movies" segment where you guys can make time to review and/or highlight a few of the smaller films that come out as well :)

My top 5 of the year so far: 1: Across Spider Verse 2: Oppenheimer 3: MI 7 4: GOTG 3 5: JW 4

When's Nolan's tier list coming out???? I just can't wait to see Kevin giving it an "S" to every movie :p

Fuck David is amazing! He’s such a rockstar. I’ve talked to the projectionist at the BFI and he talked about David killing the dust remotely during the premier.

My personal top 10: (so far) 1. Oppenheimer 2. Past Lives 3. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 4. Asteroid City 5. Guardians of the Galaxy 6. They Cloned Tyrone 7. Barbie 8. Rye Lane 9. Infinity Pool 10. Joy Ride (Honorable mentions: John Wick 4, Beau is Afraid, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Elemental, The Blackening)

Happy ReelBlend Friday boys!! 🎉 Wow! Loved the Keighleys! Outstanding interview! 50yrs #imax -their love of film making & ea other! ❤ I can't say enough just how amazing this show is! 👏💫 The details of every aspect of cinema is covered.From Directors, Actors, Cinematographers,Musicians, Graphic designers, etc.📽🎬🎞 + you're amazing personalities make this the best podcast ever!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thanks for everything you do! It's appreciated! Enjoy your wknd! 😊 1- Still:A Michael JFoxMovie 2- Oppenheimer 3- Barbie 4- Air 5- GOTG3

Maybe this is helpful to others, cause in my quest to determine the best way to watch Oppenheimer I found out a few things out that I didn't know beforehand. The two main things to account for are aspect ratio and projection type. The film was shot in 1.43 IMAX 70mm and 'normal' 2.20 65mm, which is a bit less wide than the regular 2.39 or 2.35 widescreen standard. This means the ratio switches during the film. The best way to watch it is then of course on an IMAX screen that supports 1.43 aspect ratio, so you can see the whole picture. However, most IMAX screens are not capable of displaying 1.43 aspect ratio. Only about 55-65 of the total 1700 IMAX screens worldwide can display 1.43 (sources differ). Most IMAX screens only have the capability of displaying 1.90, meaning you don't see the whole picture and parts of the top and bottom are cropped. If you watch the film on a non-IMAX screen, the ratio can be 2.20 or 2.39 depending on the theater/screen, meaning even more is cropped in the 1.43 scenes. Of course Nolan took account of this while filming so there are no cropped heads or anything, but you won't get the full picture. Check this for a visual guide: i.redd.it/rp7d2l80ty2b1.png The other important thing is projection type. Unfortunately, many theaters have switched to digital and analog film projection is becoming more and more scarce. Most theaters that still do this are located in North America, and some in Europe, and hardly any in other parts of the world, let alone actual 70mm film projection which is even more rare. The best way to watch it would be in 70mm IMAX which is estimated to have a resolution of 12-18K (you can't know for sure), but there are only 30 theaters worldwide that can do this, and they are only in North America and Europe. Other projection on film is regular 70mm with about 10-12K resolution, which is nice but you only get 2.20 aspect ratio. Also 35mm is possbile with about 4-6K resolution, but then you get even less picture with an aspect ratio of 2.39. On the digital side, there is regular DCP digital projection, which can be 2K or 4K. And there are 3 types of IMAX digital projection: Xenon, Laser and Dual Laser (also called GT Laser). Xenon and Laser are both 4K and dual Laser uses two 4K projectors. The best digital projection is GT Laser which has amazing contrast and looks like an OLED screen in my opinion; only 24 theaters in the world can do this. Now the question what is the actual best? It's either 70mm IMAX or GT Dual Laser 1.43. The latter is digital and has amazing contrast, inky blacks and a beautiful OLED type projection. And it's the same quality every showing, because it's digital. IMAX analog 70mm has a higher resolution probably, but it can have the small imperfections that come with analog showings, like jitters, or muddy colors. The more a reel is displayed, the higher the chance of something going wrong, or colors being impacted due to air, dust, liquids or you name it. It depends on the care the projectionist takes or just simple (bad) luck. Of course the choice also depends on what's near you. These two are just the absolute best versions of the film you can watch, and they depend on if you want to experience the beauty and nostalgia that is analog film projection, or if you want the always clean and perfect digital GT Laser presentation. I would probably go for the IMAX 70mm, but unfortunately there is no theater nearby me that supports it. Luckily, there is a 1.43 GT Dual Laser theater within acceptable distance, so that's very good choice as well. The next best after these two versions are probably; 70mm 2.20 or IMAX Xenon/Laser 1.90 and finally DCP 2.20 or 35mm (both depend on if you want more picture, or analog film projection). For an overview of theaters, check out this map: www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1gyl-t_K2zyDmudwswu3KK_gnMq26Byc&ll=-3.81666561775622e-14%2C36.89496276117387&z=1

Oppenheimer easily makes it into my top 5 of the year, closely followed by John Wick 4 and then not too far off is GotG3. Sadly it's quite difficult for me to get to the cinema, so those are the only one's I've see there that would make a top 5 list (the only other film I saw in the cinema was Ant-Man). In number 4 is Extraction 2. After that there's only a few films left, and I can't really pick one to be top 5. I fully expect when I finally see Spiderman when it comes to home release, and Dune Part 2 in the cinema I'll have a really strong top 5 by the end of the year.

Gabe does such a good job with this top 5 at the middle of the year and the top 10 at the end of the year

Great shows guys, getting goosebumps when I see/hear you talking about the past weekend at the movies! ❤🎞💖 My Top 5 of the year so far: 1. Oppenheimer 2. Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One 3. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 4. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 5. Renfield

I agree with Sean it was nice seeing them finally packed

Can't forget Kevin n jakes John wick 4 interview....sooo gud. Good no 3 on the list 22:00

Yes please keep doing the box office stuff and industry takes now and then! Mission, The Flash and Indy tanking and Oppenheimer and Barbie being smash hits could be some light in the darkness going forward. My top 5 is: 1. Oppenheimer 2. Blackberry 3. AIR 4. Theater Camp 5. Past Lives

What was the name of that black film book David held up at the end? I’d 100% buy one

I agree with the bad release date but Paramount was overconfident about Mission doing great in its week and it having legs, but it had 2 factors leading to it: (1) they did not foresee that Sound of Freedom was going to blow up, and it's likely they share the same demographics with SOF being more of a "must-see" for that audience, and (2) they did not foresee how massive Barbenheimer would become. I hope they schedule Part 2 better. I'm hoping the trend in future MI films don't go downwards. Oppenheimer became my first movie I watched in IMAX since Speed Racer in 2008. I was a kid in elementary school, and now I'm working. There are no nearby IMAX cinemas near me but I knew I had to watch this in IMAX, so I made the journey to the nearest one which was still far awat, and I spent my tickets with some of my saved earnings from my job. No regrets, the IMAX experience of Oppenheimer is immaculate.

Kevin plugging all those interviews is so awesome

Another top tier episodes my favorite podcast finally caught up with Barbie and oppenheimer top 2 of my top 5 movies this year

Thanks for another great episode! You guys have to get Hoyte on the show!

Really enjoyed the show.. and great interview. The more we can learn about the IMAX process.. bring it! Would be good to do one on the Dolby Cinema process as well. For us film nerds. Here are my top 5 of the year so far: 1. Oppenheimer 2. Dungeons & Dragons 3. MI 7 4. Asteroid City 5. Indy 5

My Top5 so far: 5) Sound of Freedom 4) The Covenant 3) John Wick 4 2) Oppenheimer 1) Spider-Verse

my top 5 so far: The Covenant, Guardians of the Galaxy, Oppenheimer, Mission Impossible and J Wick

1. John Wick Chapter 4 (5/5) Donnie Yen with the coolest performance of the year. 2. Oppenheimer (4.5/5) Oscar worthy across the board. Nolan's Magnum Opus. 3. Across the Spider-Verse (4.5/5) Great animation and story. 4. Guardians of he Galaxy V. 3 (4/5) Having Rocket Racoon as center focus was great. 5. Evil Dead Rise (4/5) An unbelievable experience of gory bliss.

16:58 - So happy to see some love for Indy 5! Prior to Oppenheimer, it was, without hesitation, my favorite film of the year!!

i dont think i have seen hype like this past weekend since Endgame... not even Way of Water did that, but there was something about beign on theaters all day, watching both movies and i love watching all the pink there, which i also wore i went alone, cause i wanted to watch both, but im going this saturday with my 3 best friends, who are not really of going to the theaters, to watch Barbie and next weekend im going with my 14 year old niece and my top 5 of 2023 so far 1. Barbie 2. Across the Spiderverse 3. Dungeons & Dragons: honor among thieves 4. Past Lives 5. Guardians of the Galaxy vol.3 (honorable mention to Blackberry (cause Glenn Howerton was great)

Happy reelblend Friday!!! Since I put my top 5 movies a few weeks ago I wanted to put my top films of the decade so far: 1.Babylon 2.Oppenheimer 3.Dune 4.Top Gun: Maverick 5.Avatar: The Way Of Water

1 Oppenheimer 1 Dune Part 2 2 Spider-man into....

My top 5 is oppenheimer I have seen it 3 times already 2. Mario 3 Barbie 4 across the spider verse 5 they cloned Tyron

did any of u see Talk to me yet? its so good, i recommend it! two youtubers directed it!

Top 5 at the half year mark: 1) Across the Spider-verse 2) Oppenheimer 3) John Wick 4 4) Polite Society 5) A Good Person Anyone else have similar faves?

Spiderman was so good but Oppenheimer still takes it for me. Indy 5 unfortunately was a massive dissapointment for me

Do you guys think the only reason they were released on the same day was because Nolan left Warner Bros?

Barbie has made 500 million already 😱😱

Just for the digit and film presentation everyone go to the RU-vid

People were dressed up as well

Beau Is Afraid and Asteroid City are the best movies so far.

I think it’s a bit dismissive of Greta’s/Margot’s/etc work to phrase Barbie’s success as just a marketing win. They are the ones who gave the studios material to market, like the cast, the practical sets, the outfits, the songs, and most importantly the movie itself as a whole.

Preach Kevin!!! Spiderverse is half a film!!!!!

I love Reel Blend. It’s in my top 3 movie related podcasts. But this week talking about box office success and failures of the summer, like it or not, to not even mention the tremendous success of Sound Of Freedom, seems like a definite decision. Please be brave gentlemen. Just discuss the numbers.

I thought Oppenheimer was a solid good film but I don't get the love for it? At 3 hours way to long for basically a bunch of guys talking. I thought that hearing was never going to end.

You lose all credibility with Spiderman.

Sean gave Barbie is 5 out 5 with the ridiculously inconsistent and pointless plotline and didn't like MI7 story and count of entity word. Be fcking serious.