Wow, one month in and we're already breaking convention and tradition. First and foremost, I have to apologize for being late. Not a great sign, but I hope some part of you enjoys getting this on a Friday instead of a Thursday…. And breaking news! No shadow— so we are going to have an early Spring. No way I could have told you that if i sent this yesterday.
Anywho- I watched some movies that I liked this month. I did not watch any good new tv this month (Loudermilk on Netflix is a skip), but I did a Girls rewatch (highly recommend, do it and please talk to me about it, spoiler alert Marni is the villain). I read one rom com book that wasn’t great, so content wise this month was a wash. But BUT this whole not having a recap of 2023 has been gnawing at me. So here we are, anshu’s best of 2023. This was INCREDIBLY difficult for me. TV was a winner, I wanted to have a top 20 tv shows but I know how indulgent that it is. I settled on 10 for all. I hope you enjoy.
MOVIES
These are movies I watched for the first time in 2023. Obviously there are some older movies on here, but I saw them for the first time. Also, these aren’t in order of excellence, just the ones I liked the most. Open to debate, feedback, but without anymore context, drumroll please……..
Heat
TELEVISION
You all know I how I feel about television. I love it so much. Getting this list down to 10 felt absolutely impossible, but it also made me happy knowing there was so much great tv out there last year. We don’t need to talk about The Idol or The Summer I turned pretty. So with just 10 spots, I have to name some honorable mentions: AJLT (sorry I loved it so much). Never Have I ever (Mindy came through with the last season), Somebody Somewhere, The Diplomat, Drops of God, Made in Heaven, and The Buccaneers.
BOOKS
Finally we have books. I read a lot in 2023, and I actually tried and enjoyed some non fiction. There were some great books and some not so great ones. Again these are the ones I enjoyed the most based off a very specific anshu rubric of quality and feelings.
Things I’m thinking about
How Nikki Haley changed her husbands name. What happened between Taraji P. Henson and Oprah. Who put Selena Gomez in that dress at the Golden Globes. Why Amy Robach and TJ Holmes are drinking so much. All of Colman Domingo’s outfits. Why Sadhguru in the new JLo movie- and the new JLo movie. The Monkey Man Trailer. Ayo Edibiri. Why Jeremy Allen White for Calvin Klein reminded me of this:
Thanks for indulging me in a whole year of picks. I love writing this little newsletter (still cringe when people call it a blog— will unpack that later). Thanks for sticking with me and I promise more new stuff to come next month.
LOLd so hard at Kermit Clein. I propose a Muppets Movie revival starring Kermit and JAW