Published by Dan Cunning on Jan 14, 2024

My Favorites of 2023

The 2023 image above was created by ChatGPT's DALL-E via the prompt "Could you make a 1200x630 image for a best of 2023 list of movies, tv shows, bands, books and restaurants?", and I think it's pretty great!

The movie theaters still haven't gotten my full attention (the writers strike didn't help), so instead of listing only my favorite movies. I'm going a bit random: movies, TV shows, books, music and Atlanta restaurants.

Movies

I honestly didn't love any movie this year. Barbie and Oppenhemier got a lot of attention and were beautifully directed, but I was pretty "meh" on them overall. I did have fun watching these four movies. I wish there were more fun movies.

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Cocaine Bear

February 24, 2023

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Dungeons & Dragons

March 31, 2023

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Asteroid City

June 23, 2023

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Totally Killer

October 6, 2023

TV Shows

The streaming services pulling back their spending is rather evident when looking back on my favorites of this year. Three of the four aren't coming back and the fourth is a cheap docuseries.

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Mrs. Davis

on Peacock

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Our Flag Means Death

on MAX

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Welcome to Wrexham

on Hulu

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Daisy Jones & The Six

on Amazon Prime

Books

I alternate between fiction and nonfiction throughout the year. My fictions aren't always sci-fi but my favorites usually are. Click the ChatGPT icon for a summary of the nonfiction books.

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Good Arguments

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Leviathan Wakes

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Mine!

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Death's End

Bands

I don't go to many concerts anymore, but Spotify lets me know what I'm listening to the most.

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Parcels

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Glass Animals

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Lewis Del Mar

Atlanta Restaurants

I love many restaurants around town, but these three were routinely at the top of my mind.

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Roasters

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Kamayan ATL

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Hyderabad House