18 new films to know for January, including a JLo rom-com, a promising cringe-comedy, and multiple horror offerings
Our movie advice to kick off 2023? Attend a Shotgun Wedding, catch a ride on Plane, watch Jonah Hill meet Eddie Murphy—and be careful when playing with M3GAN
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As many of 2022’s films jockey for attention from award voters, elsewhere in Hollywood it’s business as usual for new movie releases. January usually tends to bring welcome diversions like comedies and action-packed adventures to theaters—for some, perhaps, a welcome change of pace from all the Oscar-contending prestige and holiday fare. And that’s certainly the case for the first month of 2023. While the month is a bit lean on new releases compared to most other months, there are some intriguing titles. Kenya Barris and Jonah Hill have teamed up for a Netflix comedy starring Eddie Murphy, a virally popular doll will dance her way onto the big screen, and the JLo rom-con renaissance continues. Read on for The A.V. Club’s handy guide to the January 2023 films worthy of your attention (and if you’re wondering about the best options from 2022, check out our ranking here).
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Here a list of crap that studios are putting out to watch die in January
Looks like they’re making room for Avatar 2.
“They dumped it in January” has been my dad’s go-to phrase for decades.
I always bang the drum to other creators to not release things on Fridays because it’s “garbage day,” but January is really garbage month, at least in theaters.
Is “Teen Wolf: The Movie” so we don’t get it mixed up with Teen Wolf: The Miniseries or Teen Wolf: The Pod Cast or Teen Wolf: The Special Television Event?
Teen Wolf: The Flamethrower
Teen Wolf: The Breakfast Cereal
Fruit Brute is by far the better werewolf-themed cereal.
Teen Wolf: Part of This Complete Breakfast
Teen Wolf: Electric Moobaloo
The Drop sounds like the new The Slap
“Plane” is surely the title they slapped on the film when they needed something for the books, and then never got around to replacing.
Oh man. We saw a trailer for that a few weeks ago and when the title came up on screen the audience burst out laughing (already primed by the fact that it’s otherwise a generic dumb-looking action movie). I started saying “PLANE!!!” in a loud voice and other people joined in. It was glorious.(My first exposure to the movie was a poster in the theater, and based on the poster and cast list alone, I said, “Oh okay, Mike Colter was framed, and Tony Goldwyn is the actual bad guy.” I got a one-free-ticket-per-day pass for 2023 at the theater we go to, so I might just see Plane anyway, since it’ll be free.)
There isn’t enough money in the world to get me to see M3gan but the part in the trailer where there are like three separate shots of her twerking for no apparent reason are really the *chef’s kiss*.Also, I’m assuming The Drop is part of the The Slap Cinematic Universe.
January truly is the dumping ground.
Wow, what an insightful comment.
Skinamarink has the kind of premise that I have no cap on. I will literally always watch shit with a premise like that. Shudder has a pretty good track record of movies (that all fall apart at the end) at this point. But I love them.
I had to restrain a very-Glaswegian snigger at the character Gerard “It’s not Jeh-rahhhrd, you plebs” Butler is playing: Brodie Torrance. The first name is one letter away from a tasty meat-based snack you get on the cheap from football (soccer, in basic) stadia, whilst Torrance is the name of a wee village on the outskirts of Glasgow. Think…Deliverance, just with better meth and access to socialised healthcare. The hills do have eyes!