TOP 18 BEST FANTASTIC FILMS OF 2023 ALREADY RELEASED IN GOOD QUALITY IN UKRAINIAN ★ KINO NEWS 2025

My name is Oleg and today's review is about "TOP 18 BEST FANTASY Movies of 2023 ALREADY RELEASED in good quality". This is a rather large, extended review of all the best films of the fantasy genre that premiered last year. There may be some minor spoilers in our reviews, but since we still don't really understand what the heck is, we asked Ted to at least tell us how to spell them. "WHAT? HUH? SPOILERS?" "I KNOW HOW TITS ARE PROUD" Thank you Ted, and for your attention, a new film about dinosau

rs from the creators of horror "A Quiet Place", the continuation of films about the coolest captain of the vast universe, the ruler of the seas and oceans, who grabbed the trident from the small coat of arms of Ukraine, new amazing transformations of the famous Autobots, the journey of the entire Ant-Man family to the quantum universe, a new film about the fastest member of the Justice League, a wonderful premiere of a French film about the animal kingdom , a triumphal procession through the wor

ld of a new Japanese picture about the immortal Godzilla and much more . Also, for your attention, our small, interesting announcement about the fate of the new part of the famous fantastic blockbuster, from James Cameron, "Avatar 3". 1. *65 (2023) (fantasy, action) (March 2, 2023) (IMDB rating 5.4) The film "65" is an American fantasy action film directed by young filmmakers Scott Beck and Brian Woods based on their own script. Beck and Woods have been working together since they were eleven ye

ars old, and they gained popularity after the cool horror movie "A Quiet Place". The directors dreamed of making a film like "65" from the beginning of their careers, because, as they joked, they thought it was unfair that the great and mighty Spielberg had a monopoly on cool dinosaur movies. According to the plot of the film, in order to earn money for the treatment of his daughter, the main character Mills from the planet Somaris (played by Adam Driver) undertakes a two-year intergalactic reco

nnaissance mission. However, the expedition is doomed to failure. Encountering an unknown asteroid field, the ship crashes on a planet that looks a lot like prehistoric Earth from the time of the dinosaurs. Of all the passengers, only Mills and Koa's girlfriend, who speaks a language unknown to the pilot, survive. Although, at first, the situation seems as hopeless as possible, soon Mills finds out that the rescue shuttle survived on the ship. To get to it, you have to go through areas that are

full of dinosaurs. There is very little left - to survive in a world where everyone is ready to eat you! 2. *Foe (2023) (IMDB rating 5.8) (September 30, 2021) ( IMDB rating 5.4) The fantastic film "**Foe**" is a new work by director Garth Davis, director of the famous film "Lion". The film had six Oscar nominations and four Golden Globe nominations. After "Lev", the director attempted "Maria Magdalena", but unfortunately, he did not have that success. This time, Garth Davis is interested in the

adaptation of Ian Reid's book about the world of the future, where almost the entire planet is devastated due to the destruction of the environment . According to the plot of the film, the action takes place in the near future. A young couple's life is turned upside down when a stranger arrives on their farm and informs the husband that he is being sent to a large space station, leaving his wife in the company of a stranger, who later turns out to be a new, perfect robot. The situation quickly e

scalates and a stranger turns into a mortal enemy. Garth Davis single-handedly wrote the screenplay with bestselling author Ian Reid, so we expect a very high-quality adaptation from a great visionary director like Denis Villeneuve. 3. *Marvels / The Marvels (2023) (fantasy, action, adventure) () ( IMDB rating 5.6) The film "Marvels" is a sequel to "Captain Marvel" and at the same time a crossover to some Disney+ series. We immediately note that the production of an expensive project several hun

dred million dollars for some reason was unexpectedly entrusted to the young director Nia DaCosta, who has only five films in her creative treasury, including the mediocre horror film "Candyman" in 2020 and the shooting of some episodes in the decent TV series "The Leader". According to the plot of the new film, Carol Danvers (played by Brie Larson) finds her lost identity, taken by the Kree tyrants, and takes revenge on the Higher Mind. However, unforeseen consequences lead to Carol shouldering

the burden of a destabilized universe. When she passes through a wormhole that should lead her to a Kriya revolutionary, her powers are mysteriously intertwined with those of other people. Superheroine Carol Danvers, her fan Kamala Khan (played by Iman Vellani) and an employee of the M.E.C. organization Monica Rambo (played by Teyonah Parris) switches bodies every time they use their superpowers. To solve this strange situation and save the universe, they will have to unite and learn to work to

gether. To better understand the new film, you need to familiarize yourself with the series "Miss Marvel" (where Kamala Khan first appeared ) and "Wanda/Vision" (in which Monica Rambo gained superpowers). 4. *Rebellious month. Part 1: Child of Fire / Rebel Moon. Part One: A Child of Fire (2023) (December 22, 2023) (IMDB rating 5.6) "Rebellious Moon. The One That Leaves Scars" is the second part of the new fantasy dilogy directed by Zack Snyder, which continues the story of the struggle of the sm

all moon Veld against the huge cosmic empire This is the continuation of the epic saga about the main character Korra and a small group of professional warriors. They fight side by side with the brave people of the Veldt, defending their land, their home and their kindred. This is a film about the fair fight of the brave Light against the vile Darkness, which has engulfed the entire surrounding World. This story is very symbolic for Ukrainians, because it reminds us of our own heroic and just st

ruggle against a mortally dangerous enemy. If the first part of "Rebellious Moon" was about the search for brave warriors who were not afraid to challenge the empire, then the second - about direct armed confrontation with its elite invasion forces. Before the battle, the heroes will have to face the truth and once again remember why they entered this deadly struggle. As all the forces of the Empire fall to suppress the growing rebellion, new heroes emerge and new legends are formed. 5. *Aquaman

and the Lost Kingdom / Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) (fiction, action, adventure) (December 21, 2023) (IMDB rating 5.7) "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" was released in cinemas around the world at the end of last year. This spoke volumes for DC's plans for the Aquaman franchise and their strong desire to get financial revenge for previous failed 2023 projects like Shazam 2. Simply put - they really hoped to collect as much money as possible for Christmas and New Year. Horror director James

Wan, who directed the first Aquaman, directed a sequel about the underwater superhero Arthur Curry (played by Jason Momoa). A new threat has loomed over Atlantis, capable of leading to an irreversible disaster. Even Aquaman won't be able to cope alone - he must make an unexpected alliance to save his kingdom. Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren and Nicole Kidman return to their roles from the first film . According to recent rumors, this may be the last blockbuster in the current DC Cine

matic Universe before the massive changes by James Gunn and Peter Safran, who are going to refresh the franchise. Well, here's hoping that James Gunn works out, or another Black Adam, the DC universe will surely not survive. 6. *Shazam! Wrath of the Gods / Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) (Fiction, Action, Adventure) (March 15 2023) (IMDB rating 6.0) "Shazam! Wrath of the Gods" is a sequel to the 2019 superhero comedy about Billy Batson, a boy who unexpectedly gets the ability to transform into t

he mighty hero Shazam. In the first part, he defeated an insidious villain, found a family and generously shared his superpowers with his newly acquired siblings. And now four years have passed and 17-year-old Billy, together with his best friends, protects the peace of the residents of Philadelphia. Since not everything always goes smoothly for the young heroes, the grateful city residents for all their mistakes gave them the nickname "Philadelphia fiasco". This somewhat upsets our heroes, but

all this turns out to be unimportant when the three daughters of Atlas arrive in their beloved city and claim everything that Billy has recently possessed: a magic wand and superhero abilities. History threatens to turn into a great magical battle between the young forces of good and the old Greek gods and cause the destruction of the entire Earth. And although "Shazam 2!" somewhat did not reach the rating of the first part, a couple of hours of casual pleasure are guaranteed to you. 7. *Blue Be

etle / Blue Beetle (2023) (fiction, action, adventure) (August 16, 2023) (IMDB rating 6.0) Blue Beetle is an American superhero film directed by Puerto Rican Angel Manuel Soto and starring American actor Sholo Maridueña, who has Mexican, Ecuadorian and Cuban roots. Maridueña is not new to the movie business, he managed to shine in a number of popular TV projects and is well known for his role as Miguel Diaz in the series "Cobra Kai". As for the new picture, the development of "Blue Beetle" began

at the end of 2018, and the plot is based on the character of the same name from the DC comics. The film tells about an ordinary Latin American teenager Jaime Reyes from the city of El Paso, who gets his hands on an alien gadget in the form of a scarab, which contains a powerful exoskeleton suit inside. He gives Jamie incredible powers, and he has to be torn between his school life and his career as a superhero. As always, the main character has to overcome many funny and not so funny adventure

s, find himself and at the same time save the ungrateful world. After the trailer appeared, for us personally, "Blue Beetle" reminded us of something between the Spider-Man movies and the "Miss Marvel" series, in which the main character with Indian roots had similar problems and the same immediate and friendly family. 8. *Transformers: Rise of the Beasts / Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) (fiction, action, adventure) (May 27, 2023) (IMDB rating 6.0) Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is th

e seventh film of the popular franchise about Transformers, an alien race of intelligent machines from the planet Cybertron. It is known that a large part of the plot of the new film is based on the animated series Transformers: Beast Wars (1996), which features the Maximals and Predacons, descendants of the Autobots and Decepticons who can transform into various animals and creatures. At the same time, the film is a continuation of the last solo project "Bumblebee". As for the director of the n

ew film, the famous Michael Bay, who directed all the Transformers films except for Bumblebee, left the franchise immediately after the most unsuccessful film, "Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)", which showed the worst rating in the history of the series and collected only 605 million dollars. After a long search for a new candidate, Bey's place was taken by a young director, actor and screenwriter Steven Caple Jr., who, for example, directed the film "Creed 2" (2018 ) . Two archaeologists f

rom New York, Noah and Elena, learn about a very long-standing conflict between three Transformer factions: the Maximals, the Predacons , and the Terrorcons. By locations, except for the already mentioned New York, events will unfold in some cities of Peru, such as Machu Picchu, Cusco, as well as in the San Martin region. The film will center around Optimus Prime, his sidekick Bumblebee and many new heroes who will join the deadly battle against the sinister Omicron, the planet eater. 9. *Ant-Ma

n and The Wasp: Quantumania / Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (2023) (fiction, action, adventure) () (IMDB rating 6.1) "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania" is the third film of the franchise from directed by Peyton Reed. It continues to expand the Ant-Man family saga with more and more locations, heroes and villains. According to the plot of the new picture: Scott Lang (played by Paul Rudd) has become a successful writer and is happy in his relationship with Hope van Dyne. Cassie's daughter fro

m her first marriage develops a device to send signals into the quantum dimension. The experiments turned out to be very successful, and soon the whole family goes there, along with Hope's parents, Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne, who spent several decades in the quantum realm. Ant-Man's mother-in-law doesn't seem too happy about returning to the mysterious universe, but she has no choice. Much has changed in the Quantum Realm, and now all the subjects of the local Lord Cryler are working for the su

pervillain Kang the Conqueror. He is already somewhat familiar to you from the series "Loki", but it is "Quantumania" that fully represents this character. 10. *Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny / Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) (IMDB rating 6.6) "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" is the fifth film of the popular franchise about the famous archaeologist-researcher Indiana Jones, played by the favorite actor Harrison Ford. The director of the film was the very cool director

James Mangold, known to you for the films "Ford vs. Ferrari" (2019) (IMDb 8.1), "Logan" (2017) (IMDb 8.1) and many others. Among the cast are Karen Allen, John Rhys-Davies, familiar from the previous parts, as well as excellent actors Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Toby Jones and Boyd Holbrook. According to the plot of the film, the year is 1969. Indy has aged a bit, but is very depressed due to personal problems. On the day of his retirement, he is unexpectedly visited by his godmother H

elena, the daughter of his best old friend. She also became an archaeologist and adventurer, just like her famous godfather. It would seem like a wonderful event, but after this meeting, Indiana Jones is in mortal danger and begins to suspect that Helena is involved in a big mess with crime and former German Nazis. Once again, Indy will have to dust off his hat and whip, and embark on a grand final adventure in search of a mysterious artifact. 11. *Flash / The Flash (2023) (fantasy, action, adve

nture) () ( IMDB rating 6.7) Fantastic action film "The Flash" - a solo project about the fastest member of the Justice League, appeared on the big screens in June 2023. The story of the long-suffering creation of this the picture dragged on for almost ten years, but here is finally a happy ending. According to the plot of the film , an accident happened with the main character Barry Allen ( played by Ezra Miller). One night, during a thunderstorm, lightning struck a shelf of chemical reagents a

nd they splashed on Barry. Soon the boy realized that this event gave him unique abilities and he can move at a very high speed. The boy takes the name Flash and begins to protect the city from various dangers. The plot of the new picture is based on the comic "Flashpoint", in which Barry Allen will try to go back in time to save his mother. This will change the usual course of time and give birth to an alternative universe. In addition to the two Barrys, the film will feature as many as two Bat

mans (Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck), the Kryptonian villain General Zod, the supergirl Kara and other unexpected characters. Some characters and events were kept in the huge secrets until the very premiere of the film. 12. *Jules / Jules (2023) (fiction, drama, comedy) (March 22, 2023) (IMDB rating 6.8) The movie "Jules" is an American comedy fantasy with elements of drama, directed by Mark Turtletaub. He is better known as a successful film and TV producer, and sometimes prefers to sit in the

director's chair himself. The star of his new film was the famous actor Ben Kingsley. Which, by the way, has the title of Sir Great Britain. According to the plot of the film, the main character Milton (played by Ben Kingsley) lives a quiet life in a small town in western Pennsylvania. But one day a UFO lands in his backyard … with an alien inside. A friendship is established between Milton and the alien, but everything becomes very complicated when first curious neighbors and then the governme

nt find out about this amazing story . Jules is a movie that leaves you feeling better than when you entered. This is a movie about humanity and friendship that can happen at any age and between two races, even if you don't speak the same language. 13. *Tvorets / The Creator (2023) (September 21, 2023) (IMDB rating 6.8) The movie "The Creator" is a science fiction film directed by Gareth Edwards, who is best known to you for the excellent project "Rebel One: Star Wars. Stories". The new film rai

ses the topic of possible conflict between people and actively progressing artificial intelligence, which worries many. The legendary Stephen Hawking often discussed this and the famous Elon Musk never gets tired of warning. According to the plot of the movie "Creator", a war between humanity and artificial intelligence is approaching. Joshua (played by John Washington) falls to lead the fight for survival. He is an experienced, hardened in special operations, a former special forces agent who i

s grieving over the disappearance of his wife Maya (played by Gemma Chan). He is recruited to track down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced artificial intelligence. The Creator has developed a mysterious weapon capable of ending war... and all of humanity. So Joshua and a team of elite operatives will have to penetrate into the very heart of the territory occupied by artificial intelligence . However, there they find out that the terrible weapon of the end of the world, whic

h they were assigned to destroy, is an artificial intelligence in the form of a child. This film raises another important question about who we are, and where, for example, a person ends and someone... completely unknown to us begins. How are we better than artificial intelligence? Maybe we are just ... different? We have high hopes that Gareth Edwards' The Maker will be a big event this fall. 14. Animal Kingdom / Le règne animal (2023) (horror, fantasy, drama, detective, adventure) (May 17, 202

3) (IMDB rating 6.8) "Animal Kingdom" is a French adventure fiction from writer and director Tom Caillet. This is Caillet's second feature film, which is already considered a French success story. At first glance, the project resembles a hybrid of "Marvel" and original cinema and was nominated for a prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Starring Romain Duris, Paul Kircher, Adele Exarchopoulos and others. According to the plot of the film, a new disease is spreading all over the world - a mutation t

hat turns people into beasts, or rather into some intermediate wild creatures. The wife of the main character Francois (whose role is performed by Romain Duris) has long been covered with fur and stopped responding to human speech. Now from the hospital, she is being transferred to a special new center in the south of the country, and in order to be next to her, François, together with his high school son Emile, will move to a town nearby. However, on the way, the truck with the creatures gets i

nto an accident, and they run away through the forest. In addition to all this, a new problem arises - Emil also begins to show clear signs of mutation. 15. *The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes / The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023) (IMDB rating 7.0) "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" is a prequel to the "Hunger Games" franchise about the rise of Coriolanus Snow, the future president of Panem, connoisseur of white roses and the main ene

my of Katniss Everdeen. The action of the new film takes place 64 years before the events of the first story about Katniss. It has been 10 years since the end of the bloody war, during which the rebellious districts besieged the Capitol, mercilessly bombarded it and starved the capital's residents for several months. In memory of the war, and punishment for rebellion, the rulers of Panem organized the Hunger Games. Within ten years, the residents of the Capitol were fed up with the spectacle of

blood, and his ratings began to decline. In order to interest the depraved residents of the capital again, the administrators add mentors to the rules of the game. Now the descendants of the rich families of the Capitol must take care of one tribute. The tribute from the poorest district 12, named Lucy Gray Baird, one of the main heroines of this picture, goes to Coriolanus Snow, the heir of an influential but impoverished family. Maybe this is the future president of Panem and the main villain

of the entire franchise, but for now he is a beggar and an eternally hungry seventeen-year-old student who subsists on bread and cabbage. As for Lucy, she is a former traveling circus performer, author of the song "Gallows Tree" later sung by Katniss Everdeen, and a key figure in Snow's plans for greatness. Coriolanus is played by Tom Blyth, the main character of Lucy, the star of "West Side Story", Rachel Zegler, and the new film is based on the book by Susan Collins, the author of the entire s

eries. 16. *Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves / Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) (fantasy, action, comedy) (March 10, 2023) ( IMDB rating 7.3) "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" is a fantasy film based on rules of the Dungeons & Dragons game of the same name. It is a fairly light mixture of comedy, action, adventure and the same fantasy. According to the plot of the picture, the bard and adventurer Edgin Darvis (played by Chris Pine) escapes from prison together with h

is combat friend Holga and goes to see his daughter, who was taken care of by his former henchman Forge in recent years. Upon arrival, it turns out that he, with the support of the suspicious sorceress Sofina, not only became fabulously rich and became the governor of Neverwinter, but also turned his daughter against her father, and in general, he did not mind getting rid of Edgin and Holga. After effectively beating Sophina's killers, the desperate couple plans a terrible revenge, and for this

they will have to unite with the insecure magician Simon, the clever druid Doric and find a magical helmet that will help them defeat their deadly enemies. "Dungeons and Dragons" is a very good project for fans of adventure fantasy and fans of the actor Chris Pine, who is remembered by many for the last three films of the famous Star Trek franchise. 17. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) ( IMDB rating 7.9) Guardians of the Galaxy 3 - the final part of the wonderful franchise about the famous

Star- Lord and his team. All three films were directed by the brilliant James Gunn, and it is thanks to him that the films about Peter Quill and his friends are filled with cool humor and iconic music from the 80s, which were completely absent in the original sources. The stories about the Guardians were as serious as possible , and true fans of classic comics initially recognized the adaptation of Gunn as almost mockery. The third "Guardians of the Galaxy" should put an end to the story of the

adventures of Peter Quill, Drax, Rocket and other iconic characters. The Guardians will face the Supreme Evolutionary, who seeks to create a perfect society according to his own rules. For this he is ready to torture, torture and kill. Peter will do everything possible and impossible to save his love. Incredibly, he will bring Gamora back alive, after which he will be in for a truly brutal disappointment. Quill can't come to terms with the fact that the new Gamora is nothing like the girl he fel

l in love with, which can't help but annoy them both. In addition, we learn the touching and sad story of Rocket the raccoon, who became almost the central character of the final film. The picture "Guardians of the Galaxy. Part 3" received the highest ratings and became one of the best Marvel films. And the only bad thing is that this movie is the last and we don't know when and where we will see our favorite heroes again. 18. *Godzilla: Minus One / Godzilla: Minus One (2023) (fiction, action) (

November 1, 2023) (IMDB rating 8.3) "Godzilla: Minus One" is a Japanese fantasy action film directed by Takashi Yamazaki. This is the 37th film in the franchise about Godzilla, the most famous and most popular kaiju character in Japan. After watching this picture, Gareth Edwards, the director of the movie "Godzilla", which premiered in 2014, admitted that he felt jealous, because this is what a real Godzilla movie should be like. In addition to the high rating and excellent reviews of film criti

cs, in 2024 the picture won the Oscar for the best visual effects. According to the plot of the film, the events take place in Japan after the end of the Second World War. The country, which did not have time to recover from the recent tragic upheavals, is faced with a new trouble: Godzilla appears from the depths of the sea - a giant lizard-like monster, strengthened as a result of mutations obtained as a result of nuclear tests of the United States. The monster first attacks ships in the ocean

and small islands, and then heads for the country's capital, Tokyo. Japan was totally damaged in the Second World War, that is, it was reduced to zero. "Minus one" in the title means that with the appearance of Godzilla the country went into the red, which is reflected in the Japanese slogan of the film: "Post-war Japan. From zero to minus."