Rhode Island Movie Corner: August 2023

Next year, 2024, will mark the tenth anniversary of when I launched what would promptly become Rhode Island Movie Corner’s most noteworthy recurring series, the Annual End of Summer Fan Poll. That said, though, this year, 2023, could’ve technically served as the 10^th annual edition of this event in terms of how many I’ve done since 2014… that is, if it wasn’t for a certain global pandemic that made it downright impossible for me to do this event in 2020 since practically everything except drive-in theaters were closed at that time. At one point, I did consider doing an alternate ‘one-time-only’ poll that would’ve asked you to name the most interesting ‘new’ thing that you watched whilst we were all in lockdown, whether it was something like one of the new releases that did come out that year albeit on a streaming service or an old series that you watched for the first time. However, I ultimately decided against that because, among other reasons, I realized that this would’ve been a far more complicated poll to manage when it comes to the responses that it’d get. In other words, whereas the results of a typical RIMC ‘End of Summer Fan Poll’ consist solely of the films that were chosen out of the list of possible answers and how many votes they’d get, a ‘best new thing that you watched during lockdown’ poll could’ve easily resulted in as many unique responses as there were votes. And as you might have guessed, that would’ve resulted in a ridiculously overstuffed ‘Results Post’ where I’d have to list everything that was mentioned by those who voted.

Thankfully, I was able to bring this event back the following year and have been continuing to do so annually ever since without the burden of any sort of global catastrophe that would make me have to cancel it again. So, with all that in mind, yes, folks, it’s time once again for Rhode Island Movie Corner’s Annual End of Summer Fan Poll, where you, the readers, can vote for your favorite film from the Summer of 2023. For those who are new to this site, here’s how it all goes down. Down below, I’ll be providing a link to a poll that I’ve created on the survey website Survio that will ask you a single question; What was your favorite film that you saw this summer? Then, you select that favorite film of yours from the list of options that I give you. Now, I must warn any newcomers in advance that I do give you a ton of options to choose from as I basically include as many wide releases as I possibly can. And yet, even with that in mind, there will still inevitably be a few films that I missed when assembling the list of possible answers. Fear not, though, as this is where the write-in section comes in; if you don’t see your favorite film listed amongst the primary choices, this is where you can give it its time in the spotlight. As always, this poll will strictly be limited to films that have had a proper theatrical release. I will be lenient enough to allow answers from those who saw any of these films on-demand or a film that wasn’t released during the summer period but was still in theaters by the time summer rolled around; however, those are the ONLY exceptions that I’m willing to accept.

The voting period begins today, August 16^th, and will officially end on September 1^st. After that, the results will be tallied and, sometime soon after, I will be publishing the official Results Post that will honor every film that earned a vote. As always, I look forward to seeing your responses as we all await to see what film will end up taking top honors this year. Alluding to something that I mentioned at the end of last year’s Results Post, I’m particularly interested in seeing how this year’s results will turn out because unlike last year where, let’s face it, it was practically a given as to which film would take the number 1 spot, it’s arguably anyone’s game this year given the wide variety of hits that we’ve seen this summer. For example, Tom Cruise could potentially take the top spot for the second year in a row after last year’s standout turn from Top Gun: Maverick with Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part 1. Film fan favorite Christopher Nolan could also be in the running to have a second year at #1 (albeit not in a row in this instance since Dunkirk won it all back in 2017) with his WWII-era biopic Oppenheimer. And then, of course, you have other notable big-name releases such as the billion-dollar hit Barbie and the one-two punch of Marvel’s 2023 releases, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Really, though, what truly matters at the end of the day is that you all get the chance to honor your favorite cinematic experience from these past few months, and that, folks, is exactly the reason why I started this event in the first place back in 2014.

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But before we conclude today’s Announcement post, let’s do what we always do and honor this event’s past winners…

RHODE ISLAND MOVIE CORNER’S ANNUAL END OF SUMMER FAN POLL HALL OF FAME

2014 (# of Votes: 43)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, 22 JUMP STREET, AND GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (5 Votes -TIE)