January has long been considered one of the “dump months” when it comes to big-time film releases, and even though studios have since been turning this around (Scream was a hit in January 2022, and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will undoubtedly be the big winner this February) the stigma still remains. This past month has been synonymous with “bad movies” for the longest time, but the releases of January 2023 are far from terrible. Sure, there are some duds (there always are, even in the summer months), but since Lenient Critic reviews were few and far between this January, I decided the best way to compile my thoughts would be an all-encompassing roundup of the new releases I was able to see.
It will be hard topping last year, but if this is what the January release schedule looks like, 2023 will be a good year for movies. This I promise you.
