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previous President Barack Obama On our annual Friday, we unveiled our favorite list of 2022, including movies, books and more.
“I’m always excited to share with you my list of my favorite books, movies and music,” Obama said. murmured“First, here are some of the books I read this year that I found interesting. What books should I check out in 2023?”
President Obama named “The Good Mother’s School” by Jessamine Chan and his previous book “The Light We Carry” among his favorite books. First Lady Michelle Obama“I’m a little biased towards this.”
On his list of favorite movies, the former president said, “Top Gun: Maverick” When “descendantshe also said he was “biased” because the Netflix documentary was produced by Higher Ground Productions, the company Obama founded.
“I saw some great movies this year. Here are some of my favorite movies. What did I miss?” Obama wrote another tweet.
Social media denizens were quick to point out that Obama left one of the year’s highest-grossing films off the list.Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverThe sequel to Marvel’s hit, 2018’s Black Panther, is the second-highest-grossing movie of the year, behind “Top Gun: Maverick,” and has earned four more at the domestic box office alone since its release in November. brought in over $210 million. According to Box Office MojoMade ‘Black Panther’ A list of Obama’s favorite movies of 2018..
Check out our full list of Obama’s favorite movies and books for 2022.
“The Light We Carry” – Michelle Obama
“Sea of Tranquility” – Emily St. John Mandel
“Trust” – Hernan Diaz
“Revolutionary: Samuel Adams” – Stacey Schiff
“The Furrows: A Novel” – Namwari Serpel
“To South America: Traveling Under Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation” – Imani Perry
“School for Good Mothers” – Jessamine Chan
“Black Cake” – Charmaine Wilkerson
“Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands” – Kate Beaton
“A Vast World: How Animal Senses Reveal Hidden Realms Around Us” – Ed Yong
Liberation Day – George Saunders
“Candy House” – Jennifer Egan
“Life After Death” – Abdul Razak Gurna
“The Fabermans”
‘Decision to leave’
“Queen”
“After Sun”
“Emily the Criminal”
“Petit Maman”
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“happening”
“Until”
“All at once”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
“Good Boss”
“Wheel of Fate and Illusion”
“Hero”
“Hit the Road”
“tar”
“After Yang”