From epic Tollywood blockbusters to understated Iranian road movies, Cate Blanchett behaving badly to multiverse-saving Michelle Yeoh — these were the movies that made our year
no one could Movies — Capital M Media — should be blamed for thinking they’re in the middle of an existential crisis in 2022. (thank you very much you, Mr Tom Cruise, Streaming services continued to take on new projects from canon-worthy directors, flinging the same movies at algorithmic wolves to turn them into different “content” and undermine them. Superhero movies continued to dominate multiplex screens, and IP franchises continued to proliferate and/or diversify at the expense of various other options. (If you have to suffer one more “Marty or Marvel” debate on her Twitter in the movie… Just kidding. Get off Twitter.) If the movie falls into the woods, and The pop star wasn’t accused of spitting on her co-star Did it make a sound while advertising it? The phrase “casual movie buff” was on the verge of contradiction. After a chorus of chicken moviegoers yelling that the skies are falling!, Criterion returns to his channel to binge his hero of yesterday’s arthouse.
Yes, the big picture big picture view looked dire at times. But once again, the movie delivered.Sometimes it was a matter of knowing where to look for them, and it was important to maintain the belief that something life-changing, if not game-changing, was just around the corner. , there seemed to be an abundance of incredible films coming in waves, from lyrical documentaries to genre exercises to left-wing blockbusters. tar It was a good 12 months to omnivorize movies. Expanding the roster to his 22 movies this year — because it’s 2022!Yes, we are indeed shameless! — but still, there were a number of extraordinary films that continued to flock to the idea of a “best of” line-up. Movies aren’t dead. They aren’t even the past.
(Short shout out to some honorable mentions: All Beauty and Blood, Time for Armageddon, Barbarians, Bones and All, Catherine Called Birdie, Corsage, Donbass, Eternal Daughter, Kingdom of Gods, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Men, Montana Tales, Moon Age・Daydream, Norseman, Peter von Kant, Playground, silent twins, Top Gun: MaverickWhen wonder. Also, there was some discussion about including petit maman When worst person in the world Having qualified for 2021, he was named Best of this year after appearing on many lists last year. I’ll keep these two as the best of the decade list. )