Top 25 Movies of 2022
2022 was the first movie year since the pandemic that started to feel more like what came before. Finally, the movies being released (with one notable exception in Top Gun) weren’t holdovers from the before-times, delayed to maximize profits; rather, they were new and exciting stories, many released to theaters, and some even managed to make a little money. Overall it was a pretty-good-verging-on-great movie year, with lots to recommend, so for my honorable mentions I decided to pair movies with some thematic connection together. Then, as always, my top 25. I’ll be grateful to finally put this movie year behind me, if only so I can start catching up on what I’ve already missed in 2023! Hello Cocaine Bear! Honorable Mentions: Chip ‘n Dale/Apollo 10 ½ - Underrated animated films in a year full of great ones Not Okay/Do Revenge - Messy young women being messy She Said/Causeway - Harrowing, female-led dramas The Menu/The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - Rich people are crazy X/Pearl -...