There’s something really liberating being freed from the constraint of seeing so many new releases. I never wrote reviews but still felt compelled to keep up with as much as I could. Once you get off that horse you realize how many years you’re playing catch-up on, and how many more gems are behind us than in front. Not in a “movies today suck” way, more a “damn there’s a lot of good older films I’ve never seen.” Still wish I could trade the two hrs I burnt on Black Adam for any random Charles Bronson movie, though.
Wish I'd connected with RRR as much as everyone else. The bromance between the two leads was really sweet, as was the mid-film and post-film dancing. But the set pieces in the second half felt more untethered than most Marvel films, and it just took me out of the picture.
There’s something really liberating being freed from the constraint of seeing so many new releases. I never wrote reviews but still felt compelled to keep up with as much as I could. Once you get off that horse you realize how many years you’re playing catch-up on, and how many more gems are behind us than in front. Not in a “movies today suck” way, more a “damn there’s a lot of good older films I’ve never seen.” Still wish I could trade the two hrs I burnt on Black Adam for any random Charles Bronson movie, though.
Good list.
Wish I'd connected with RRR as much as everyone else. The bromance between the two leads was really sweet, as was the mid-film and post-film dancing. But the set pieces in the second half felt more untethered than most Marvel films, and it just took me out of the picture.
Nice list! I have some cross over. Top Films 2022
1. Everything Everywhere All At Once
2. Tár
3. The Banshees of Inisherin
4. The Northman
5. Babylon
6. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
7. Top Gun Maverick
8. Nope
9. The Fabelmans
10. The Batman
It’ll be really to see how Babylon ages. It’s a flawed film for sure, but one I haven’t stopped thinking about since I saw it.